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 12.322.8

क्षीरोदधेरुत्तरतो हि द्वीपः श्वेतः स नाम्ना प्रथितो विशालः ।
मेरोः सहस्रैः स हि योजनानां द्वात्रिंशतोर्ध्वं कविभिर्निरुक्तः ॥ ८ ॥

kṣīrodadheruttarato hi dvīpaḥ śvetaḥ sa nāmnā prathito viśālaḥ |
meroḥ sahasraiḥ sa hi yojanānāṃ dvātriṃśatordhvaṃ kavibhirniruktaḥ || 8 ||

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

...should be performed with animals. At this answer, all the Rishis, endued with the splendour of the Sun, became very angry. Addressing Vasu who was seated on his car and who had (wrongly) taken up the side of...

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

Kshirodadhi, Uttaratah, Dvipa, Shveta, Namna, Naman, Prathita, Vishala, Meru, Sahasra, Yojana, Dvatrimshat, Dhu, Kavi, Nirukta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.322.8). 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: “kṣīrodadheruttarato hi dvīpaḥ śvetaḥ sa nāmnā prathito viśālaḥ
  • kṣīrodadher -
  • kṣīrodadhi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • uttarato* -
  • uttarataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dvīpaḥ -
  • dvīpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śvetaḥ -
  • śveta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • prathito* -
  • prathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √prath class 1 verb], [nominative single from √prath class 10 verb], [nominative single from √prath]
  • viśālaḥ -
  • viśāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “meroḥ sahasraiḥ sa hi yojanānāṃ dvātriṃśatordhvaṃ kavibhirniruktaḥ
  • meroḥ -
  • meru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    meru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sahasraiḥ -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yojanānām -
  • yojana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    yojanā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dvātriṃśator -
  • dvātriṃśat (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • dhva -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kavibhir -
  • kavi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kavi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    kavi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • niruktaḥ -
  • nirukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.322.8

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 12.322.8 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷೀರೋದಧೇರುತ್ತರತೋ ಹಿ ದ್ವೀಪಃ ಶ್ವೇತಃ ಸ ನಾಮ್ನಾ ಪ್ರಥಿತೋ ವಿಶಾಲಃ ।
ಮೇರೋಃ ಸಹಸ್ರೈಃ ಸ ಹಿ ಯೋಜನಾನಾಂ ದ್ವಾತ್ರಿಂಶತೋರ್ಧ್ವಂ ಕವಿಭಿರ್ನಿರುಕ್ತಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 12.322.8 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষীরোদধেরুত্তরতো হি দ্বীপঃ শ্বেতঃ স নাম্না প্রথিতো বিশালঃ ।
মেরোঃ সহস্রৈঃ স হি যোজনানাং দ্বাত্রিংশতোর্ধ্বং কবিভির্নিরুক্তঃ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 12.322.8 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષીરોદધેરુત્તરતો હિ દ્વીપઃ શ્વેતઃ સ નામ્ના પ્રથિતો વિશાલઃ ।
મેરોઃ સહસ્રૈઃ સ હિ યોજનાનાં દ્વાત્રિંશતોર્ધ્વં કવિભિર્નિરુક્તઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 12.322.8 in Malayalam sript:
ക്ഷീരോദധേരുത്തരതോ ഹി ദ്വീപഃ ശ്വേതഃ സ നാമ്നാ പ്രഥിതോ വിശാലഃ ।
മേരോഃ സഹസ്രൈഃ സ ഹി യോജനാനാം ദ്വാത്രിംശതോര്ധ്വം കവിഭിര്നിരുക്തഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.322.8 in Telugu sript:
క్షీరోదధేరుత్తరతో హి ద్వీపః శ్వేతః స నామ్నా ప్రథితో విశాలః ।
మేరోః సహస్రైః స హి యోజనానాం ద్వాత్రింశతోర్ధ్వం కవిభిర్నిరుక్తః ॥ ౮ ॥

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