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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 3.148.36
लोके क्षीणे क्षयं यान्ति भावा लोकप्रवर्तकाः ।
युगक्षयकृता धर्माः प्रार्थनानि विकुर्वते ॥ ३६ ॥
loke kṣīṇe kṣayaṃ yānti bhāvā lokapravartakāḥ |
yugakṣayakṛtā dharmāḥ prārthanāni vikurvate || 36 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...proceeding in search of the place filled with lotuses of that kind, Bhima beheld romantic woods, and groves, and rivers, and lakes graced with trees bearing blossoms, and flowery woodlands...
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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 (3.148.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Loka, Kshina, Kshaya, Yantin, Yanti, Bhava, Pravartaka, Yugakshaya, Krita, Dharma, Prarthana, Vij, Urva, Tad, Yushmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.148.36). 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: “loke kṣīṇe kṣayaṃ yānti bhāvā lokapravartakāḥ ”
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- kṣīṇe -
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kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṣīṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]√kṣī -> kṣīṇā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]
- kṣayam -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yānti -
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yāntin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yāntin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yāntī (noun, masculine)[adverb]yāntī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]yāntī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhāvā* -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- loka -
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loka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pravartakāḥ -
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pravartaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “yugakṣayakṛtā dharmāḥ prārthanāni vikurvate ”
- yugakṣaya -
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yugakṣaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛtā* -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- dharmāḥ -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dharmā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- prārthanāni -
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prārthana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vik -
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vij (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- urva -
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urva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.148.36
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 3.148.36 in Kannada sript:
ಲೋಕೇ ಕ್ಷೀಣೇ ಕ್ಷಯಂ ಯಾನ್ತಿ ಭಾವಾ ಲೋಕಪ್ರವರ್ತಕಾಃ ।
ಯುಗಕ್ಷಯಕೃತಾ ಧರ್ಮಾಃ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನಾನಿ ವಿಕುರ್ವತೇ ॥ ೩೬ ॥
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 3.148.36 in Bengali sript:
লোকে ক্ষীণে ক্ষযং যান্তি ভাবা লোকপ্রবর্তকাঃ ।
যুগক্ষযকৃতা ধর্মাঃ প্রার্থনানি বিকুর্বতে ॥ ৩৬ ॥
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 3.148.36 in Gujarati sript:
લોકે ક્ષીણે ક્ષયં યાન્તિ ભાવા લોકપ્રવર્તકાઃ ।
યુગક્ષયકૃતા ધર્માઃ પ્રાર્થનાનિ વિકુર્વતે ॥ ૩૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.148.36 in Malayalam sript:
ലോകേ ക്ഷീണേ ക്ഷയം യാന്തി ഭാവാ ലോകപ്രവര്തകാഃ ।
യുഗക്ഷയകൃതാ ധര്മാഃ പ്രാര്ഥനാനി വികുര്വതേ ॥ ൩൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.148.36 in Telugu sript:
లోకే క్షీణే క్షయం యాన్తి భావా లోకప్రవర్తకాః ।
యుగక్షయకృతా ధర్మాః ప్రార్థనాని వికుర్వతే ॥ ౩౬ ॥