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 11.25.29

दुर्योधनाद्द्रोणसुतात्सैन्धवाच्च महारथात् ।
सोमदत्ताद्विकर्णाच्च शूराच्च कृतवर्मणः ।
ये हन्युः शस्त्रवेगेन देवानपि नरर्षभाः ॥ २९ ॥

duryodhanāddroṇasutātsaindhavācca mahārathāt |
somadattādvikarṇācca śūrācca kṛtavarmaṇaḥ |
ye hanyuḥ śastravegena devānapi nararṣabhāḥ || 29 ||

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

...deprived of their senses, are removing the brave and great bowman Dhrishtaketu, that bull among the Cedis, slain by Drona. This crusher of foes, O slayer of Madhu, this 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 (11.25.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Duryodhana, Drona, Suta, Saindhava, Maharatha, Somadatta, Vikarna, Shura, Kritavarman, Yah, Yat, Shastra, Avega, Deva, Api, Nara, Rishabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.25.29). 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: “duryodhanāddroṇasutātsaindhavācca mahārathāt
  • duryodhanād -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    duryodhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • droṇa -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sutāt -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • saindhavāc -
  • saindhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    saindhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahārathāt -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mahāratha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “somadattādvikarṇācca śūrācca kṛtavarmaṇaḥ
  • somadattād -
  • somadatta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vikarṇāc -
  • vikarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vikarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūrāc -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtavarmaṇaḥ -
  • kṛtavarman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “ye hanyuḥ śastravegena devānapi nararṣabhāḥ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hanyuḥ -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • śastra -
  • śastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śastṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śastra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avegena -
  • avega (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    avega (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • devān -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • narar -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣabhāḥ -
  • ṛṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ṛṣabhā (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 11.25.29

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 11.25.29 in Kannada sript:
ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಾದ್ದ್ರೋಣಸುತಾತ್ಸೈನ್ಧವಾಚ್ಚ ಮಹಾರಥಾತ್ ।
ಸೋಮದತ್ತಾದ್ವಿಕರ್ಣಾಚ್ಚ ಶೂರಾಚ್ಚ ಕೃತವರ್ಮಣಃ ।
ಯೇ ಹನ್ಯುಃ ಶಸ್ತ್ರವೇಗೇನ ದೇವಾನಪಿ ನರರ್ಷಭಾಃ ॥ 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 11.25.29 in Bengali sript:
দুর্যোধনাদ্দ্রোণসুতাত্সৈন্ধবাচ্চ মহারথাত্ ।
সোমদত্তাদ্বিকর্ণাচ্চ শূরাচ্চ কৃতবর্মণঃ ।
যে হন্যুঃ শস্ত্রবেগেন দেবানপি নরর্ষভাঃ ॥ 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 11.25.29 in Gujarati sript:
દુર્યોધનાદ્દ્રોણસુતાત્સૈન્ધવાચ્ચ મહારથાત્ ।
સોમદત્તાદ્વિકર્ણાચ્ચ શૂરાચ્ચ કૃતવર્મણઃ ।
યે હન્યુઃ શસ્ત્રવેગેન દેવાનપિ નરર્ષભાઃ ॥ 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 11.25.29 in Malayalam sript:
ദുര്യോധനാദ്ദ്രോണസുതാത്സൈന്ധവാച്ച മഹാരഥാത് ।
സോമദത്താദ്വികര്ണാച്ച ശൂരാച്ച കൃതവര്മണഃ ।
യേ ഹന്യുഃ ശസ്ത്രവേഗേന ദേവാനപി നരര്ഷഭാഃ ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.25.29 in Telugu sript:
దుర్యోధనాద్ద్రోణసుతాత్సైన్ధవాచ్చ మహారథాత్ ।
సోమదత్తాద్వికర్ణాచ్చ శూరాచ్చ కృతవర్మణః ।
యే హన్యుః శస్త్రవేగేన దేవానపి నరర్షభాః ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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