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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 12.220.97
अहोरात्रांश्च मासांश्च क्षणान्काष्ठाः कला लवान् ।
संपिण्डयति नः कालो वृद्धिं वार्धुषिको यथा ॥ ९७ ॥
ahorātrāṃśca māsāṃśca kṣaṇānkāṣṭhāḥ kalā lavān |
saṃpiṇḍayati naḥ kālo vṛddhiṃ vārdhuṣiko yathā || 97 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...first consists of keeping a store of grain sufficient to last for three years. The second consists of keeping a store to last for one year. The third consists of providing for the day without thinking of the...
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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 (12.220.97). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ahoratra, Masa, Kshana, Kashtha, Kala, Lava, Pindayat, Asmad, Vriddhi, Vardhushika, Yatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.220.97). 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: “ahorātrāṃśca māsāṃśca kṣaṇānkāṣṭhāḥ kalā lavān ”
- ahorātrāṃś -
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ahorātra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- māsāṃś -
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māsa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣaṇān -
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kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- kāṣṭhāḥ -
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kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kāṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kalā* -
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kala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- lavān -
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lava (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “saṃpiṇḍayati naḥ kālo vṛddhiṃ vārdhuṣiko yathā ”
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- piṇḍayati -
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√piṇḍ -> piṇḍayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √piṇḍ class 10 verb]√piṇḍ -> piṇḍayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √piṇḍ class 10 verb]√piṇḍ (verb class 10)[present active third single]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- kālo* -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vṛddhim -
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vṛddhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]vṛddhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vārdhuṣiko* -
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vārdhuṣika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.220.97
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 12.220.97 in Kannada sript:
ಅಹೋರಾತ್ರಾಂಶ್ಚ ಮಾಸಾಂಶ್ಚ ಕ್ಷಣಾನ್ಕಾಷ್ಠಾಃ ಕಲಾ ಲವಾನ್ ।
ಸಂಪಿಣ್ಡಯತಿ ನಃ ಕಾಲೋ ವೃದ್ಧಿಂ ವಾರ್ಧುಷಿಕೋ ಯಥಾ ॥ ೯೭ ॥
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 12.220.97 in Bengali sript:
অহোরাত্রাংশ্চ মাসাংশ্চ ক্ষণান্কাষ্ঠাঃ কলা লবান্ ।
সংপিণ্ডযতি নঃ কালো বৃদ্ধিং বার্ধুষিকো যথা ॥ ৯৭ ॥
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 12.220.97 in Gujarati sript:
અહોરાત્રાંશ્ચ માસાંશ્ચ ક્ષણાન્કાષ્ઠાઃ કલા લવાન્ ।
સંપિણ્ડયતિ નઃ કાલો વૃદ્ધિં વાર્ધુષિકો યથા ॥ ૯૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.220.97 in Malayalam sript:
അഹോരാത്രാംശ്ച മാസാംശ്ച ക്ഷണാന്കാഷ്ഠാഃ കലാ ലവാന് ।
സംപിണ്ഡയതി നഃ കാലോ വൃദ്ധിം വാര്ധുഷികോ യഥാ ॥ ൯൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.220.97 in Telugu sript:
అహోరాత్రాంశ్చ మాసాంశ్చ క్షణాన్కాష్ఠాః కలా లవాన్ ।
సంపిణ్డయతి నః కాలో వృద్ధిం వార్ధుషికో యథా ॥ ౯౭ ॥