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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 11.11.8
घातयित्वा कथं द्रोणं भीष्मं चापि पितामहम् ।
मनस्तेऽभून्महाबाहो हत्वा चापि जयद्रथम् ॥ ८ ॥
ghātayitvā kathaṃ droṇaṃ bhīṣmaṃ cāpi pitāmaham |
manaste'bhūnmahābāho hatvā cāpi jayadratham || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...of their senses by grief, they knew not what to do. Those ladies who formerly felt the blush of modesty in the presence of even companions of their own sex, now felt no blush...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (11.11.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Katham, Katha, Drona, Bhishma, Capin, Capi, Pitamaha, Mana, Manas, Tad, Yushmad, Mahabaha, Jayadratha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.11.8). 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: “ghātayitvā kathaṃ droṇaṃ bhīṣmaṃ cāpi pitāmaham ”
- ghātayitvā -
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√han -> ghātayitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √han]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- droṇam -
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droṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]droṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]droṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhīṣmam -
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bhīṣma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhīṣma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhīṣmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pitāmaham -
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pitāmaha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “manaste'bhūnmahābāho hatvā cāpi jayadratham ”
- manas -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- te' -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- abhūn -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
- mahābāho* -
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mahābāha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hatvā -
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√han -> hatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √han]√han -> hatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √han]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- jayadratham -
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jayadratha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.11.8
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 11.11.8 in Kannada sript:
ಘಾತಯಿತ್ವಾ ಕಥಂ ದ್ರೋಣಂ ಭೀಷ್ಮಂ ಚಾಪಿ ಪಿತಾಮಹಮ್ ।
ಮನಸ್ತೇಽಭೂನ್ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ಹತ್ವಾ ಚಾಪಿ ಜಯದ್ರಥಮ್ ॥ ೮ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 11.11.8 in Bengali sript:
ঘাতযিত্বা কথং দ্রোণং ভীষ্মং চাপি পিতামহম্ ।
মনস্তেঽভূন্মহাবাহো হত্বা চাপি জযদ্রথম্ ॥ ৮ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 11.11.8 in Gujarati sript:
ઘાતયિત્વા કથં દ્રોણં ભીષ્મં ચાપિ પિતામહમ્ ।
મનસ્તેઽભૂન્મહાબાહો હત્વા ચાપિ જયદ્રથમ્ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 11.11.8 in Malayalam sript:
ഘാതയിത്വാ കഥം ദ്രോണം ഭീഷ്മം ചാപി പിതാമഹമ് ।
മനസ്തേഽഭൂന്മഹാബാഹോ ഹത്വാ ചാപി ജയദ്രഥമ് ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 11.11.8 in Telugu sript:
ఘాతయిత్వా కథం ద్రోణం భీష్మం చాపి పితామహమ్ ।
మనస్తేఽభూన్మహాబాహో హత్వా చాపి జయద్రథమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥