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 11.16.41

सर्वेष्वपररात्रेषु याननन्दन्त बन्दिनः ।
स्तुतिभिश्च परार्ध्याभिरुपचारैश्च शिक्षिताः ॥ ४१ ॥

sarveṣvapararātreṣu yānanandanta bandinaḥ |
stutibhiśca parārdhyābhirupacāraiśca śikṣitāḥ || 41 ||

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

...and trunkless heads. And it resounded with the cries of elephants and steeds and men and women and abounded with jackals and cranes and ravens and kankas and crows. And it was...

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

Sarva, Apararatra, Yana, Nandanta, Bandin, Stuti, Parardhya, Upacara, Shikshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.16.41). 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: “sarveṣvapararātreṣu yānanandanta bandinaḥ
  • sarveṣva -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • apararātreṣu -
  • apararātra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • yāna -
  • yāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nandanta -
  • nandanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nandanta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bandinaḥ -
  • bandin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “stutibhiśca parārdhyābhirupacāraiśca śikṣitāḥ
  • stutibhiś -
  • stuti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    stutī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parārdhyābhir -
  • parārdhyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • upacāraiś -
  • upacāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śikṣitāḥ -
  • śikṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śikṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śikṣ -> śikṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śikṣ], [vocative plural from √śikṣ]
    śikṣ -> śikṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śikṣ], [vocative plural from √śikṣ], [accusative plural from √śikṣ]
    śak -> śikṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śak], [vocative plural from √śak]
    śak -> śikṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śak], [vocative plural from √śak], [accusative plural from √śak]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.16.41

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 11.16.41 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವೇಷ್ವಪರರಾತ್ರೇಷು ಯಾನನನ್ದನ್ತ ಬನ್ದಿನಃ ।
ಸ್ತುತಿಭಿಶ್ಚ ಪರಾರ್ಧ್ಯಾಭಿರುಪಚಾರೈಶ್ಚ ಶಿಕ್ಷಿತಾಃ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

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 11.16.41 in Bengali sript:
সর্বেষ্বপররাত্রেষু যাননন্দন্ত বন্দিনঃ ।
স্তুতিভিশ্চ পরার্ধ্যাভিরুপচারৈশ্চ শিক্ষিতাঃ ॥ ৪১ ॥

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 11.16.41 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વેષ્વપરરાત્રેષુ યાનનન્દન્ત બન્દિનઃ ।
સ્તુતિભિશ્ચ પરાર્ધ્યાભિરુપચારૈશ્ચ શિક્ષિતાઃ ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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 11.16.41 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വേഷ്വപരരാത്രേഷു യാനനന്ദന്ത ബന്ദിനഃ ।
സ്തുതിഭിശ്ച പരാര്ധ്യാഭിരുപചാരൈശ്ച ശിക്ഷിതാഃ ॥ ൪൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.16.41 in Telugu sript:
సర్వేష్వపరరాత్రేషు యాననన్దన్త బన్దినః ।
స్తుతిభిశ్చ పరార్ధ్యాభిరుపచారైశ్చ శిక్షితాః ॥ ౪౧ ॥

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