Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 11.7.11

संवत्सरर्तवो मासाः पक्षाहोरात्रसंधयः ।
क्रमेणास्य प्रलुम्पन्ति रूपमायुस्तथैव च ॥ ११ ॥

saṃvatsarartavo māsāḥ pakṣāhorātrasaṃdhayaḥ |
krameṇāsya pralumpanti rūpamāyustathaiva ca || 11 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...huge snake dwelling in the bottom of that pit is time, the destroyer of all embodied creatures. It is, indeed, the universal destroyer. The cluster of creepers growing in that...

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (11.7.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samvatsara, Ritu, Masa, Paksha, Ahoratra, Sandhi, Kramena, Krama, Idam, Pra, Lumpat, Lumpanti, Rupa, Ayu, Ayus, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.7.11). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “saṃvatsarartavo māsāḥ pakṣāhorātrasaṃdhayaḥ
  • saṃvatsarar -
  • saṃvatsara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛtavo* -
  • ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • māsāḥ -
  • māsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    māsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pakṣā -
  • pakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ahorātra -
  • ahorātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sandhayaḥ -
  • sandhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sandhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “krameṇāsya pralumpanti rūpamāyustathaiva ca
  • krameṇā -
  • krameṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • lumpanti -
  • lup -> lumpat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √lup class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √lup class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √lup class 6 verb]
    lup -> lumpantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √lup class 6 verb]
    lup (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āyus -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.7.11

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 11.7.11 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂವತ್ಸರರ್ತವೋ ಮಾಸಾಃ ಪಕ್ಷಾಹೋರಾತ್ರಸಂಧಯಃ ।
ಕ್ರಮೇಣಾಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಲುಮ್ಪನ್ತಿ ರೂಪಮಾಯುಸ್ತಥೈವ ಚ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 11.7.11 in Bengali sript:
সংবত্সরর্তবো মাসাঃ পক্ষাহোরাত্রসংধযঃ ।
ক্রমেণাস্য প্রলুম্পন্তি রূপমাযুস্তথৈব চ ॥ ১১ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 11.7.11 in Gujarati sript:
સંવત્સરર્તવો માસાઃ પક્ષાહોરાત્રસંધયઃ ।
ક્રમેણાસ્ય પ્રલુમ્પન્તિ રૂપમાયુસ્તથૈવ ચ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 11.7.11 in Malayalam sript:
സംവത്സരര്തവോ മാസാഃ പക്ഷാഹോരാത്രസംധയഃ ।
ക്രമേണാസ്യ പ്രലുമ്പന്തി രൂപമായുസ്തഥൈവ ച ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.7.11 in Telugu sript:
సంవత్సరర్తవో మాసాః పక్షాహోరాత్రసంధయః ।
క్రమేణాస్య ప్రలుమ్పన్తి రూపమాయుస్తథైవ చ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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