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 12.311.20

हंसाश्च शतपत्राश्च सारसाश्च सहस्रशः ।
प्रदक्षिणमवर्तन्त शुकाश्चाषाश्च भारत ॥ २० ॥

haṃsāśca śatapatrāśca sārasāśca sahasraśaḥ |
pradakṣiṇamavartanta śukāścāṣāśca bhārata || 20 ||

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

...He who succeeds in transcending all pairs of attributes and resisting their influence, succeeds in casting off all attachments, and attains to infinite felicity in the next world, going thither like a bird soaring...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.311.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hamsa, Shatapatra, Sarasa, Sahasrashah, Sahasrashas, Pradakshinam, Pradakshina, Shuka, Casha, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.311.20). 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: “haṃsāśca śatapatrāśca sārasāśca sahasraśaḥ
  • haṃsāś -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    haṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatapatrāś -
  • śatapatra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sārasāś -
  • sārasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sārasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasraśaḥ -
  • sahasraśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahasraśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “pradakṣiṇamavartanta śukāścāṣāśca bhārata
  • pradakṣiṇam -
  • pradakṣiṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avartanta -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third plural]
  • śukāś -
  • śuka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cāṣāś -
  • cāṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    cāṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.311.20

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 12.311.20 in Kannada sript:
ಹಂಸಾಶ್ಚ ಶತಪತ್ರಾಶ್ಚ ಸಾರಸಾಶ್ಚ ಸಹಸ್ರಶಃ ।
ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣಮವರ್ತನ್ತ ಶುಕಾಶ್ಚಾಷಾಶ್ಚ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 12.311.20 in Bengali sript:
হংসাশ্চ শতপত্রাশ্চ সারসাশ্চ সহস্রশঃ ।
প্রদক্ষিণমবর্তন্ত শুকাশ্চাষাশ্চ ভারত ॥ ২০ ॥

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 12.311.20 in Gujarati sript:
હંસાશ્ચ શતપત્રાશ્ચ સારસાશ્ચ સહસ્રશઃ ।
પ્રદક્ષિણમવર્તન્ત શુકાશ્ચાષાશ્ચ ભારત ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 12.311.20 in Malayalam sript:
ഹംസാശ്ച ശതപത്രാശ്ച സാരസാശ്ച സഹസ്രശഃ ।
പ്രദക്ഷിണമവര്തന്ത ശുകാശ്ചാഷാശ്ച ഭാരത ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.311.20 in Telugu sript:
హంసాశ్చ శతపత్రాశ్చ సారసాశ్చ సహస్రశః ।
ప్రదక్షిణమవర్తన్త శుకాశ్చాషాశ్చ భారత ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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