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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 12.329.17
विश्वरूपो वै त्वाष्ट्रः पुरोहितो देवानामासीत्स्वस्रीयोऽसुराणाम् ।
स प्रत्यक्षं देवेभ्यो भागमददत्परोक्षमसुरेभ्यः ॥ १७ ॥
viśvarūpo vai tvāṣṭraḥ purohito devānāmāsītsvasrīyo'surāṇām |
sa pratyakṣaṃ devebhyo bhāgamadadatparokṣamasurebhyaḥ || 17 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the merit that will be thine in consequence of this vow that you are observing, do you invoke the boon-giving goddess Upasruti. Invoked by you, she will appear and show you where your husband is dwelling.—While...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.329.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vishvarupa, Tvashtra, Purohita, Deva, Svasriya, Asura, Pratyaksham, Pratyaksha, Bhaga, Paroksha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.329.17). 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: “viśvarūpo vai tvāṣṭraḥ purohito devānāmāsītsvasrīyo'surāṇām ”
- viśvarūpo* -
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viśvarūpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- tvāṣṭraḥ -
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tvāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- purohito* -
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purohita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- devānām -
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deva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]deva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]devā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- āsīt -
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√ās (verb class 2)[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- svasrīyo' -
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svasrīya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asurāṇām -
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asura (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]asura (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]asurā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “sa pratyakṣaṃ devebhyo bhāgamadadatparokṣamasurebhyaḥ ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pratyakṣam -
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pratyakṣam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pratyakṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratyakṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratyakṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- devebhyo* -
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deva (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]deva (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- bhāgam -
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bhāga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhāga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhāgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adadat -
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√dā (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]√dad (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- parokṣam -
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parokṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parokṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]parokṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asurebhyaḥ -
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asura (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]asura (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.329.17
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.329.17 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಶ್ವರೂಪೋ ವೈ ತ್ವಾಷ್ಟ್ರಃ ಪುರೋಹಿತೋ ದೇವಾನಾಮಾಸೀತ್ಸ್ವಸ್ರೀಯೋಽಸುರಾಣಾಮ್ ।
ಸ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಷಂ ದೇವೇಭ್ಯೋ ಭಾಗಮದದತ್ಪರೋಕ್ಷಮಸುರೇಭ್ಯಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.329.17 in Bengali sript:
বিশ্বরূপো বৈ ত্বাষ্ট্রঃ পুরোহিতো দেবানামাসীত্স্বস্রীযোঽসুরাণাম্ ।
স প্রত্যক্ষং দেবেভ্যো ভাগমদদত্পরোক্ষমসুরেভ্যঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.329.17 in Gujarati sript:
વિશ્વરૂપો વૈ ત્વાષ્ટ્રઃ પુરોહિતો દેવાનામાસીત્સ્વસ્રીયોઽસુરાણામ્ ।
સ પ્રત્યક્ષં દેવેભ્યો ભાગમદદત્પરોક્ષમસુરેભ્યઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.329.17 in Malayalam sript:
വിശ്വരൂപോ വൈ ത്വാഷ്ട്രഃ പുരോഹിതോ ദേവാനാമാസീത്സ്വസ്രീയോഽസുരാണാമ് ।
സ പ്രത്യക്ഷം ദേവേഭ്യോ ഭാഗമദദത്പരോക്ഷമസുരേഭ്യഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.329.17 in Telugu sript:
విశ్వరూపో వై త్వాష్ట్రః పురోహితో దేవానామాసీత్స్వస్రీయోఽసురాణామ్ ।
స ప్రత్యక్షం దేవేభ్యో భాగమదదత్పరోక్షమసురేభ్యః ॥ ౧౭ ॥