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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 12.236.22
जरया च परिद्यूनो व्याधिना च प्रपीडितः ।
चतुर्थे चायुषः शेषे वानप्रस्थाश्रमं त्यजेत् ।
सद्यस्कारां निरूप्येष्टिं सर्ववेदसदक्षिणाम् ॥ २२ ॥
jarayā ca paridyūno vyādhinā ca prapīḍitaḥ |
caturthe cāyuṣaḥ śeṣe vānaprasthāśramaṃ tyajet |
sadyaskārāṃ nirūpyeṣṭiṃ sarvavedasadakṣiṇām || 22 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Alas, the Brahmanas, having given up the Sacrifice that is ordained for them, have betaken themselves to the performance of Sacrifices that are for Kshatriyas.{GL_NOTE:175320:} Many persons of faith, O regenerate...
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 (12.236.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Jara, Paridyuna, Vyadhin, Vyadhi, Prapidita, Caturtha, Cayu, Sha, Shesha, Vanaprasthashrama, Sadyaskara, Nirupya, Ishti, Sarvavedasadakshina,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.236.22). 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: “jarayā ca paridyūno vyādhinā ca prapīḍitaḥ ”
- jarayā -
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jarā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paridyūno* -
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paridyūna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vyādhinā -
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vyādhin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vyādhin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vyādhi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prapīḍitaḥ -
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prapīḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “caturthe cāyuṣaḥ śeṣe vānaprasthāśramaṃ tyajet ”
- caturthe -
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caturtha (noun, masculine)[locative single]caturtha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- cāyu -
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cāyu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāyu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāyu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ṣaḥ -
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ṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śeṣe -
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śeṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]śeṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śeṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śaṣ (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√śī (verb class 2)[present middle second single]
- vānaprasthāśramam -
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vānaprasthāśrama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- tyajet -
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√tyaj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 3: “sadyaskārāṃ nirūpyeṣṭiṃ sarvavedasadakṣiṇām ”
- sadyaskārām -
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sadyaskārā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- nirūpye -
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nirūpya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nirūpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]nirūpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nirūpyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iṣṭim -
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iṣṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- sarvavedasadakṣiṇām -
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sarvavedasadakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.236.22
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 12.236.22 in Kannada sript:
ಜರಯಾ ಚ ಪರಿದ್ಯೂನೋ ವ್ಯಾಧಿನಾ ಚ ಪ್ರಪೀಡಿತಃ ।
ಚತುರ್ಥೇ ಚಾಯುಷಃ ಶೇಷೇ ವಾನಪ್ರಸ್ಥಾಶ್ರಮಂ ತ್ಯಜೇತ್ ।
ಸದ್ಯಸ್ಕಾರಾಂ ನಿರೂಪ್ಯೇಷ್ಟಿಂ ಸರ್ವವೇದಸದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಮ್ ॥ ೨೨ ॥
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 12.236.22 in Bengali sript:
জরযা চ পরিদ্যূনো ব্যাধিনা চ প্রপীডিতঃ ।
চতুর্থে চাযুষঃ শেষে বানপ্রস্থাশ্রমং ত্যজেত্ ।
সদ্যস্কারাং নিরূপ্যেষ্টিং সর্ববেদসদক্ষিণাম্ ॥ ২২ ॥
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 12.236.22 in Gujarati sript:
જરયા ચ પરિદ્યૂનો વ્યાધિના ચ પ્રપીડિતઃ ।
ચતુર્થે ચાયુષઃ શેષે વાનપ્રસ્થાશ્રમં ત્યજેત્ ।
સદ્યસ્કારાં નિરૂપ્યેષ્ટિં સર્વવેદસદક્ષિણામ્ ॥ ૨૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.236.22 in Malayalam sript:
ജരയാ ച പരിദ്യൂനോ വ്യാധിനാ ച പ്രപീഡിതഃ ।
ചതുര്ഥേ ചായുഷഃ ശേഷേ വാനപ്രസ്ഥാശ്രമം ത്യജേത് ।
സദ്യസ്കാരാം നിരൂപ്യേഷ്ടിം സര്വവേദസദക്ഷിണാമ് ॥ ൨൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.236.22 in Telugu sript:
జరయా చ పరిద్యూనో వ్యాధినా చ ప్రపీడితః ।
చతుర్థే చాయుషః శేషే వానప్రస్థాశ్రమం త్యజేత్ ।
సద్యస్కారాం నిరూప్యేష్టిం సర్వవేదసదక్షిణామ్ ॥ ౨౨ ॥