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 1.85.11

वनस्पतींश्चौषधीश्चाविशन्ति अपो वायुं पृथिवीं चान्तरिक्षम् ।
चतुष्पदं द्विपदं चापि सर्वमेवंभूता गर्भभूता भवन्ति ॥ ११ ॥

vanaspatīṃścauṣadhīścāviśanti apo vāyuṃ pṛthivīṃ cāntarikṣam |
catuṣpadaṃ dvipadaṃ cāpi sarvamevaṃbhūtā garbhabhūtā bhavanti || 11 ||

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

...said to dwell in the woods having an inhabited place near to himself. Again a wise man withdrawn from all earthly objects, might live in a hamlet leading the life of a hermit. He may...

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

Vanaspati, Aushadhi, Avishat, Apas, Vayu, Prithivi, Tari, Tarin, Ksha, Catushpada, Dvipada, Capin, Capi, Sarvam, Sarva, Evambhuta, Garbha, Bhuta, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.85.11). 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: “vanaspatīṃścauṣadhīścāviśanti apo vāyuṃ pṛthivīṃ cāntarikṣam
  • vanaspatīṃś -
  • vanaspati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cau -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • auṣadhīś -
  • auṣadhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    auṣadhī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āviśanti -
  • āviśat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • apo* -
  • apas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vāyum -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pṛthivīm -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tari -
  • tari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tarī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tarin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tarin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣam -
  • kṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “catuṣpadaṃ dvipadaṃ cāpi sarvamevaṃbhūtā garbhabhūtā bhavanti
  • catuṣpadam -
  • catuṣpada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    catuṣpadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dvipadam -
  • dvipada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvipada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvipadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • evambhūtā* -
  • evambhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    evambhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • garbha -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūtā* -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.85.11

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 1.85.11 in Kannada sript:
ವನಸ್ಪತೀಂಶ್ಚೌಷಧೀಶ್ಚಾವಿಶನ್ತಿ ಅಪೋ ವಾಯುಂ ಪೃಥಿವೀಂ ಚಾನ್ತರಿಕ್ಷಮ್ ।
ಚತುಷ್ಪದಂ ದ್ವಿಪದಂ ಚಾಪಿ ಸರ್ವಮೇವಂಭೂತಾ ಗರ್ಭಭೂತಾ ಭವನ್ತಿ ॥ 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 1.85.11 in Bengali sript:
বনস্পতীংশ্চৌষধীশ্চাবিশন্তি অপো বাযুং পৃথিবীং চান্তরিক্ষম্ ।
চতুষ্পদং দ্বিপদং চাপি সর্বমেবংভূতা গর্ভভূতা ভবন্তি ॥ 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 1.85.11 in Gujarati sript:
વનસ્પતીંશ્ચૌષધીશ્ચાવિશન્તિ અપો વાયું પૃથિવીં ચાન્તરિક્ષમ્ ।
ચતુષ્પદં દ્વિપદં ચાપિ સર્વમેવંભૂતા ગર્ભભૂતા ભવન્તિ ॥ 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 1.85.11 in Malayalam sript:
വനസ്പതീംശ്ചൌഷധീശ്ചാവിശന്തി അപോ വായും പൃഥിവീം ചാന്തരിക്ഷമ് ।
ചതുഷ്പദം ദ്വിപദം ചാപി സര്വമേവംഭൂതാ ഗര്ഭഭൂതാ ഭവന്തി ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.85.11 in Telugu sript:
వనస్పతీంశ్చౌషధీశ్చావిశన్తి అపో వాయుం పృథివీం చాన్తరిక్షమ్ ।
చతుష్పదం ద్విపదం చాపి సర్వమేవంభూతా గర్భభూతా భవన్తి ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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