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 13.118.11

श्वसतां च शृणोम्येवं गोपुत्राणां प्रचोद्यताम् ।
वहतां सुमहाभारं संनिकर्षे स्वनं प्रभो ।
नृणां च संवाहयतां श्रूयते विविधः स्वनः ॥ ११ ॥

śvasatāṃ ca śṛṇomyevaṃ goputrāṇāṃ pracodyatām |
vahatāṃ sumahābhāraṃ saṃnikarṣe svanaṃ prabho |
nṛṇāṃ ca saṃvāhayatāṃ śrūyate vividhaḥ svanaḥ || 11 ||

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

...wishest to hear from me today.'" "Yudhishthira said, 'You have told me in full of those from whom food may be accepted and of those from whom it should not be taken. But I have grave doubts on one point. Do you, O sire, enlighten me, do you...

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

Shvasat, Evam, Eva, Goputra, Pracodin, Vahat, Sumaha, Abhara, Samnikarsha, Svana, Prabhu, Nri, Samvaha, Yat, Yata, Vividha, Svan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.118.11). 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: “śvasatāṃ ca śṛṇomyevaṃ goputrāṇāṃ pracodyatām
  • śvasatām -
  • śvas -> śvasat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śvas class 2 verb]
    śvas -> śvasat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śvas class 2 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śṛṇomye -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present active first single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • goputrāṇām -
  • goputra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pracodya -
  • pracodin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    pracodin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • atā -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vahatāṃ sumahābhāraṃ saṃnikarṣe svanaṃ prabho
  • vahatām -
  • vahat (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • sumahā -
  • sumahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sumaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sumaha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ābhāram -
  • ābhāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ābhāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃnikarṣe -
  • saṃnikarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃnikarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṃnikarṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • svanam -
  • svana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prabho -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “nṛṇāṃ ca saṃvāhayatāṃ śrūyate vividhaḥ svanaḥ
  • nṛṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃvāha -
  • saṃvāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃvāha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yatām -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    yatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle third plural]
  • śrūyate -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
  • vividhaḥ -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svanaḥ -
  • svana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.118.11

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 13.118.11 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ವಸತಾಂ ಚ ಶೃಣೋಮ್ಯೇವಂ ಗೋಪುತ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಪ್ರಚೋದ್ಯತಾಮ್ ।
ವಹತಾಂ ಸುಮಹಾಭಾರಂ ಸಂನಿಕರ್ಷೇ ಸ್ವನಂ ಪ್ರಭೋ ।
ನೃಣಾಂ ಚ ಸಂವಾಹಯತಾಂ ಶ್ರೂಯತೇ ವಿವಿಧಃ ಸ್ವನಃ ॥ 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 13.118.11 in Bengali sript:
শ্বসতাং চ শৃণোম্যেবং গোপুত্রাণাং প্রচোদ্যতাম্ ।
বহতাং সুমহাভারং সংনিকর্ষে স্বনং প্রভো ।
নৃণাং চ সংবাহযতাং শ্রূযতে বিবিধঃ স্বনঃ ॥ 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 13.118.11 in Gujarati sript:
શ્વસતાં ચ શૃણોમ્યેવં ગોપુત્રાણાં પ્રચોદ્યતામ્ ।
વહતાં સુમહાભારં સંનિકર્ષે સ્વનં પ્રભો ।
નૃણાં ચ સંવાહયતાં શ્રૂયતે વિવિધઃ સ્વનઃ ॥ 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 13.118.11 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്വസതാം ച ശൃണോമ്യേവം ഗോപുത്രാണാം പ്രചോദ്യതാമ് ।
വഹതാം സുമഹാഭാരം സംനികര്ഷേ സ്വനം പ്രഭോ ।
നൃണാം ച സംവാഹയതാം ശ്രൂയതേ വിവിധഃ സ്വനഃ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.118.11 in Telugu sript:
శ్వసతాం చ శృణోమ్యేవం గోపుత్రాణాం ప్రచోద్యతామ్ ।
వహతాం సుమహాభారం సంనికర్షే స్వనం ప్రభో ।
నృణాం చ సంవాహయతాం శ్రూయతే వివిధః స్వనః ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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