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 12.337.12

एभिः परिवृतो व्यासः शिष्यैः पञ्चभिरुत्तमैः ।
शुशुभे हिमवत्पादे भूतैर्भूतपतिर्यथा ॥ १२ ॥

ebhiḥ parivṛto vyāsaḥ śiṣyaiḥ pañcabhiruttamaiḥ |
śuśubhe himavatpāde bhūtairbhūtapatiryathā || 12 ||

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

...himself, O king, with all its mysteries and abstract of details. Thus, O monarch, this foremost of cults is primeval and eternal. Incapable of being comprehended with ease and exceedingly difficult of being...

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

Idam, Parivrita, Vyasa, Shishya, Pancan, Uttama, Himavat, Pada, Bhuta, Bhutapati, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.337.12). 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: “ebhiḥ parivṛto vyāsaḥ śiṣyaiḥ pañcabhiruttamaiḥ
  • ebhiḥ -
  • e (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • parivṛto* -
  • parivṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyāsaḥ -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śiṣyaiḥ -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • pañcabhir -
  • pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • uttamaiḥ -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “śuśubhe himavatpāde bhūtairbhūtapatiryathā
  • śuśubhe -
  • śubh (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • himavat -
  • himavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    himavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pāde -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhūtair -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhūtapatir -
  • bhūtapati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.337.12

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 12.337.12 in Kannada sript:
ಏಭಿಃ ಪರಿವೃತೋ ವ್ಯಾಸಃ ಶಿಷ್ಯೈಃ ಪಞ್ಚಭಿರುತ್ತಮೈಃ ।
ಶುಶುಭೇ ಹಿಮವತ್ಪಾದೇ ಭೂತೈರ್ಭೂತಪತಿರ್ಯಥಾ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 12.337.12 in Bengali sript:
এভিঃ পরিবৃতো ব্যাসঃ শিষ্যৈঃ পঞ্চভিরুত্তমৈঃ ।
শুশুভে হিমবত্পাদে ভূতৈর্ভূতপতির্যথা ॥ ১২ ॥

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 12.337.12 in Gujarati sript:
એભિઃ પરિવૃતો વ્યાસઃ શિષ્યૈઃ પઞ્ચભિરુત્તમૈઃ ।
શુશુભે હિમવત્પાદે ભૂતૈર્ભૂતપતિર્યથા ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 12.337.12 in Malayalam sript:
ഏഭിഃ പരിവൃതോ വ്യാസഃ ശിഷ്യൈഃ പഞ്ചഭിരുത്തമൈഃ ।
ശുശുഭേ ഹിമവത്പാദേ ഭൂതൈര്ഭൂതപതിര്യഥാ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.337.12 in Telugu sript:
ఏభిః పరివృతో వ్యాసః శిష్యైః పఞ్చభిరుత్తమైః ।
శుశుభే హిమవత్పాదే భూతైర్భూతపతిర్యథా ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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