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 11.22.18

तं मत्तमिव मातङ्गं वीरं परमदुर्जयम् ।
परिवार्य रुदन्त्येताः स्त्रियश्चन्द्रोपमाननाः ॥ १८ ॥

taṃ mattamiva mātaṅgaṃ vīraṃ paramadurjayam |
parivārya rudantyetāḥ striyaścandropamānanāḥ || 18 ||

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

...fourteenth night of the dark fortnight. Falling down on the earth, the cheerless dame is rising up again. Burning with grief on account of the death of her son also, she comes...

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

Tap, Matta, Iva, Matanga, Vira, Parama, Durjaya, Parivan, Arya, Rudanti, Rudat, Eta, Esha, Stri, Candra, Upamana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.22.18). 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: “taṃ mattamiva mātaṅgaṃ vīraṃ paramadurjayam
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mattam -
  • matta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    matta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mattā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mad -> matta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 4 verb]
    mad -> matta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 4 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mātaṅgam -
  • mātaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vīram -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • parama -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • durjayam -
  • durjaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    durjaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    durjayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “parivārya rudantyetāḥ striyaścandropamānanāḥ
  • parivā -
  • parivan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    parivan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • arya -
  • arya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rudantye -
  • rudantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    rud -> rudat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √rud class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √rud class 2 verb]
    rud (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • etāḥ -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • striyaś -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • candro -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upamāna -
  • upamāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.22.18

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 11.22.18 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ಮತ್ತಮಿವ ಮಾತಙ್ಗಂ ವೀರಂ ಪರಮದುರ್ಜಯಮ್ ।
ಪರಿವಾರ್ಯ ರುದನ್ತ್ಯೇತಾಃ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಶ್ಚನ್ದ್ರೋಪಮಾನನಾಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 11.22.18 in Bengali sript:
তং মত্তমিব মাতঙ্গং বীরং পরমদুর্জযম্ ।
পরিবার্য রুদন্ত্যেতাঃ স্ত্রিযশ্চন্দ্রোপমাননাঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 11.22.18 in Gujarati sript:
તં મત્તમિવ માતઙ્ગં વીરં પરમદુર્જયમ્ ।
પરિવાર્ય રુદન્ત્યેતાઃ સ્ત્રિયશ્ચન્દ્રોપમાનનાઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 11.22.18 in Malayalam sript:
തം മത്തമിവ മാതങ്ഗം വീരം പരമദുര്ജയമ് ।
പരിവാര്യ രുദന്ത്യേതാഃ സ്ത്രിയശ്ചന്ദ്രോപമാനനാഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.22.18 in Telugu sript:
తం మత్తమివ మాతఙ్గం వీరం పరమదుర్జయమ్ ।
పరివార్య రుదన్త్యేతాః స్త్రియశ్చన్ద్రోపమాననాః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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