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 12.292.27

प्रकृतिः कुरुते देवी महाप्रलयमेव च ।
दिवसान्ते गुणानेतानभ्येत्यैकोऽवतिष्ठति ॥ २७ ॥

prakṛtiḥ kurute devī mahāpralayameva ca |
divasānte guṇānetānabhyetyaiko'vatiṣṭhati || 27 ||

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

...to such progress, one has no longer to ascend or to fall among intermediate beings. When persons like ourselves say that there has been a complete identification of the Knower, the Known, and K now-ledge, then...

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

Prakriti, Kuruta, Devi, Devin, Mahapralaya, Eva, Divasa, Tad, Yushmad, Guna, Eta, Esha, Abhyetya, Aika, Ava, Tishthat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.292.27). 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: “prakṛtiḥ kurute devī mahāpralayameva ca
  • prakṛtiḥ -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kurute -
  • kurutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuruta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present middle third single]
  • devī -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāpralayam -
  • mahāpralaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “divasānte guṇānetānabhyetyaiko'vatiṣṭhati
  • divasān -
  • divasa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • guṇān -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • etān -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • abhyetyai -
  • abhyetya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aiko' -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ava -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.292.27

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 12.292.27 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಃ ಕುರುತೇ ದೇವೀ ಮಹಾಪ್ರಲಯಮೇವ ಚ ।
ದಿವಸಾನ್ತೇ ಗುಣಾನೇತಾನಭ್ಯೇತ್ಯೈಕೋಽವತಿಷ್ಠತಿ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 12.292.27 in Bengali sript:
প্রকৃতিঃ কুরুতে দেবী মহাপ্রলযমেব চ ।
দিবসান্তে গুণানেতানভ্যেত্যৈকোঽবতিষ্ঠতি ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 12.292.27 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રકૃતિઃ કુરુતે દેવી મહાપ્રલયમેવ ચ ।
દિવસાન્તે ગુણાનેતાનભ્યેત્યૈકોઽવતિષ્ઠતિ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 12.292.27 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രകൃതിഃ കുരുതേ ദേവീ മഹാപ്രലയമേവ ച ।
ദിവസാന്തേ ഗുണാനേതാനഭ്യേത്യൈകോഽവതിഷ്ഠതി ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.292.27 in Telugu sript:
ప్రకృతిః కురుతే దేవీ మహాప్రలయమేవ చ ।
దివసాన్తే గుణానేతానభ్యేత్యైకోఽవతిష్ఠతి ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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