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 12.320.23

शुकः सर्वगतो भूत्वा सर्वात्मा सर्वतोमुखः ।
प्रत्यभाषत धर्मात्मा भोःशब्देनानुनादयन् ॥ २३ ॥

śukaḥ sarvagato bhūtvā sarvātmā sarvatomukhaḥ |
pratyabhāṣata dharmātmā bhoḥśabdenānunādayan || 23 ||

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

...duties and observances. Subsequently, when Vrihaspati was born in Angiras’s race in the first or the Krita age, those seven Rishis charged him with the task of promulgating their treatise which was consistent...

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

Shuka, Sarvagata, Sarvatman, Sarvatma, Sarvatomukha, Prati, Dharmatman, Bhohshabda, Anunada, Yat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.320.23). 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: “śukaḥ sarvagato bhūtvā sarvātmā sarvatomukhaḥ
  • śukaḥ -
  • śuka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvagato* -
  • sarvagata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • sarvātmā -
  • sarvātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sarvātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvatomukhaḥ -
  • sarvatomukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pratyabhāṣata dharmātmā bhoḥśabdenānunādayan
  • pratya -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • abhāṣata -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single]
  • dharmātmā -
  • dharmātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhoḥśabdenā -
  • bhoḥśabda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • anunāda -
  • anunāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.320.23

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 12.320.23 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಕಃ ಸರ್ವಗತೋ ಭೂತ್ವಾ ಸರ್ವಾತ್ಮಾ ಸರ್ವತೋಮುಖಃ ।
ಪ್ರತ್ಯಭಾಷತ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮಾ ಭೋಃಶಬ್ದೇನಾನುನಾದಯನ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 12.320.23 in Bengali sript:
শুকঃ সর্বগতো ভূত্বা সর্বাত্মা সর্বতোমুখঃ ।
প্রত্যভাষত ধর্মাত্মা ভোঃশব্দেনানুনাদযন্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 12.320.23 in Gujarati sript:
શુકઃ સર્વગતો ભૂત્વા સર્વાત્મા સર્વતોમુખઃ ।
પ્રત્યભાષત ધર્માત્મા ભોઃશબ્દેનાનુનાદયન્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 12.320.23 in Malayalam sript:
ശുകഃ സര്വഗതോ ഭൂത്വാ സര്വാത്മാ സര്വതോമുഖഃ ।
പ്രത്യഭാഷത ധര്മാത്മാ ഭോഃശബ്ദേനാനുനാദയന് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.320.23 in Telugu sript:
శుకః సర్వగతో భూత్వా సర్వాత్మా సర్వతోముఖః ।
ప్రత్యభాషత ధర్మాత్మా భోఃశబ్దేనానునాదయన్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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