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 12.160.45

ततः स भगवान्रुद्रो ब्रह्मर्षिगणसंस्तुतः ।
प्रगृह्यासिममेयात्मा रूपमन्यच्चकार ह ॥ ४५ ॥

tataḥ sa bhagavānrudro brahmarṣigaṇasaṃstutaḥ |
pragṛhyāsimameyātmā rūpamanyaccakāra ha || 45 ||

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

...These are the eleven properties that appertain to the wind. Space has only one property. It is called sound. I shall now tell you the different kinds of sound. They are the seven original notes called Shadja...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Bhagavat, Rudra, Gana, Samstuta, Pragrihya, Meya, Mas, Rupa, Ani, Anya, Cakara, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.160.45). 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: “tataḥ sa bhagavānrudro brahmarṣigaṇasaṃstutaḥ
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rudro* -
  • rudra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmarṣi -
  • brahmarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gaṇa -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃstutaḥ -
  • saṃstuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pragṛhyāsimameyātmā rūpamanyaccakāra ha
  • pragṛhyā -
  • pragṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pragṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pragṛhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsima -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first plural]
    as (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first plural]
  • meyāt -
  • meya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    meya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    -> meya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √ class 2 verb], [ablative single from √ class 3 verb], [ablative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> meya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ class 2 verb], [ablative single from √ class 3 verb], [ablative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> meya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> meya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> meya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> meya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ class 1 verb]
    mi -> meya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √mi class 5 verb]
    mi -> meya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √mi class 5 verb]
    -> meya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ class 9 verb]
    -> meya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ class 9 verb]
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • ac -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cakāra -
  • cakāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.160.45

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 12.160.45 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಸ ಭಗವಾನ್ರುದ್ರೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮರ್ಷಿಗಣಸಂಸ್ತುತಃ ।
ಪ್ರಗೃಹ್ಯಾಸಿಮಮೇಯಾತ್ಮಾ ರೂಪಮನ್ಯಚ್ಚಕಾರ ಹ ॥ ೪೫ ॥

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 12.160.45 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ স ভগবান্রুদ্রো ব্রহ্মর্ষিগণসংস্তুতঃ ।
প্রগৃহ্যাসিমমেযাত্মা রূপমন্যচ্চকার হ ॥ ৪৫ ॥

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 12.160.45 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ સ ભગવાન્રુદ્રો બ્રહ્મર્ષિગણસંસ્તુતઃ ।
પ્રગૃહ્યાસિમમેયાત્મા રૂપમન્યચ્ચકાર હ ॥ ૪૫ ॥

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 12.160.45 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ സ ഭഗവാന്രുദ്രോ ബ്രഹ്മര്ഷിഗണസംസ്തുതഃ ।
പ്രഗൃഹ്യാസിമമേയാത്മാ രൂപമന്യച്ചകാര ഹ ॥ ൪൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.160.45 in Telugu sript:
తతః స భగవాన్రుద్రో బ్రహ్మర్షిగణసంస్తుతః ।
ప్రగృహ్యాసిమమేయాత్మా రూపమన్యచ్చకార హ ॥ ౪౫ ॥

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