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 12.203.36

अजरः सोऽमरश्चैव व्यक्ताव्यक्तोपदेशवान् ।
व्यापकः सगुणः सूक्ष्मः सर्वभूतगुणाश्रयः ॥ ३६ ॥

ajaraḥ so'maraścaiva vyaktāvyaktopadeśavān |
vyāpakaḥ saguṇaḥ sūkṣmaḥ sarvabhūtaguṇāśrayaḥ || 36 ||

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

...of Indras have gone before you. When your hour matures itself, Time will surely destroy you like me,—you that art now so invincible and that now blazest with unrivalled splendour. In Time’s course many thousands...

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

Ajara, Sah, Amara, Vyaktavyakta, Upadesha, Vat, Vyapaka, Saguna, Sukshma, Sarvabhuta, Gunashraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.203.36). 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: “ajaraḥ so'maraścaiva vyaktāvyaktopadeśavān
  • ajaraḥ -
  • ajara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
    jṝ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • amaraś -
  • amara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vyaktāvyakto -
  • vyaktāvyakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyaktāvyakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upadeśa -
  • upadeśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “vyāpakaḥ saguṇaḥ sūkṣmaḥ sarvabhūtaguṇāśrayaḥ
  • vyāpakaḥ -
  • vyāpaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saguṇaḥ -
  • saguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sūkṣmaḥ -
  • sūkṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvabhūta -
  • sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇāśrayaḥ -
  • guṇāśraya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.203.36

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 12.203.36 in Kannada sript:
ಅಜರಃ ಸೋಽಮರಶ್ಚೈವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಾವ್ಯಕ್ತೋಪದೇಶವಾನ್ ।
ವ್ಯಾಪಕಃ ಸಗುಣಃ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮಃ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಗುಣಾಶ್ರಯಃ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 12.203.36 in Bengali sript:
অজরঃ সোঽমরশ্চৈব ব্যক্তাব্যক্তোপদেশবান্ ।
ব্যাপকঃ সগুণঃ সূক্ষ্মঃ সর্বভূতগুণাশ্রযঃ ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 12.203.36 in Gujarati sript:
અજરઃ સોઽમરશ્ચૈવ વ્યક્તાવ્યક્તોપદેશવાન્ ।
વ્યાપકઃ સગુણઃ સૂક્ષ્મઃ સર્વભૂતગુણાશ્રયઃ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 12.203.36 in Malayalam sript:
അജരഃ സോഽമരശ്ചൈവ വ്യക്താവ്യക്തോപദേശവാന് ।
വ്യാപകഃ സഗുണഃ സൂക്ഷ്മഃ സര്വഭൂതഗുണാശ്രയഃ ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.203.36 in Telugu sript:
అజరః సోఽమరశ్చైవ వ్యక్తావ్యక్తోపదేశవాన్ ।
వ్యాపకః సగుణః సూక్ష్మః సర్వభూతగుణాశ్రయః ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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