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 11.12.3

एवं विद्वान्महाप्राज्ञ नाकार्षीर्वचनं तदा ।
पाण्डवानधिकाञ्जानन्बले शौर्ये च कौरव ॥ ३ ॥

evaṃ vidvānmahāprājña nākārṣīrvacanaṃ tadā |
pāṇḍavānadhikāñjānanbale śaurye ca kaurava || 3 ||

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

...the son of Drona set for the asylum of Vyasa. Even thus those heroes, who had offended the high-souled sons of Pandu, respectively proceeded to the places they selected, afflicted...

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

Evam, Eva, Vidvas, Mahaprajna, Naka, Arshi, Vacana, Tada, Pandava, Adhika, Janat, Bala, Bali, Shaurya, Kaurava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.12.3). 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: “evaṃ vidvānmahāprājña nākārṣīrvacanaṃ tadā
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vidvān -
  • vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
  • mahāprājña -
  • mahāprājña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāprājña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nākā -
  • nāka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nākā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārṣīr -
  • ārṣī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pāṇḍavānadhikāñjānanbale śaurye ca kaurava
  • pāṇḍavān -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • adhikāñ -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • jānan -
  • jānat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • bale -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śaurye -
  • śaurya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaurava -
  • kaurava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaurava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.12.3

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 11.12.3 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ವಿದ್ವಾನ್ಮಹಾಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞ ನಾಕಾರ್ಷೀರ್ವಚನಂ ತದಾ ।
ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾನಧಿಕಾಞ್ಜಾನನ್ಬಲೇ ಶೌರ್ಯೇ ಚ ಕೌರವ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 11.12.3 in Bengali sript:
এবং বিদ্বান্মহাপ্রাজ্ঞ নাকার্ষীর্বচনং তদা ।
পাণ্ডবানধিকাঞ্জানন্বলে শৌর্যে চ কৌরব ॥ ৩ ॥

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 11.12.3 in Gujarati sript:
એવં વિદ્વાન્મહાપ્રાજ્ઞ નાકાર્ષીર્વચનં તદા ।
પાણ્ડવાનધિકાઞ્જાનન્બલે શૌર્યે ચ કૌરવ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 11.12.3 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം വിദ്വാന്മഹാപ്രാജ്ഞ നാകാര്ഷീര്വചനം തദാ ।
പാണ്ഡവാനധികാഞ്ജാനന്ബലേ ശൌര്യേ ച കൌരവ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.12.3 in Telugu sript:
ఏవం విద్వాన్మహాప్రాజ్ఞ నాకార్షీర్వచనం తదా ।
పాణ్డవానధికాఞ్జానన్బలే శౌర్యే చ కౌరవ ॥ ౩ ॥

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