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 11.11.5

स गङ्गामनु वृन्दानि स्त्रीणां भरतसत्तम ।
कुररीणामिवार्तानां क्रोशन्तीनां ददर्श ह ॥ ५ ॥

sa gaṅgāmanu vṛndāni strīṇāṃ bharatasattama |
kurarīṇāmivārtānāṃ krośantīnāṃ dadarśa ha || 5 ||

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

...mountains, like a dappled herd of deer from their mountain caves after the fall of their leader. These fair ladies, in successive bevies, O king, came out, filled with sorrow...

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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 (11.11.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ganga, Anu, Vrinda, Stri, Bharatasattama, Kurari, Iva, Arta, Kroshanti, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.11.5). 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: “sa gaṅgāmanu vṛndāni strīṇāṃ bharatasattama
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gaṅgām -
  • gaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vṛndāni -
  • vṛnda (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • strīṇām -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bharatasattama -
  • bharatasattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kurarīṇāmivārtānāṃ krośantīnāṃ dadarśa ha
  • kurarīṇām -
  • kurarī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ārtānām -
  • ārta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ārta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ārtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • krośantīnām -
  • kruś -> krośantī (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √kruś class 1 verb]
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.11.5

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 11.11.5 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಗಙ್ಗಾಮನು ವೃನ್ದಾನಿ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಣಾಂ ಭರತಸತ್ತಮ ।
ಕುರರೀಣಾಮಿವಾರ್ತಾನಾಂ ಕ್ರೋಶನ್ತೀನಾಂ ದದರ್ಶ ಹ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 11.11.5 in Bengali sript:
স গঙ্গামনু বৃন্দানি স্ত্রীণাং ভরতসত্তম ।
কুররীণামিবার্তানাং ক্রোশন্তীনাং দদর্শ হ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 11.11.5 in Gujarati sript:
સ ગઙ્ગામનુ વૃન્દાનિ સ્ત્રીણાં ભરતસત્તમ ।
કુરરીણામિવાર્તાનાં ક્રોશન્તીનાં દદર્શ હ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 11.11.5 in Malayalam sript:
സ ഗങ്ഗാമനു വൃന്ദാനി സ്ത്രീണാം ഭരതസത്തമ ।
കുരരീണാമിവാര്താനാം ക്രോശന്തീനാം ദദര്ശ ഹ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.11.5 in Telugu sript:
స గఙ్గామను వృన్దాని స్త్రీణాం భరతసత్తమ ।
కురరీణామివార్తానాం క్రోశన్తీనాం దదర్శ హ ॥ ౫ ॥

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