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 11.26.43

चित्वा दारुभिरव्यग्रः प्रभूतैः स्नेहतापितैः ।
दाहयामास विदुरो धर्मराजस्य शासनात् ॥ ४३ ॥

citvā dārubhiravyagraḥ prabhūtaiḥ snehatāpitaiḥ |
dāhayāmāsa viduro dharmarājasya śāsanāt || 43 ||

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

...creatures became stupefied that night. The funeral fires, smokeless and blazing brightly (amid the surrounding darkness), looked like luminous planets in the firmament enveloped...

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

Daru, Avyagra, Prabhuta, Snehat, Apita, Vidura, Dharmaraja, Shasana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.26.43). 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: “citvā dārubhiravyagraḥ prabhūtaiḥ snehatāpitaiḥ
  • citvā -
  • ci -> citvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    ci -> citvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    ci -> citvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
  • dārubhir -
  • dāru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dāru (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    dāru (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • avyagraḥ -
  • avyagra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prabhūtaiḥ -
  • prabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    prabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • snehatā -
  • snih -> snehat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √snih class 1 verb]
    snih -> snehat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √snih class 1 verb]
    snih (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • āpitaiḥ -
  • āp -> āpita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √āp]
    āp -> āpita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √āp]
    i -> āpita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √i]
    i -> āpita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √i]
  • Line 2: “dāhayāmāsa viduro dharmarājasya śāsanāt
  • dāhayāmā -
  • dah (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • viduro* -
  • vidura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmarājasya -
  • dharmarāja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • śāsanāt -
  • śāsana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.26.43

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 11.26.43 in Kannada sript:
ಚಿತ್ವಾ ದಾರುಭಿರವ್ಯಗ್ರಃ ಪ್ರಭೂತೈಃ ಸ್ನೇಹತಾಪಿತೈಃ ।
ದಾಹಯಾಮಾಸ ವಿದುರೋ ಧರ್ಮರಾಜಸ್ಯ ಶಾಸನಾತ್ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 11.26.43 in Bengali sript:
চিত্বা দারুভিরব্যগ্রঃ প্রভূতৈঃ স্নেহতাপিতৈঃ ।
দাহযামাস বিদুরো ধর্মরাজস্য শাসনাত্ ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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 11.26.43 in Gujarati sript:
ચિત્વા દારુભિરવ્યગ્રઃ પ્રભૂતૈઃ સ્નેહતાપિતૈઃ ।
દાહયામાસ વિદુરો ધર્મરાજસ્ય શાસનાત્ ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 11.26.43 in Malayalam sript:
ചിത്വാ ദാരുഭിരവ്യഗ്രഃ പ്രഭൂതൈഃ സ്നേഹതാപിതൈഃ ।
ദാഹയാമാസ വിദുരോ ധര്മരാജസ്യ ശാസനാത് ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.26.43 in Telugu sript:
చిత్వా దారుభిరవ్యగ్రః ప్రభూతైః స్నేహతాపితైః ।
దాహయామాస విదురో ధర్మరాజస్య శాసనాత్ ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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