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 11.16.37

अपरे पुनरालिङ्ग्य गदाः परिघबाहवः ।
शेरतेऽभिमुखाः शूरा दयिता इव योषितः ॥ ३७ ॥

apare punarāliṅgya gadāḥ parighabāhavaḥ |
śerate'bhimukhāḥ śūrā dayitā iva yoṣitaḥ || 37 ||

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

...speech. In consequence of the gift of the boon by the great rishi Vyasa of sanctified deeds, she became possessed of spiritual knowledge and power. Piteous were the lamentations...

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

Apara, Punar, Alingya, Gada, Parighabahu, Abhimukha, Shura, Dayita, Iva, Yoshit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.16.37). 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: “apare punarāliṅgya gadāḥ parighabāhavaḥ
  • apare -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āliṅgya -
  • āliṅgya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āliṅgya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gadāḥ -
  • gada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • parighabāhavaḥ -
  • parighabāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “śerate'bhimukhāḥ śūrā dayitā iva yoṣitaḥ
  • śerate' -
  • śī (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
  • abhimukhāḥ -
  • abhimukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śūrā* -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dayitā* -
  • dayita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dayitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yoṣitaḥ -
  • yoṣit (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.16.37

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 11.16.37 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪರೇ ಪುನರಾಲಿಙ್ಗ್ಯ ಗದಾಃ ಪರಿಘಬಾಹವಃ ।
ಶೇರತೇಽಭಿಮುಖಾಃ ಶೂರಾ ದಯಿತಾ ಇವ ಯೋಷಿತಃ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 11.16.37 in Bengali sript:
অপরে পুনরালিঙ্গ্য গদাঃ পরিঘবাহবঃ ।
শেরতেঽভিমুখাঃ শূরা দযিতা ইব যোষিতঃ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 11.16.37 in Gujarati sript:
અપરે પુનરાલિઙ્ગ્ય ગદાઃ પરિઘબાહવઃ ।
શેરતેઽભિમુખાઃ શૂરા દયિતા ઇવ યોષિતઃ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 11.16.37 in Malayalam sript:
അപരേ പുനരാലിങ്ഗ്യ ഗദാഃ പരിഘബാഹവഃ ।
ശേരതേഽഭിമുഖാഃ ശൂരാ ദയിതാ ഇവ യോഷിതഃ ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.16.37 in Telugu sript:
అపరే పునరాలిఙ్గ్య గదాః పరిఘబాహవః ।
శేరతేఽభిముఖాః శూరా దయితా ఇవ యోషితః ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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