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 12.320.8

स शृङ्गेऽप्रतिमे दिव्ये हिमवन्मेरुसंभवे ।
संश्लिष्टे श्वेतपीते द्वे रुक्मरूप्यमये शुभे ॥ ८ ॥

sa śṛṅge'pratime divye himavanmerusaṃbhave |
saṃśliṣṭe śvetapīte dve rukmarūpyamaye śubhe || 8 ||

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

...those Rishis, well conversant with penances, succeeded in composing that foremost of treatises in respect of vocables, import, and reason.{GL_NOTE:175952:} Having composed that treatise sanctified with the syllable...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.320.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shringa, Shringi, Apratima, Divya, Himavat, Sambhava, Sambhu, Samshlishta, Shveta, Pita, Piti, Dva, Rukma, Rupyamaya, Shubha, Shubh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.320.8). 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: “sa śṛṅge'pratime divye himavanmerusaṃbhave
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śṛṅge' -
  • śṛṅga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śṛṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śṛṅgi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • apratime -
  • apratima (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apratima (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apratimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • divye -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    div (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
  • himavan -
  • himavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    himavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • meru -
  • meru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    meru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sambhave -
  • sambhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sambhava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sambhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sambhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sambhu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃśliṣṭe śvetapīte dve rukmarūpyamaye śubhe
  • saṃśliṣṭe -
  • saṃśliṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃśliṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṃśliṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śveta -
  • śveta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śveta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīte -
  • pīta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pīta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pīti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pīti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 1 verb], [locative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 3 verb], [locative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> pītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pai class 1 verb], [locative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pai -> pītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √pai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pi class 1 verb], [locative single from √pi class 2 verb], [locative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pi class 1 verb], [locative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √pi class 2 verb], [locative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √pi class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √pi class 3 verb], [locative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    pi -> pītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √pi class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 3 verb], [locative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 1 verb], [locative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 3 verb], [locative single from √ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 4 verb], [locative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> pītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 4 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • dve -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rukma -
  • rukma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rukma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpyamaye -
  • rūpyamaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rūpyamaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śubhe -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.320.8

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 12.320.8 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಶೃಙ್ಗೇಽಪ್ರತಿಮೇ ದಿವ್ಯೇ ಹಿಮವನ್ಮೇರುಸಂಭವೇ ।
ಸಂಶ್ಲಿಷ್ಟೇ ಶ್ವೇತಪೀತೇ ದ್ವೇ ರುಕ್ಮರೂಪ್ಯಮಯೇ ಶುಭೇ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 12.320.8 in Bengali sript:
স শৃঙ্গেঽপ্রতিমে দিব্যে হিমবন্মেরুসংভবে ।
সংশ্লিষ্টে শ্বেতপীতে দ্বে রুক্মরূপ্যমযে শুভে ॥ ৮ ॥

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 12.320.8 in Gujarati sript:
સ શૃઙ્ગેઽપ્રતિમે દિવ્યે હિમવન્મેરુસંભવે ।
સંશ્લિષ્ટે શ્વેતપીતે દ્વે રુક્મરૂપ્યમયે શુભે ॥ ૮ ॥

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 12.320.8 in Malayalam sript:
സ ശൃങ്ഗേഽപ്രതിമേ ദിവ്യേ ഹിമവന്മേരുസംഭവേ ।
സംശ്ലിഷ്ടേ ശ്വേതപീതേ ദ്വേ രുക്മരൂപ്യമയേ ശുഭേ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.320.8 in Telugu sript:
స శృఙ్గేఽప్రతిమే దివ్యే హిమవన్మేరుసంభవే ।
సంశ్లిష్టే శ్వేతపీతే ద్వే రుక్మరూప్యమయే శుభే ॥ ౮ ॥

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