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 6.12.22

तेषां योजनविष्कम्भो द्विगुणः प्रविभागशः ।
वर्षाणि तेषु कौरव्य संप्रोक्तानि मनीषिभिः ॥ २२ ॥

teṣāṃ yojanaviṣkambho dviguṇaḥ pravibhāgaśaḥ |
varṣāṇi teṣu kauravya saṃproktāni manīṣibhiḥ || 22 ||

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

...that of the Jamvu tree in Jamvudvipa. And the people there always adore that tree. There in that island are, many delightful provinces where Siva is worshipped, and...

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

Tad, Yojana, Vishkambha, Dviguna, Pravibhagashah, Varsha, Kauravya, Prokta, Manishin, Manishi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.12.22). 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: “teṣāṃ yojanaviṣkambho dviguṇaḥ pravibhāgaśaḥ
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • yojana -
  • yojana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣkambho* -
  • viṣkambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dviguṇaḥ -
  • dviguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pravibhāgaśaḥ -
  • pravibhāgaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “varṣāṇi teṣu kauravya saṃproktāni manīṣibhiḥ
  • varṣāṇi -
  • varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • teṣu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • kauravya -
  • kauravya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • proktāni -
  • prokta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • manīṣibhiḥ -
  • manīṣin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    manīṣin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    manīṣī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.12.22

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 6.12.22 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಷಾಂ ಯೋಜನವಿಷ್ಕಮ್ಭೋ ದ್ವಿಗುಣಃ ಪ್ರವಿಭಾಗಶಃ ।
ವರ್ಷಾಣಿ ತೇಷು ಕೌರವ್ಯ ಸಂಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಾನಿ ಮನೀಷಿಭಿಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 6.12.22 in Bengali sript:
তেষাং যোজনবিষ্কম্ভো দ্বিগুণঃ প্রবিভাগশঃ ।
বর্ষাণি তেষু কৌরব্য সংপ্রোক্তানি মনীষিভিঃ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 6.12.22 in Gujarati sript:
તેષાં યોજનવિષ્કમ્ભો દ્વિગુણઃ પ્રવિભાગશઃ ।
વર્ષાણિ તેષુ કૌરવ્ય સંપ્રોક્તાનિ મનીષિભિઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 6.12.22 in Malayalam sript:
തേഷാം യോജനവിഷ്കമ്ഭോ ദ്വിഗുണഃ പ്രവിഭാഗശഃ ।
വര്ഷാണി തേഷു കൌരവ്യ സംപ്രോക്താനി മനീഷിഭിഃ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.12.22 in Telugu sript:
తేషాం యోజనవిష్కమ్భో ద్విగుణః ప్రవిభాగశః ।
వర్షాణి తేషు కౌరవ్య సంప్రోక్తాని మనీషిభిః ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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