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 11.18.15

फुल्लपद्मप्रकाशानि पुण्डरीकाक्ष योषिताम् ।
अनवद्यानि वक्त्राणि तपत्यसुखरश्मिवान् ॥ १५ ॥

phullapadmaprakāśāni puṇḍarīkākṣa yoṣitām |
anavadyāni vaktrāṇi tapatyasukharaśmivān || 15 ||

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

...that great bowman and mighty car-warrior sleeps, slain by Bhimasena, like a tiger slain by a lion! Having disregarded Vidura, as also his own sire, this reckless, foolish, and...

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

Phullapadma, Prakasha, Pundarikaksha, Yoshit, Yoshita, Anavadya, Vaktra, Tapat, Tapati, Asukha, Rashmivat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.18.15). 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: “phullapadmaprakāśāni puṇḍarīkākṣa yoṣitām
  • phullapadma -
  • phullapadma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phullapadma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakāśāni -
  • prakāśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • puṇḍarīkākṣa -
  • puṇḍarīkākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇḍarīkākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yoṣitām -
  • yoṣit (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    yoṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “anavadyāni vaktrāṇi tapatyasukharaśmivān
  • anavadyāni -
  • anavadya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vaktrāṇi -
  • vaktra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tapatya -
  • tapatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tapat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    tapat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tapat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tap -> tapat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tap class 1 verb]
    tap -> tapat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tap class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tap class 1 verb], [locative single from √tap class 1 verb]
    tap (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • asukha -
  • asukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raśmivān -
  • raśmivat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.18.15

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 11.18.15 in Kannada sript:
ಫುಲ್ಲಪದ್ಮಪ್ರಕಾಶಾನಿ ಪುಣ್ಡರೀಕಾಕ್ಷ ಯೋಷಿತಾಮ್ ।
ಅನವದ್ಯಾನಿ ವಕ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ತಪತ್ಯಸುಖರಶ್ಮಿವಾನ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 11.18.15 in Bengali sript:
ফুল্লপদ্মপ্রকাশানি পুণ্ডরীকাক্ষ যোষিতাম্ ।
অনবদ্যানি বক্ত্রাণি তপত্যসুখরশ্মিবান্ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 11.18.15 in Gujarati sript:
ફુલ્લપદ્મપ્રકાશાનિ પુણ્ડરીકાક્ષ યોષિતામ્ ।
અનવદ્યાનિ વક્ત્રાણિ તપત્યસુખરશ્મિવાન્ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 11.18.15 in Malayalam sript:
ഫുല്ലപദ്മപ്രകാശാനി പുണ്ഡരീകാക്ഷ യോഷിതാമ് ।
അനവദ്യാനി വക്ത്രാണി തപത്യസുഖരശ്മിവാന് ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.18.15 in Telugu sript:
ఫుల్లపద్మప్రకాశాని పుణ్డరీకాక్ష యోషితామ్ ।
అనవద్యాని వక్త్రాణి తపత్యసుఖరశ్మివాన్ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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