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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 12.308.11
चक्षुर्निमेषमात्रेण लघ्वस्त्रगतिगामिनी ।
विदेहानां पुरीं सुभ्रूर्जगाम कमलेक्षणा ॥ ११ ॥
cakṣurnimeṣamātreṇa laghvastragatigāminī |
videhānāṃ purīṃ subhrūrjagāma kamalekṣaṇā || 11 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...state of commingling like lac and wood. It is again well known that nobody asks any of these, saying, who art you? Each of them also has no knowledge either of itself or of the others. The eye cannot see itself...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.308.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Cakshu, Cakshus, Nimeshamatrena, Nimeshamatra, Laghu, Tri, Tra, Agati, Gamin, Gamini, Videha, Puri, Subhru, Kamalekshana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.308.11). 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: “cakṣurnimeṣamātreṇa laghvastragatigāminī ”
- cakṣur -
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cakṣus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cakṣus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cakṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣai (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- nimeṣamātreṇa -
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nimeṣamātreṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nimeṣamātra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- laghvas -
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laghū (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]laghū (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tra -
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tṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- agati -
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agati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]agati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]agati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√ag (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- gāminī -
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gāminī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]gāmin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “videhānāṃ purīṃ subhrūrjagāma kamalekṣaṇā ”
- videhānām -
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videha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]videha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]videhā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- purīm -
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purī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- subhrūr -
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subhru (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]subhrū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]subhrū (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jagāma -
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√gā (verb class 3)[imperative active first plural]√gam (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√gam (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√gam (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- kamalekṣaṇā -
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kamalekṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.308.11
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.308.11 in Kannada sript:
ಚಕ್ಷುರ್ನಿಮೇಷಮಾತ್ರೇಣ ಲಘ್ವಸ್ತ್ರಗತಿಗಾಮಿನೀ ।
ವಿದೇಹಾನಾಂ ಪುರೀಂ ಸುಭ್ರೂರ್ಜಗಾಮ ಕಮಲೇಕ್ಷಣಾ ॥ ೧೧ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.308.11 in Bengali sript:
চক্ষুর্নিমেষমাত্রেণ লঘ্বস্ত্রগতিগামিনী ।
বিদেহানাং পুরীং সুভ্রূর্জগাম কমলেক্ষণা ॥ ১১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.308.11 in Gujarati sript:
ચક્ષુર્નિમેષમાત્રેણ લઘ્વસ્ત્રગતિગામિની ।
વિદેહાનાં પુરીં સુભ્રૂર્જગામ કમલેક્ષણા ॥ ૧૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.308.11 in Malayalam sript:
ചക്ഷുര്നിമേഷമാത്രേണ ലഘ്വസ്ത്രഗതിഗാമിനീ ।
വിദേഹാനാം പുരീം സുഭ്രൂര്ജഗാമ കമലേക്ഷണാ ॥ ൧൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.308.11 in Telugu sript:
చక్షుర్నిమేషమాత్రేణ లఘ్వస్త్రగతిగామినీ ।
విదేహానాం పురీం సుభ్రూర్జగామ కమలేక్షణా ॥ ౧౧ ॥