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 11.27.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ते समासाद्य गङ्गां तु शिवां पुण्यजनोचिताम् ।
ह्रदिनीं वप्रसंपन्नां महानूपां महावनाम् ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
te samāsādya gaṅgāṃ tu śivāṃ puṇyajanocitām |
hradinīṃ vaprasaṃpannāṃ mahānūpāṃ mahāvanām || 1 ||

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

...were caused to be burnt by Vidura through a large number of persons acting coolly and influenced by good-will and affection, on pyres made of dry wood. Having caused their last...

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

Vaishampayana, Tad, Yushmad, Samasadya, Ganga, Shiva, Punyajana, Ucita, Hradini, Vapra, Sampanna, Mahanupa, Mahavana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.27.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “te samāsādya gaṅgāṃ tu śivāṃ puṇyajanocitām
  • 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]
  • samāsādya -
  • samāsādya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samāsādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāsādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṅgām -
  • gaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śivām -
  • śivā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • puṇyajano -
  • puṇyajana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ucitām -
  • ucitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    uc -> ucitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]
  • Line 3: “hradinīṃ vaprasaṃpannāṃ mahānūpāṃ mahāvanām
  • hradinīm -
  • hradinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vapra -
  • vapra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vapra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sampannām -
  • sampannā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahānūpām -
  • mahānūpā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahāvanām -
  • mahāvanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.27.1

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 11.27.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತೇ ಸಮಾಸಾದ್ಯ ಗಙ್ಗಾಂ ತು ಶಿವಾಂ ಪುಣ್ಯಜನೋಚಿತಾಮ್ ।
ಹ್ರದಿನೀಂ ವಪ್ರಸಂಪನ್ನಾಂ ಮಹಾನೂಪಾಂ ಮಹಾವನಾಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 11.27.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
তে সমাসাদ্য গঙ্গাং তু শিবাং পুণ্যজনোচিতাম্ ।
হ্রদিনীং বপ্রসংপন্নাং মহানূপাং মহাবনাম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 11.27.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
તે સમાસાદ્ય ગઙ્ગાં તુ શિવાં પુણ્યજનોચિતામ્ ।
હ્રદિનીં વપ્રસંપન્નાં મહાનૂપાં મહાવનામ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 11.27.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
തേ സമാസാദ്യ ഗങ്ഗാം തു ശിവാം പുണ്യജനോചിതാമ് ।
ഹ്രദിനീം വപ്രസംപന്നാം മഹാനൂപാം മഹാവനാമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.27.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
తే సమాసాద్య గఙ్గాం తు శివాం పుణ్యజనోచితామ్ ।
హ్రదినీం వప్రసంపన్నాం మహానూపాం మహావనామ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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