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 12.36.4

षड्भिर्वर्षैः कृच्छ्रभोजी ब्रह्महा पूयते नरः ।
मासे मासे समश्नंस्तु त्रिभिर्वर्षैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ ४ ॥

ṣaḍbhirvarṣaiḥ kṛcchrabhojī brahmahā pūyate naraḥ |
māse māse samaśnaṃstu tribhirvarṣaiḥ pramucyate || 4 ||

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

...grief be thine. Stay your foes, protect your subjects, and worship the Brahmanas.'" "Vaisampayana said, 'The royal son of Kunti, freed from grief and the fever of his heart, took his seat, with face eastwards...

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

Shash, Varsha, Kricchrabhojin, Brahmahan, Brahmaha, Puyat, Nara, Nri, Mas, Masa, Ashnat, Tri, Pram, Pra, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.36.4). 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: “ṣaḍbhirvarṣaiḥ kṛcchrabhojī brahmahā pūyate naraḥ
  • ṣaḍbhir -
  • ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • varṣaiḥ -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kṛcchrabhojī -
  • kṛcchrabhojin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmahā -
  • brahmahan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    brahmahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūyate -
  • pūy -> pūyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √pūy class 1 verb]
    pūy -> pūyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √pūy class 1 verb]
    (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 9)
    [present passive third single]
    pūy (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “māse māse samaśnaṃstu tribhirvarṣaiḥ pramucyate
  • māse -
  • mās (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    māsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    māsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • māse -
  • mās (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    māsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    māsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aśnaṃs -
  • aśnat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tribhir -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • varṣaiḥ -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pram -
  • pram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.36.4

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 12.36.4 in Kannada sript:
ಷಡ್ಭಿರ್ವರ್ಷೈಃ ಕೃಚ್ಛ್ರಭೋಜೀ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಹಾ ಪೂಯತೇ ನರಃ ।
ಮಾಸೇ ಮಾಸೇ ಸಮಶ್ನಂಸ್ತು ತ್ರಿಭಿರ್ವರ್ಷೈಃ ಪ್ರಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 12.36.4 in Bengali sript:
ষড্ভির্বর্ষৈঃ কৃচ্ছ্রভোজী ব্রহ্মহা পূযতে নরঃ ।
মাসে মাসে সমশ্নংস্তু ত্রিভির্বর্ষৈঃ প্রমুচ্যতে ॥ ৪ ॥

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 12.36.4 in Gujarati sript:
ષડ્ભિર્વર્ષૈઃ કૃચ્છ્રભોજી બ્રહ્મહા પૂયતે નરઃ ।
માસે માસે સમશ્નંસ્તુ ત્રિભિર્વર્ષૈઃ પ્રમુચ્યતે ॥ ૪ ॥

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 12.36.4 in Malayalam sript:
ഷഡ്ഭിര്വര്ഷൈഃ കൃച്ഛ്രഭോജീ ബ്രഹ്മഹാ പൂയതേ നരഃ ।
മാസേ മാസേ സമശ്നംസ്തു ത്രിഭിര്വര്ഷൈഃ പ്രമുച്യതേ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.36.4 in Telugu sript:
షడ్భిర్వర్షైః కృచ్ఛ్రభోజీ బ్రహ్మహా పూయతే నరః ।
మాసే మాసే సమశ్నంస్తు త్రిభిర్వర్షైః ప్రముచ్యతే ॥ ౪ ॥

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