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 11.23.36

बाणैर्भिन्नतनुत्राणं धृष्टद्युम्नेन केशव ।
उपास्ते वै मृधे द्रोणं जटिला ब्रह्मचारिणी ॥ ३६ ॥

bāṇairbhinnatanutrāṇaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnena keśava |
upāste vai mṛdhe droṇaṃ jaṭilā brahmacāriṇī || 36 ||

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

...solicited by the Pandavas, told them the means of his own death. Alas, he who had revived the line of Kuru that had become extinct, that illustrious person possessed of great...

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

Bana, Bhinna, Tanutrana, Dhrishtadyumna, Keshava, Upasti, Mridh, Mridha, Drona, Jatila, Brahmacarini, Brahmacarin, Brahmacari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.23.36). 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: “bāṇairbhinnatanutrāṇaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnena keśava
  • bāṇair -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhinna -
  • bhinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhinna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tanutrāṇam -
  • tanutrāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhṛṣṭadyumnena -
  • dhṛṣṭadyumna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • keśava -
  • keśava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    keśava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “upāste vai mṛdhe droṇaṃ jaṭilā brahmacāriṇī
  • upāste -
  • upāsti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • mṛdhe -
  • mṛdh (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    mṛdha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mṛdha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mṛdh (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • droṇam -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    droṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jaṭilā* -
  • jaṭila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jaṭilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brahmacāriṇī -
  • brahmacāriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    brahmacārin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    brahmacārī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.23.36

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 11.23.36 in Kannada sript:
ಬಾಣೈರ್ಭಿನ್ನತನುತ್ರಾಣಂ ಧೃಷ್ಟದ್ಯುಮ್ನೇನ ಕೇಶವ ।
ಉಪಾಸ್ತೇ ವೈ ಮೃಧೇ ದ್ರೋಣಂ ಜಟಿಲಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚಾರಿಣೀ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 11.23.36 in Bengali sript:
বাণৈর্ভিন্নতনুত্রাণং ধৃষ্টদ্যুম্নেন কেশব ।
উপাস্তে বৈ মৃধে দ্রোণং জটিলা ব্রহ্মচারিণী ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 11.23.36 in Gujarati sript:
બાણૈર્ભિન્નતનુત્રાણં ધૃષ્ટદ્યુમ્નેન કેશવ ।
ઉપાસ્તે વૈ મૃધે દ્રોણં જટિલા બ્રહ્મચારિણી ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 11.23.36 in Malayalam sript:
ബാണൈര്ഭിന്നതനുത്രാണം ധൃഷ്ടദ്യുമ്നേന കേശവ ।
ഉപാസ്തേ വൈ മൃധേ ദ്രോണം ജടിലാ ബ്രഹ്മചാരിണീ ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.23.36 in Telugu sript:
బాణైర్భిన్నతనుత్రాణం ధృష్టద్యుమ్నేన కేశవ ।
ఉపాస్తే వై మృధే ద్రోణం జటిలా బ్రహ్మచారిణీ ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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