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 12.331.47

वेदीमष्टतलोत्सेधां भूमावास्थाय विश्वभुक् ।
एकपादस्थितो देव ऊर्ध्वबाहुरुदङ्मुखः ।
साङ्गानावर्तयन्वेदांस्तपस्तेपे सुदुश्चरम् ॥ ४७ ॥

vedīmaṣṭatalotsedhāṃ bhūmāvāsthāya viśvabhuk |
ekapādasthito deva ūrdhvabāhurudaṅmukhaḥ |
sāṅgānāvartayanvedāṃstapastepe suduścaram || 47 ||

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

...Fortunate was Narada inasmuch as he had succeeded in beholding Narayana as existing in the form of Aniruddha. Having beheld Narayana in that form, why did Narada hasten once more to the retreat of Vadari for...

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

Vedi, Ashtatala, Utsedha, Bhuma, Bhumi, Asthaya, Vishvabhuj, Ekapada, Sthita, Deva, Devri, Urdhvabahu, Udanmukha, Sanga, Avarta, Yat, Veda, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Sudushcara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.331.47). 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: “vedīmaṣṭatalotsedhāṃ bhūmāvāsthāya viśvabhuk
  • vedīm -
  • vedī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • aṣṭatalo -
  • aṣṭatala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭatala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • utsedhā -
  • utsedha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utsedha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhūmāvā -
  • bhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • āsthāya -
  • āsthāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • viśvabhuk -
  • viśvabhuj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    viśvabhuj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ekapādasthito deva ūrdhvabāhurudaṅmukhaḥ
  • ekapāda -
  • ekapāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ekapāda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthito* -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • deva* -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ūrdhvabāhur -
  • ūrdhvabāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ūrdhvabāhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udaṅmukhaḥ -
  • udaṅmukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “sāṅgānāvartayanvedāṃstapastepe suduścaram
  • sāṅgān -
  • sāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āvarta -
  • āvarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āvarta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • vedāṃs -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tapas -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tepe -
  • tap (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    tap (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    tep (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
    tip (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • suduścaram -
  • suduścara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suduścara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    suduścarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.331.47

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 12.331.47 in Kannada sript:
ವೇದೀಮಷ್ಟತಲೋತ್ಸೇಧಾಂ ಭೂಮಾವಾಸ್ಥಾಯ ವಿಶ್ವಭುಕ್ ।
ಏಕಪಾದಸ್ಥಿತೋ ದೇವ ಊರ್ಧ್ವಬಾಹುರುದಙ್ಮುಖಃ ।
ಸಾಙ್ಗಾನಾವರ್ತಯನ್ವೇದಾಂಸ್ತಪಸ್ತೇಪೇ ಸುದುಶ್ಚರಮ್ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

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 12.331.47 in Bengali sript:
বেদীমষ্টতলোত্সেধাং ভূমাবাস্থায বিশ্বভুক্ ।
একপাদস্থিতো দেব ঊর্ধ্ববাহুরুদঙ্মুখঃ ।
সাঙ্গানাবর্তযন্বেদাংস্তপস্তেপে সুদুশ্চরম্ ॥ ৪৭ ॥

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 12.331.47 in Gujarati sript:
વેદીમષ્ટતલોત્સેધાં ભૂમાવાસ્થાય વિશ્વભુક્ ।
એકપાદસ્થિતો દેવ ઊર્ધ્વબાહુરુદઙ્મુખઃ ।
સાઙ્ગાનાવર્તયન્વેદાંસ્તપસ્તેપે સુદુશ્ચરમ્ ॥ ૪૭ ॥

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 12.331.47 in Malayalam sript:
വേദീമഷ്ടതലോത്സേധാം ഭൂമാവാസ്ഥായ വിശ്വഭുക് ।
ഏകപാദസ്ഥിതോ ദേവ ഊര്ധ്വബാഹുരുദങ്മുഖഃ ।
സാങ്ഗാനാവര്തയന്വേദാംസ്തപസ്തേപേ സുദുശ്ചരമ് ॥ ൪൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.331.47 in Telugu sript:
వేదీమష్టతలోత్సేధాం భూమావాస్థాయ విశ్వభుక్ ।
ఏకపాదస్థితో దేవ ఊర్ధ్వబాహురుదఙ్ముఖః ।
సాఙ్గానావర్తయన్వేదాంస్తపస్తేపే సుదుశ్చరమ్ ॥ ౪౭ ॥

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