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 12.326.28

जगत्प्रतिष्ठा देवर्षे पृथिव्यप्सु प्रलीयते ।
ज्योतिष्यापः प्रलीयन्ते ज्योतिर्वायौ प्रलीयते ॥ २८ ॥

jagatpratiṣṭhā devarṣe pṛthivyapsu pralīyate |
jyotiṣyāpaḥ pralīyante jyotirvāyau pralīyate || 28 ||

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

...perfectly consistent with the Vedas. The deity Surya, having heard that narrative from those Rishis crowned with ascetic success,{GL_NOTE:175996:} repeated it to the six and sixty thousands of Rishis, O king...

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

Jagat, Pratishtha, Devarshi, Prithivi, Apsu, Pra, Jyotishya, Jyotishi, Apas, Jyotis, Jyoti, Vaya, Vayu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.326.28). 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: “jagatpratiṣṭhā devarṣe pṛthivyapsu pralīyate
  • jagat -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pratiṣṭhā* -
  • pratiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devarṣe -
  • devarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • pṛthivya -
  • pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • apsu -
  • apsu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    apsu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    apsu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • līyate -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    (verb class 9)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “jyotiṣyāpaḥ pralīyante jyotirvāyau pralīyate
  • jyotiṣyā -
  • jyotiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jyotiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jyotiṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jyotiṣī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    jyotiṣī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • apaḥ -
  • apas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • līyante -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]
    (verb class 9)
    [present passive third plural]
  • jyotir -
  • jyotis (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jyotis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jyoti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jyoti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāyau -
  • vāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • līyate -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    (verb class 9)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.326.28

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 12.326.28 in Kannada sript:
ಜಗತ್ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾ ದೇವರ್ಷೇ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಪ್ಸು ಪ್ರಲೀಯತೇ ।
ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷ್ಯಾಪಃ ಪ್ರಲೀಯನ್ತೇ ಜ್ಯೋತಿರ್ವಾಯೌ ಪ್ರಲೀಯತೇ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 12.326.28 in Bengali sript:
জগত্প্রতিষ্ঠা দেবর্ষে পৃথিব্যপ্সু প্রলীযতে ।
জ্যোতিষ্যাপঃ প্রলীযন্তে জ্যোতির্বাযৌ প্রলীযতে ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 12.326.28 in Gujarati sript:
જગત્પ્રતિષ્ઠા દેવર્ષે પૃથિવ્યપ્સુ પ્રલીયતે ।
જ્યોતિષ્યાપઃ પ્રલીયન્તે જ્યોતિર્વાયૌ પ્રલીયતે ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 12.326.28 in Malayalam sript:
ജഗത്പ്രതിഷ്ഠാ ദേവര്ഷേ പൃഥിവ്യപ്സു പ്രലീയതേ ।
ജ്യോതിഷ്യാപഃ പ്രലീയന്തേ ജ്യോതിര്വായൌ പ്രലീയതേ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.326.28 in Telugu sript:
జగత్ప్రతిష్ఠా దేవర్షే పృథివ్యప్సు ప్రలీయతే ।
జ్యోతిష్యాపః ప్రలీయన్తే జ్యోతిర్వాయౌ ప్రలీయతే ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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