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 12.329.27

तस्य परमात्मन्यवसृते तान्यस्थीनि धाता संगृह्य वज्रमकरोत् ।
तेन वज्रेणाभेद्येनाप्रधृष्येण ब्रह्मास्थिसंभूतेन विष्णुप्रविष्टेनेन्द्रो विश्वरूपं जघान ।
शिरसां चास्य छेदनमकरोत् ।
तस्मादनन्तरं विश्वरूपगात्रमथनसंभवं त्वष्ट्रोत्पादितमेवारिं वृत्रमिन्द्रो जघान ॥ २७ ॥

tasya paramātmanyavasṛte tānyasthīni dhātā saṃgṛhya vajramakarot |
tena vajreṇābhedyenāpradhṛṣyeṇa brahmāsthisaṃbhūtena viṣṇupraviṣṭenendro viśvarūpaṃ jaghāna |
śirasāṃ cāsya chedanamakarot |
tasmādanantaraṃ viśvarūpagātramathanasaṃbhavaṃ tvaṣṭrotpāditamevāriṃ vṛtramindro jaghāna || 27 ||

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

...Harnessing a number of great Rishis unto the vehicle he rode, Nahusha set out from his place for coming to where Saci was living. The foremost of Rishis, viz., Agastya, born within a jar, of the vital seed of...

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

Tad, Paramatman, Ava, Srita, Sriti, Tanya, Tani, Asthi, Asthini, Dhatri, Dhata, Sangrihya, Vajra, Tena, Abhedya, Apradhrishya, Brahma, Brahman, Sambhuta, Pravishta, Indra, Vishvarupa, Shiras, Idam, Chedana, Tasmat, Anantaram, Anantara, Gatra, Atha, Nasa, Bhava, Tvashtri, Tvashtra, Utpadita, Eva, Ari, Vritra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.329.27). 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 paramātmanyavasṛte tānyasthīni dhātā saṃgṛhya vajramakarot
  • 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]
  • paramātmanya -
  • paramātman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ava -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sṛte -
  • sṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sṛ -> sṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √sṛ class 3 verb]
    sṛ -> sṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √sṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √sṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √sṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √sṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √sṛ class 3 verb]
    sṛ -> sṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √sṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √sṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √sṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √sṛ class 3 verb]
  • tānya -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]
  • asthīni -
  • asthīni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asthīni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asthīni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asthi (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhātā -
  • dhātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    dhe (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • saṅgṛhya -
  • saṅgṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅgṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vajram -
  • vajra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vajra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vajrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • akarot -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tena vajreṇābhedyenāpradhṛṣyeṇa brahmāsthisaṃbhūtena viṣṇupraviṣṭenendro viśvarūpaṃ jaghāna
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • vajreṇā -
  • vajra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vajra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhedyenā -
  • abhedya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    abhedya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • apradhṛṣyeṇa -
  • apradhṛṣya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    apradhṛṣya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • brahmā -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • asthi -
  • asthi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sambhūtena -
  • sambhūta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sambhūta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • viṣṇu -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • praviṣṭene -
  • praviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    praviṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • indro* -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśvarūpam -
  • viśvarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśvarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viśvarūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jaghāna -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 3: “śirasāṃ cāsya chedanamakarot
  • śirasām -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • chedanam -
  • chedana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    chedana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    chedanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • akarot -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 4: “tasmādanantaraṃ viśvarūpagātramathanasaṃbhavaṃ tvaṣṭrotpāditamevāriṃ vṛtramindro jaghāna
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • anantaram -
  • anantaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anantara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anantara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anantarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viśvarūpa -
  • viśvarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśvarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gātram -
  • gātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gātrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nasam -
  • nasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavam -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvaṣṭro -
  • tvaṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvaṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvaṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • utpāditam -
  • utpādita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    utpādita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    utpāditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arim -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vṛtram -
  • vṛtra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • indro* -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jaghāna -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.329.27

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 12.329.27 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯ ಪರಮಾತ್ಮನ್ಯವಸೃತೇ ತಾನ್ಯಸ್ಥೀನಿ ಧಾತಾ ಸಂಗೃಹ್ಯ ವಜ್ರಮಕರೋತ್ ।
ತೇನ ವಜ್ರೇಣಾಭೇದ್ಯೇನಾಪ್ರಧೃಷ್ಯೇಣ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಸ್ಥಿಸಂಭೂತೇನ ವಿಷ್ಣುಪ್ರವಿಷ್ಟೇನೇನ್ದ್ರೋ ವಿಶ್ವರೂಪಂ ಜಘಾನ ।
ಶಿರಸಾಂ ಚಾಸ್ಯ ಛೇದನಮಕರೋತ್ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾದನನ್ತರಂ ವಿಶ್ವರೂಪಗಾತ್ರಮಥನಸಂಭವಂ ತ್ವಷ್ಟ್ರೋತ್ಪಾದಿತಮೇವಾರಿಂ ವೃತ್ರಮಿನ್ದ್ರೋ ಜಘಾನ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 12.329.27 in Bengali sript:
তস্য পরমাত্মন্যবসৃতে তান্যস্থীনি ধাতা সংগৃহ্য বজ্রমকরোত্ ।
তেন বজ্রেণাভেদ্যেনাপ্রধৃষ্যেণ ব্রহ্মাস্থিসংভূতেন বিষ্ণুপ্রবিষ্টেনেন্দ্রো বিশ্বরূপং জঘান ।
শিরসাং চাস্য ছেদনমকরোত্ ।
তস্মাদনন্তরং বিশ্বরূপগাত্রমথনসংভবং ত্বষ্ট্রোত্পাদিতমেবারিং বৃত্রমিন্দ্রো জঘান ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 12.329.27 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્ય પરમાત્મન્યવસૃતે તાન્યસ્થીનિ ધાતા સંગૃહ્ય વજ્રમકરોત્ ।
તેન વજ્રેણાભેદ્યેનાપ્રધૃષ્યેણ બ્રહ્માસ્થિસંભૂતેન વિષ્ણુપ્રવિષ્ટેનેન્દ્રો વિશ્વરૂપં જઘાન ।
શિરસાં ચાસ્ય છેદનમકરોત્ ।
તસ્માદનન્તરં વિશ્વરૂપગાત્રમથનસંભવં ત્વષ્ટ્રોત્પાદિતમેવારિં વૃત્રમિન્દ્રો જઘાન ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 12.329.27 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യ പരമാത്മന്യവസൃതേ താന്യസ്ഥീനി ധാതാ സംഗൃഹ്യ വജ്രമകരോത് ।
തേന വജ്രേണാഭേദ്യേനാപ്രധൃഷ്യേണ ബ്രഹ്മാസ്ഥിസംഭൂതേന വിഷ്ണുപ്രവിഷ്ടേനേന്ദ്രോ വിശ്വരൂപം ജഘാന ।
ശിരസാം ചാസ്യ ഛേദനമകരോത് ।
തസ്മാദനന്തരം വിശ്വരൂപഗാത്രമഥനസംഭവം ത്വഷ്ട്രോത്പാദിതമേവാരിം വൃത്രമിന്ദ്രോ ജഘാന ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.329.27 in Telugu sript:
తస్య పరమాత్మన్యవసృతే తాన్యస్థీని ధాతా సంగృహ్య వజ్రమకరోత్ ।
తేన వజ్రేణాభేద్యేనాప్రధృష్యేణ బ్రహ్మాస్థిసంభూతేన విష్ణుప్రవిష్టేనేన్ద్రో విశ్వరూపం జఘాన ।
శిరసాం చాస్య ఛేదనమకరోత్ ।
తస్మాదనన్తరం విశ్వరూపగాత్రమథనసంభవం త్వష్ట్రోత్పాదితమేవారిం వృత్రమిన్ద్రో జఘాన ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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