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 11.27.11

कुरुध्वमुदकं तस्य भ्रातुरक्लिष्टकर्मणः ।
स हि वः पूर्वजो भ्राता भास्करान्मय्यजायत ।
कुण्डली कवची शूरो दिवाकरसमप्रभः ॥ ११ ॥

kurudhvamudakaṃ tasya bhrāturakliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ |
sa hi vaḥ pūrvajo bhrātā bhāskarānmayyajāyata |
kuṇḍalī kavacī śūro divākarasamaprabhaḥ || 11 ||

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

...for energy, that hero who preferred glory to life, that unretiring warrior firm in truth and never fatigued with exertion, was your eldest brother. Offer oblations of water...

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

Udaka, Tad, Bhratri, Aklishtakarman, Yushmad, Purvaja, Bhaskara, Mayi, Asmad, Kundali, Kundalin, Kavacin, Kavaci, Shura, Divakara, Samaprabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.27.11). 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: “kurudhvamudakaṃ tasya bhrāturakliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ
  • kurudhvam -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative middle second plural]
  • udakam -
  • udaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhrātur -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ -
  • akliṣṭakarman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    akliṣṭakarman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “sa hi vaḥ pūrvajo bhrātā bhāskarānmayyajāyata
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • pūrvajo* -
  • pūrvaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhrātā -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • bhāskarān -
  • bhāskara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    bhāskara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mayya -
  • mayī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    may -> mayya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √may]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative single]
  • ajāyata -
  • jai (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [imperfect middle third single]
  • Line 3: “kuṇḍalī kavacī śūro divākarasamaprabhaḥ
  • kuṇḍalī -
  • kuṇḍalī (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuṇḍalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kuṇḍalin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kavacī -
  • kavacī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kavacī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kavacin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūro* -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • divākara -
  • divākara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samaprabhaḥ -
  • samaprabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.27.11

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 11.27.11 in Kannada sript:
ಕುರುಧ್ವಮುದಕಂ ತಸ್ಯ ಭ್ರಾತುರಕ್ಲಿಷ್ಟಕರ್ಮಣಃ ।
ಸ ಹಿ ವಃ ಪೂರ್ವಜೋ ಭ್ರಾತಾ ಭಾಸ್ಕರಾನ್ಮಯ್ಯಜಾಯತ ।
ಕುಣ್ಡಲೀ ಕವಚೀ ಶೂರೋ ದಿವಾಕರಸಮಪ್ರಭಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 11.27.11 in Bengali sript:
কুরুধ্বমুদকং তস্য ভ্রাতুরক্লিষ্টকর্মণঃ ।
স হি বঃ পূর্বজো ভ্রাতা ভাস্করান্ময্যজাযত ।
কুণ্ডলী কবচী শূরো দিবাকরসমপ্রভঃ ॥ ১১ ॥

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 11.27.11 in Gujarati sript:
કુરુધ્વમુદકં તસ્ય ભ્રાતુરક્લિષ્ટકર્મણઃ ।
સ હિ વઃ પૂર્વજો ભ્રાતા ભાસ્કરાન્મય્યજાયત ।
કુણ્ડલી કવચી શૂરો દિવાકરસમપ્રભઃ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 11.27.11 in Malayalam sript:
കുരുധ്വമുദകം തസ്യ ഭ്രാതുരക്ലിഷ്ടകര്മണഃ ।
സ ഹി വഃ പൂര്വജോ ഭ്രാതാ ഭാസ്കരാന്മയ്യജായത ।
കുണ്ഡലീ കവചീ ശൂരോ ദിവാകരസമപ്രഭഃ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.27.11 in Telugu sript:
కురుధ్వముదకం తస్య భ్రాతురక్లిష్టకర్మణః ।
స హి వః పూర్వజో భ్రాతా భాస్కరాన్మయ్యజాయత ।
కుణ్డలీ కవచీ శూరో దివాకరసమప్రభః ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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