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 6.56.12

ततो महावेगसमाहतानि भेरीसहस्राणि विनेदुराजौ ।
शङ्खस्वना दुन्दुभिनिस्वनाश्च सर्वेष्वनीकेषु ससिंहनादाः ॥ १२ ॥

tato mahāvegasamāhatāni bherīsahasrāṇi vinedurājau |
śaṅkhasvanā dundubhinisvanāśca sarveṣvanīkeṣu sasiṃhanādāḥ || 12 ||

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

...portion of his path, and after the high-souled Pandavas had won the victory, your sire Devavrata, conversant with the distinction of all codes of morality, rushed carried...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Mahavega, Samahata, Bheri, Sahasra, Vina, Dur, Dura, Aja, Shankhasvana, Dundubhi, Svana, Sarva, Anika, Simhanada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.56.12). 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: “tato mahāvegasamāhatāni bherīsahasrāṇi vinedurājau
  • tato* -
  • 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]
  • mahāvega -
  • mahāvega (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāvega (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāhatāni -
  • samāhata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bherī -
  • bherī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vine -
  • vi (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    vina (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • durā -
  • dura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    dur (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ajau -
  • aja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “śaṅkhasvanā dundubhinisvanāśca sarveṣvanīkeṣu sasiṃhanādāḥ
  • śaṅkhasvanā* -
  • śaṅkhasvana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dundubhini -
  • dundubhi (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • svanāś -
  • svana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    svanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarveṣva -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • anīkeṣu -
  • anīka (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    anīka (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • siṃhanādāḥ -
  • siṃhanāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.56.12

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 6.56.12 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ಮಹಾವೇಗಸಮಾಹತಾನಿ ಭೇರೀಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ವಿನೇದುರಾಜೌ ।
ಶಙ್ಖಸ್ವನಾ ದುನ್ದುಭಿನಿಸ್ವನಾಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವೇಷ್ವನೀಕೇಷು ಸಸಿಂಹನಾದಾಃ ॥ 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 6.56.12 in Bengali sript:
ততো মহাবেগসমাহতানি ভেরীসহস্রাণি বিনেদুরাজৌ ।
শঙ্খস্বনা দুন্দুভিনিস্বনাশ্চ সর্বেষ্বনীকেষু সসিংহনাদাঃ ॥ 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 6.56.12 in Gujarati sript:
તતો મહાવેગસમાહતાનિ ભેરીસહસ્રાણિ વિનેદુરાજૌ ।
શઙ્ખસ્વના દુન્દુભિનિસ્વનાશ્ચ સર્વેષ્વનીકેષુ સસિંહનાદાઃ ॥ 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 6.56.12 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ മഹാവേഗസമാഹതാനി ഭേരീസഹസ്രാണി വിനേദുരാജൌ ।
ശങ്ഖസ്വനാ ദുന്ദുഭിനിസ്വനാശ്ച സര്വേഷ്വനീകേഷു സസിംഹനാദാഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.56.12 in Telugu sript:
తతో మహావేగసమాహతాని భేరీసహస్రాణి వినేదురాజౌ ।
శఙ్ఖస్వనా దున్దుభినిస్వనాశ్చ సర్వేష్వనీకేషు ససింహనాదాః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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