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 12.331.27

आतपत्रेण सदृशे शिरसी देवयोस्तयोः ।
एवं लक्षणसंपन्नौ महापुरुषसंज्ञितौ ॥ २७ ॥

ātapatreṇa sadṛśe śirasī devayostayoḥ |
evaṃ lakṣaṇasaṃpannau mahāpuruṣasaṃjñitau || 27 ||

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

...certainly become holy. Adored of all the worlds, that illustrious and foremost of deities is incapable of being beheld by the deities with Brahma numbering among them and all the Rishis. That Narada was able...

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

Atapatra, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Shiras, Deva, Devayu, Tad, Evam, Eva, Asmad, Mahapurusha, Sanjnita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.331.27). 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: “ātapatreṇa sadṛśe śirasī devayostayoḥ
  • ātapatreṇa -
  • ātapatra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sadṛśe -
  • sadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sadṛś (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sadṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sadṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śirasī -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • devayos -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    devayu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    devayu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tayoḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • Line 2: “evaṃ lakṣaṇasaṃpannau mahāpuruṣasaṃjñitau
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lakṣaṇasampan -
  • lakṣaṇasampad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nau -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • mahāpuruṣa -
  • mahāpuruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañjñitau -
  • sañjñita (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 12.331.27

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 12.331.27 in Kannada sript:
ಆತಪತ್ರೇಣ ಸದೃಶೇ ಶಿರಸೀ ದೇವಯೋಸ್ತಯೋಃ ।
ಏವಂ ಲಕ್ಷಣಸಂಪನ್ನೌ ಮಹಾಪುರುಷಸಂಜ್ಞಿತೌ ॥ 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 12.331.27 in Bengali sript:
আতপত্রেণ সদৃশে শিরসী দেবযোস্তযোঃ ।
এবং লক্ষণসংপন্নৌ মহাপুরুষসংজ্ঞিতৌ ॥ 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 12.331.27 in Gujarati sript:
આતપત્રેણ સદૃશે શિરસી દેવયોસ્તયોઃ ।
એવં લક્ષણસંપન્નૌ મહાપુરુષસંજ્ઞિતૌ ॥ 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 12.331.27 in Malayalam sript:
ആതപത്രേണ സദൃശേ ശിരസീ ദേവയോസ്തയോഃ ।
ഏവം ലക്ഷണസംപന്നൌ മഹാപുരുഷസംജ്ഞിതൌ ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.331.27 in Telugu sript:
ఆతపత్రేణ సదృశే శిరసీ దేవయోస్తయోః ।
ఏవం లక్షణసంపన్నౌ మహాపురుషసంజ్ఞితౌ ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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