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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 7.172.53
षष्टिं वर्षसहस्राणि तावन्त्येव शतानि च ।
अशोषयत्तदात्मानं वायुभक्षोऽम्बुजेक्षणः ॥ ५३ ॥
ṣaṣṭiṃ varṣasahasrāṇi tāvantyeva śatāni ca |
aśoṣayattadātmānaṃ vāyubhakṣo'mbujekṣaṇaḥ || 53 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...are yet alive? It seems that Time is irresistible. Neither Asuras, nor Gandharvas, nor Pisacas, nor Rakshasas, nor Uragas, Yakshas, and birds, nor human beings, can venture to baffle...
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 (7.172.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shashti, Varshasahasra, Tavat, Eva, Shata, Tada, Mana, Vayubhaksha, Ambujekshana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.172.53). 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: “ṣaṣṭiṃ varṣasahasrāṇi tāvantyeva śatāni ca ”
- ṣaṣṭim -
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ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- varṣasahasrāṇi -
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varṣasahasra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tāvantye -
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tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatāni -
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śata (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “aśoṣayattadātmānaṃ vāyubhakṣo'mbujekṣaṇaḥ ”
- aśoṣayat -
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√śuṣ (verb class 0)[imperfect active third single]
- tadāt -
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tada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]tada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mānam -
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māna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- vāyubhakṣo' -
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vāyubhakṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ambujekṣaṇaḥ -
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ambujekṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.172.53
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.172.53 in Kannada sript:
ಷಷ್ಟಿಂ ವರ್ಷಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ತಾವನ್ತ್ಯೇವ ಶತಾನಿ ಚ ।
ಅಶೋಷಯತ್ತದಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ವಾಯುಭಕ್ಷೋಽಮ್ಬುಜೇಕ್ಷಣಃ ॥ ೫೩ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.172.53 in Bengali sript:
ষষ্টিং বর্ষসহস্রাণি তাবন্ত্যেব শতানি চ ।
অশোষযত্তদাত্মানং বাযুভক্ষোঽম্বুজেক্ষণঃ ॥ ৫৩ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.172.53 in Gujarati sript:
ષષ્ટિં વર્ષસહસ્રાણિ તાવન્ત્યેવ શતાનિ ચ ।
અશોષયત્તદાત્માનં વાયુભક્ષોઽમ્બુજેક્ષણઃ ॥ ૫૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.172.53 in Malayalam sript:
ഷഷ്ടിം വര്ഷസഹസ്രാണി താവന്ത്യേവ ശതാനി ച ।
അശോഷയത്തദാത്മാനം വായുഭക്ഷോഽമ്ബുജേക്ഷണഃ ॥ ൫൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.172.53 in Telugu sript:
షష్టిం వర్షసహస్రాణి తావన్త్యేవ శతాని చ ।
అశోషయత్తదాత్మానం వాయుభక్షోఽమ్బుజేక్షణః ॥ ౫౩ ॥