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 2.11.12

अति चन्द्रं च सूर्यं च शिखिनं च स्वयंप्रभा ।
दीप्यते नाकपृष्ठस्था भासयन्तीव भास्करम् ॥ १२ ॥

ati candraṃ ca sūryaṃ ca śikhinaṃ ca svayaṃprabhā |
dīpyate nākapṛṣṭhasthā bhāsayantīva bhāskaram || 12 ||

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

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

Ati, Candra, Surya, Shikhin, Shikhina, Svayamprabha, Nakaprishtha, Tha, Bhasayat, Bhasayanti, Iva, Bhaskara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.11.12). 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: “ati candraṃ ca sūryaṃ ca śikhinaṃ ca svayaṃprabhā
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • candram -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    candrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūryam -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śikhinam -
  • śikhina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śikhin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svayamprabhā -
  • svayamprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dīpyate nākapṛṣṭhasthā bhāsayantīva bhāskaram
  • dīpyate -
  • dīp (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
  • nākapṛṣṭhas -
  • nākapṛṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • thā* -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhāsayantī -
  • bhās -> bhāsayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √bhās], [adverb from √bhās]
    bhās -> bhāsayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bhās], [nominative plural from √bhās], [vocative dual from √bhās], [vocative plural from √bhās], [accusative dual from √bhās], [accusative plural from √bhās]
    bhās -> bhāsayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhās], [vocative single from √bhās]
    bhās (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhāskaram -
  • bhāskara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāskara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāskarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.11.12

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 2.11.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅತಿ ಚನ್ದ್ರಂ ಚ ಸೂರ್ಯಂ ಚ ಶಿಖಿನಂ ಚ ಸ್ವಯಂಪ್ರಭಾ ।
ದೀಪ್ಯತೇ ನಾಕಪೃಷ್ಠಸ್ಥಾ ಭಾಸಯನ್ತೀವ ಭಾಸ್ಕರಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 2.11.12 in Bengali sript:
অতি চন্দ্রং চ সূর্যং চ শিখিনং চ স্বযংপ্রভা ।
দীপ্যতে নাকপৃষ্ঠস্থা ভাসযন্তীব ভাস্করম্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 2.11.12 in Gujarati sript:
અતિ ચન્દ્રં ચ સૂર્યં ચ શિખિનં ચ સ્વયંપ્રભા ।
દીપ્યતે નાકપૃષ્ઠસ્થા ભાસયન્તીવ ભાસ્કરમ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 2.11.12 in Malayalam sript:
അതി ചന്ദ്രം ച സൂര്യം ച ശിഖിനം ച സ്വയംപ്രഭാ ।
ദീപ്യതേ നാകപൃഷ്ഠസ്ഥാ ഭാസയന്തീവ ഭാസ്കരമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.11.12 in Telugu sript:
అతి చన్ద్రం చ సూర్యం చ శిఖినం చ స్వయంప్రభా ।
దీప్యతే నాకపృష్ఠస్థా భాసయన్తీవ భాస్కరమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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