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 6.5.12

नानारूपाणि बिभ्राणास्तेषां भेदाश्चतुर्दश ।
अरण्यवासिनः सप्त सप्तैषां ग्रामवासिनः ॥ १२ ॥

nānārūpāṇi bibhrāṇāsteṣāṃ bhedāścaturdaśa |
araṇyavāsinaḥ sapta saptaiṣāṃ grāmavāsinaḥ || 12 ||

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

...— 'O you of great wisdom, I will recount to you the merits of earth according to my knowledge. Behold them with your eye of wisdom. I bow to you, O bull of Bharata...

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

Nanarupa, Bibhrana, Tad, Bheda, Caturdasha, Caturdashan, Aranyavasin, Sapta, Saptan, Idam, Gramavasin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.5.12). 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: “nānārūpāṇi bibhrāṇāsteṣāṃ bhedāścaturdaśa
  • nānārūpāṇi -
  • nānārūpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bibhrāṇās -
  • bibhrāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bibhrāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhedāś -
  • bheda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • caturdaśa -
  • caturdaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturdaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturdaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    caturdaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “araṇyavāsinaḥ sapta saptaiṣāṃ grāmavāsinaḥ
  • araṇyavāsinaḥ -
  • araṇyavāsin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    araṇyavāsin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sapta -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • saptai -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> saptā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • grāmavāsinaḥ -
  • grāmavāsin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    grāmavāsin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.5.12

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 6.5.12 in Kannada sript:
ನಾನಾರೂಪಾಣಿ ಬಿಭ್ರಾಣಾಸ್ತೇಷಾಂ ಭೇದಾಶ್ಚತುರ್ದಶ ।
ಅರಣ್ಯವಾಸಿನಃ ಸಪ್ತ ಸಪ್ತೈಷಾಂ ಗ್ರಾಮವಾಸಿನಃ ॥ 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 6.5.12 in Bengali sript:
নানারূপাণি বিভ্রাণাস্তেষাং ভেদাশ্চতুর্দশ ।
অরণ্যবাসিনঃ সপ্ত সপ্তৈষাং গ্রামবাসিনঃ ॥ 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 6.5.12 in Gujarati sript:
નાનારૂપાણિ બિભ્રાણાસ્તેષાં ભેદાશ્ચતુર્દશ ।
અરણ્યવાસિનઃ સપ્ત સપ્તૈષાં ગ્રામવાસિનઃ ॥ 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 6.5.12 in Malayalam sript:
നാനാരൂപാണി ബിഭ്രാണാസ്തേഷാം ഭേദാശ്ചതുര്ദശ ।
അരണ്യവാസിനഃ സപ്ത സപ്തൈഷാം ഗ്രാമവാസിനഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.5.12 in Telugu sript:
నానారూపాణి బిభ్రాణాస్తేషాం భేదాశ్చతుర్దశ ।
అరణ్యవాసినః సప్త సప్తైషాం గ్రామవాసినః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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