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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 12.237.15
नाभिनन्देत मरणं नाभिनन्देत जीवितम् ।
कालमेव प्रतीक्षेत निदेशं भृतको यथा ॥ १५ ॥
nābhinandeta maraṇaṃ nābhinandeta jīvitam |
kālameva pratīkṣeta nideśaṃ bhṛtako yathā || 15 ||
Note! This is not a direct translation of the verse, but merely an approximate preview.
...great blessings, highly sacred, and inhabited by righteous persons,—a region which is freed from sorrow, whence there is no return, and where there is no kind of agitation or pain. Such men do not covet heaven...
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 (12.237.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nabh, Nabhi, Marana, Jivita, Kalam, Kala, Eva, Pratiksha, Ita, Nidesha, Bhritaka, Yatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.237.15). 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: “nābhinandeta maraṇaṃ nābhinandeta jīvitam”
- nābhi -
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nābhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nābhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nābhī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]nābhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]nābhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nābh (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- nandeta -
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√nand (verb class 1)[optative active second plural]
- maraṇam -
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maraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nābhi -
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nābhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nābhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nābhī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]nābhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]nābhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nābh (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- nandeta -
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√nand (verb class 1)[optative active second plural]
- jīvitam -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “kālameva pratīkṣeta nideśaṃ bhṛtako yathā”
- kālam -
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kālam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratīkṣe -
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pratīkṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]pratīkṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pratīkṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ita -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- nideśam -
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nideśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- bhṛtako* -
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bhṛtaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other print editions:
Also see the following print editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.237.15
The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.237.15 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಭಿನನ್ದೇತ ಮರಣಂ ನಾಭಿನನ್ದೇತ ಜೀವಿತಮ್ ।
ಕಾಲಮೇವ ಪ್ರತೀಕ್ಷೇತ ನಿದೇಶಂ ಭೃತಕೋ ಯಥಾ ॥ ೧೫ ॥
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 12.237.15 in Bengali sript:
নাভিনন্দেত মরণং নাভিনন্দেত জীবিতম্ ।
কালমেব প্রতীক্ষেত নিদেশং ভৃতকো যথা ॥ ১৫ ॥
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 12.237.15 in Gujarati sript:
નાભિનન્દેત મરણં નાભિનન્દેત જીવિતમ્ ।
કાલમેવ પ્રતીક્ષેત નિદેશં ભૃતકો યથા ॥ ૧૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.237.15 in Malayalam sript:
നാഭിനന്ദേത മരണം നാഭിനന്ദേത ജീവിതമ് ।
കാലമേവ പ്രതീക്ഷേത നിദേശം ഭൃതകോ യഥാ ॥ ൧൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.237.15 in Telugu sript:
నాభినన్దేత మరణం నాభినన్దేత జీవితమ్ ।
కాలమేవ ప్రతీక్షేత నిదేశం భృతకో యథా ॥ ౧౫ ॥