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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 11.20.16
कथं त्वां रणमध्यस्थं जघ्नुरेते महारथाः ।
धिगस्तु क्रूरकर्तॄंस्तान्कृपकर्णजयद्रथान् ॥ १६ ॥
kathaṃ tvāṃ raṇamadhyasthaṃ jaghnurete mahārathāḥ |
dhigastu krūrakartṝṃstānkṛpakarṇajayadrathān || 16 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...his very beautiful face, with a smile playing on it, adorned with excellent nose and fair eyebrows, and resembling the resplendent Moon himself! Formerly a large number of the...
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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 (11.20.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Katham, Katha, Tva, Yushmad, Rana, Adhyastha, Jaghnu, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Maharatha, Dhik, Astu, Krura, Kartri, Kripa, Karnaja, Yat, Yad, Ratha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.20.16). 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: “kathaṃ tvāṃ raṇamadhyasthaṃ jaghnurete mahārathāḥ ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tvām -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- raṇam -
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raṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]raṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- adhyastham -
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adhyastha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- jaghnur -
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jaghnu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]jaghnu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√han (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]√han (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- mahārathāḥ -
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mahāratha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mahārathā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “dhigastu krūrakartṝṃstānkṛpakarṇajayadrathān ”
- dhig -
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dhik (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- astu -
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astu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]astu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- krūra -
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krūra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]krūra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kartṝṃs -
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kartṛ (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tān -
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ta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- kṛpa -
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kṛpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- karṇaja -
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karṇaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- rathān -
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ratha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.20.16
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 11.20.16 in Kannada sript:
ಕಥಂ ತ್ವಾಂ ರಣಮಧ್ಯಸ್ಥಂ ಜಘ್ನುರೇತೇ ಮಹಾರಥಾಃ ।
ಧಿಗಸ್ತು ಕ್ರೂರಕರ್ತೄಂಸ್ತಾನ್ಕೃಪಕರ್ಣಜಯದ್ರಥಾನ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 11.20.16 in Bengali sript:
কথং ত্বাং রণমধ্যস্থং জঘ্নুরেতে মহারথাঃ ।
ধিগস্তু ক্রূরকর্তৄংস্তান্কৃপকর্ণজযদ্রথান্ ॥ ১৬ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 11.20.16 in Gujarati sript:
કથં ત્વાં રણમધ્યસ્થં જઘ્નુરેતે મહારથાઃ ।
ધિગસ્તુ ક્રૂરકર્તૄંસ્તાન્કૃપકર્ણજયદ્રથાન્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 11.20.16 in Malayalam sript:
കഥം ത്വാം രണമധ്യസ്ഥം ജഘ്നുരേതേ മഹാരഥാഃ ।
ധിഗസ്തു ക്രൂരകര്തൄംസ്താന്കൃപകര്ണജയദ്രഥാന് ॥ ൧൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 11.20.16 in Telugu sript:
కథం త్వాం రణమధ్యస్థం జఘ్నురేతే మహారథాః ।
ధిగస్తు క్రూరకర్తౄంస్తాన్కృపకర్ణజయద్రథాన్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥