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 12.323.3

तस्य शिष्यो बभूवाग्र्यो राजोपरिचरो वसुः ।
अधीतवांस्तदा शास्त्रं सम्यक्चित्रशिखण्डिजम् ॥ ३ ॥

tasya śiṣyo babhūvāgryo rājoparicaro vasuḥ |
adhītavāṃstadā śāstraṃ samyakcitraśikhaṇḍijam || 3 ||

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

...universe (of all creatures). Your mouth is fire. You are that fire which courses through the waters of the ocean, issuing out all the while from an Equine head. You are the sanctified butter that is poured into...

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

Tad, Shishya, Agrya, Rajoparicara, Vasu, Adhita, Vat, Tada, Shastra, Samyak, Citrashikhandija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.323.3). 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: “tasya śiṣyo babhūvāgryo rājoparicaro vasuḥ
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śiṣyo* -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • babhūvā -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • agryo* -
  • agrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājoparicaro* -
  • rājoparicara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vasuḥ -
  • vasu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vasu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “adhītavāṃstadā śāstraṃ samyakcitraśikhaṇḍijam
  • adhīta -
  • adhīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāṃs -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāstram -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samyak -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • citraśikhaṇḍijam -
  • citraśikhaṇḍija (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.323.3

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 12.323.3 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯ ಶಿಷ್ಯೋ ಬಭೂವಾಗ್ರ್ಯೋ ರಾಜೋಪರಿಚರೋ ವಸುಃ ।
ಅಧೀತವಾಂಸ್ತದಾ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ಚಿತ್ರಶಿಖಣ್ಡಿಜಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 12.323.3 in Bengali sript:
তস্য শিষ্যো বভূবাগ্র্যো রাজোপরিচরো বসুঃ ।
অধীতবাংস্তদা শাস্ত্রং সম্যক্চিত্রশিখণ্ডিজম্ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 12.323.3 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્ય શિષ્યો બભૂવાગ્ર્યો રાજોપરિચરો વસુઃ ।
અધીતવાંસ્તદા શાસ્ત્રં સમ્યક્ચિત્રશિખણ્ડિજમ્ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 12.323.3 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യ ശിഷ്യോ ബഭൂവാഗ്ര്യോ രാജോപരിചരോ വസുഃ ।
അധീതവാംസ്തദാ ശാസ്ത്രം സമ്യക്ചിത്രശിഖണ്ഡിജമ് ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.323.3 in Telugu sript:
తస్య శిష్యో బభూవాగ్ర్యో రాజోపరిచరో వసుః ।
అధీతవాంస్తదా శాస్త్రం సమ్యక్చిత్రశిఖణ్డిజమ్ ॥ ౩ ॥

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