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 11.17.24

नूनमेषा पुरा बाला जीवमाने महाभुजे ।
भुजावाश्रित्य रमते सुभुजस्य मनस्विनी ॥ २४ ॥

nūnameṣā purā bālā jīvamāne mahābhuje |
bhujāvāśritya ramate subhujasya manasvinī || 24 ||

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

...foes, are, O destroyer of Madhu, striking their heads with their own hands. Miry with flesh and blood, the Earth has become impassable with arms still holding swords in their...

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

Nunam, Esha, Pura, Bala, Jiva, Ana, Mahabhuja, Bhuj, Bhuja, Bhuji, Ashritya, Ramati, Ramat, Subhuja, Manasvin, Manasvini, Manasvi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.17.24). 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: “nūnameṣā purā bālā jīvamāne mahābhuje
  • nūnam -
  • nūnam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • eṣā -
  • eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bālā* -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jīvam -
  • jīva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jīv -> jīvam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jīv]
    jīvan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    jīvan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • āne -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • mahābhuje -
  • mahābhuja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahābhuja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mahābhujā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “bhujāvāśritya ramate subhujasya manasvinī
  • bhujāvā -
  • bhuj (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhuj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhuja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhuji (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhuji (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhuj (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • āśritya -
  • āśritya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ramate -
  • ramati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ramati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ram -> ramat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> ramat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • subhujasya -
  • subhuja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    subhuja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • manasvinī -
  • manasvinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    manasvin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manasvī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.17.24

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 11.17.24 in Kannada sript:
ನೂನಮೇಷಾ ಪುರಾ ಬಾಲಾ ಜೀವಮಾನೇ ಮಹಾಭುಜೇ ।
ಭುಜಾವಾಶ್ರಿತ್ಯ ರಮತೇ ಸುಭುಜಸ್ಯ ಮನಸ್ವಿನೀ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 11.17.24 in Bengali sript:
নূনমেষা পুরা বালা জীবমানে মহাভুজে ।
ভুজাবাশ্রিত্য রমতে সুভুজস্য মনস্বিনী ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 11.17.24 in Gujarati sript:
નૂનમેષા પુરા બાલા જીવમાને મહાભુજે ।
ભુજાવાશ્રિત્ય રમતે સુભુજસ્ય મનસ્વિની ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 11.17.24 in Malayalam sript:
നൂനമേഷാ പുരാ ബാലാ ജീവമാനേ മഹാഭുജേ ।
ഭുജാവാശ്രിത്യ രമതേ സുഭുജസ്യ മനസ്വിനീ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.17.24 in Telugu sript:
నూనమేషా పురా బాలా జీవమానే మహాభుజే ।
భుజావాశ్రిత్య రమతే సుభుజస్య మనస్వినీ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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