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 6.55.12

वराश्वनरनागानां शरीरप्रभवा तदा ।
परलोकार्णवमुखी गृध्रगोमायुमोदिनी ॥ १२ ॥

varāśvanaranāgānāṃ śarīraprabhavā tadā |
paralokārṇavamukhī gṛdhragomāyumodinī || 12 ||

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

...Kalingas that abounded with elephants and steeds and cars, and with noble warriors, and heroic combatants.' Having said this, the long-armed grandson of Sini,...

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

Vara, Shvanara, Naga, Tada, Paraloka, Arnava, Uksh, Gridhra, Gomayu, Modin, Modini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.55.12). 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: “varāśvanaranāgānāṃ śarīraprabhavā tadā
  • varā -
  • varā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śvanara -
  • śvanara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāgānām -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nāga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    nāgā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śarīraprabhavā -
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “paralokārṇavamukhī gṛdhragomāyumodinī
  • paralokā -
  • paraloka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arṇavam -
  • arṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arṇava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arṇavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uk -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • gṛdhra -
  • gṛdhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛdhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gomāyu -
  • gomāyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gomāyu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gomāyu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • modinī -
  • modinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    modin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.55.12

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 6.55.12 in Kannada sript:
ವರಾಶ್ವನರನಾಗಾನಾಂ ಶರೀರಪ್ರಭವಾ ತದಾ ।
ಪರಲೋಕಾರ್ಣವಮುಖೀ ಗೃಧ್ರಗೋಮಾಯುಮೋದಿನೀ ॥ 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 6.55.12 in Bengali sript:
বরাশ্বনরনাগানাং শরীরপ্রভবা তদা ।
পরলোকার্ণবমুখী গৃধ্রগোমাযুমোদিনী ॥ 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 6.55.12 in Gujarati sript:
વરાશ્વનરનાગાનાં શરીરપ્રભવા તદા ।
પરલોકાર્ણવમુખી ગૃધ્રગોમાયુમોદિની ॥ 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 6.55.12 in Malayalam sript:
വരാശ്വനരനാഗാനാം ശരീരപ്രഭവാ തദാ ।
പരലോകാര്ണവമുഖീ ഗൃധ്രഗോമായുമോദിനീ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.55.12 in Telugu sript:
వరాశ్వనరనాగానాం శరీరప్రభవా తదా ।
పరలోకార్ణవముఖీ గృధ్రగోమాయుమోదినీ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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