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 1.167.11

वध्वादृश्यन्त्यानुगत आश्रमाभिमुखो व्रजन् ।
अथ शुश्राव संगत्या वेदाध्ययननिःस्वनम् ।
पृष्ठतः परिपूर्णार्थैः षड्भिरङ्गैरलंकृतम् ॥ ११ ॥

vadhvādṛśyantyānugata āśramābhimukho vrajan |
atha śuśrāva saṃgatyā vedādhyayananiḥsvanam |
pṛṣṭhataḥ paripūrṇārthaiḥ ṣaḍbhiraṅgairalaṃkṛtam || 11 ||

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

...eyes. But, O bull in Bharata’s race, the troops of Vasishtha, though excited with wrath, took not the life of any of Visvamitra’s troops. Nandini simply caused the monarch’s army to...

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

Vadhva, Vadhu, Adrishyanti, Anugata, Ashrama, Abhimukha, Vrajat, Atha, Sangati, Vedadhyayana, Nihsvana, Prishthatah, Paripurnartha, Shash, Anga, Alankrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.167.11). 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: “vadhvādṛśyantyānugata āśramābhimukho vrajan
  • vadhvā -
  • vadhvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vadhu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    vadhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • adṛśyantyā -
  • adṛśyantī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    adṛśyantī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • anugata* -
  • anugata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśramā -
  • āśrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśrama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhimukho* -
  • abhimukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vrajan -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “atha śuśrāva saṃgatyā vedādhyayananiḥsvanam
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śuśrāva -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • saṅgatyā* -
  • saṅgati (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vedādhyayana -
  • vedādhyayana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niḥsvanam -
  • niḥsvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niḥsvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niḥsvanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “pṛṣṭhataḥ paripūrṇārthaiḥ ṣaḍbhiraṅgairalaṃkṛtam
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ -
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • paripūrṇārthaiḥ -
  • paripūrṇārtha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    paripūrṇārtha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ṣaḍbhir -
  • ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • aṅgair -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • alaṅkṛtam -
  • alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alaṅkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.167.11

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 1.167.11 in Kannada sript:
ವಧ್ವಾದೃಶ್ಯನ್ತ್ಯಾನುಗತ ಆಶ್ರಮಾಭಿಮುಖೋ ವ್ರಜನ್ ।
ಅಥ ಶುಶ್ರಾವ ಸಂಗತ್ಯಾ ವೇದಾಧ್ಯಯನನಿಃಸ್ವನಮ್ ।
ಪೃಷ್ಠತಃ ಪರಿಪೂರ್ಣಾರ್ಥೈಃ ಷಡ್ಭಿರಙ್ಗೈರಲಂಕೃತಮ್ ॥ 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 1.167.11 in Bengali sript:
বধ্বাদৃশ্যন্ত্যানুগত আশ্রমাভিমুখো ব্রজন্ ।
অথ শুশ্রাব সংগত্যা বেদাধ্যযননিঃস্বনম্ ।
পৃষ্ঠতঃ পরিপূর্ণার্থৈঃ ষড্ভিরঙ্গৈরলংকৃতম্ ॥ 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 1.167.11 in Gujarati sript:
વધ્વાદૃશ્યન્ત્યાનુગત આશ્રમાભિમુખો વ્રજન્ ।
અથ શુશ્રાવ સંગત્યા વેદાધ્યયનનિઃસ્વનમ્ ।
પૃષ્ઠતઃ પરિપૂર્ણાર્થૈઃ ષડ્ભિરઙ્ગૈરલંકૃતમ્ ॥ 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 1.167.11 in Malayalam sript:
വധ്വാദൃശ്യന്ത്യാനുഗത ആശ്രമാഭിമുഖോ വ്രജന് ।
അഥ ശുശ്രാവ സംഗത്യാ വേദാധ്യയനനിഃസ്വനമ് ।
പൃഷ്ഠതഃ പരിപൂര്ണാര്ഥൈഃ ഷഡ്ഭിരങ്ഗൈരലംകൃതമ് ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.167.11 in Telugu sript:
వధ్వాదృశ్యన్త్యానుగత ఆశ్రమాభిముఖో వ్రజన్ ।
అథ శుశ్రావ సంగత్యా వేదాధ్యయననిఃస్వనమ్ ।
పృష్ఠతః పరిపూర్ణార్థైః షడ్భిరఙ్గైరలంకృతమ్ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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