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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 4.38.11
स्पृष्टवन्तं शरीरं मां शववाहमिवाशुचिम् ।
कथं वा व्यवहार्यं वै कुर्वीथास्त्वं बृहन्नडे ॥ ११ ॥
spṛṣṭavantaṃ śarīraṃ māṃ śavavāhamivāśucim |
kathaṃ vā vyavahāryaṃ vai kurvīthāstvaṃ bṛhannaḍe || 11 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...showering gravels in profusion. The sky also is overcast with a gloom of ashy hue. The clouds present the strange sight of being dry and waterless. Our weapons also of various kinds are coming out...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.38.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sprishtavat, Sharira, Asmad, Shavavaha, Iva, Ashuci, Katham, Katha, Var, Vyavaharya, Tva, Yushmad, Brihannada,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.38.11). 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: “spṛṣṭavantaṃ śarīraṃ māṃ śavavāhamivāśucim ”
- spṛṣṭavantam -
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√spṛś -> spṛṣṭavat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
- śarīram -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- śavavāham -
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śavavāha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aśucim -
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aśuci (noun, masculine)[accusative single]aśuci (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “kathaṃ vā vyavahāryaṃ vai kurvīthāstvaṃ bṛhannaḍe ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vyavahāryam -
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vyavahārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vyavahārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vyavahāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- kurvīthās -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative middle second single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- bṛhannaḍe -
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bṛhannaḍa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.38.11
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.38.11 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ಪೃಷ್ಟವನ್ತಂ ಶರೀರಂ ಮಾಂ ಶವವಾಹಮಿವಾಶುಚಿಮ್ ।
ಕಥಂ ವಾ ವ್ಯವಹಾರ್ಯಂ ವೈ ಕುರ್ವೀಥಾಸ್ತ್ವಂ ಬೃಹನ್ನಡೇ ॥ ೧೧ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.38.11 in Bengali sript:
স্পৃষ্টবন্তং শরীরং মাং শববাহমিবাশুচিম্ ।
কথং বা ব্যবহার্যং বৈ কুর্বীথাস্ত্বং বৃহন্নডে ॥ ১১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.38.11 in Gujarati sript:
સ્પૃષ્ટવન્તં શરીરં માં શવવાહમિવાશુચિમ્ ।
કથં વા વ્યવહાર્યં વૈ કુર્વીથાસ્ત્વં બૃહન્નડે ॥ ૧૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.38.11 in Malayalam sript:
സ്പൃഷ്ടവന്തം ശരീരം മാം ശവവാഹമിവാശുചിമ് ।
കഥം വാ വ്യവഹാര്യം വൈ കുര്വീഥാസ്ത്വം ബൃഹന്നഡേ ॥ ൧൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.38.11 in Telugu sript:
స్పృష్టవన్తం శరీరం మాం శవవాహమివాశుచిమ్ ।
కథం వా వ్యవహార్యం వై కుర్వీథాస్త్వం బృహన్నడే ॥ ౧౧ ॥