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 2.66.12

संनद्धो ह्यर्जुनो याति विवृत्य परमेषुधी ।
गाण्डीवं मुहुरादत्ते निःश्वसंश्च निरीक्षते ॥ १२ ॥

saṃnaddho hyarjuno yāti vivṛtya parameṣudhī |
gāṇḍīvaṃ muhurādatte niḥśvasaṃśca nirīkṣate || 12 ||

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

...so. Stay in silence and peace.' And having pacified the mighty-armed one with eyes red in wrath, the king approached his uncle Dhritarashtra, with hands joined in entreaty." "Yudhishthira...

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

Samnaddha, Arjuna, Yat, Yati, Parama, Parameshu, Dhi, Gandiva, Muhur, Adatta, Nih, Shvasat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.66.12). 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: “saṃnaddho hyarjuno yāti vivṛtya parameṣudhī
  • saṃnaddho* -
  • saṃnaddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • arjuno* -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yāti -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • vivṛtya -
  • parameṣu -
  • parameṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    parameṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    parameṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parama (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • dhī -
  • dhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    dhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “gāṇḍīvaṃ muhurādatte niḥśvasaṃśca nirīkṣate
  • gāṇḍīvam -
  • gāṇḍīva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • muhur -
  • muhur (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    muhur (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ādatte -
  • ādatta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ādatta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ādattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • niḥ -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śvasaṃś -
  • śvas -> śvasat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śvas class 2 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • īkṣate -
  • īkṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.66.12

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 2.66.12 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂನದ್ಧೋ ಹ್ಯರ್ಜುನೋ ಯಾತಿ ವಿವೃತ್ಯ ಪರಮೇಷುಧೀ ।
ಗಾಣ್ಡೀವಂ ಮುಹುರಾದತ್ತೇ ನಿಃಶ್ವಸಂಶ್ಚ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷತೇ ॥ 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 2.66.12 in Bengali sript:
সংনদ্ধো হ্যর্জুনো যাতি বিবৃত্য পরমেষুধী ।
গাণ্ডীবং মুহুরাদত্তে নিঃশ্বসংশ্চ নিরীক্ষতে ॥ 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 2.66.12 in Gujarati sript:
સંનદ્ધો હ્યર્જુનો યાતિ વિવૃત્ય પરમેષુધી ।
ગાણ્ડીવં મુહુરાદત્તે નિઃશ્વસંશ્ચ નિરીક્ષતે ॥ 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 2.66.12 in Malayalam sript:
സംനദ്ധോ ഹ്യര്ജുനോ യാതി വിവൃത്യ പരമേഷുധീ ।
ഗാണ്ഡീവം മുഹുരാദത്തേ നിഃശ്വസംശ്ച നിരീക്ഷതേ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.66.12 in Telugu sript:
సంనద్ధో హ్యర్జునో యాతి వివృత్య పరమేషుధీ ।
గాణ్డీవం ముహురాదత్తే నిఃశ్వసంశ్చ నిరీక్షతే ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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