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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 3.12.56
अभिपत्याथ बाहुभ्यां प्रत्यगृह्णादमर्षितः ।
मातङ्ग इव मातङ्गं प्रभिन्नकरटामुखः ॥ ५६ ॥
abhipatyātha bāhubhyāṃ pratyagṛhṇādamarṣitaḥ |
mātaṅga iva mātaṅgaṃ prabhinnakaraṭāmukhaḥ || 56 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...infuriate elephants. And in that great forest, innumerable trees, crushed like unto reeds, lay scattered as rags. That encounter with trees between that foremost of Rakshasas and...
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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 (3.12.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Abhi, Patya, Han, Bahu, Prati, Amarshita, Matanga, Iva, Prabhinnakaratamukha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.12.56). 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: “abhipatyātha bāhubhyāṃ pratyagṛhṇādamarṣitaḥ ”
- abhi -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, masculine)[adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- patyāt -
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patya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bāhubhyām -
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bāhu (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- pratya -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pratī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- agṛhṇād -
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√grah (verb class 9)[imperfect active third single]
- amarṣitaḥ -
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amarṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “mātaṅga iva mātaṅgaṃ prabhinnakaraṭāmukhaḥ ”
- mātaṅga* -
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mātaṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mātaṅgam -
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mātaṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- prabhinnakaraṭāmukhaḥ -
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prabhinnakaraṭāmukha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.12.56
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.12.56 in Kannada sript:
ಅಭಿಪತ್ಯಾಥ ಬಾಹುಭ್ಯಾಂ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಗೃಹ್ಣಾದಮರ್ಷಿತಃ ।
ಮಾತಙ್ಗ ಇವ ಮಾತಙ್ಗಂ ಪ್ರಭಿನ್ನಕರಟಾಮುಖಃ ॥ ೫೬ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.12.56 in Bengali sript:
অভিপত্যাথ বাহুভ্যাং প্রত্যগৃহ্ণাদমর্ষিতঃ ।
মাতঙ্গ ইব মাতঙ্গং প্রভিন্নকরটামুখঃ ॥ ৫৬ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.12.56 in Gujarati sript:
અભિપત્યાથ બાહુભ્યાં પ્રત્યગૃહ્ણાદમર્ષિતઃ ।
માતઙ્ગ ઇવ માતઙ્ગં પ્રભિન્નકરટામુખઃ ॥ ૫૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.12.56 in Malayalam sript:
അഭിപത്യാഥ ബാഹുഭ്യാം പ്രത്യഗൃഹ്ണാദമര്ഷിതഃ ।
മാതങ്ഗ ഇവ മാതങ്ഗം പ്രഭിന്നകരടാമുഖഃ ॥ ൫൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.12.56 in Telugu sript:
అభిపత్యాథ బాహుభ్యాం ప్రత్యగృహ్ణాదమర్షితః ।
మాతఙ్గ ఇవ మాతఙ్గం ప్రభిన్నకరటాముఖః ॥ ౫౬ ॥