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 1.190.12

प्रदक्षिणं तौ प्रगृहीतपाणी समानयामास स वेदपारगः ।
ततोऽभ्यनुज्ञाय तमाजिशोभिनं पुरोहितो राजगृहाद्विनिर्ययौ ॥ १२ ॥

pradakṣiṇaṃ tau pragṛhītapāṇī samānayāmāsa sa vedapāragaḥ |
tato'bhyanujñāya tamājiśobhinaṃ purohito rājagṛhādviniryayau || 12 ||

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

...mighty one sitting by the side of the Bhagirathi saw a (golden) lotus being carried along by the current. And beholding that (golden) lotus, they wondered much. And amongst them, that foremost...

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

Pradakshinam, Pradakshina, Pragrihita, Pani, Panin, Samana, Amasa, Vedaparaga, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Abhyanujna, Aya, Tama, Ajishobhin, Purohita, Rajagriha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.190.12). 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: “pradakṣiṇaṃ tau pragṛhītapāṇī samānayāmāsa sa vedapāragaḥ
  • pradakṣiṇam -
  • pradakṣiṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pragṛhīta -
  • pragṛhīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pragṛhīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṇī -
  • pāṇī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samānayā -
  • samānā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • amāsa -
  • amāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vedapāragaḥ -
  • vedapāraga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tato'bhyanujñāya tamājiśobhinaṃ purohito rājagṛhādviniryayau
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • abhyanujñā -
  • abhyanujñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aya -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tamā -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ājiśobhinam -
  • ājiśobhin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • purohito* -
  • purohita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājagṛhād -
  • rājagṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    rājagṛha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vini -
  • vi (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • rya -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • ayau -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    e (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 1.190.12

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 1.190.12 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣಂ ತೌ ಪ್ರಗೃಹೀತಪಾಣೀ ಸಮಾನಯಾಮಾಸ ಸ ವೇದಪಾರಗಃ ।
ತತೋಽಭ್ಯನುಜ್ಞಾಯ ತಮಾಜಿಶೋಭಿನಂ ಪುರೋಹಿತೋ ರಾಜಗೃಹಾದ್ವಿನಿರ್ಯಯೌ ॥ 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 1.190.12 in Bengali sript:
প্রদক্ষিণং তৌ প্রগৃহীতপাণী সমানযামাস স বেদপারগঃ ।
ততোঽভ্যনুজ্ঞায তমাজিশোভিনং পুরোহিতো রাজগৃহাদ্বিনির্যযৌ ॥ 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 1.190.12 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રદક્ષિણં તૌ પ્રગૃહીતપાણી સમાનયામાસ સ વેદપારગઃ ।
તતોઽભ્યનુજ્ઞાય તમાજિશોભિનં પુરોહિતો રાજગૃહાદ્વિનિર્યયૌ ॥ 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 1.190.12 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രദക്ഷിണം തൌ പ്രഗൃഹീതപാണീ സമാനയാമാസ സ വേദപാരഗഃ ।
തതോഽഭ്യനുജ്ഞായ തമാജിശോഭിനം പുരോഹിതോ രാജഗൃഹാദ്വിനിര്യയൌ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.190.12 in Telugu sript:
ప్రదక్షిణం తౌ ప్రగృహీతపాణీ సమానయామాస స వేదపారగః ।
తతోఽభ్యనుజ్ఞాయ తమాజిశోభినం పురోహితో రాజగృహాద్వినిర్యయౌ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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