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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 3.238.36
कर्तव्यं हि कृतं राजन्पाण्डवैस्तव मोक्षणम् ।
नित्यमेव प्रियं कार्यं राज्ञो विषयवासिभिः ।
पाल्यमानास्त्वया ते हि निवसन्ति गतज्वराः ॥ ३६ ॥
kartavyaṃ hi kṛtaṃ rājanpāṇḍavaistava mokṣaṇam |
nityameva priyaṃ kāryaṃ rājño viṣayavāsibhiḥ |
pālyamānāstvayā te hi nivasanti gatajvarāḥ || 36 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...shall I say unto them in reply? Having hitherto stayed over the heads of my enemies, having hitherto trod upon their breasts, I have fallen away from my position. How shall I ever...
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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 (3.238.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kartavya, Krit, Krita, Rajan, Rajat, Pandava, Yushmad, Mokshana, Nityam, Nitya, Eva, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Karya, Vishayavasin, Vishayavasi, Palyamana, Tva, Tad, Nivasanti, Gatajvara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.238.36). 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: “kartavyaṃ hi kṛtaṃ rājanpāṇḍavaistava mokṣaṇam ”
- kartavyam -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kartavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kartavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- rājan -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- pāṇḍavais -
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pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- mokṣaṇam -
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mokṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mokṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mokṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “nityameva priyaṃ kāryaṃ rājño viṣayavāsibhiḥ ”
- 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]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- priyam -
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priyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kāryam -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- rājño* -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- viṣayavāsibhiḥ -
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viṣayavāsin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]viṣayavāsin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]viṣayavāsī (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 3: “pālyamānāstvayā te hi nivasanti gatajvarāḥ ”
- pālyamānās -
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√pāl -> pālyamāna (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √pāl class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pāl class 10 verb]√pāl -> pālyamānā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √pāl class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pāl class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pāl class 10 verb]√pā -> pālyamāna (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √pā], [vocative plural from √pā]√pā -> pālyamānā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √pā], [vocative plural from √pā], [accusative plural from √pā]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental 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]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- nivasanti -
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nivasantī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nivasantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]nivasantī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gatajvarāḥ -
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gatajvara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gatajvarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.238.36
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 3.238.36 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಹಿ ಕೃತಂ ರಾಜನ್ಪಾಣ್ಡವೈಸ್ತವ ಮೋಕ್ಷಣಮ್ ।
ನಿತ್ಯಮೇವ ಪ್ರಿಯಂ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ರಾಜ್ಞೋ ವಿಷಯವಾಸಿಭಿಃ ।
ಪಾಲ್ಯಮಾನಾಸ್ತ್ವಯಾ ತೇ ಹಿ ನಿವಸನ್ತಿ ಗತಜ್ವರಾಃ ॥ 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 3.238.36 in Bengali sript:
কর্তব্যং হি কৃতং রাজন্পাণ্ডবৈস্তব মোক্ষণম্ ।
নিত্যমেব প্রিযং কার্যং রাজ্ঞো বিষযবাসিভিঃ ।
পাল্যমানাস্ত্বযা তে হি নিবসন্তি গতজ্বরাঃ ॥ 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 3.238.36 in Gujarati sript:
કર્તવ્યં હિ કૃતં રાજન્પાણ્ડવૈસ્તવ મોક્ષણમ્ ।
નિત્યમેવ પ્રિયં કાર્યં રાજ્ઞો વિષયવાસિભિઃ ।
પાલ્યમાનાસ્ત્વયા તે હિ નિવસન્તિ ગતજ્વરાઃ ॥ ૩૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.238.36 in Malayalam sript:
കര്തവ്യം ഹി കൃതം രാജന്പാണ്ഡവൈസ്തവ മോക്ഷണമ് ।
നിത്യമേവ പ്രിയം കാര്യം രാജ്ഞോ വിഷയവാസിഭിഃ ।
പാല്യമാനാസ്ത്വയാ തേ ഹി നിവസന്തി ഗതജ്വരാഃ ॥ ൩൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.238.36 in Telugu sript:
కర్తవ్యం హి కృతం రాజన్పాణ్డవైస్తవ మోక్షణమ్ ।
నిత్యమేవ ప్రియం కార్యం రాజ్ఞో విషయవాసిభిః ।
పాల్యమానాస్త్వయా తే హి నివసన్తి గతజ్వరాః ॥ ౩౬ ॥