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 11.20.29

द्रोणास्त्रशरसंकृत्तं शयानं रुधिरोक्षितम् ।
विराटं वितुदन्त्येते गृध्रगोमायुवायसाः ॥ २९ ॥

droṇāstraśarasaṃkṛttaṃ śayānaṃ rudhirokṣitam |
virāṭaṃ vitudantyete gṛdhragomāyuvāyasāḥ || 29 ||

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

...You were brought up in every luxury. You usedst to sleep on soft skins of the ranku deer. Alas, does not your body feel pain today by lying thus on the bare ground? Stretching...

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

Drona, Tra, Shara, Sharan, Sankritta, Shayana, Rudhira, Ukshita, Virata, Vid, Vidh, Udantya, Udanti, Ita, Iti, Gridhra, Gomayu, Vayasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.20.29). 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: “droṇāstraśarasaṃkṛttaṃ śayānaṃ rudhirokṣitam
  • droṇās -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    droṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tra -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śara -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaran (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śaran (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • saṅkṛttam -
  • saṅkṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅkṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṅkṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śayānam -
  • śayāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śayāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śayānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śī class 2 verb]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 2 verb]
  • rudhiro -
  • rudhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rudhira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rudhirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ukṣitam -
  • ukṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ukṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ukṣ -> ukṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ukṣ class 1 verb]
    ukṣ -> ukṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ukṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ukṣ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “virāṭaṃ vitudantyete gṛdhragomāyuvāyasāḥ
  • virāṭam -
  • virāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vit -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • udantye -
  • udantya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    udantya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    udantyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ud -> udantī (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √ud class 6 verb]
  • ite -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    itā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • gṛdhra -
  • gṛdhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛdhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gomāyu -
  • gomāyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gomāyu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gomāyu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vāyasāḥ -
  • vāyasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.20.29

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 11.20.29 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ರೋಣಾಸ್ತ್ರಶರಸಂಕೃತ್ತಂ ಶಯಾನಂ ರುಧಿರೋಕ್ಷಿತಮ್ ।
ವಿರಾಟಂ ವಿತುದನ್ತ್ಯೇತೇ ಗೃಧ್ರಗೋಮಾಯುವಾಯಸಾಃ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 11.20.29 in Bengali sript:
দ্রোণাস্ত্রশরসংকৃত্তং শযানং রুধিরোক্ষিতম্ ।
বিরাটং বিতুদন্ত্যেতে গৃধ্রগোমাযুবাযসাঃ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 11.20.29 in Gujarati sript:
દ્રોણાસ્ત્રશરસંકૃત્તં શયાનં રુધિરોક્ષિતમ્ ।
વિરાટં વિતુદન્ત્યેતે ગૃધ્રગોમાયુવાયસાઃ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 11.20.29 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്രോണാസ്ത്രശരസംകൃത്തം ശയാനം രുധിരോക്ഷിതമ് ।
വിരാടം വിതുദന്ത്യേതേ ഗൃധ്രഗോമായുവായസാഃ ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.20.29 in Telugu sript:
ద్రోణాస్త్రశరసంకృత్తం శయానం రుధిరోక్షితమ్ ।
విరాటం వితుదన్త్యేతే గృధ్రగోమాయువాయసాః ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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