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 3.293.12

वसुवर्मधरं दृष्ट्वा तं बालं हेमकुण्डलम् ।
नामास्य वसुषेणेति ततश्चक्रुर्द्विजातयः ॥ १२ ॥

vasuvarmadharaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ bālaṃ hemakuṇḍalam |
nāmāsya vasuṣeṇeti tataścakrurdvijātayaḥ || 12 ||

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

...caste. And hearing this Adhiratha took away the box from the water-side, and opened it by means of instruments. And then he beheld a boy resembling the morning Sun. And the infant was...

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

Vasuvarmadhara, Bala, Hemakundala, Naman, Idam, Vasushena, Iti, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Cakru, Dvijati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.293.12). 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: “vasuvarmadharaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ bālaṃ hemakuṇḍalam
  • vasuvarmadharam -
  • vasuvarmadhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vasuvarmadhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vasuvarmadharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bālam -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hemakuṇḍalam -
  • hemakuṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hemakuṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nāmāsya vasuṣeṇeti tataścakrurdvijātayaḥ
  • nāmā -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vasuṣeṇe -
  • vasuṣeṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tataś -
  • 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]
  • cakrur -
  • cakru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cakru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • dvijātayaḥ -
  • dvijāti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvijāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.293.12

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 3.293.12 in Kannada sript:
ವಸುವರ್ಮಧರಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ತಂ ಬಾಲಂ ಹೇಮಕುಣ್ಡಲಮ್ ।
ನಾಮಾಸ್ಯ ವಸುಷೇಣೇತಿ ತತಶ್ಚಕ್ರುರ್ದ್ವಿಜಾತಯಃ ॥ 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 3.293.12 in Bengali sript:
বসুবর্মধরং দৃষ্ট্বা তং বালং হেমকুণ্ডলম্ ।
নামাস্য বসুষেণেতি ততশ্চক্রুর্দ্বিজাতযঃ ॥ 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 3.293.12 in Gujarati sript:
વસુવર્મધરં દૃષ્ટ્વા તં બાલં હેમકુણ્ડલમ્ ।
નામાસ્ય વસુષેણેતિ તતશ્ચક્રુર્દ્વિજાતયઃ ॥ 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 3.293.12 in Malayalam sript:
വസുവര്മധരം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ തം ബാലം ഹേമകുണ്ഡലമ് ।
നാമാസ്യ വസുഷേണേതി തതശ്ചക്രുര്ദ്വിജാതയഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.293.12 in Telugu sript:
వసువర్మధరం దృష్ట్వా తం బాలం హేమకుణ్డలమ్ ।
నామాస్య వసుషేణేతి తతశ్చక్రుర్ద్విజాతయః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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