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 12.102.16

दीप्तस्फुटितकेशान्ताः स्थूलपार्श्वहनूमुखाः ।
उन्नतांसाः पृथुग्रीवा विकटाः स्थूलपिण्डिकाः ॥ १६ ॥

dīptasphuṭitakeśāntāḥ sthūlapārśvahanūmukhāḥ |
unnatāṃsāḥ pṛthugrīvā vikaṭāḥ sthūlapiṇḍikāḥ || 16 ||

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

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

Dipta, Sphutita, Keshanta, Sthula, Parshva, Hanu, Ukha, Unnata, Prithugriva, Vikata, Pindika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.102.16). 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: “dīptasphuṭitakeśāntāḥ sthūlapārśvahanūmukhāḥ
  • dīpta -
  • dīpta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīpta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sphuṭita -
  • sphuṭita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sphuṭita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sphuṭ -> sphuṭita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]
    sphuṭ -> sphuṭita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]
  • keśāntāḥ -
  • keśānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    keśāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sthūla -
  • sthūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pārśva -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hanūm -
  • hanū (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ukhāḥ -
  • ukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “unnatāṃsāḥ pṛthugrīvā vikaṭāḥ sthūlapiṇḍikāḥ
  • unnatāṃ -
  • unnatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sāḥ -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pṛthugrīvā* -
  • pṛthugrīva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vikaṭāḥ -
  • vikaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vikaṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sthūla -
  • sthūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • piṇḍikāḥ -
  • piṇḍikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.102.16

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 12.102.16 in Kannada sript:
ದೀಪ್ತಸ್ಫುಟಿತಕೇಶಾನ್ತಾಃ ಸ್ಥೂಲಪಾರ್ಶ್ವಹನೂಮುಖಾಃ ।
ಉನ್ನತಾಂಸಾಃ ಪೃಥುಗ್ರೀವಾ ವಿಕಟಾಃ ಸ್ಥೂಲಪಿಣ್ಡಿಕಾಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 12.102.16 in Bengali sript:
দীপ্তস্ফুটিতকেশান্তাঃ স্থূলপার্শ্বহনূমুখাঃ ।
উন্নতাংসাঃ পৃথুগ্রীবা বিকটাঃ স্থূলপিণ্ডিকাঃ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 12.102.16 in Gujarati sript:
દીપ્તસ્ફુટિતકેશાન્તાઃ સ્થૂલપાર્શ્વહનૂમુખાઃ ।
ઉન્નતાંસાઃ પૃથુગ્રીવા વિકટાઃ સ્થૂલપિણ્ડિકાઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 12.102.16 in Malayalam sript:
ദീപ്തസ്ഫുടിതകേശാന്താഃ സ്ഥൂലപാര്ശ്വഹനൂമുഖാഃ ।
ഉന്നതാംസാഃ പൃഥുഗ്രീവാ വികടാഃ സ്ഥൂലപിണ്ഡികാഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.102.16 in Telugu sript:
దీప్తస్ఫుటితకేశాన్తాః స్థూలపార్శ్వహనూముఖాః ।
ఉన్నతాంసాః పృథుగ్రీవా వికటాః స్థూలపిణ్డికాః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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