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 1.143.6

सोढं तत्परमं दुःखं मया कालप्रतीक्षया ।
सोऽयमभ्यागतः कालो भविता मे सुखाय वै ॥ ६ ॥

soḍhaṃ tatparamaṃ duḥkhaṃ mayā kālapratīkṣayā |
so'yamabhyāgataḥ kālo bhavitā me sukhāya vai || 6 ||

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

...brother who said unto him, 'Go', Bhima proceeded in the direction whence the cries of those aquatic fowls were coming. And, O bull of Bharata’s race, he soon came upon a lake and bathed...

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

Sodha, Tatpara, Duhkham, Duhkha, Maya, Asmad, Kala, Pratiksha, Sah, Aya, Idam, Abhyagata, Bhavita, Sukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.143.6). 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: “soḍhaṃ tatparamaṃ duḥkhaṃ mayā kālapratīkṣayā
  • soḍham -
  • soḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    soḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    soḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sah -> soḍha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb]
    sah -> soḍha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb]
  • tatparam -
  • tatpara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tatpara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tatparā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • kāla -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratīkṣayā -
  • pratīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “so'yamabhyāgataḥ kālo bhavitā me sukhāya vai
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhyāgataḥ -
  • abhyāgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kālo* -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavitā* -
  • bhavita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhavitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • sukhāya -
  • sukha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.143.6

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 1.143.6 in Kannada sript:
ಸೋಢಂ ತತ್ಪರಮಂ ದುಃಖಂ ಮಯಾ ಕಾಲಪ್ರತೀಕ್ಷಯಾ ।
ಸೋಽಯಮಭ್ಯಾಗತಃ ಕಾಲೋ ಭವಿತಾ ಮೇ ಸುಖಾಯ ವೈ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 1.143.6 in Bengali sript:
সোঢং তত্পরমং দুঃখং মযা কালপ্রতীক্ষযা ।
সোঽযমভ্যাগতঃ কালো ভবিতা মে সুখায বৈ ॥ ৬ ॥

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 1.143.6 in Gujarati sript:
સોઢં તત્પરમં દુઃખં મયા કાલપ્રતીક્ષયા ।
સોઽયમભ્યાગતઃ કાલો ભવિતા મે સુખાય વૈ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 1.143.6 in Malayalam sript:
സോഢം തത്പരമം ദുഃഖം മയാ കാലപ്രതീക്ഷയാ ।
സോഽയമഭ്യാഗതഃ കാലോ ഭവിതാ മേ സുഖായ വൈ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.143.6 in Telugu sript:
సోఢం తత్పరమం దుఃఖం మయా కాలప్రతీక్షయా ।
సోఽయమభ్యాగతః కాలో భవితా మే సుఖాయ వై ॥ ౬ ॥

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