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 12.169.14

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श्वःकार्यमद्य कुर्वीत पूर्वाह्णे चापराह्णिकम् ।
न हि प्रतीक्षते मृत्युः कृतं वास्य न वा कृतम् ।
को हि जानाति कस्याद्य मृत्युसेना निवेक्ष्यते ॥ १४ ॥

śvaḥkāryamadya kurvīta pūrvāhṇe cāparāhṇikam |
na hi pratīkṣate mṛtyuḥ kṛtaṃ vāsya na vā kṛtam |
ko hi jānāti kasyādya mṛtyusenā nivekṣyate || 14 ||

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

...desire he casts off his life-breaths and then enters into the Brahmic body. Or, if he does not desire to enter into the Brahmic body, he at once goes upwards into the region of Brahma and has never to undergo...
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 (12.169.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvahna, Aparahnika, Pratiksha, Tad, Yushmad, Mrityu, Krit, Krita, Vasya, Kah, Kim, Adya, Mrityusena, Vekshyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.169.14). 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: “śvaḥkāryamadya kurvīta pūrvāhṇe cāparāhṇikam ”
Cannot analyse śvaḥkāryamadya*ku
kurvīta -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[optative middle third single]
pūrvāhṇe -
pūrvāhṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āparāhṇikam -
āparāhṇika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āparāhṇika (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

āparāhṇikā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “na hi pratīkṣate mṛtyuḥ kṛtaṃ vāsya na vā kṛtam ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
pratīkṣa -
pratīkṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pratīkṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
mṛtyuḥ -
mṛtyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṛtam -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
vāsya -
vāsya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √vas]

√vās -> vāsya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vās]

√vas -> vāsya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vas]

√vās -> vāsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vās class 10 verb]

√vās -> vāsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vās class 10 verb]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vas class 6 verb]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vas class 6 verb]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kṛtam -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
Line 3: “ko hi jānāti kasyādya mṛtyusenā nivekṣyate ”
ko* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
jānāti -
√jñā (verb class 9)

[present active third single]
kasyā -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
adya -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mṛtyusenā* -
mṛtyusenā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ni -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ni (Preverb)

[Preverb]
vekṣyate -
√viṣ -> vekṣyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √viṣ class 1 verb], [dative single from √viṣ class 3 verb]

√viṣ -> vekṣyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √viṣ class 1 verb], [dative single from √viṣ class 3 verb]

√vic -> vekṣyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vic class 3 verb], [dative single from √vic class 7 verb]

√vic -> vekṣyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vic class 3 verb], [dative single from √vic class 7 verb]

√viś -> vekṣyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √viś class 6 verb]

√viś -> vekṣyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √viś class 6 verb]

√vekṣ (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]

√vic (verb class 3)

[future middle third single]

√vic (verb class 7)

[future middle third single]

√viś (verb class 6)

[future middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.169.14

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;

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Preview of verse 12.169.14 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ವಃಕಾರ್ಯಮದ್ಯ ಕುರ್ವೀತ ಪೂರ್ವಾಹ್ಣೇ ಚಾಪರಾಹ್ಣಿಕಮ್ ।
ನ ಹಿ ಪ್ರತೀಕ್ಷತೇ ಮೃತ್ಯುಃ ಕೃತಂ ವಾಸ್ಯ ನ ವಾ ಕೃತಮ್ ।
ಕೋ ಹಿ ಜಾನಾತಿ ಕಸ್ಯಾದ್ಯ ಮೃತ್ಯುಸೇನಾ ನಿವೇಕ್ಷ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 12.169.14 in Bengali sript:
শ্বঃকার্যমদ্য কুর্বীত পূর্বাহ্ণে চাপরাহ্ণিকম্ ।
ন হি প্রতীক্ষতে মৃত্যুঃ কৃতং বাস্য ন বা কৃতম্ ।
কো হি জানাতি কস্যাদ্য মৃত্যুসেনা নিবেক্ষ্যতে ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 12.169.14 in Gujarati sript:
શ્વઃકાર્યમદ્ય કુર્વીત પૂર્વાહ્ણે ચાપરાહ્ણિકમ્ ।
ન હિ પ્રતીક્ષતે મૃત્યુઃ કૃતં વાસ્ય ન વા કૃતમ્ ।
કો હિ જાનાતિ કસ્યાદ્ય મૃત્યુસેના નિવેક્ષ્યતે ॥ ૧૪ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.169.14 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്വഃകാര്യമദ്യ കുര്വീത പൂര്വാഹ്ണേ ചാപരാഹ്ണികമ് ।
ന ഹി പ്രതീക്ഷതേ മൃത്യുഃ കൃതം വാസ്യ ന വാ കൃതമ് ।
കോ ഹി ജാനാതി കസ്യാദ്യ മൃത്യുസേനാ നിവേക്ഷ്യതേ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.169.14 in Telugu sript:
శ్వఃకార్యమద్య కుర్వీత పూర్వాహ్ణే చాపరాహ్ణికమ్ ।
న హి ప్రతీక్షతే మృత్యుః కృతం వాస్య న వా కృతమ్ ।
కో హి జానాతి కస్యాద్య మృత్యుసేనా నివేక్ష్యతే ॥ ౧౪ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021