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 12.321.22

तं दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्यमपूर्वं विधिविस्तरम् ।
उपोपविष्टः सुप्रीतो नारदो भगवानृषिः ॥ २२ ॥

taṃ dṛṣṭvā mahadāścaryamapūrvaṃ vidhivistaram |
upopaviṣṭaḥ suprīto nārado bhagavānṛṣiḥ || 22 ||

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

...perfumes of celestial flowers, and of certain herbs and plants that were of use on the occasion. Those men, endued with great devotion, possessed of hearts full of reverence, conversant with the ordinances laid...

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

Mahadashcaryam, Mahadashcarya, Apurva, Vidhivistara, Upa, Upavishta, Suprita, Narada, Bhagavat, Rishi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.321.22). 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: “taṃ dṛṣṭvā mahadāścaryamapūrvaṃ vidhivistaram
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • mahadāścaryam -
  • mahadāścaryam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mahadāścarya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahadāścarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • apūrvam -
  • apūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apūrva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vidhivistaram -
  • vidhivistara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidhivistara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “upopaviṣṭaḥ suprīto nārado bhagavānṛṣiḥ
  • upo -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • upaviṣṭaḥ -
  • upaviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • suprīto* -
  • suprīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nārado* -
  • nārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣiḥ -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.321.22

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 12.321.22 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಮಹದಾಶ್ಚರ್ಯಮಪೂರ್ವಂ ವಿಧಿವಿಸ್ತರಮ್ ।
ಉಪೋಪವಿಷ್ಟಃ ಸುಪ್ರೀತೋ ನಾರದೋ ಭಗವಾನೃಷಿಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 12.321.22 in Bengali sript:
তং দৃষ্ট্বা মহদাশ্চর্যমপূর্বং বিধিবিস্তরম্ ।
উপোপবিষ্টঃ সুপ্রীতো নারদো ভগবানৃষিঃ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 12.321.22 in Gujarati sript:
તં દૃષ્ટ્વા મહદાશ્ચર્યમપૂર્વં વિધિવિસ્તરમ્ ।
ઉપોપવિષ્ટઃ સુપ્રીતો નારદો ભગવાનૃષિઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 12.321.22 in Malayalam sript:
തം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ മഹദാശ്ചര്യമപൂര്വം വിധിവിസ്തരമ് ।
ഉപോപവിഷ്ടഃ സുപ്രീതോ നാരദോ ഭഗവാനൃഷിഃ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.321.22 in Telugu sript:
తం దృష్ట్వా మహదాశ్చర్యమపూర్వం విధివిస్తరమ్ ।
ఉపోపవిష్టః సుప్రీతో నారదో భగవానృషిః ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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