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 3.12.75

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवं विनिहतं संख्ये किर्मीरं राक्षसोत्तमम् ।
श्रुत्वा ध्यानपरो राजा निशश्वासार्तवत्तदा ॥ ७५ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evaṃ vinihataṃ saṃkhye kirmīraṃ rākṣasottamam |
śrutvā dhyānaparo rājā niśaśvāsārtavattadā || 75 ||

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

...freed from its annoyance. Passing through the great forest I saw lying the body of the wicked and fearless Rakshasa slain by Bhima’s might. And, O Bharata, there I heard of this...

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

Vaishampayana, Evam, Eva, Vinihata, Sankhya, Kirmira, Rakshasa, Uttamam, Uttama, Dhyanapara, Raja, Nisha, Shvasa, Artava, Tta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.12.75). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “evaṃ vinihataṃ saṃkhye kirmīraṃ rākṣasottamam
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vinihatam -
  • vinihata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vinihata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vinihatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saṅkhye -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kirmīram -
  • kirmīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kirmīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kirmīrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rākṣaso -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “śrutvā dhyānaparo rājā niśaśvāsārtavattadā
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • dhyānaparo* -
  • dhyānapara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • niśa -
  • niśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śvāsā -
  • śvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śvāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārtava -
  • ārtava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārtava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tta -
  • tta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.12.75

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 3.12.75 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏವಂ ವಿನಿಹತಂ ಸಂಖ್ಯೇ ಕಿರ್ಮೀರಂ ರಾಕ್ಷಸೋತ್ತಮಮ್ ।
ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಧ್ಯಾನಪರೋ ರಾಜಾ ನಿಶಶ್ವಾಸಾರ್ತವತ್ತದಾ ॥ ೭೫ ॥

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 3.12.75 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
এবং বিনিহতং সংখ্যে কির্মীরং রাক্ষসোত্তমম্ ।
শ্রুত্বা ধ্যানপরো রাজা নিশশ্বাসার্তবত্তদা ॥ ৭৫ ॥

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 3.12.75 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
એવં વિનિહતં સંખ્યે કિર્મીરં રાક્ષસોત્તમમ્ ।
શ્રુત્વા ધ્યાનપરો રાજા નિશશ્વાસાર્તવત્તદા ॥ ૭૫ ॥

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 3.12.75 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
ഏവം വിനിഹതം സംഖ്യേ കിര്മീരം രാക്ഷസോത്തമമ് ।
ശ്രുത്വാ ധ്യാനപരോ രാജാ നിശശ്വാസാര്തവത്തദാ ॥ ൭൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.12.75 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
ఏవం వినిహతం సంఖ్యే కిర్మీరం రాక్షసోత్తమమ్ ।
శ్రుత్వా ధ్యానపరో రాజా నిశశ్వాసార్తవత్తదా ॥ ౭౫ ॥

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