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 12.47.57

नमस्ते भगवन्विष्णो लोकानां प्रभवाप्यय ।
त्वं हि कर्ता हृषीकेश संहर्ता चापराजितः ॥ ५७ ॥

namaste bhagavanviṣṇo lokānāṃ prabhavāpyaya |
tvaṃ hi kartā hṛṣīkeśa saṃhartā cāparājitaḥ || 57 ||

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

...'When Bhishma that chief of the Kurus, lay on his bed of arrows, many Rishis and Siddhas, O king, headed by Narada, came to that spot. The unslain remnant of the (assembled) kings with Yudhishthira at their...

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

Nama, Namas, Tad, Yushmad, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Vishnu, Loka, Prabhava, Prabhavan, Apyaya, Tva, Karta, Hrishikesha, Samhartri, Capa, Rajitah, Rajita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.47.57). 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: “namaste bhagavanviṣṇo lokānāṃ prabhavāpyaya
  • namas -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • bhagavan -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhagavan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • viṣṇo -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • lokānām -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • prabhavā -
  • prabhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabhavan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    prabhavan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prabhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apyaya -
  • apyaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tvaṃ hi kartā hṛṣīkeśa saṃhartā cāparājitaḥ
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kartā* -
  • karta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kartā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hṛṣīkeśa -
  • hṛṣīkeśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃhartā -
  • saṃhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājitaḥ -
  • rājitaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rājita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj -> rājita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.47.57

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 12.47.57 in Kannada sript:
ನಮಸ್ತೇ ಭಗವನ್ವಿಷ್ಣೋ ಲೋಕಾನಾಂ ಪ್ರಭವಾಪ್ಯಯ ।
ತ್ವಂ ಹಿ ಕರ್ತಾ ಹೃಷೀಕೇಶ ಸಂಹರ್ತಾ ಚಾಪರಾಜಿತಃ ॥ ೫೭ ॥

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 12.47.57 in Bengali sript:
নমস্তে ভগবন্বিষ্ণো লোকানাং প্রভবাপ্যয ।
ত্বং হি কর্তা হৃষীকেশ সংহর্তা চাপরাজিতঃ ॥ ৫৭ ॥

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 12.47.57 in Gujarati sript:
નમસ્તે ભગવન્વિષ્ણો લોકાનાં પ્રભવાપ્યય ।
ત્વં હિ કર્તા હૃષીકેશ સંહર્તા ચાપરાજિતઃ ॥ ૫૭ ॥

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 12.47.57 in Malayalam sript:
നമസ്തേ ഭഗവന്വിഷ്ണോ ലോകാനാം പ്രഭവാപ്യയ ।
ത്വം ഹി കര്താ ഹൃഷീകേശ സംഹര്താ ചാപരാജിതഃ ॥ ൫൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.47.57 in Telugu sript:
నమస్తే భగవన్విష్ణో లోకానాం ప్రభవాప్యయ ।
త్వం హి కర్తా హృషీకేశ సంహర్తా చాపరాజితః ॥ ౫౭ ॥

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