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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 14.23.17
मयि प्रलीने प्रलयं व्रजन्ति सर्वे प्राणाः प्राणभृतां शरीरे ।
मयि प्रचीर्णे च पुनश्चरन्ति श्रेष्ठो ह्यहं पश्यत मां प्रलीनम् ॥ १७ ॥
mayi pralīne pralayaṃ vrajanti sarve prāṇāḥ prāṇabhṛtāṃ śarīre |
mayi pracīrṇe ca punaścaranti śreṣṭho hyahaṃ paśyata māṃ pralīnam || 17 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...purposes alone and unconnected with actual objects of sense, always meets with death upon the exhaustion of the life-breaths, like an enkindled fire upon the exhaustion of fuel...
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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 (14.23.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mayi, Asmad, Pralina, Pralaya, Vrajat, Vrajanti, Sarva, Prana, Pranabhrit, Pranabhrita, Sharira, Pracirna, Puna, Shreshtha, Aha, Pashyata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.23.17). 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: “mayi pralīne pralayaṃ vrajanti sarve prāṇāḥ prāṇabhṛtāṃ śarīre ”
- mayi -
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mayī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- pralīne -
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pralīna (noun, masculine)[locative single]pralīna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pralīnā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pralayam -
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pralaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pralayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vrajanti -
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√vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj -> vrajantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- prāṇāḥ -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- prāṇabhṛtām -
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prāṇabhṛt (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]prāṇabhṛt (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]prāṇabhṛtā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śarīre -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “mayi pracīrṇe ca punaścaranti śreṣṭho hyahaṃ paśyata māṃ pralīnam ”
- mayi -
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mayī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- pracīrṇe -
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pracīrṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]pracīrṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pracīrṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- punaś -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- caranti -
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√car (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- śreṣṭho* -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- paśyata -
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paśyata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśyata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- pralīnam -
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pralīna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pralīna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pralīnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.23.17
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 14.23.17 in Kannada sript:
ಮಯಿ ಪ್ರಲೀನೇ ಪ್ರಲಯಂ ವ್ರಜನ್ತಿ ಸರ್ವೇ ಪ್ರಾಣಾಃ ಪ್ರಾಣಭೃತಾಂ ಶರೀರೇ ।
ಮಯಿ ಪ್ರಚೀರ್ಣೇ ಚ ಪುನಶ್ಚರನ್ತಿ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೋ ಹ್ಯಹಂ ಪಶ್ಯತ ಮಾಂ ಪ್ರಲೀನಮ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥
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 14.23.17 in Bengali sript:
মযি প্রলীনে প্রলযং ব্রজন্তি সর্বে প্রাণাঃ প্রাণভৃতাং শরীরে ।
মযি প্রচীর্ণে চ পুনশ্চরন্তি শ্রেষ্ঠো হ্যহং পশ্যত মাং প্রলীনম্ ॥ ১৭ ॥
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 14.23.17 in Gujarati sript:
મયિ પ્રલીને પ્રલયં વ્રજન્તિ સર્વે પ્રાણાઃ પ્રાણભૃતાં શરીરે ।
મયિ પ્રચીર્ણે ચ પુનશ્ચરન્તિ શ્રેષ્ઠો હ્યહં પશ્યત માં પ્રલીનમ્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 14.23.17 in Malayalam sript:
മയി പ്രലീനേ പ്രലയം വ്രജന്തി സര്വേ പ്രാണാഃ പ്രാണഭൃതാം ശരീരേ ।
മയി പ്രചീര്ണേ ച പുനശ്ചരന്തി ശ്രേഷ്ഠോ ഹ്യഹം പശ്യത മാം പ്രലീനമ് ॥ ൧൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 14.23.17 in Telugu sript:
మయి ప్రలీనే ప్రలయం వ్రజన్తి సర్వే ప్రాణాః ప్రాణభృతాం శరీరే ।
మయి ప్రచీర్ణే చ పునశ్చరన్తి శ్రేష్ఠో హ్యహం పశ్యత మాం ప్రలీనమ్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥