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 1.96.11

स्वयंवरं तु राजन्याः प्रशंसन्त्युपयान्ति च ।
प्रमथ्य तु हृतामाहुर्ज्यायसीं धर्मवादिनः ॥ ११ ॥

svayaṃvaraṃ tu rājanyāḥ praśaṃsantyupayānti ca |
pramathya tu hṛtāmāhurjyāyasīṃ dharmavādinaḥ || 11 ||

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

...priest of the celestials, endued with great energy, approached Mamata. The latter, however, told her husband’s younger brother—that foremost of eloquent men—that she had conceived from her...

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

Svayamvara, Rajani, Rajanya, Prashamsat, Prashamsanti, Upaya, Anti, Hrit, Hrita, Jyayas, Dharmavadin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.96.11). 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: “svayaṃvaraṃ tu rājanyāḥ praśaṃsantyupayānti ca
  • svayaṃvaram -
  • svayaṃvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svayaṃvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svayaṃvarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rājanyāḥ -
  • rājanī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rājanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • praśaṃsantyu -
  • praśaṃsantī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    praśaṃsantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    praśaṃsantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    praśaṃsat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • upayā -
  • upaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “pramathya tu hṛtāmāhurjyāyasīṃ dharmavādinaḥ
  • pramathya -
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • hṛtām -
  • hṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    hṛt (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    hṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    hṛ -> hṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
  • āhur -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • jyāyasī -
  • jyāyas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jyāyas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dharmavādinaḥ -
  • dharmavādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dharmavādin (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 1.96.11

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 1.96.11 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಯಂವರಂ ತು ರಾಜನ್ಯಾಃ ಪ್ರಶಂಸನ್ತ್ಯುಪಯಾನ್ತಿ ಚ ।
ಪ್ರಮಥ್ಯ ತು ಹೃತಾಮಾಹುರ್ಜ್ಯಾಯಸೀಂ ಧರ್ಮವಾದಿನಃ ॥ 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 1.96.11 in Bengali sript:
স্বযংবরং তু রাজন্যাঃ প্রশংসন্ত্যুপযান্তি চ ।
প্রমথ্য তু হৃতামাহুর্জ্যাযসীং ধর্মবাদিনঃ ॥ 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 1.96.11 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વયંવરં તુ રાજન્યાઃ પ્રશંસન્ત્યુપયાન્તિ ચ ।
પ્રમથ્ય તુ હૃતામાહુર્જ્યાયસીં ધર્મવાદિનઃ ॥ 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 1.96.11 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വയംവരം തു രാജന്യാഃ പ്രശംസന്ത്യുപയാന്തി ച ।
പ്രമഥ്യ തു ഹൃതാമാഹുര്ജ്യായസീം ധര്മവാദിനഃ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.96.11 in Telugu sript:
స్వయంవరం తు రాజన్యాః ప్రశంసన్త్యుపయాన్తి చ ।
ప్రమథ్య తు హృతామాహుర్జ్యాయసీం ధర్మవాదినః ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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