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 12.221.87

ततो दिवं प्राप्य सहस्रलोचनः श्रियोपपन्नः सुहृदा सुरर्षिणा ।
रथेन हर्यश्वयुजा सुरर्षभः सदः सुराणामभिसत्कृतो ययौ ॥ ८७ ॥

tato divaṃ prāpya sahasralocanaḥ śriyopapannaḥ suhṛdā surarṣiṇā |
rathena haryaśvayujā surarṣabhaḥ sadaḥ surāṇāmabhisatkṛto yayau || 87 ||

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

...They who apprehend the Jiva-soul that is endued with effulgence, that is enveloped in three cases, that has three attributes for its characteristics, to be Isvara partaking of that which is foremost, viz., the...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Div, Diva, Prapya, Sahasralocana, Shri, Shriya, Upapanna, Suhrid, Surarshi, Ratha, Haryashva, Yuja, Yuj, Surarshabha, Sad, Sada, Sadas, Sura, Abhisatkrita, Yayi, Yayu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.221.87). 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: “tato divaṃ prāpya sahasralocanaḥ śriyopapannaḥ suhṛdā surarṣiṇā
  • tato* -
  • 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]
  • divam -
  • diva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    divā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prāpya -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasralocanaḥ -
  • sahasralocana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śriyo -
  • śriya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śriya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śrī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upapannaḥ -
  • upapanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • suhṛdā -
  • suhṛd (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    suhṛd (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • surarṣiṇā -
  • surarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “rathena haryaśvayujā surarṣabhaḥ sadaḥ surāṇāmabhisatkṛto yayau
  • rathena -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • haryaśva -
  • haryaśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    haryaśva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yujā -
  • yujā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • surarṣabhaḥ -
  • surarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadaḥ -
  • sadas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • surāṇām -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sura (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    surā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • abhisatkṛto* -
  • abhisatkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yayau -
  • yayi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yayi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yayu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yayu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.221.87

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 12.221.87 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ದಿವಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ಸಹಸ್ರಲೋಚನಃ ಶ್ರಿಯೋಪಪನ್ನಃ ಸುಹೃದಾ ಸುರರ್ಷಿಣಾ ।
ರಥೇನ ಹರ್ಯಶ್ವಯುಜಾ ಸುರರ್ಷಭಃ ಸದಃ ಸುರಾಣಾಮಭಿಸತ್ಕೃತೋ ಯಯೌ ॥ ೮೭ ॥

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 12.221.87 in Bengali sript:
ততো দিবং প্রাপ্য সহস্রলোচনঃ শ্রিযোপপন্নঃ সুহৃদা সুরর্ষিণা ।
রথেন হর্যশ্বযুজা সুরর্ষভঃ সদঃ সুরাণামভিসত্কৃতো যযৌ ॥ ৮৭ ॥

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 12.221.87 in Gujarati sript:
તતો દિવં પ્રાપ્ય સહસ્રલોચનઃ શ્રિયોપપન્નઃ સુહૃદા સુરર્ષિણા ।
રથેન હર્યશ્વયુજા સુરર્ષભઃ સદઃ સુરાણામભિસત્કૃતો યયૌ ॥ ૮૭ ॥

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 12.221.87 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ദിവം പ്രാപ്യ സഹസ്രലോചനഃ ശ്രിയോപപന്നഃ സുഹൃദാ സുരര്ഷിണാ ।
രഥേന ഹര്യശ്വയുജാ സുരര്ഷഭഃ സദഃ സുരാണാമഭിസത്കൃതോ യയൌ ॥ ൮൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.221.87 in Telugu sript:
తతో దివం ప్రాప్య సహస్రలోచనః శ్రియోపపన్నః సుహృదా సురర్షిణా ।
రథేన హర్యశ్వయుజా సురర్షభః సదః సురాణామభిసత్కృతో యయౌ ॥ ౮౭ ॥

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