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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 12.250.41
एवं मृत्युर्देवसृष्टा प्रजानां प्राप्ते काले संहरन्ती यथावत् ।
तस्याश्चैव व्याधयस्तेऽश्रुपाताः प्राप्ते काले संहरन्तीह जन्तून् ॥ ४१ ॥
evaṃ mṛtyurdevasṛṣṭā prajānāṃ prāpte kāle saṃharantī yathāvat |
tasyāścaiva vyādhayaste'śrupātāḥ prāpte kāle saṃharantīha jantūn || 41 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...our acts due to past desires, can never cross the interminable river of birth and death (and reach the heaven of rest and peace we may have in view). Discourse to me on this topic, O illustrious one! Teach me...
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 (12.250.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Evam, Eva, Mrityu, Devasrishta, Praja, Prajana, Prapta, Prapti, Kale, Kala, Harat, Haranti, Yathavat, Vyadhi, Tad, Yushmad, Ashrupata, Iha, Jantu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.250.41). 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: “evaṃ mṛtyurdevasṛṣṭā prajānāṃ prāpte kāle saṃharantī yathāvat ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mṛtyur -
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mṛtyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- devasṛṣṭā -
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devasṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prajānām -
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praja (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]praja (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]prajānā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prāpte -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[locative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prāptā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prāpti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kāle -
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kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- harantī -
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harantī (noun, masculine)[compound]harantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> harantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
- yathāvat -
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yathāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “tasyāścaiva vyādhayaste'śrupātāḥ prāpte kāle saṃharantīha jantūn ”
- tasyāś -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- vyādhayas -
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vyādhi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- te' -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- aśrupātāḥ -
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aśrupāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- prāpte -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[locative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prāptā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prāpti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kāle -
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kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- harantī -
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harantī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]harantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]harantī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> harantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jantūn -
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jantu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.250.41
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 12.250.41 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ಮೃತ್ಯುರ್ದೇವಸೃಷ್ಟಾ ಪ್ರಜಾನಾಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತೇ ಕಾಲೇ ಸಂಹರನ್ತೀ ಯಥಾವತ್ ।
ತಸ್ಯಾಶ್ಚೈವ ವ್ಯಾಧಯಸ್ತೇಽಶ್ರುಪಾತಾಃ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತೇ ಕಾಲೇ ಸಂಹರನ್ತೀಹ ಜನ್ತೂನ್ ॥ ೪೧ ॥
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 12.250.41 in Bengali sript:
এবং মৃত্যুর্দেবসৃষ্টা প্রজানাং প্রাপ্তে কালে সংহরন্তী যথাবত্ ।
তস্যাশ্চৈব ব্যাধযস্তেঽশ্রুপাতাঃ প্রাপ্তে কালে সংহরন্তীহ জন্তূন্ ॥ ৪১ ॥
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 12.250.41 in Gujarati sript:
એવં મૃત્યુર્દેવસૃષ્ટા પ્રજાનાં પ્રાપ્તે કાલે સંહરન્તી યથાવત્ ।
તસ્યાશ્ચૈવ વ્યાધયસ્તેઽશ્રુપાતાઃ પ્રાપ્તે કાલે સંહરન્તીહ જન્તૂન્ ॥ ૪૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.250.41 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം മൃത്യുര്ദേവസൃഷ്ടാ പ്രജാനാം പ്രാപ്തേ കാലേ സംഹരന്തീ യഥാവത് ।
തസ്യാശ്ചൈവ വ്യാധയസ്തേഽശ്രുപാതാഃ പ്രാപ്തേ കാലേ സംഹരന്തീഹ ജന്തൂന് ॥ ൪൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.250.41 in Telugu sript:
ఏవం మృత్యుర్దేవసృష్టా ప్రజానాం ప్రాప్తే కాలే సంహరన్తీ యథావత్ ।
తస్యాశ్చైవ వ్యాధయస్తేఽశ్రుపాతాః ప్రాప్తే కాలే సంహరన్తీహ జన్తూన్ ॥ ౪౧ ॥