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 12.331.25

जालपादभुजौ तौ तु पादयोश्चक्रलक्षणौ ।
व्यूढोरस्कौ दीर्घभुजौ तथा मुष्कचतुष्किणौ ॥ २५ ॥

jālapādabhujau tau tu pādayoścakralakṣaṇau |
vyūḍhoraskau dīrghabhujau tathā muṣkacatuṣkiṇau || 25 ||

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

...ascetics, having heard it have all been filled with wonder. It is said, O Sauti, that a discourse that has Narayana for its topic, is more fruitful of merit than sojourns unto all the sacred retreats and ablutions...

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

Jalapadabhuja, Pada, Cakrala, Kshana, Vyudhoraska, Dirghabhuja, Tatha, Mushka, Catushkin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.331.25). 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: “jālapādabhujau tau tu pādayoścakralakṣaṇau
  • jālapādabhujau -
  • jālapādabhuja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pādayoś -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • cakrala -
  • cakrala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cakrala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣaṇau -
  • kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “vyūḍhoraskau dīrghabhujau tathā muṣkacatuṣkiṇau
  • vyūḍhoraskau -
  • vyūḍhoraska (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dīrghabhujau -
  • dīrghabhuja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • muṣka -
  • muṣka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • catuṣkiṇau -
  • catuṣkin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.331.25

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 12.331.25 in Kannada sript:
ಜಾಲಪಾದಭುಜೌ ತೌ ತು ಪಾದಯೋಶ್ಚಕ್ರಲಕ್ಷಣೌ ।
ವ್ಯೂಢೋರಸ್ಕೌ ದೀರ್ಘಭುಜೌ ತಥಾ ಮುಷ್ಕಚತುಷ್ಕಿಣೌ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 12.331.25 in Bengali sript:
জালপাদভুজৌ তৌ তু পাদযোশ্চক্রলক্ষণৌ ।
ব্যূঢোরস্কৌ দীর্ঘভুজৌ তথা মুষ্কচতুষ্কিণৌ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 12.331.25 in Gujarati sript:
જાલપાદભુજૌ તૌ તુ પાદયોશ્ચક્રલક્ષણૌ ।
વ્યૂઢોરસ્કૌ દીર્ઘભુજૌ તથા મુષ્કચતુષ્કિણૌ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 12.331.25 in Malayalam sript:
ജാലപാദഭുജൌ തൌ തു പാദയോശ്ചക്രലക്ഷണൌ ।
വ്യൂഢോരസ്കൌ ദീര്ഘഭുജൌ തഥാ മുഷ്കചതുഷ്കിണൌ ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.331.25 in Telugu sript:
జాలపాదభుజౌ తౌ తు పాదయోశ్చక్రలక్షణౌ ।
వ్యూఢోరస్కౌ దీర్ఘభుజౌ తథా ముష్కచతుష్కిణౌ ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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