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 14.31.11

स तैर्गुणैः संहतदेहबन्धनः पुनः पुनर्जायति कर्म चेहते ।
जन्मक्षये भिन्नविकीर्णदेहः पुनर्मृत्युं गच्छति जन्मनि स्वे ॥ ११ ॥

sa tairguṇaiḥ saṃhatadehabandhanaḥ punaḥ punarjāyati karma cehate |
janmakṣaye bhinnavikīrṇadehaḥ punarmṛtyuṃ gacchati janmani sve || 11 ||

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

...which is difficult to reach.'" "The Brahmana said, 'There are three foes in the world. They are said to be ninefold, agreeably to their qualities. Exultation, satisfaction,...

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

Tad, Guna, Samhata, Dehabandha, Asmad, Puna, Punar, Jayat, Karman, Yushmad, Janma, Janman, Kshaya, Kshi, Bhinna, Vikirna, Deha, Punarmrityu, Gacchat, Sva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.31.11). 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: “sa tairguṇaiḥ saṃhatadehabandhanaḥ punaḥ punarjāyati karma cehate
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tair -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • guṇaiḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saṃhata -
  • saṃhata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃhata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dehabandha -
  • dehabandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dehabandha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jāyati -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ceha -
  • cah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “janmakṣaye bhinnavikīrṇadehaḥ punarmṛtyuṃ gacchati janmani sve
  • janma -
  • janma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    janma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    janman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣaye -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • bhinna -
  • bhinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhinna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vikīrṇa -
  • vikīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dehaḥ -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • punarmṛtyum -
  • punarmṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • gacchati -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • janmani -
  • janman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sve -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.31.11

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 14.31.11 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ತೈರ್ಗುಣೈಃ ಸಂಹತದೇಹಬನ್ಧನಃ ಪುನಃ ಪುನರ್ಜಾಯತಿ ಕರ್ಮ ಚೇಹತೇ ।
ಜನ್ಮಕ್ಷಯೇ ಭಿನ್ನವಿಕೀರ್ಣದೇಹಃ ಪುನರ್ಮೃತ್ಯುಂ ಗಚ್ಛತಿ ಜನ್ಮನಿ ಸ್ವೇ ॥ 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 14.31.11 in Bengali sript:
স তৈর্গুণৈঃ সংহতদেহবন্ধনঃ পুনঃ পুনর্জাযতি কর্ম চেহতে ।
জন্মক্ষযে ভিন্নবিকীর্ণদেহঃ পুনর্মৃত্যুং গচ্ছতি জন্মনি স্বে ॥ 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 14.31.11 in Gujarati sript:
સ તૈર્ગુણૈઃ સંહતદેહબન્ધનઃ પુનઃ પુનર્જાયતિ કર્મ ચેહતે ।
જન્મક્ષયે ભિન્નવિકીર્ણદેહઃ પુનર્મૃત્યું ગચ્છતિ જન્મનિ સ્વે ॥ 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 14.31.11 in Malayalam sript:
സ തൈര്ഗുണൈഃ സംഹതദേഹബന്ധനഃ പുനഃ പുനര്ജായതി കര്മ ചേഹതേ ।
ജന്മക്ഷയേ ഭിന്നവികീര്ണദേഹഃ പുനര്മൃത്യും ഗച്ഛതി ജന്മനി സ്വേ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.31.11 in Telugu sript:
స తైర్గుణైః సంహతదేహబన్ధనః పునః పునర్జాయతి కర్మ చేహతే ।
జన్మక్షయే భిన్నవికీర్ణదేహః పునర్మృత్యుం గచ్ఛతి జన్మని స్వే ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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