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 4.31.11

कॢप्तोत्तरोष्ठं सुनसं कॢप्तकेशमलंकृतम् ।
अदृश्यत शिरश्छिन्नं रजोध्वस्तं सकुण्डलम् ॥ ११ ॥

kḷptottaroṣṭhaṃ sunasaṃ kḷptakeśamalaṃkṛtam |
adṛśyata śiraśchinnaṃ rajodhvastaṃ sakuṇḍalam || 11 ||

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

...without doubt. Give you unto them cars furnished with banners and let them case their persons in beautiful coats of mail that should be both invulnerable and easy to wear. And let them also have...

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

Klipta, Uttaroshtha, Sunasa, Kesha, Alankrita, Shirashchinna, Raja, Rajas, Dhvasta, Sakundala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.31.11). 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: “kḷptottaroṣṭhaṃ sunasaṃ kḷptakeśamalaṃkṛtam
  • kḷpto -
  • kḷpta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kḷpta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kḷptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kḷp -> kḷpta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kḷp class 1 verb]
    kḷp -> kḷpta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kḷp class 1 verb]
    kḷp -> kḷptā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kḷp class 1 verb]
  • uttaroṣṭham -
  • uttaroṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sunasam -
  • sunasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sunasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sunasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kḷpta -
  • kḷpta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kḷpta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kḷp -> kḷpta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kḷp class 1 verb]
    kḷp -> kḷpta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kḷp class 1 verb]
  • keśam -
  • keśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    keśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    keśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • alaṅkṛtam -
  • alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alaṅkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “adṛśyata śiraśchinnaṃ rajodhvastaṃ sakuṇḍalam
  • adṛśyata -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive third single]
  • śiraśchinnam -
  • śiraśchinna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiraśchinna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rajo -
  • rajas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rajas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhvastam -
  • dhvasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhvasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhvastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sakuṇḍalam -
  • sakuṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sakuṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sakuṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.31.11

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 4.31.11 in Kannada sript:
ಕೢಪ್ತೋತ್ತರೋಷ್ಠಂ ಸುನಸಂ ಕೢಪ್ತಕೇಶಮಲಂಕೃತಮ್ ।
ಅದೃಶ್ಯತ ಶಿರಶ್ಛಿನ್ನಂ ರಜೋಧ್ವಸ್ತಂ ಸಕುಣ್ಡಲಮ್ ॥ 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 4.31.11 in Bengali sript:
কৢপ্তোত্তরোষ্ঠং সুনসং কৢপ্তকেশমলংকৃতম্ ।
অদৃশ্যত শিরশ্ছিন্নং রজোধ্বস্তং সকুণ্ডলম্ ॥ 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 4.31.11 in Gujarati sript:
કૢપ્તોત્તરોષ્ઠં સુનસં કૢપ્તકેશમલંકૃતમ્ ।
અદૃશ્યત શિરશ્છિન્નં રજોધ્વસ્તં સકુણ્ડલમ્ ॥ 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 4.31.11 in Malayalam sript:
കൢപ്തോത്തരോഷ്ഠം സുനസം കൢപ്തകേശമലംകൃതമ് ।
അദൃശ്യത ശിരശ്ഛിന്നം രജോധ്വസ്തം സകുണ്ഡലമ് ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.31.11 in Telugu sript:
కౢప్తోత్తరోష్ఠం సునసం కౢప్తకేశమలంకృతమ్ ।
అదృశ్యత శిరశ్ఛిన్నం రజోధ్వస్తం సకుణ్డలమ్ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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