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 1.18.11

तिग्मवीर्यविषा ह्येते दन्दशूका महाबलाः ।
तेषां तीक्ष्णविषत्वाद्धि प्रजानां च हिताय वै ।
प्रादाद्विषहणीं विद्यां काश्यपाय महात्मने ॥ ११ ॥

tigmavīryaviṣā hyete dandaśūkā mahābalāḥ |
teṣāṃ tīkṣṇaviṣatvāddhi prajānāṃ ca hitāya vai |
prādādviṣahaṇīṃ vidyāṃ kāśyapāya mahātmane || 11 ||

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

...Cut off from the trunks with sharp double-edged swords, heads adorned with bright gold, fell continually on the field of battle. Their bodies drenched in gore, the great Asuras lay dead...

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

Tigmavirya, Visha, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Dandashuka, Mahabala, Tad, Tikshnavisha, Tva, Praja, Prajana, Hita, Pra, Prat, Vishahan, Vidya, Kashyapa, Mahatman, Mahatmana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.18.11). 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: “tigmavīryaviṣā hyete dandaśūkā mahābalāḥ
  • tigmavīrya -
  • tigmavīrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tigmavīrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣā* -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hye -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • dandaśūkā* -
  • dandaśūka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dandaśūkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahābalāḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahābalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “teṣāṃ tīkṣṇaviṣatvāddhi prajānāṃ ca hitāya vai
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tīkṣṇaviṣa -
  • tīkṣṇaviṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tīkṣṇaviṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvāddh -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • prajānām -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    prajānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hitāya -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    hita (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √hi class 5 verb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • Line 3: “prādādviṣahaṇīṃ vidyāṃ kāśyapāya mahātmane
  • prād -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
  • ād -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • viṣahaṇī -
  • viṣahan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    viṣahan (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vidyām -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • kāśyapāya -
  • kāśyapa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kāśyapa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • mahātmane -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    mahātmanā (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 1.18.11

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 1.18.11 in Kannada sript:
ತಿಗ್ಮವೀರ್ಯವಿಷಾ ಹ್ಯೇತೇ ದನ್ದಶೂಕಾ ಮಹಾಬಲಾಃ ।
ತೇಷಾಂ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಿಷತ್ವಾದ್ಧಿ ಪ್ರಜಾನಾಂ ಚ ಹಿತಾಯ ವೈ ।
ಪ್ರಾದಾದ್ವಿಷಹಣೀಂ ವಿದ್ಯಾಂ ಕಾಶ್ಯಪಾಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನೇ ॥ 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 1.18.11 in Bengali sript:
তিগ্মবীর্যবিষা হ্যেতে দন্দশূকা মহাবলাঃ ।
তেষাং তীক্ষ্ণবিষত্বাদ্ধি প্রজানাং চ হিতায বৈ ।
প্রাদাদ্বিষহণীং বিদ্যাং কাশ্যপায মহাত্মনে ॥ 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 1.18.11 in Gujarati sript:
તિગ્મવીર્યવિષા હ્યેતે દન્દશૂકા મહાબલાઃ ।
તેષાં તીક્ષ્ણવિષત્વાદ્ધિ પ્રજાનાં ચ હિતાય વૈ ।
પ્રાદાદ્વિષહણીં વિદ્યાં કાશ્યપાય મહાત્મને ॥ 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 1.18.11 in Malayalam sript:
തിഗ്മവീര്യവിഷാ ഹ്യേതേ ദന്ദശൂകാ മഹാബലാഃ ।
തേഷാം തീക്ഷ്ണവിഷത്വാദ്ധി പ്രജാനാം ച ഹിതായ വൈ ।
പ്രാദാദ്വിഷഹണീം വിദ്യാം കാശ്യപായ മഹാത്മനേ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.18.11 in Telugu sript:
తిగ్మవీర్యవిషా హ్యేతే దన్దశూకా మహాబలాః ।
తేషాం తీక్ష్ణవిషత్వాద్ధి ప్రజానాం చ హితాయ వై ।
ప్రాదాద్విషహణీం విద్యాం కాశ్యపాయ మహాత్మనే ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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