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 3.42.12

भानुमन्ति विचित्राणि शिखराणि महागिरेः ।
समास्थायार्जुनं तत्र ददृशुस्तपसान्वितम् ॥ १२ ॥

bhānumanti vicitrāṇi śikharāṇi mahāgireḥ |
samāsthāyārjunaṃ tatra dadṛśustapasānvitam || 12 ||

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

...beautiful face with his own perfumed hands. And the wielder of the thunderbolt, patting and rubbing gently again and again with his own hands which bore the marks of the thunderbolt...

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

Bhanumat, Vicitra, Shikhara, Mahagiri, Sama, Tha, Arjuna, Tatra, Tapasa, Vita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.42.12). 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: “bhānumanti vicitrāṇi śikharāṇi mahāgireḥ
  • bhānumanti -
  • bhānumat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vicitrāṇi -
  • vicitra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śikharāṇi -
  • śikhara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahāgireḥ -
  • mahāgiri (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “samāsthāyārjunaṃ tatra dadṛśustapasānvitam
  • samās -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • thāyā -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • arjunam -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arjunā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dadṛśus -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • tapasān -
  • tapasa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vitam -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.42.12

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 3.42.12 in Kannada sript:
ಭಾನುಮನ್ತಿ ವಿಚಿತ್ರಾಣಿ ಶಿಖರಾಣಿ ಮಹಾಗಿರೇಃ ।
ಸಮಾಸ್ಥಾಯಾರ್ಜುನಂ ತತ್ರ ದದೃಶುಸ್ತಪಸಾನ್ವಿತಮ್ ॥ 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 3.42.12 in Bengali sript:
ভানুমন্তি বিচিত্রাণি শিখরাণি মহাগিরেঃ ।
সমাস্থাযার্জুনং তত্র দদৃশুস্তপসান্বিতম্ ॥ 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 3.42.12 in Gujarati sript:
ભાનુમન્તિ વિચિત્રાણિ શિખરાણિ મહાગિરેઃ ।
સમાસ્થાયાર્જુનં તત્ર દદૃશુસ્તપસાન્વિતમ્ ॥ 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 3.42.12 in Malayalam sript:
ഭാനുമന്തി വിചിത്രാണി ശിഖരാണി മഹാഗിരേഃ ।
സമാസ്ഥായാര്ജുനം തത്ര ദദൃശുസ്തപസാന്വിതമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.42.12 in Telugu sript:
భానుమన్తి విచిత్రాణి శిఖరాణి మహాగిరేః ।
సమాస్థాయార్జునం తత్ర దదృశుస్తపసాన్వితమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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