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 13.17.47

गजहा दैत्यहा लोको लोकधाता गुणाकरः ।
सिंहशार्दूलरूपश्च आर्द्रचर्माम्बरावृतः ॥ ४७ ॥

gajahā daityahā loko lokadhātā guṇākaraḥ |
siṃhaśārdūlarūpaśca ārdracarmāmbarāvṛtaḥ || 47 ||

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

...in the form of Vishnu. You are the ocean. You are the Barabanala Mare’s head that ranges within the ocean, ceaselessly vomitting fire and drinking the saline waters as if they were sacrificial butter. You are Wind, the friend of Agni. You are...

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

Gajaha, Daityahan, Loka, Lokadhatri, Gunakara, Simha, Shardula, Rupa, Ardra, Carmambara, Rita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.17.47). 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: “gajahā daityahā loko lokadhātā guṇākaraḥ
  • gajahā* -
  • gajahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • daityahā -
  • daityahan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • loko* -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lokadhātā -
  • lokadhātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    lokadhātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guṇākaraḥ -
  • guṇākara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “siṃhaśārdūlarūpaśca ārdracarmāmbarāvṛtaḥ
  • siṃha -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śārdūla -
  • śārdūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpaś -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārdra -
  • ārdra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārdra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • carmāmbarāvṛ -
  • carmāmbara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṛtaḥ -
  • ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.17.47

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 13.17.47 in Kannada sript:
ಗಜಹಾ ದೈತ್ಯಹಾ ಲೋಕೋ ಲೋಕಧಾತಾ ಗುಣಾಕರಃ ।
ಸಿಂಹಶಾರ್ದೂಲರೂಪಶ್ಚ ಆರ್ದ್ರಚರ್ಮಾಮ್ಬರಾವೃತಃ ॥ 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 13.17.47 in Bengali sript:
গজহা দৈত্যহা লোকো লোকধাতা গুণাকরঃ ।
সিংহশার্দূলরূপশ্চ আর্দ্রচর্মাম্বরাবৃতঃ ॥ 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 13.17.47 in Gujarati sript:
ગજહા દૈત્યહા લોકો લોકધાતા ગુણાકરઃ ।
સિંહશાર્દૂલરૂપશ્ચ આર્દ્રચર્મામ્બરાવૃતઃ ॥ 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 13.17.47 in Malayalam sript:
ഗജഹാ ദൈത്യഹാ ലോകോ ലോകധാതാ ഗുണാകരഃ ।
സിംഹശാര്ദൂലരൂപശ്ച ആര്ദ്രചര്മാമ്ബരാവൃതഃ ॥ ൪൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.17.47 in Telugu sript:
గజహా దైత్యహా లోకో లోకధాతా గుణాకరః ।
సింహశార్దూలరూపశ్చ ఆర్ద్రచర్మామ్బరావృతః ॥ ౪౭ ॥

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