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 3.285.5

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कीर्तिश्च जीवतः साध्वी पुरुषस्य महाद्युते ।
मृतस्य कीर्त्या किं कार्यं भस्मीभूतस्य देहिनः ।
मृतः कीर्तिं न जानाति जीवन्कीर्तिं समश्नुते ॥ ५ ॥

kīrtiśca jīvataḥ sādhvī puruṣasya mahādyute |
mṛtasya kīrtyā kiṃ kāryaṃ bhasmībhūtasya dehinaḥ |
mṛtaḥ kīrtiṃ na jānāti jīvankīrtiṃ samaśnute || 5 ||

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

...thousand rays! Out of affection, I point out to you the path! Act you according to my words, as it is for your great good to do so!' Kama replied, ’surely, this itself is highly...
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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 (3.285.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kirti, Jivat, Sadhvi, Sadhvin, Purusha, Mahadyuti, Mrita, Kirtya, Kim, Karya, Bhasmibhuta, Dehin, Jivan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.285.5). 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: “kīrtiśca jīvataḥ sādhvī puruṣasya mahādyute ”
kīrtiś -
kīrti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

kīrti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jīvataḥ -
jīvat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

jīvat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
sādhvī -
sādhvī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

sādhvin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
puruṣasya -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
mahādyute -
mahādyuti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mahādyuti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “mṛtasya kīrtyā kiṃ kāryaṃ bhasmībhūtasya dehinaḥ ”
mṛtasya -
mṛta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

mṛta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mṛ class 6 verb]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
kīrtyā -
kīrti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

kīrtyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kīrt -> kīrtyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]

kīrtī (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

kīrtī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kāryam -
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]
bhasmībhūtasya -
bhasmībhūta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

bhasmībhūta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
dehinaḥ -
dehin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

dehin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 3: “mṛtaḥ kīrtiṃ na jānāti jīvankīrtiṃ samaśnute ”
mṛtaḥ -
mṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
kīrtim -
kīrti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

kīrti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jānāti -
√jñā (verb class 9)

[present active third single]
jīvan -
jīvat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

jīvan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
kīrtim -
kīrti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

kīrti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
sam -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sam (Preverb)

[Preverb]
aśnute -
√aś (verb class 5)

[present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.285.5

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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by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 3.285.5 in Kannada sript:
ಕೀರ್ತಿಶ್ಚ ಜೀವತಃ ಸಾಧ್ವೀ ಪುರುಷಸ್ಯ ಮಹಾದ್ಯುತೇ ।
ಮೃತಸ್ಯ ಕೀರ್ತ್ಯಾ ಕಿಂ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ಭಸ್ಮೀಭೂತಸ್ಯ ದೇಹಿನಃ ।
ಮೃತಃ ಕೀರ್ತಿಂ ನ ಜಾನಾತಿ ಜೀವನ್ಕೀರ್ತಿಂ ಸಮಶ್ನುತೇ ॥ ೫ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 3.285.5 in Bengali sript:
কীর্তিশ্চ জীবতঃ সাধ্বী পুরুষস্য মহাদ্যুতে ।
মৃতস্য কীর্ত্যা কিং কার্যং ভস্মীভূতস্য দেহিনঃ ।
মৃতঃ কীর্তিং ন জানাতি জীবন্কীর্তিং সমশ্নুতে ॥ ৫ ॥

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Preview of verse 3.285.5 in Gujarati sript:
કીર્તિશ્ચ જીવતઃ સાધ્વી પુરુષસ્ય મહાદ્યુતે ।
મૃતસ્ય કીર્ત્યા કિં કાર્યં ભસ્મીભૂતસ્ય દેહિનઃ ।
મૃતઃ કીર્તિં ન જાનાતિ જીવન્કીર્તિં સમશ્નુતે ॥ ૫ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 3.285.5 in Malayalam sript:
കീര്തിശ്ച ജീവതഃ സാധ്വീ പുരുഷസ്യ മഹാദ്യുതേ ।
മൃതസ്യ കീര്ത്യാ കിം കാര്യം ഭസ്മീഭൂതസ്യ ദേഹിനഃ ।
മൃതഃ കീര്തിം ന ജാനാതി ജീവന്കീര്തിം സമശ്നുതേ ॥ ൫ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.285.5 in Telugu sript:
కీర్తిశ్చ జీవతః సాధ్వీ పురుషస్య మహాద్యుతే ।
మృతస్య కీర్త్యా కిం కార్యం భస్మీభూతస్య దేహినః ।
మృతః కీర్తిం న జానాతి జీవన్కీర్తిం సమశ్నుతే ॥ ౫ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021