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 11.21.11

आचार्यशापोऽनुगतो ध्रुवं त्वां यदग्रसच्चक्रमियं धरा ते ।
ततः शरेणापहृतं शिरस्ते धनंजयेनाहवे शत्रुमध्ये ॥ ११ ॥

ācāryaśāpo'nugato dhruvaṃ tvāṃ yadagrasaccakramiyaṃ dharā te |
tataḥ śareṇāpahṛtaṃ śiraste dhanaṃjayenāhave śatrumadhye || 11 ||

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

...your soft words mingled with smiles! Having obtained the regions reserved for persons of righteous deeds, you are now united, O son of Subhadra, with the apsaras! While sporting...

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

Acarya, Shapa, Anugata, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Tva, Yushmad, Yat, Yad, Cakra, Iyam, Idam, Dhara, Tad, Tatah, Tata, Shara, Apahrit, Apahrita, Shira, Shiras, Dhananjaya, Ahu, Shatru, Adhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.21.11). 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: “ācāryaśāpo'nugato dhruvaṃ tvāṃ yadagrasaccakramiyaṃ dharā te
  • ācārya -
  • ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāpo' -
  • śāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anugato* -
  • anugata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • yad -
  • 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]
  • agrasac -
  • gras (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • cakram -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharā -
  • dharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “tataḥ śareṇāpahṛtaṃ śiraste dhanaṃjayenāhave śatrumadhye
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • śareṇā -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • apahṛtam -
  • apahṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apahṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apahṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    apahṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śiras -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • dhanañjayenā -
  • dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhanañjaya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ahave -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • śatrum -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • adhye -
  • adhī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.21.11

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 11.21.11 in Kannada sript:
ಆಚಾರ್ಯಶಾಪೋಽನುಗತೋ ಧ್ರುವಂ ತ್ವಾಂ ಯದಗ್ರಸಚ್ಚಕ್ರಮಿಯಂ ಧರಾ ತೇ ।
ತತಃ ಶರೇಣಾಪಹೃತಂ ಶಿರಸ್ತೇ ಧನಂಜಯೇನಾಹವೇ ಶತ್ರುಮಧ್ಯೇ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 11.21.11 in Bengali sript:
আচার্যশাপোঽনুগতো ধ্রুবং ত্বাং যদগ্রসচ্চক্রমিযং ধরা তে ।
ততঃ শরেণাপহৃতং শিরস্তে ধনংজযেনাহবে শত্রুমধ্যে ॥ ১১ ॥

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 11.21.11 in Gujarati sript:
આચાર્યશાપોઽનુગતો ધ્રુવં ત્વાં યદગ્રસચ્ચક્રમિયં ધરા તે ।
તતઃ શરેણાપહૃતં શિરસ્તે ધનંજયેનાહવે શત્રુમધ્યે ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 11.21.11 in Malayalam sript:
ആചാര്യശാപോഽനുഗതോ ധ്രുവം ത്വാം യദഗ്രസച്ചക്രമിയം ധരാ തേ ।
തതഃ ശരേണാപഹൃതം ശിരസ്തേ ധനംജയേനാഹവേ ശത്രുമധ്യേ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.21.11 in Telugu sript:
ఆచార్యశాపోఽనుగతో ధ్రువం త్వాం యదగ్రసచ్చక్రమియం ధరా తే ।
తతః శరేణాపహృతం శిరస్తే ధనంజయేనాహవే శత్రుమధ్యే ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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