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 12.312.36

संलापोल्लापकुशला नृत्तगीतविशारदाः ।
स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषिण्यो रूपेणाप्सरसां समाः ॥ ३६ ॥

saṃlāpollāpakuśalā nṛttagītaviśāradāḥ |
smitapūrvābhibhāṣiṇyo rūpeṇāpsarasāṃ samāḥ || 36 ||

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

...father all the particulars of his conversation with king Janaka. Vyasa the son of Parasara, after the arrival of his puissant son, continued to dwell there on the Himavat engaged in teaching his disciples and...

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

Samlapa, Ullapa, Kushala, Nritta, Gitavisharada, Smitapurvabhibhashini, Rupa, Apsaras, Apsarasa, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.312.36). 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: “saṃlāpollāpakuśalā nṛttagītaviśāradāḥ
  • saṃlāpo -
  • saṃlāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ullāpa -
  • ullāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuśalā* -
  • kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kuśalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nṛtta -
  • nṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
  • gītaviśāradāḥ -
  • gītaviśārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “smitapūrvābhibhāṣiṇyo rūpeṇāpsarasāṃ samāḥ
  • smitapūrvābhibhāṣiṇyo* -
  • smitapūrvābhibhāṣiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rūpeṇā -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • apsarasām -
  • apsaras (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    apsarasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • samāḥ -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samā (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 12.312.36

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 12.312.36 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಲಾಪೋಲ್ಲಾಪಕುಶಲಾ ನೃತ್ತಗೀತವಿಶಾರದಾಃ ।
ಸ್ಮಿತಪೂರ್ವಾಭಿಭಾಷಿಣ್ಯೋ ರೂಪೇಣಾಪ್ಸರಸಾಂ ಸಮಾಃ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 12.312.36 in Bengali sript:
সংলাপোল্লাপকুশলা নৃত্তগীতবিশারদাঃ ।
স্মিতপূর্বাভিভাষিণ্যো রূপেণাপ্সরসাং সমাঃ ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 12.312.36 in Gujarati sript:
સંલાપોલ્લાપકુશલા નૃત્તગીતવિશારદાઃ ।
સ્મિતપૂર્વાભિભાષિણ્યો રૂપેણાપ્સરસાં સમાઃ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 12.312.36 in Malayalam sript:
സംലാപോല്ലാപകുശലാ നൃത്തഗീതവിശാരദാഃ ।
സ്മിതപൂര്വാഭിഭാഷിണ്യോ രൂപേണാപ്സരസാം സമാഃ ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.312.36 in Telugu sript:
సంలాపోల్లాపకుశలా నృత్తగీతవిశారదాః ।
స్మితపూర్వాభిభాషిణ్యో రూపేణాప్సరసాం సమాః ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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