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 3.260.11

शक्रप्रभृतयश्चैव सर्वे ते सुरसत्तमाः ।
वानरर्क्षवरस्त्रीषु जनयामासुरात्मजान् ।
तेऽन्ववर्तन्पितॄन्सर्वे यशसा च बलेन च ॥ ११ ॥

śakraprabhṛtayaścaiva sarve te surasattamāḥ |
vānararkṣavarastrīṣu janayāmāsurātmajān |
te'nvavartanpitṝnsarve yaśasā ca balena ca || 11 ||

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

...begrimed with dust. Then Arjuna and Vrikodara, securing him with chains, thrust him into a chariot. And Bhima, himself mounting that chariot, and accompanied by Arjuna, drove towards...

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

Shakra, Prabhriti, Sarva, Tad, Yushmad, Surasattama, Vanara, Riksha, Varastri, Asura, Anu, Pitri, Yashas, Yashasa, Bala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.260.11). 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: “śakraprabhṛtayaścaiva sarve te surasattamāḥ
  • śakra -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhṛtayaś -
  • prabhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • surasattamāḥ -
  • surasattama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “vānararkṣavarastrīṣu janayāmāsurātmajān
  • vānarar -
  • vānara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vānara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛkṣa -
  • ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varastrīṣu -
  • varastrī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • janayāmā -
  • jan (verb class 10)
    [imperative active first plural]
    jan (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asurāt -
  • asura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    asura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jān -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “te'nvavartanpitṝnsarve yaśasā ca balena ca
  • 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]
  • anva -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avartan -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • pitṝn -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yaśasā -
  • yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    yaśasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balena -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • 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 3.260.11

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 3.260.11 in Kannada sript:
ಶಕ್ರಪ್ರಭೃತಯಶ್ಚೈವ ಸರ್ವೇ ತೇ ಸುರಸತ್ತಮಾಃ ।
ವಾನರರ್ಕ್ಷವರಸ್ತ್ರೀಷು ಜನಯಾಮಾಸುರಾತ್ಮಜಾನ್ ।
ತೇಽನ್ವವರ್ತನ್ಪಿತೄನ್ಸರ್ವೇ ಯಶಸಾ ಚ ಬಲೇನ ಚ ॥ 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 3.260.11 in Bengali sript:
শক্রপ্রভৃতযশ্চৈব সর্বে তে সুরসত্তমাঃ ।
বানরর্ক্ষবরস্ত্রীষু জনযামাসুরাত্মজান্ ।
তেঽন্ববর্তন্পিতৄন্সর্বে যশসা চ বলেন চ ॥ 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 3.260.11 in Gujarati sript:
શક્રપ્રભૃતયશ્ચૈવ સર્વે તે સુરસત્તમાઃ ।
વાનરર્ક્ષવરસ્ત્રીષુ જનયામાસુરાત્મજાન્ ।
તેઽન્વવર્તન્પિતૄન્સર્વે યશસા ચ બલેન ચ ॥ 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 3.260.11 in Malayalam sript:
ശക്രപ്രഭൃതയശ്ചൈവ സര്വേ തേ സുരസത്തമാഃ ।
വാനരര്ക്ഷവരസ്ത്രീഷു ജനയാമാസുരാത്മജാന് ।
തേഽന്വവര്തന്പിതൄന്സര്വേ യശസാ ച ബലേന ച ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.260.11 in Telugu sript:
శక్రప్రభృతయశ్చైవ సర్వే తే సురసత్తమాః ।
వానరర్క్షవరస్త్రీషు జనయామాసురాత్మజాన్ ।
తేఽన్వవర్తన్పితౄన్సర్వే యశసా చ బలేన చ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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