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 12.51.7

दिवं ते शिरसा व्याप्तं पद्भ्यां देवी वसुंधरा ।
दिशो भुजौ रविश्चक्षुर्वीर्ये शक्रः प्रतिष्ठितः ॥ ७ ॥

divaṃ te śirasā vyāptaṃ padbhyāṃ devī vasuṃdharā |
diśo bhujau raviścakṣurvīrye śakraḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ || 7 ||

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

...of the Kurus, what more you wish to know." Vaisampayana continued, "The illustrious Vyasa and Devasthana and Asva, and Vasudeva and Kripa and Satyaki and Sanjaya, filled with joy, and with faces resembling...

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

Div, Diva, Tad, Yushmad, Shiras, Vyapta, Pat, Pad, Devi, Devin, Vasundhara, Dishas, Dish, Disha, Bhuj, Bhuja, Bhuji, Ravi, Cakshu, Cakshus, Virya, Shakra, Pratishthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.51.7). 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: “divaṃ te śirasā vyāptaṃ padbhyāṃ devī vasuṃdharā
  • divam -
  • diva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    divā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [accusative 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]
  • śirasā -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vyāptam -
  • vyāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vyāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • padbhyām -
  • pat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    pat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    pad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • devī -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vasundharā -
  • vasundharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “diśo bhujau raviścakṣurvīrye śakraḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ
  • diśo* -
  • diśas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    diśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhujau -
  • bhuj (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhuj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhuja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhuji (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhuji (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • raviś -
  • ravi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cakṣur -
  • cakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • vīrye -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vīryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [locative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
  • śakraḥ -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratiṣṭhitaḥ -
  • pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.51.7

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 12.51.7 in Kannada sript:
ದಿವಂ ತೇ ಶಿರಸಾ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಂ ಪದ್ಭ್ಯಾಂ ದೇವೀ ವಸುಂಧರಾ ।
ದಿಶೋ ಭುಜೌ ರವಿಶ್ಚಕ್ಷುರ್ವೀರ್ಯೇ ಶಕ್ರಃ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 12.51.7 in Bengali sript:
দিবং তে শিরসা ব্যাপ্তং পদ্ভ্যাং দেবী বসুংধরা ।
দিশো ভুজৌ রবিশ্চক্ষুর্বীর্যে শক্রঃ প্রতিষ্ঠিতঃ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 12.51.7 in Gujarati sript:
દિવં તે શિરસા વ્યાપ્તં પદ્ભ્યાં દેવી વસુંધરા ।
દિશો ભુજૌ રવિશ્ચક્ષુર્વીર્યે શક્રઃ પ્રતિષ્ઠિતઃ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 12.51.7 in Malayalam sript:
ദിവം തേ ശിരസാ വ്യാപ്തം പദ്ഭ്യാം ദേവീ വസുംധരാ ।
ദിശോ ഭുജൌ രവിശ്ചക്ഷുര്വീര്യേ ശക്രഃ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിതഃ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.51.7 in Telugu sript:
దివం తే శిరసా వ్యాప్తం పద్భ్యాం దేవీ వసుంధరా ।
దిశో భుజౌ రవిశ్చక్షుర్వీర్యే శక్రః ప్రతిష్ఠితః ॥ ౭ ॥

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