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 1.36.3

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सूत उवाच ।
जरेति क्षयमाहुर्वै दारुणं कारुसंज्ञितम् ।
शरीरं कारु तस्यासीत्तत्स धीमाञ्शनैः शनैः ॥ ३ ॥

sūta uvāca |
jareti kṣayamāhurvai dāruṇaṃ kārusaṃjñitam |
śarīraṃ kāru tasyāsīttatsa dhīmāñśanaiḥ śanaiḥ || 3 ||

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

...projects. And we will then give him such advice that the sacrifice may be obstructed. The king, the foremost of wise men, thinking us of sterling worth will certainly ask us about his sacrifice...
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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 (1.36.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Jara, Iti, Kshaya, Daruna, Sanjnita, Sharira, Tad, Tas, Tat, Dhimat, Shanaih, Shana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.36.3). 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: “sūta uvāca ”
sūta* -
sūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “jareti kṣayamāhurvai dāruṇaṃ kārusaṃjñitam ”
jare -
jara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

jara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

jarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√jṛ (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]

√jṝ (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kṣayam -
kṣaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kṣayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āhur -
√ah (verb class 5)

[perfect active third plural]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
dāruṇam -
dāruṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dāruṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dāruṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kāru -
kāru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
sañjñitam -
sañjñita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sañjñita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sañjñitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 3: “śarīraṃ kāru tasyāsīttatsa dhīmāñśanaiḥ śanaiḥ ”
śarīram -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kāru -
kāru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
tasyā -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tas (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
āsīt -
√ās (verb class 2)

[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]

√as (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhīmāñś -
dhīmat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śanaiḥ -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
śanaiḥ -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.36.3

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;

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Preview of verse 1.36.3 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಜರೇತಿ ಕ್ಷಯಮಾಹುರ್ವೈ ದಾರುಣಂ ಕಾರುಸಂಜ್ಞಿತಮ್ ।
ಶರೀರಂ ಕಾರು ತಸ್ಯಾಸೀತ್ತತ್ಸ ಧೀಮಾಞ್ಶನೈಃ ಶನೈಃ ॥ ೩ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 1.36.3 in Bengali sript:
সূত উবাচ ।
জরেতি ক্ষযমাহুর্বৈ দারুণং কারুসংজ্ঞিতম্ ।
শরীরং কারু তস্যাসীত্তত্স ধীমাঞ্শনৈঃ শনৈঃ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 1.36.3 in Gujarati sript:
સૂત ઉવાચ ।
જરેતિ ક્ષયમાહુર્વૈ દારુણં કારુસંજ્ઞિતમ્ ।
શરીરં કારુ તસ્યાસીત્તત્સ ધીમાઞ્શનૈઃ શનૈઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.36.3 in Malayalam sript:
സൂത ഉവാച ।
ജരേതി ക്ഷയമാഹുര്വൈ ദാരുണം കാരുസംജ്ഞിതമ് ।
ശരീരം കാരു തസ്യാസീത്തത്സ ധീമാഞ്ശനൈഃ ശനൈഃ ॥ ൩ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.36.3 in Telugu sript:
సూత ఉవాచ ।
జరేతి క్షయమాహుర్వై దారుణం కారుసంజ్ఞితమ్ ।
శరీరం కారు తస్యాసీత్తత్స ధీమాఞ్శనైః శనైః ॥ ౩ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021