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 11.27.12

श्रुत्वा तु पाण्डवाः सर्वे मातुर्वचनमप्रियम् ।
कर्णमेवानुशोचन्त भूयश्चार्ततराभवन् ॥ १२ ॥

śrutvā tu pāṇḍavāḥ sarve māturvacanamapriyam |
karṇamevānuśocanta bhūyaścārtatarābhavan || 12 ||

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

...unto that eldest brother of yours who was born of me by the god of day. That hero was born with a pair of earrings and clad in armour, and resembled Surya himself in splendour...

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

Pandava, Sarva, Matri, Matu, Vacana, Apriya, Karna, Eva, Anu, Shocat, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Artatara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.27.12). 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: “śrutvā tu pāṇḍavāḥ sarve māturvacanamapriyam
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pāṇḍavāḥ -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mātur -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • apriyam -
  • apriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “karṇamevānuśocanta bhūyaścārtatarābhavan
  • karṇam -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śocan -
  • śuc -> śocat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śuc class 1 verb]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bhūyaś -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārtatarā -
  • ārtatara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārtatara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārtatarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavan -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.27.12

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 11.27.12 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ತು ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಮಾತುರ್ವಚನಮಪ್ರಿಯಮ್ ।
ಕರ್ಣಮೇವಾನುಶೋಚನ್ತ ಭೂಯಶ್ಚಾರ್ತತರಾಭವನ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 11.27.12 in Bengali sript:
শ্রুত্বা তু পাণ্ডবাঃ সর্বে মাতুর্বচনমপ্রিযম্ ।
কর্ণমেবানুশোচন্ত ভূযশ্চার্ততরাভবন্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 11.27.12 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રુત્વા તુ પાણ્ડવાઃ સર્વે માતુર્વચનમપ્રિયમ્ ।
કર્ણમેવાનુશોચન્ત ભૂયશ્ચાર્તતરાભવન્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 11.27.12 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രുത്വാ തു പാണ്ഡവാഃ സര്വേ മാതുര്വചനമപ്രിയമ് ।
കര്ണമേവാനുശോചന്ത ഭൂയശ്ചാര്തതരാഭവന് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.27.12 in Telugu sript:
శ్రుత్వా తు పాణ్డవాః సర్వే మాతుర్వచనమప్రియమ్ ।
కర్ణమేవానుశోచన్త భూయశ్చార్తతరాభవన్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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