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 12.160.16

मरीचिमृषिमत्रिं च पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुम् ।
वसिष्ठाङ्गिरसौ चोभौ रुद्रं च प्रभुमीश्वरम् ॥ १६ ॥

marīcimṛṣimatriṃ ca pulastyaṃ pulahaṃ kratum |
vasiṣṭhāṅgirasau cobhau rudraṃ ca prabhumīśvaram || 16 ||

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

...everything is born, is the origin of all kinds of taste, of all kinds of scent, of all kinds of liquids, and of all kinds of animals.'" "Bharadvaja said, 'When the high-souled Brahman has created thousands...

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

Marici, Rishi, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Vasishtha, Angiras, Angirasa, Ubha, Rudra, Prabhu, Ishvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.160.16). 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: “marīcimṛṣimatriṃ ca pulastyaṃ pulahaṃ kratum
  • marīcim -
  • marīci (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛṣim -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • atrim -
  • atri (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pulastyam -
  • pulastya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pulaham -
  • pulaha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kratum -
  • kratu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vasiṣṭhāṅgirasau cobhau rudraṃ ca prabhumīśvaram
  • vasiṣṭhā -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vasiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vasiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgirasau -
  • aṅgiras (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṅgirasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ubhau -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rudram -
  • rudra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rudra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rudrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhum -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • īśvaram -
  • īśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īśvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īśvarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.160.16

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 12.160.16 in Kannada sript:
ಮರೀಚಿಮೃಷಿಮತ್ರಿಂ ಚ ಪುಲಸ್ತ್ಯಂ ಪುಲಹಂ ಕ್ರತುಮ್ ।
ವಸಿಷ್ಠಾಙ್ಗಿರಸೌ ಚೋಭೌ ರುದ್ರಂ ಚ ಪ್ರಭುಮೀಶ್ವರಮ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 12.160.16 in Bengali sript:
মরীচিমৃষিমত্রিং চ পুলস্ত্যং পুলহং ক্রতুম্ ।
বসিষ্ঠাঙ্গিরসৌ চোভৌ রুদ্রং চ প্রভুমীশ্বরম্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 12.160.16 in Gujarati sript:
મરીચિમૃષિમત્રિં ચ પુલસ્ત્યં પુલહં ક્રતુમ્ ।
વસિષ્ઠાઙ્ગિરસૌ ચોભૌ રુદ્રં ચ પ્રભુમીશ્વરમ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 12.160.16 in Malayalam sript:
മരീചിമൃഷിമത്രിം ച പുലസ്ത്യം പുലഹം ക്രതുമ് ।
വസിഷ്ഠാങ്ഗിരസൌ ചോഭൌ രുദ്രം ച പ്രഭുമീശ്വരമ് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.160.16 in Telugu sript:
మరీచిమృషిమత్రిం చ పులస్త్యం పులహం క్రతుమ్ ।
వసిష్ఠాఙ్గిరసౌ చోభౌ రుద్రం చ ప్రభుమీశ్వరమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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