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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 3.36.6
शरीरिणां हि मरणं शरीरे नित्यमाश्रितम् ।
प्रागेव मरणात्तस्माद्राज्यायैव घटामहे ॥ ६ ॥
śarīriṇāṃ hi maraṇaṃ śarīre nityamāśritam |
prāgeva maraṇāttasmādrājyāyaiva ghaṭāmahe || 6 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...be not thine. I bow to Dhatri and Vidhatri! I bless you. Let prosperity be thine. And, O Dhananjaya, let Hri, Shri, Kirti, Dhriti, Pushti, Uma, Lakshmi, Sarasvati, all protect you...
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 (3.36.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sharirin, Marana, Sharira, Nityam, Nitya, Ashrita, Prak, Eva, Tasmat, Tad, Rajya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.36.6). 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: “śarīriṇāṃ hi maraṇaṃ śarīre nityamāśritam ”
- śarīriṇām -
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śarīrin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śarīrin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- maraṇam -
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maraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śarīre -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āśritam -
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āśrita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āśrita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āśritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “prāgeva maraṇāttasmādrājyāyaiva ghaṭāmahe ”
- prāg -
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prāk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- maraṇāt -
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maraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- rājyāyai -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[dative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[dative single]rājyā (noun, feminine)[dative single]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[dative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [dative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[dative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [dative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[dative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [dative single from √rāj]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ghaṭāmahe -
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√ghaṭ (verb class 1)[present middle first plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.36.6
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 3.36.6 in Kannada sript:
ಶರೀರಿಣಾಂ ಹಿ ಮರಣಂ ಶರೀರೇ ನಿತ್ಯಮಾಶ್ರಿತಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಾಗೇವ ಮರಣಾತ್ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ರಾಜ್ಯಾಯೈವ ಘಟಾಮಹೇ ॥ ೬ ॥
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 3.36.6 in Bengali sript:
শরীরিণাং হি মরণং শরীরে নিত্যমাশ্রিতম্ ।
প্রাগেব মরণাত্তস্মাদ্রাজ্যাযৈব ঘটামহে ॥ ৬ ॥
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 3.36.6 in Gujarati sript:
શરીરિણાં હિ મરણં શરીરે નિત્યમાશ્રિતમ્ ।
પ્રાગેવ મરણાત્તસ્માદ્રાજ્યાયૈવ ઘટામહે ॥ ૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.36.6 in Malayalam sript:
ശരീരിണാം ഹി മരണം ശരീരേ നിത്യമാശ്രിതമ് ।
പ്രാഗേവ മരണാത്തസ്മാദ്രാജ്യായൈവ ഘടാമഹേ ॥ ൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.36.6 in Telugu sript:
శరీరిణాం హి మరణం శరీరే నిత్యమాశ్రితమ్ ।
ప్రాగేవ మరణాత్తస్మాద్రాజ్యాయైవ ఘటామహే ॥ ౬ ॥