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 11.16.35

चापानि विशिखान्पीतान्निस्त्रिंशान्विमला गदाः ।
युद्धाभिमानिनः प्रीता जीवन्त इव बिभ्रति ॥ ३५ ॥

cāpāni viśikhānpītānnistriṃśānvimalā gadāḥ |
yuddhābhimāninaḥ prītā jīvanta iva bibhrati || 35 ||

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

...Stri-parva. Vaishampayana said, "Having said these words, Gandhari, though staying on that spot which was distant from the field of battle, beheld, with her spiritual eye,...

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

Capa, Vishikha, Pita, Trimsha, Vimala, Gada, Yuddha, Abhimanin, Prita, Jivanta, Jivat, Iva, Bibhrat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.16.35). 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: “cāpāni viśikhānpītānnistriṃśānvimalā gadāḥ
  • cāpāni -
  • cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viśikhān -
  • viśikha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pītānn -
  • pīta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 4 verb]
  • is -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • triṃśān -
  • triṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vimalā* -
  • vimala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vimalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gadāḥ -
  • gada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “yuddhābhimāninaḥ prītā jīvanta iva bibhrati
  • yuddhā -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • abhimāninaḥ -
  • abhimānin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    abhimānin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • prītā* -
  • prīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pre -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √pre class 2 verb]
    pre -> prītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √pre class 2 verb]
    prī -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √prī class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √prī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √prī class 9 verb]
    prī -> prītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √prī class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √prī class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √prī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √prī class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √prī class 9 verb]
  • jīvanta* -
  • jīvanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bibhrati -
  • bibhrat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bibhrat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [locative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 3)
    [present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.16.35

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 11.16.35 in Kannada sript:
ಚಾಪಾನಿ ವಿಶಿಖಾನ್ಪೀತಾನ್ನಿಸ್ತ್ರಿಂಶಾನ್ವಿಮಲಾ ಗದಾಃ ।
ಯುದ್ಧಾಭಿಮಾನಿನಃ ಪ್ರೀತಾ ಜೀವನ್ತ ಇವ ಬಿಭ್ರತಿ ॥ ೩೫ ॥

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 11.16.35 in Bengali sript:
চাপানি বিশিখান্পীতান্নিস্ত্রিংশান্বিমলা গদাঃ ।
যুদ্ধাভিমানিনঃ প্রীতা জীবন্ত ইব বিভ্রতি ॥ ৩৫ ॥

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 11.16.35 in Gujarati sript:
ચાપાનિ વિશિખાન્પીતાન્નિસ્ત્રિંશાન્વિમલા ગદાઃ ।
યુદ્ધાભિમાનિનઃ પ્રીતા જીવન્ત ઇવ બિભ્રતિ ॥ ૩૫ ॥

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 11.16.35 in Malayalam sript:
ചാപാനി വിശിഖാന്പീതാന്നിസ്ത്രിംശാന്വിമലാ ഗദാഃ ।
യുദ്ധാഭിമാനിനഃ പ്രീതാ ജീവന്ത ഇവ ബിഭ്രതി ॥ ൩൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.16.35 in Telugu sript:
చాపాని విశిఖాన్పీతాన్నిస్త్రింశాన్విమలా గదాః ।
యుద్ధాభిమానినః ప్రీతా జీవన్త ఇవ బిభ్రతి ॥ ౩౫ ॥

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