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 12.336.53

एकव्यूहविभागो वा क्वचिद्द्विव्यूहसंज्ञितः ।
त्रिव्यूहश्चापि संख्यातश्चतुर्व्यूहश्च दृश्यते ॥ ५३ ॥

ekavyūhavibhāgo vā kvaciddvivyūhasaṃjñitaḥ |
trivyūhaścāpi saṃkhyātaścaturvyūhaśca dṛśyate || 53 ||

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

...armies were drawn up in the array for the battle and when Arjuna became cheerless, the holy one himself explained the question of what is the end and what is not the end attained by persons of different characters...

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

Ekavyuha, Vibhaga, Vyuha, Capin, Capi, Sankhyata, Caturvyuha, Drishyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.336.53). 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: “ekavyūhavibhāgo kvaciddvivyūhasaṃjñitaḥ
  • ekavyūha -
  • ekavyūha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ekavyūha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhāgo* -
  • vibhāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Cannot analyse kvaciddvivyūhasañjñitaḥ
  • Line 2: “trivyūhaścāpi saṃkhyātaścaturvyūhaśca dṛśyate
  • tri -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vyūhaś -
  • vyūha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṅkhyātaś -
  • saṅkhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • caturvyūhaś -
  • caturvyūha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛśyate -
  • dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.336.53

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 12.336.53 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕವ್ಯೂಹವಿಭಾಗೋ ವಾ ಕ್ವಚಿದ್ದ್ವಿವ್ಯೂಹಸಂಜ್ಞಿತಃ ।
ತ್ರಿವ್ಯೂಹಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ಸಂಖ್ಯಾತಶ್ಚತುರ್ವ್ಯೂಹಶ್ಚ ದೃಶ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೫೩ ॥

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 12.336.53 in Bengali sript:
একব্যূহবিভাগো বা ক্বচিদ্দ্বিব্যূহসংজ্ঞিতঃ ।
ত্রিব্যূহশ্চাপি সংখ্যাতশ্চতুর্ব্যূহশ্চ দৃশ্যতে ॥ ৫৩ ॥

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 12.336.53 in Gujarati sript:
એકવ્યૂહવિભાગો વા ક્વચિદ્દ્વિવ્યૂહસંજ્ઞિતઃ ।
ત્રિવ્યૂહશ્ચાપિ સંખ્યાતશ્ચતુર્વ્યૂહશ્ચ દૃશ્યતે ॥ ૫૩ ॥

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 12.336.53 in Malayalam sript:
ഏകവ്യൂഹവിഭാഗോ വാ ക്വചിദ്ദ്വിവ്യൂഹസംജ്ഞിതഃ ।
ത്രിവ്യൂഹശ്ചാപി സംഖ്യാതശ്ചതുര്വ്യൂഹശ്ച ദൃശ്യതേ ॥ ൫൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.336.53 in Telugu sript:
ఏకవ్యూహవిభాగో వా క్వచిద్ద్వివ్యూహసంజ్ఞితః ।
త్రివ్యూహశ్చాపి సంఖ్యాతశ్చతుర్వ్యూహశ్చ దృశ్యతే ॥ ౫౩ ॥

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