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 1.31.11

नागः शङ्खनकश्चैव तथा च स्फण्डकोऽपरः ।
क्षेमकश्च महानागो नागः पिण्डारकस्तथा ॥ ११ ॥

nāgaḥ śaṅkhanakaścaiva tathā ca sphaṇḍako'paraḥ |
kṣemakaśca mahānāgo nāgaḥ piṇḍārakastathā || 11 ||

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

...with sharp spikes, pointed lances, maces, bright arrows, and many a discus of the form of the sun, saw him over head. And the king of birds, attacked them on all sides with showers of various...

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

Naga, Shankhanaka, Tatha, Kshemaka, Mahanaga, Pindaraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.31.11). 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: “nāgaḥ śaṅkhanakaścaiva tathā ca sphaṇḍako'paraḥ
  • nāgaḥ -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaṅkhanakaś -
  • śaṅkhanaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse sphaṇḍako'paraḥ
  • Line 2: “kṣemakaśca mahānāgo nāgaḥ piṇḍārakastathā
  • kṣemakaś -
  • kṣemaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahānāgo* -
  • mahānāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāgaḥ -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • piṇḍārakas -
  • piṇḍāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.31.11

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 1.31.11 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಗಃ ಶಙ್ಖನಕಶ್ಚೈವ ತಥಾ ಚ ಸ್ಫಣ್ಡಕೋಽಪರಃ ।
ಕ್ಷೇಮಕಶ್ಚ ಮಹಾನಾಗೋ ನಾಗಃ ಪಿಣ್ಡಾರಕಸ್ತಥಾ ॥ 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 1.31.11 in Bengali sript:
নাগঃ শঙ্খনকশ্চৈব তথা চ স্ফণ্ডকোঽপরঃ ।
ক্ষেমকশ্চ মহানাগো নাগঃ পিণ্ডারকস্তথা ॥ 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 1.31.11 in Gujarati sript:
નાગઃ શઙ્ખનકશ્ચૈવ તથા ચ સ્ફણ્ડકોઽપરઃ ।
ક્ષેમકશ્ચ મહાનાગો નાગઃ પિણ્ડારકસ્તથા ॥ 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 1.31.11 in Malayalam sript:
നാഗഃ ശങ്ഖനകശ്ചൈവ തഥാ ച സ്ഫണ്ഡകോഽപരഃ ।
ക്ഷേമകശ്ച മഹാനാഗോ നാഗഃ പിണ്ഡാരകസ്തഥാ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.31.11 in Telugu sript:
నాగః శఙ్ఖనకశ్చైవ తథా చ స్ఫణ్డకోఽపరః ।
క్షేమకశ్చ మహానాగో నాగః పిణ్డారకస్తథా ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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