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 12.163.12

श्रिया जुष्टं महावृक्षं न्यग्रोधं परिमण्डलम् ।
शाखाभिरनुरूपाभिर्भूषितं छत्रसंनिभम् ॥ १२ ॥

śriyā juṣṭaṃ mahāvṛkṣaṃ nyagrodhaṃ parimaṇḍalam |
śākhābhiranurūpābhirbhūṣitaṃ chatrasaṃnibham || 12 ||

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

...gratified by sacrifices and other religious rites; the Pitris by the performance of obsequial rites; the Rishis by cultivation of (Vedic) knowledge, by listening to the instructions of preceptors, and by committing...

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

Shri, Shriya, Jushta, Mahavriksha, Nyagrodha, Parimandala, Shakha, Anurupa, Bhushita, Chatra, Samnibha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.163.12). 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: “śriyā juṣṭaṃ mahāvṛkṣaṃ nyagrodhaṃ parimaṇḍalam
  • śriyā* -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • juṣṭam -
  • juṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    juṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    juṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    juṣ -> juṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √juṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 6 verb]
    juṣ -> juṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √juṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √juṣ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √juṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 6 verb]
  • mahāvṛkṣam -
  • mahāvṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • nyagrodham -
  • nyagrodha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nyagrodhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • parimaṇḍalam -
  • parimaṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parimaṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parimaṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śākhābhiranurūpābhirbhūṣitaṃ chatrasaṃnibham
  • śākhābhir -
  • śākhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • anurūpābhir -
  • anurūpā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhūṣitam -
  • bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bhūṣ]
    bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bhūṣ]
    bhūṣ -> bhūṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bhūṣ]
    bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bhūṣ]
    bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bhūṣ], [accusative single from √bhūṣ]
  • chatra -
  • chatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃnibham -
  • saṃnibha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃnibha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃnibhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.163.12

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 12.163.12 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರಿಯಾ ಜುಷ್ಟಂ ಮಹಾವೃಕ್ಷಂ ನ್ಯಗ್ರೋಧಂ ಪರಿಮಣ್ಡಲಮ್ ।
ಶಾಖಾಭಿರನುರೂಪಾಭಿರ್ಭೂಷಿತಂ ಛತ್ರಸಂನಿಭಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 12.163.12 in Bengali sript:
শ্রিযা জুষ্টং মহাবৃক্ষং ন্যগ্রোধং পরিমণ্ডলম্ ।
শাখাভিরনুরূপাভির্ভূষিতং ছত্রসংনিভম্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 12.163.12 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રિયા જુષ્ટં મહાવૃક્ષં ન્યગ્રોધં પરિમણ્ડલમ્ ।
શાખાભિરનુરૂપાભિર્ભૂષિતં છત્રસંનિભમ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 12.163.12 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രിയാ ജുഷ്ടം മഹാവൃക്ഷം ന്യഗ്രോധം പരിമണ്ഡലമ് ।
ശാഖാഭിരനുരൂപാഭിര്ഭൂഷിതം ഛത്രസംനിഭമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.163.12 in Telugu sript:
శ్రియా జుష్టం మహావృక్షం న్యగ్రోధం పరిమణ్డలమ్ ।
శాఖాభిరనురూపాభిర్భూషితం ఛత్రసంనిభమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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