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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 12.305.18
प्रतीक्षमाणस्तत्कालं यत्कालं प्रति तद्भवेत् ।
अथास्य नेष्टं मरणं स्थातुमिच्छेदिमां क्रियाम् ॥ १८ ॥
pratīkṣamāṇastatkālaṃ yatkālaṃ prati tadbhavet |
athāsya neṣṭaṃ maraṇaṃ sthātumicchedimāṃ kriyām || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...this way) should not be regarded as pilfering from one another. Impelled by Ignorance, all men meet with death and attain, O king, to birth that is the cause of acts.{GL_NOTE:175830:} Divested of Knowledge,...
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 (12.305.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pratiksham, Pratiksha, Tatkala, Yat, Yad, Kalam, Kala, Prati, Tad, Tat, Atha, Idam, Neshta, Marana, Iyam, Kriya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.305.18). 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: “pratīkṣamāṇastatkālaṃ yatkālaṃ prati tadbhavet ”
- pratīkṣam -
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pratīkṣam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pratīkṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratīkṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratīkṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āṇas -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- tatkālam -
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tatkāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tatkāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tatkālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- 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]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pratī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “athāsya neṣṭaṃ maraṇaṃ sthātumicchedimāṃ kriyām ”
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- neṣṭam -
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√neṣ -> neṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √neṣ class 1 verb]√neṣ -> neṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √neṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √neṣ class 1 verb]
- maraṇam -
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maraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sthātum -
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√sthā -> sthātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √sthā]
- icched -
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√iṣ (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- imām -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kriyām -
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kriyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.305.18
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 12.305.18 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತೀಕ್ಷಮಾಣಸ್ತತ್ಕಾಲಂ ಯತ್ಕಾಲಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ತದ್ಭವೇತ್ ।
ಅಥಾಸ್ಯ ನೇಷ್ಟಂ ಮರಣಂ ಸ್ಥಾತುಮಿಚ್ಛೇದಿಮಾಂ ಕ್ರಿಯಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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 12.305.18 in Bengali sript:
প্রতীক্ষমাণস্তত্কালং যত্কালং প্রতি তদ্ভবেত্ ।
অথাস্য নেষ্টং মরণং স্থাতুমিচ্ছেদিমাং ক্রিযাম্ ॥ ১৮ ॥
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 12.305.18 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રતીક્ષમાણસ્તત્કાલં યત્કાલં પ્રતિ તદ્ભવેત્ ।
અથાસ્ય નેષ્ટં મરણં સ્થાતુમિચ્છેદિમાં ક્રિયામ્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.305.18 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രതീക്ഷമാണസ്തത്കാലം യത്കാലം പ്രതി തദ്ഭവേത് ।
അഥാസ്യ നേഷ്ടം മരണം സ്ഥാതുമിച്ഛേദിമാം ക്രിയാമ് ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.305.18 in Telugu sript:
ప్రతీక్షమాణస్తత్కాలం యత్కాలం ప్రతి తద్భవేత్ ।
అథాస్య నేష్టం మరణం స్థాతుమిచ్ఛేదిమాం క్రియామ్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥