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 11.16.47

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एता दीर्घमिवोच्छ्वस्य विक्रुश्य च विलप्य च ।
विस्पन्दमाना दुःखेन वीरा जहति जीवितम् ॥ ४७ ॥

etā dīrghamivocchvasya vikruśya ca vilapya ca |
vispandamānā duḥkhena vīrā jahati jīvitam || 47 ||

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

...never before witnessed, the Bharata ladies felt their limbs to be deprived of strength and fell down on the ground. Others became so stupefied that they lost all their senses...
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 (11.16.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eta, Esha, Dirgham, Dirgha, Iva, Ucchu, Idam, Vij, Vilapya, Spandamana, Duhkha, Vira, Jahat, Jahati, Jivita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.16.47). 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: “etā dīrghamivocchvasya vikruśya ca vilapya ca ”
etā* -
eta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

etā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
dīrgham -
dīrgham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dīrgha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dīrgha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dīrghā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ivo -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ucchva -
ucchu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ucchu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ucchu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
vik -
vij (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
ruśya -
√ruś -> ruśya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ruś]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vilapya -
vilapya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vilapya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “vispandamānā duḥkhena vīrā jahati jīvitam ”
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
spandamānā* -
√spand -> spandamāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √spand class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √spand class 1 verb]

√spand -> spandamānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √spand class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √spand class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √spand class 1 verb]
duḥkhena -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vīrā* -
vīra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vīrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jahati -
jahat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [locative single]

√hā -> jahat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> jahat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √hā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √hā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √hā class 3 verb], [locative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> jahatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā (verb class 3)

[present active third plural]
jīvitam -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

jīvitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.16.47

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;

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Preview of verse 11.16.47 in Kannada sript:
ಏತಾ ದೀರ್ಘಮಿವೋಚ್ಛ್ವಸ್ಯ ವಿಕ್ರುಶ್ಯ ಚ ವಿಲಪ್ಯ ಚ ।
ವಿಸ್ಪನ್ದಮಾನಾ ದುಃಖೇನ ವೀರಾ ಜಹತಿ ಜೀವಿತಮ್ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 11.16.47 in Bengali sript:
এতা দীর্ঘমিবোচ্ছ্বস্য বিক্রুশ্য চ বিলপ্য চ ।
বিস্পন্দমানা দুঃখেন বীরা জহতি জীবিতম্ ॥ ৪৭ ॥

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 11.16.47 in Gujarati sript:
એતા દીર્ઘમિવોચ્છ્વસ્ય વિક્રુશ્ય ચ વિલપ્ય ચ ।
વિસ્પન્દમાના દુઃખેન વીરા જહતિ જીવિતમ્ ॥ ૪૭ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 11.16.47 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതാ ദീര്ഘമിവോച്ഛ്വസ്യ വിക്രുശ്യ ച വിലപ്യ ച ।
വിസ്പന്ദമാനാ ദുഃഖേന വീരാ ജഹതി ജീവിതമ് ॥ ൪൭ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.16.47 in Telugu sript:
ఏతా దీర్ఘమివోచ్ఛ్వస్య విక్రుశ్య చ విలప్య చ ।
విస్పన్దమానా దుఃఖేన వీరా జహతి జీవితమ్ ॥ ౪౭ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021