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 3.36.5

प्रतीक्षमाणान्कालो नः समा राजंस्त्रयोदश ।
आयुषोऽपचयं कृत्वा मरणायोपनेष्यति ॥ ५ ॥

pratīkṣamāṇānkālo naḥ samā rājaṃstrayodaśa |
āyuṣo'pacayaṃ kṛtvā maraṇāyopaneṣyati || 5 ||

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

...success be thine. O sinless one, your (present) task you will be able to achieve even against powerful enemies. O you of great strength, go you to win success with speed. Let dangers...

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

Pratiksham, Pratiksha, Kala, Asmad, Sama, Rajan, Rajat, Trayodasha, Trayodashan, Ayus, Apacaya, Kritva, Kritvan, Marana, Upana, Ishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.36.5). 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: “pratīkṣamāṇānkālo naḥ samā rājaṃstrayodaśa
  • pratīkṣam -
  • pratīkṣam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pratīkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratīkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṇā -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    aṇ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • ān -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kālo* -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • samā* -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājaṃs -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • trayodaśa -
  • trayodaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trayodaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trayodaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    trayodaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “āyuṣo'pacayaṃ kṛtvā maraṇāyopaneṣyati
  • āyuṣo' -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • apacayam -
  • apacaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • maraṇāyo -
  • maraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • upane -
  • upana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    upana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iṣyati -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.36.5

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 3.36.5 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತೀಕ್ಷಮಾಣಾನ್ಕಾಲೋ ನಃ ಸಮಾ ರಾಜಂಸ್ತ್ರಯೋದಶ ।
ಆಯುಷೋಽಪಚಯಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಮರಣಾಯೋಪನೇಷ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 3.36.5 in Bengali sript:
প্রতীক্ষমাণান্কালো নঃ সমা রাজংস্ত্রযোদশ ।
আযুষোঽপচযং কৃত্বা মরণাযোপনেষ্যতি ॥ ৫ ॥

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 3.36.5 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રતીક્ષમાણાન્કાલો નઃ સમા રાજંસ્ત્રયોદશ ।
આયુષોઽપચયં કૃત્વા મરણાયોપનેષ્યતિ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 3.36.5 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രതീക്ഷമാണാന്കാലോ നഃ സമാ രാജംസ്ത്രയോദശ ।
ആയുഷോഽപചയം കൃത്വാ മരണായോപനേഷ്യതി ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.36.5 in Telugu sript:
ప్రతీక్షమాణాన్కాలో నః సమా రాజంస్త్రయోదశ ।
ఆయుషోఽపచయం కృత్వా మరణాయోపనేష్యతి ॥ ౫ ॥

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