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 6.90.12

तदाचार्यवचः श्रुत्वा सोमदत्तपुरोगमाः ।
तावकाः समवर्तन्त पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् ॥ १२ ॥

tadācāryavacaḥ śrutvā somadattapurogamāḥ |
tāvakāḥ samavartanta pāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm || 12 ||

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

...sides, in that battle by Nagas, that Naga, O king, assumed a huge form mighty as Ananta himself. With diverse kinds of Nagas then he covered the Rakshasa. While being...

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

Tada, Acarya, Vaca, Vacas, Somadatta, Purogama, Tavaka, Sama, Vartat, Pandava, Anikini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.90.12). 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: “tadācāryavacaḥ śrutvā somadattapurogamāḥ
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ācārya -
  • ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vacaḥ -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • somadatta -
  • somadatta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • purogamāḥ -
  • purogama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purogamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “tāvakāḥ samavartanta pāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm
  • tāvakāḥ -
  • tāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vartan -
  • vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • pāṇḍavānām -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • anīkinīm -
  • anīkinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.90.12

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 6.90.12 in Kannada sript:
ತದಾಚಾರ್ಯವಚಃ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಸೋಮದತ್ತಪುರೋಗಮಾಃ ।
ತಾವಕಾಃ ಸಮವರ್ತನ್ತ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾನಾಮನೀಕಿನೀಮ್ ॥ 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 6.90.12 in Bengali sript:
তদাচার্যবচঃ শ্রুত্বা সোমদত্তপুরোগমাঃ ।
তাবকাঃ সমবর্তন্ত পাণ্ডবানামনীকিনীম্ ॥ 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 6.90.12 in Gujarati sript:
તદાચાર્યવચઃ શ્રુત્વા સોમદત્તપુરોગમાઃ ।
તાવકાઃ સમવર્તન્ત પાણ્ડવાનામનીકિનીમ્ ॥ 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 6.90.12 in Malayalam sript:
തദാചാര്യവചഃ ശ്രുത്വാ സോമദത്തപുരോഗമാഃ ।
താവകാഃ സമവര്തന്ത പാണ്ഡവാനാമനീകിനീമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.90.12 in Telugu sript:
తదాచార్యవచః శ్రుత్వా సోమదత్తపురోగమాః ।
తావకాః సమవర్తన్త పాణ్డవానామనీకినీమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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