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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 12.217.39
न तु विक्रमकालोऽयं क्षमाकालोऽयमागतः ।
कालः स्थापयते सर्वं कालः पचति वै तथा ॥ ३९ ॥
na tu vikramakālo'yaṃ kṣamākālo'yamāgataḥ |
kālaḥ sthāpayate sarvaṃ kālaḥ pacati vai tathā || 39 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...or attained? Or, is it that course of duties, called abstention from acts, by which an extension of the Soul is to be sought? Do tell me what it is, so that by its aid, the two, viz., birth and death, may be...
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 (12.217.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vikramaka, Alas, Alu, Aya, Idam, Ksham, Kshama, Akala, Agata, Kala, Sthapayat, Sarvam, Sarva, Pacat, Tatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.217.39). 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: “na tu vikramakālo'yaṃ kṣamākālo'yamāgataḥ ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vikramakā -
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vikramaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- alo' -
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alas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]alu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣamā -
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kṣama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṣam (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akālo' -
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akāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- āgataḥ -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kālaḥ sthāpayate sarvaṃ kālaḥ pacati vai tathā ”
- kālaḥ -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sthāpayate -
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√sthā -> sthāpayat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √sthā]√sthā -> sthāpayat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √sthā]√sthā (verb class 0)[present middle third single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kālaḥ -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pacati -
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pacat (noun, masculine)[locative single]pacat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√pac -> pacat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pac class 1 verb]√pac -> pacat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √pac class 1 verb]√pac (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.217.39
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 12.217.39 in Kannada sript:
ನ ತು ವಿಕ್ರಮಕಾಲೋಽಯಂ ಕ್ಷಮಾಕಾಲೋಽಯಮಾಗತಃ ।
ಕಾಲಃ ಸ್ಥಾಪಯತೇ ಸರ್ವಂ ಕಾಲಃ ಪಚತಿ ವೈ ತಥಾ ॥ ೩೯ ॥
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 12.217.39 in Bengali sript:
ন তু বিক্রমকালোঽযং ক্ষমাকালোঽযমাগতঃ ।
কালঃ স্থাপযতে সর্বং কালঃ পচতি বৈ তথা ॥ ৩৯ ॥
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 12.217.39 in Gujarati sript:
ન તુ વિક્રમકાલોઽયં ક્ષમાકાલોઽયમાગતઃ ।
કાલઃ સ્થાપયતે સર્વં કાલઃ પચતિ વૈ તથા ॥ ૩૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.217.39 in Malayalam sript:
ന തു വിക്രമകാലോഽയം ക്ഷമാകാലോഽയമാഗതഃ ।
കാലഃ സ്ഥാപയതേ സര്വം കാലഃ പചതി വൈ തഥാ ॥ ൩൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.217.39 in Telugu sript:
న తు విక్రమకాలోఽయం క్షమాకాలోఽయమాగతః ।
కాలః స్థాపయతే సర్వం కాలః పచతి వై తథా ॥ ౩౯ ॥