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 3.120.11

प्रद्युम्नमुक्तान्निशितान्न शक्ताः सोढुं कृपद्रोणविकर्णकर्णाः ।
जानामि वीर्यं च तवात्मजस्य कार्ष्णिर्भवत्येष यथा रणस्थः ॥ ११ ॥

pradyumnamuktānniśitānna śaktāḥ soḍhuṃ kṛpadroṇavikarṇakarṇāḥ |
jānāmi vīryaṃ ca tavātmajasya kārṣṇirbhavatyeṣa yathā raṇasthaḥ || 11 ||

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

...the Soma juice, to make an offering to the Asvins. Then Sachi’s lord hurled at him the thunderbolt of awful form. And as he was about to launch it, his arm was paralysed by Bhrigu’s...

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

Pradyumna, Ukta, Nishita, Shakta, Kripa, Drona, Vikarnaka, Rina, Virya, Yushmad, Atmaja, Karshni, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Esha, Yatha, Ranastha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.120.11). 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: “pradyumnamuktānniśitānna śaktāḥ soḍhuṃ kṛpadroṇavikarṇakarṇāḥ
  • pradyumnam -
  • pradyumna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • uktān -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [ablative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vac class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • niśitānn -
  • niśita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaktāḥ -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śac -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
  • Cannot analyse soḍhum*kṛ
  • kṛpa -
  • kṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • droṇa -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vikarṇakar -
  • vikarṇaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛṇāḥ -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ṛṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “jānāmi vīryaṃ ca tavātmajasya kārṣṇirbhavatyeṣa yathā raṇasthaḥ
  • jānāmi -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active first single]
  • vīryam -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vīryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tavā -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • ātmajasya -
  • ātmaja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ātmaja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kārṣṇir -
  • kārṣṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavatye -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • raṇasthaḥ -
  • raṇastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.120.11

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 3.120.11 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರದ್ಯುಮ್ನಮುಕ್ತಾನ್ನಿಶಿತಾನ್ನ ಶಕ್ತಾಃ ಸೋಢುಂ ಕೃಪದ್ರೋಣವಿಕರ್ಣಕರ್ಣಾಃ ।
ಜಾನಾಮಿ ವೀರ್ಯಂ ಚ ತವಾತ್ಮಜಸ್ಯ ಕಾರ್ಷ್ಣಿರ್ಭವತ್ಯೇಷ ಯಥಾ ರಣಸ್ಥಃ ॥ 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 3.120.11 in Bengali sript:
প্রদ্যুম্নমুক্তান্নিশিতান্ন শক্তাঃ সোঢুং কৃপদ্রোণবিকর্ণকর্ণাঃ ।
জানামি বীর্যং চ তবাত্মজস্য কার্ষ্ণির্ভবত্যেষ যথা রণস্থঃ ॥ 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 3.120.11 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રદ્યુમ્નમુક્તાન્નિશિતાન્ન શક્તાઃ સોઢું કૃપદ્રોણવિકર્ણકર્ણાઃ ।
જાનામિ વીર્યં ચ તવાત્મજસ્ય કાર્ષ્ણિર્ભવત્યેષ યથા રણસ્થઃ ॥ 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 3.120.11 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രദ്യുമ്നമുക്താന്നിശിതാന്ന ശക്താഃ സോഢും കൃപദ്രോണവികര്ണകര്ണാഃ ।
ജാനാമി വീര്യം ച തവാത്മജസ്യ കാര്ഷ്ണിര്ഭവത്യേഷ യഥാ രണസ്ഥഃ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.120.11 in Telugu sript:
ప్రద్యుమ్నముక్తాన్నిశితాన్న శక్తాః సోఢుం కృపద్రోణవికర్ణకర్ణాః ।
జానామి వీర్యం చ తవాత్మజస్య కార్ష్ణిర్భవత్యేష యథా రణస్థః ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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