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 3.232.11

क इहान्यो भवेत्त्राणमभिधावेति चोदितः ।
प्राञ्जलिं शरणापन्नं दृष्ट्वा शत्रुमपि ध्रुवम् ॥ ११ ॥

ka ihānyo bhavettrāṇamabhidhāveti coditaḥ |
prāñjaliṃ śaraṇāpannaṃ dṛṣṭvā śatrumapi dhruvam || 11 ||

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

...fought with the Gandharvas, although every one of them was much wounded and mangled in the encounter. All the Gandharvas then, desirous of slaying Karna, rushed together by hundreds...

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

Kah, Iha, Ani, Trana, Abhidha, Coditri, Codita, Pranjali, Sharanapanna, Shatru, Api, Dhruvam, Dhruva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.232.11). 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: “ka ihānyo bhavettrāṇamabhidhāveti coditaḥ
  • ka* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ihā -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anyo* -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • trāṇam -
  • trāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abhidhā -
  • abhidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • veti -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • coditaḥ -
  • coditṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    codita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cud -> codita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √cud]
  • Line 2: “prāñjaliṃ śaraṇāpannaṃ dṛṣṭvā śatrumapi dhruvam
  • prāñjalim -
  • prāñjali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śaraṇāpannam -
  • śaraṇāpanna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇāpanna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇāpannā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • śatrum -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.232.11

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 3.232.11 in Kannada sript:
ಕ ಇಹಾನ್ಯೋ ಭವೇತ್ತ್ರಾಣಮಭಿಧಾವೇತಿ ಚೋದಿತಃ ।
ಪ್ರಾಞ್ಜಲಿಂ ಶರಣಾಪನ್ನಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಶತ್ರುಮಪಿ ಧ್ರುವಮ್ ॥ 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 3.232.11 in Bengali sript:
ক ইহান্যো ভবেত্ত্রাণমভিধাবেতি চোদিতঃ ।
প্রাঞ্জলিং শরণাপন্নং দৃষ্ট্বা শত্রুমপি ধ্রুবম্ ॥ 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 3.232.11 in Gujarati sript:
ક ઇહાન્યો ભવેત્ત્રાણમભિધાવેતિ ચોદિતઃ ।
પ્રાઞ્જલિં શરણાપન્નં દૃષ્ટ્વા શત્રુમપિ ધ્રુવમ્ ॥ 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 3.232.11 in Malayalam sript:
ക ഇഹാന്യോ ഭവേത്ത്രാണമഭിധാവേതി ചോദിതഃ ।
പ്രാഞ്ജലിം ശരണാപന്നം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ശത്രുമപി ധ്രുവമ് ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.232.11 in Telugu sript:
క ఇహాన్యో భవేత్త్రాణమభిధావేతి చోదితః ।
ప్రాఞ్జలిం శరణాపన్నం దృష్ట్వా శత్రుమపి ధ్రువమ్ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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