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 3.186.54

क्षीणे युगे महाराज तरुणा वृद्धशीलिनः ।
तरुणानां च यच्छीलं तद्वृद्धेषु प्रजायते ॥ ५४ ॥

kṣīṇe yuge mahārāja taruṇā vṛddhaśīlinaḥ |
taruṇānāṃ ca yacchīlaṃ tadvṛddheṣu prajāyate || 54 ||

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

...age, the Vaisyas will be devoted to the practices of their order. And the Brahmanas will be devoted to their six-fold duties (of study, teaching, performance of sacrifices on their...

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

Kshina, Yuga, Maharaja, Maharajan, Taruna, Vriddhashilin, Yacchila, Tad, Tat, Vriddha, Praja, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.186.54). 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: “kṣīṇe yuge mahārāja taruṇā vṛddhaśīlinaḥ
  • kṣīṇe -
  • 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]
  • yuge -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • taruṇā* -
  • taruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vṛddhaśīlinaḥ -
  • vṛddhaśīlin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛddhaśīlin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “taruṇānāṃ ca yacchīlaṃ tadvṛddheṣu prajāyate
  • taruṇānām -
  • taruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    taruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yacchīlam -
  • yacchīla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yacchīla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yacchīlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vṛddheṣu -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    vṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • prajāya -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (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 3.186.54

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 3.186.54 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷೀಣೇ ಯುಗೇ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ತರುಣಾ ವೃದ್ಧಶೀಲಿನಃ ।
ತರುಣಾನಾಂ ಚ ಯಚ್ಛೀಲಂ ತದ್ವೃದ್ಧೇಷು ಪ್ರಜಾಯತೇ ॥ ೫೪ ॥

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 3.186.54 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষীণে যুগে মহারাজ তরুণা বৃদ্ধশীলিনঃ ।
তরুণানাং চ যচ্ছীলং তদ্বৃদ্ধেষু প্রজাযতে ॥ ৫৪ ॥

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 3.186.54 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષીણે યુગે મહારાજ તરુણા વૃદ્ધશીલિનઃ ।
તરુણાનાં ચ યચ્છીલં તદ્વૃદ્ધેષુ પ્રજાયતે ॥ ૫૪ ॥

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 3.186.54 in Malayalam sript:
ക്ഷീണേ യുഗേ മഹാരാജ തരുണാ വൃദ്ധശീലിനഃ ।
തരുണാനാം ച യച്ഛീലം തദ്വൃദ്ധേഷു പ്രജായതേ ॥ ൫൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.186.54 in Telugu sript:
క్షీణే యుగే మహారాజ తరుణా వృద్ధశీలినః ।
తరుణానాం చ యచ్ఛీలం తద్వృద్ధేషు ప్రజాయతే ॥ ౫౪ ॥

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