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 12.232.21

प्रमोहो भ्रम आवर्तो घ्राणश्रवणदर्शने ।
अद्भुतानि रसस्पर्शे शीतोष्णे मारुताकृतिः ॥ २१ ॥

pramoho bhrama āvarto ghrāṇaśravaṇadarśane |
adbhutāni rasasparśe śītoṣṇe mārutākṛtiḥ || 21 ||

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

...form of the romantic edifices of vapour seen in the distant sky. When, however, it is examined by the learned, it disappears and becomes invisible.{GL_NOTE:175287:} Like the small ponds at which the cattle drink...

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

Pramoha, Bhrama, Avarta, Ghrana, Shravana, Darshana, Adbhuta, Rasasparsha, Shitoshna, Maruta, Akriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.232.21). 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: “pramoho bhrama āvarto ghrāṇaśravaṇadarśane
  • pramoho* -
  • pramoha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhrama* -
  • bhrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āvarto* -
  • āvarta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ghrāṇa -
  • ghrāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghrāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śravaṇa -
  • śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśane -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “adbhutāni rasasparśe śītoṣṇe mārutākṛtiḥ
  • adbhutāni -
  • adbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rasasparśe -
  • rasasparśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rasasparśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śītoṣṇe -
  • śītoṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śītoṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śītoṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mārutā -
  • māruta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māruta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mārutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākṛtiḥ -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.232.21

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 12.232.21 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಮೋಹೋ ಭ್ರಮ ಆವರ್ತೋ ಘ್ರಾಣಶ್ರವಣದರ್ಶನೇ ।
ಅದ್ಭುತಾನಿ ರಸಸ್ಪರ್ಶೇ ಶೀತೋಷ್ಣೇ ಮಾರುತಾಕೃತಿಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 12.232.21 in Bengali sript:
প্রমোহো ভ্রম আবর্তো ঘ্রাণশ্রবণদর্শনে ।
অদ্ভুতানি রসস্পর্শে শীতোষ্ণে মারুতাকৃতিঃ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 12.232.21 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રમોહો ભ્રમ આવર્તો ઘ્રાણશ્રવણદર્શને ।
અદ્ભુતાનિ રસસ્પર્શે શીતોષ્ણે મારુતાકૃતિઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 12.232.21 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രമോഹോ ഭ്രമ ആവര്തോ ഘ്രാണശ്രവണദര്ശനേ ।
അദ്ഭുതാനി രസസ്പര്ശേ ശീതോഷ്ണേ മാരുതാകൃതിഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.232.21 in Telugu sript:
ప్రమోహో భ్రమ ఆవర్తో ఘ్రాణశ్రవణదర్శనే ।
అద్భుతాని రసస్పర్శే శీతోష్ణే మారుతాకృతిః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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