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 1.184.11

ते तत्र शूराः कथयां बभूवुः कथा विचित्राः पृतनाधिकाराः ।
अस्त्राणि दिव्यानि रथांश्च नागान्खड्गान्गदाश्चापि परश्वधांश्च ॥ ११ ॥

te tatra śūrāḥ kathayāṃ babhūvuḥ kathā vicitrāḥ pṛtanādhikārāḥ |
astrāṇi divyāni rathāṃśca nāgānkhaḍgāngadāścāpi paraśvadhāṃśca || 11 ||

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

...hero Valadeva or Vrikodara, the son of Pandu, or the heroic Duryodhana? Let us, therefore, desist from this fight with the Brahmanas. Indeed, Brahmanas, however offending, should yet...

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

Tad, Yushmad, Tatra, Shura, Katha, Vicitra, Pritana, Adhikara, Astra, Divya, Ratha, Naga, Khadga, Gada, Capin, Capi, Parashvadha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.184.11). 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: “te tatra śūrāḥ kathayāṃ babhūvuḥ kathā vicitrāḥ pṛtanādhikārāḥ
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śūrāḥ -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kathayām -
  • kath -> kathayām (periphrastic_perfect)
    [periphrastic_perfect from √kath]
  • babhūvuḥ -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • kathā* -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vicitrāḥ -
  • vicitra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vicitrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pṛtanā -
  • pṛtana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pṛtanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhikārāḥ -
  • adhikāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “astrāṇi divyāni rathāṃśca nāgānkhaḍgāngadāścāpi paraśvadhāṃśca
  • astrāṇi -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • divyāni -
  • divya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rathāṃś -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāgān -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • khaḍgān -
  • khaḍga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • gadāś -
  • gada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • paraśvadhāṃś -
  • paraśvadha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.184.11

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 1.184.11 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ತತ್ರ ಶೂರಾಃ ಕಥಯಾಂ ಬಭೂವುಃ ಕಥಾ ವಿಚಿತ್ರಾಃ ಪೃತನಾಧಿಕಾರಾಃ ।
ಅಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ದಿವ್ಯಾನಿ ರಥಾಂಶ್ಚ ನಾಗಾನ್ಖಡ್ಗಾನ್ಗದಾಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ಪರಶ್ವಧಾಂಶ್ಚ ॥ 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 1.184.11 in Bengali sript:
তে তত্র শূরাঃ কথযাং বভূবুঃ কথা বিচিত্রাঃ পৃতনাধিকারাঃ ।
অস্ত্রাণি দিব্যানি রথাংশ্চ নাগান্খড্গান্গদাশ্চাপি পরশ্বধাংশ্চ ॥ 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 1.184.11 in Gujarati sript:
તે તત્ર શૂરાઃ કથયાં બભૂવુઃ કથા વિચિત્રાઃ પૃતનાધિકારાઃ ।
અસ્ત્રાણિ દિવ્યાનિ રથાંશ્ચ નાગાન્ખડ્ગાન્ગદાશ્ચાપિ પરશ્વધાંશ્ચ ॥ 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 1.184.11 in Malayalam sript:
തേ തത്ര ശൂരാഃ കഥയാം ബഭൂവുഃ കഥാ വിചിത്രാഃ പൃതനാധികാരാഃ ।
അസ്ത്രാണി ദിവ്യാനി രഥാംശ്ച നാഗാന്ഖഡ്ഗാന്ഗദാശ്ചാപി പരശ്വധാംശ്ച ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.184.11 in Telugu sript:
తే తత్ర శూరాః కథయాం బభూవుః కథా విచిత్రాః పృతనాధికారాః ।
అస్త్రాణి దివ్యాని రథాంశ్చ నాగాన్ఖడ్గాన్గదాశ్చాపి పరశ్వధాంశ్చ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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