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 3.13.11

दश वर्षसहस्राणि दश वर्षशतानि च ।
पुष्करेष्ववसः कृष्ण त्वमपो भक्षयन्पुरा ॥ ११ ॥

daśa varṣasahasrāṇi daśa varṣaśatāni ca |
puṣkareṣvavasaḥ kṛṣṇa tvamapo bhakṣayanpurā || 11 ||

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

...years as a Muni having his home where evening fell! Living upon water alone, you had, in days of old, O Krishna, also dwelt for full eleven thousand years by the lake of Pushkara!...

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

Dasha, Dashan, Varshasahasra, Varshashata, Pushkara, Avas, Avasa, Krishna, Tva, Yushmad, Apas, Bhakshayat, Pura, Pur,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.13.11). 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: “daśa varṣasahasrāṇi daśa varṣaśatāni ca
  • daśa -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • varṣasahasrāṇi -
  • varṣasahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • daśa -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • varṣaśatāni -
  • varṣaśata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “puṣkareṣvavasaḥ kṛṣṇa tvamapo bhakṣayanpurā
  • puṣkareṣva -
  • puṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    puṣkara (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • avasaḥ -
  • avas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    avasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vas (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • bhakṣayan -
  • bhakṣ -> bhakṣayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √bhakṣ], [vocative single from √bhakṣ]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.13.11

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 3.13.11 in Kannada sript:
ದಶ ವರ್ಷಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ದಶ ವರ್ಷಶತಾನಿ ಚ ।
ಪುಷ್ಕರೇಷ್ವವಸಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ತ್ವಮಪೋ ಭಕ್ಷಯನ್ಪುರಾ ॥ 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 3.13.11 in Bengali sript:
দশ বর্ষসহস্রাণি দশ বর্ষশতানি চ ।
পুষ্করেষ্ববসঃ কৃষ্ণ ত্বমপো ভক্ষযন্পুরা ॥ 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 3.13.11 in Gujarati sript:
દશ વર્ષસહસ્રાણિ દશ વર્ષશતાનિ ચ ।
પુષ્કરેષ્વવસઃ કૃષ્ણ ત્વમપો ભક્ષયન્પુરા ॥ 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 3.13.11 in Malayalam sript:
ദശ വര്ഷസഹസ്രാണി ദശ വര്ഷശതാനി ച ।
പുഷ്കരേഷ്വവസഃ കൃഷ്ണ ത്വമപോ ഭക്ഷയന്പുരാ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.13.11 in Telugu sript:
దశ వర్షసహస్రాణి దశ వర్షశతాని చ ।
పుష్కరేష్వవసః కృష్ణ త్వమపో భక్షయన్పురా ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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