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 12.38.46

पाण्डुरेण च माल्येन पताकाभिश्च वेदिभिः ।
संवृतो राजमार्गश्च धूपनैश्च सुधूपितः ॥ ४६ ॥

pāṇḍureṇa ca mālyena patākābhiśca vedibhiḥ |
saṃvṛto rājamārgaśca dhūpanaiśca sudhūpitaḥ || 46 ||

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

...number of flowers strung together in a strong thread. You are called Hari, of a thousand heads, a thousand feet, a thousand eyes, a thousand arms, a thousand crowns, and a thousand faces of great splendour....

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

Pandura, Malya, Pataka, Vedi, Vedin, Samvrit, Samvrita, Rajamarga, Dhupana, Dhupita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.38.46). 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: “pāṇḍureṇa ca mālyena patākābhiśca vedibhiḥ
  • pāṇḍureṇa -
  • pāṇḍura (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pāṇḍura (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mālyena -
  • mālya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mālya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    mal -> mālya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √mal class 1 verb]
    mal -> mālya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √mal class 1 verb]
  • patākābhiś -
  • patākā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vedibhiḥ -
  • vedi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vedi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vedi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    vedin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vedin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “saṃvṛto rājamārgaśca dhūpanaiśca sudhūpitaḥ
  • saṃvṛto* -
  • saṃvṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    saṃvṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājamārgaś -
  • rājamārga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhūpanaiś -
  • dhūpana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhūpitaḥ -
  • dhūpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.38.46

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 12.38.46 in Kannada sript:
ಪಾಣ್ಡುರೇಣ ಚ ಮಾಲ್ಯೇನ ಪತಾಕಾಭಿಶ್ಚ ವೇದಿಭಿಃ ।
ಸಂವೃತೋ ರಾಜಮಾರ್ಗಶ್ಚ ಧೂಪನೈಶ್ಚ ಸುಧೂಪಿತಃ ॥ ೪೬ ॥

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 12.38.46 in Bengali sript:
পাণ্ডুরেণ চ মাল্যেন পতাকাভিশ্চ বেদিভিঃ ।
সংবৃতো রাজমার্গশ্চ ধূপনৈশ্চ সুধূপিতঃ ॥ ৪৬ ॥

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 12.38.46 in Gujarati sript:
પાણ્ડુરેણ ચ માલ્યેન પતાકાભિશ્ચ વેદિભિઃ ।
સંવૃતો રાજમાર્ગશ્ચ ધૂપનૈશ્ચ સુધૂપિતઃ ॥ ૪૬ ॥

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 12.38.46 in Malayalam sript:
പാണ്ഡുരേണ ച മാല്യേന പതാകാഭിശ്ച വേദിഭിഃ ।
സംവൃതോ രാജമാര്ഗശ്ച ധൂപനൈശ്ച സുധൂപിതഃ ॥ ൪൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.38.46 in Telugu sript:
పాణ్డురేణ చ మాల్యేన పతాకాభిశ్చ వేదిభిః ।
సంవృతో రాజమార్గశ్చ ధూపనైశ్చ సుధూపితః ॥ ౪౬ ॥

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