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 11.20.10

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बले वीर्ये च सदृशस्तेजसा चैव तेऽनघ ।
रूपेण च तवात्यर्थं शेते भुवि निपातितः ॥ १० ॥

bale vīrye ca sadṛśastejasā caiva te'nagha |
rūpeṇa ca tavātyarthaṃ śete bhuvi nipātitaḥ || 10 ||

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

...dust? O amiable one, how could that Durmukha, before whom no foe could stand, be slain by foes, O subjugator of celestial regions! Behold, O slayer of Madhu, that other son...
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 (11.20.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bala, Bali, Virya, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Tejas, Tad, Yushmad, Anagha, Rupa, Atyartham, Atyartha, Bhu, Nipatita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.20.10). 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: “bale vīrye ca sadṛśastejasā caiva te'nagha ”
bale -
bala (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

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

balā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

bali (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
vīrye -
vīrya (noun, neuter)

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

vīryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vīr class 10 verb]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [locative single from √vīr class 10 verb]

√vīr -> vīryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vīr class 10 verb]

√vīr (verb class 10)

[present passive first single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sadṛśas -
sadṛś (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

sadṛś (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

sadṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tejasā -
tejas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
te' -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
anagha -
anagha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anagha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “rūpeṇa ca tavātyarthaṃ śete bhuvi nipātitaḥ ”
rūpeṇa -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tavā -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
atyartham -
atyartham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atyartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

atyartha (noun, neuter)

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

atyarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śete -
√śī (verb class 2)

[present middle third single]
bhuvi -
bhū (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhū (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
nipātitaḥ -
nipātita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.20.10

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 11.20.10 in Kannada sript:
ಬಲೇ ವೀರ್ಯೇ ಚ ಸದೃಶಸ್ತೇಜಸಾ ಚೈವ ತೇಽನಘ ।
ರೂಪೇಣ ಚ ತವಾತ್ಯರ್ಥಂ ಶೇತೇ ಭುವಿ ನಿಪಾತಿತಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 11.20.10 in Bengali sript:
বলে বীর্যে চ সদৃশস্তেজসা চৈব তেঽনঘ ।
রূপেণ চ তবাত্যর্থং শেতে ভুবি নিপাতিতঃ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 11.20.10 in Gujarati sript:
બલે વીર્યે ચ સદૃશસ્તેજસા ચૈવ તેઽનઘ ।
રૂપેણ ચ તવાત્યર્થં શેતે ભુવિ નિપાતિતઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 11.20.10 in Malayalam sript:
ബലേ വീര്യേ ച സദൃശസ്തേജസാ ചൈവ തേഽനഘ ।
രൂപേണ ച തവാത്യര്ഥം ശേതേ ഭുവി നിപാതിതഃ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.20.10 in Telugu sript:
బలే వీర్యే చ సదృశస్తేజసా చైవ తేఽనఘ ।
రూపేణ చ తవాత్యర్థం శేతే భువి నిపాతితః ॥ ౧౦ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021