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 12.271.31

वाप्यः पुनर्योजनविस्तृतास्ताः क्रोशं च गम्भीरतयावगाढाः ।
आयामतः पञ्चशताश्च सर्वाः प्रत्येकशो योजनतः प्रवृद्धाः ॥ ३१ ॥

vāpyaḥ punaryojanavistṛtāstāḥ krośaṃ ca gambhīratayāvagāḍhāḥ |
āyāmataḥ pañcaśatāśca sarvāḥ pratyekaśo yojanataḥ pravṛddhāḥ || 31 ||

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

...splendour. You are concealed in consequence of being invested with Maya (or illusion). You are He who connects creatures with the fruits of their acts. You have a bell in your hand. You playest with all mobile...

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

Vapi, Vapya, Punar, Yojana, Vistrita, Tas, Krosha, Gambhirata, Avagadha, Ayamatah, Pancashata, Saru, Sarva, Pratyekashah, Pravriddha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.271.31). 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: “vāpyaḥ punaryojanavistṛtāstāḥ krośaṃ ca gambhīratayāvagāḍhāḥ
  • vāpyaḥ -
  • vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vāpya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> vāpya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √]
    vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vap]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yojana -
  • yojana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vistṛtās -
  • vistṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vistṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tāḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • krośam -
  • krośa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    krośa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gambhīratayā -
  • gambhīratā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • avagāḍhāḥ -
  • avagāḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    avagāḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “āyāmataḥ pañcaśatāśca sarvāḥ pratyekaśo yojanataḥ pravṛddhāḥ
  • āyāmataḥ -
  • āyāmataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pañcaśatāś -
  • pañcaśata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvāḥ -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pratyekaśo* -
  • pratyekaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yojana -
  • yojana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pravṛddhāḥ -
  • pravṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pravṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.271.31

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 12.271.31 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಪ್ಯಃ ಪುನರ್ಯೋಜನವಿಸ್ತೃತಾಸ್ತಾಃ ಕ್ರೋಶಂ ಚ ಗಮ್ಭೀರತಯಾವಗಾಢಾಃ ।
ಆಯಾಮತಃ ಪಞ್ಚಶತಾಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವಾಃ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಶೋ ಯೋಜನತಃ ಪ್ರವೃದ್ಧಾಃ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 12.271.31 in Bengali sript:
বাপ্যঃ পুনর্যোজনবিস্তৃতাস্তাঃ ক্রোশং চ গম্ভীরতযাবগাঢাঃ ।
আযামতঃ পঞ্চশতাশ্চ সর্বাঃ প্রত্যেকশো যোজনতঃ প্রবৃদ্ধাঃ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 12.271.31 in Gujarati sript:
વાપ્યઃ પુનર્યોજનવિસ્તૃતાસ્તાઃ ક્રોશં ચ ગમ્ભીરતયાવગાઢાઃ ।
આયામતઃ પઞ્ચશતાશ્ચ સર્વાઃ પ્રત્યેકશો યોજનતઃ પ્રવૃદ્ધાઃ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 12.271.31 in Malayalam sript:
വാപ്യഃ പുനര്യോജനവിസ്തൃതാസ്താഃ ക്രോശം ച ഗമ്ഭീരതയാവഗാഢാഃ ।
ആയാമതഃ പഞ്ചശതാശ്ച സര്വാഃ പ്രത്യേകശോ യോജനതഃ പ്രവൃദ്ധാഃ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.271.31 in Telugu sript:
వాప్యః పునర్యోజనవిస్తృతాస్తాః క్రోశం చ గమ్భీరతయావగాఢాః ।
ఆయామతః పఞ్చశతాశ్చ సర్వాః ప్రత్యేకశో యోజనతః ప్రవృద్ధాః ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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