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 15.7.3

अष्टमो ह्यद्य कालोऽयमाहारस्य कृतस्य मे ।
येनाहं कुरुशार्दूल न शक्नोमि विचेष्टितुम् ॥ ३ ॥

aṣṭamo hyadya kālo'yamāhārasya kṛtasya me |
yenāhaṃ kuruśārdūla na śaknomi viceṣṭitum || 3 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...gently touched every part of his body. Regaining his life-breaths, king Dhritarashtra embraced the son of Pandu with his arms and smelled his head. Vidura and others wept...

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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 (15.7.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashtama, Adya, Kala, Aya, Idam, Ahara, Krita, Asmad, Yena, Yah, Yat, Aha, Shardula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.7.3). 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: “aṣṭamo hyadya kālo'yamāhārasya kṛtasya me
  • aṣṭamo* -
  • aṣṭama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kālo' -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āhārasya -
  • āhāra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    āhāra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kṛtasya -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “yenāhaṃ kuruśārdūla na śaknomi viceṣṭitum
  • yenā -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • kuru -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śārdūla -
  • śārdūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaknomi -
  • śak (verb class 5)
    [present active first single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ceṣṭitum -
  • ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √ceṣṭ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.7.3

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 15.7.3 in Kannada sript:
ಅಷ್ಟಮೋ ಹ್ಯದ್ಯ ಕಾಲೋಽಯಮಾಹಾರಸ್ಯ ಕೃತಸ್ಯ ಮೇ ।
ಯೇನಾಹಂ ಕುರುಶಾರ್ದೂಲ ನ ಶಕ್ನೋಮಿ ವಿಚೇಷ್ಟಿತುಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

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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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 15.7.3 in Bengali sript:
অষ্টমো হ্যদ্য কালোঽযমাহারস্য কৃতস্য মে ।
যেনাহং কুরুশার্দূল ন শক্নোমি বিচেষ্টিতুম্ ॥ ৩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 15.7.3 in Gujarati sript:
અષ્ટમો હ્યદ્ય કાલોઽયમાહારસ્ય કૃતસ્ય મે ।
યેનાહં કુરુશાર્દૂલ ન શક્નોમિ વિચેષ્ટિતુમ્ ॥ ૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 15.7.3 in Malayalam sript:
അഷ്ടമോ ഹ്യദ്യ കാലോഽയമാഹാരസ്യ കൃതസ്യ മേ ।
യേനാഹം കുരുശാര്ദൂല ന ശക്നോമി വിചേഷ്ടിതുമ് ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.7.3 in Telugu sript:
అష్టమో హ్యద్య కాలోఽయమాహారస్య కృతస్య మే ।
యేనాహం కురుశార్దూల న శక్నోమి విచేష్టితుమ్ ॥ ౩ ॥

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