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 1.1.189

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कालो विकुरुते भावान्सर्वांल्लोके शुभाशुभान् ।
कालः संक्षिपते सर्वाः प्रजा विसृजते पुनः ।
कालः सर्वेषु भूतेषु चरत्यविधृतः समः ॥ १८९ ॥

kālo vikurute bhāvānsarvāṃlloke śubhāśubhān |
kālaḥ saṃkṣipate sarvāḥ prajā visṛjate punaḥ |
kālaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu caratyavidhṛtaḥ samaḥ || 189 ||

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

...perpetrated a horrible and infamous deed, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that Asvatthaman while being pursued by Bhimasena had discharged the first of weapons...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.1.189). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kala, Vij, Uruta, Bhavat, Bhava, Sarva, Loka, Shubhashubha, Sankshipa, Tad, Yushmad, Saru, Praja, Prajas, Srijati, Srijat, Puna, Bhuta, Avi, Dhrit, Dhrita, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.1.189). 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: “kālo vikurute bhāvānsarvāṃlloke śubhāśubhān ”
kālo* -
kāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vik -
vij (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
urute -
urutā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
bhāvān -
bhāvat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bhāva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
sarvāṃl -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
śubhāśubhān -
śubhāśubha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
Line 2: “kālaḥ saṃkṣipate sarvāḥ prajā visṛjate punaḥ ”
kālaḥ -
kāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
saṅkṣipa -
saṅkṣipa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṅkṣipa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
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]
sarvāḥ -
saru (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
prajā* -
praja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prajā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

prajas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
sṛjate -
sṛjati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]

√sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 3: “kālaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu caratyavidhṛtaḥ samaḥ ”
kālaḥ -
kāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sarveṣu -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
bhūteṣu -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
caratya -
√car (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [adverb]

avi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

avi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

avī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
dhṛtaḥ -
dhṛt (noun, masculine)

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

dhṛt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

dhṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
samaḥ -
sama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.1.189

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;

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Preview of verse 1.1.189 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾಲೋ ವಿಕುರುತೇ ಭಾವಾನ್ಸರ್ವಾಂಲ್ಲೋಕೇ ಶುಭಾಶುಭಾನ್ ।
ಕಾಲಃ ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪತೇ ಸರ್ವಾಃ ಪ್ರಜಾ ವಿಸೃಜತೇ ಪುನಃ ।
ಕಾಲಃ ಸರ್ವೇಷು ಭೂತೇಷು ಚರತ್ಯವಿಧೃತಃ ಸಮಃ ॥ ೧೮೯ ॥

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 1.1.189 in Bengali sript:
কালো বিকুরুতে ভাবান্সর্বাংল্লোকে শুভাশুভান্ ।
কালঃ সংক্ষিপতে সর্বাঃ প্রজা বিসৃজতে পুনঃ ।
কালঃ সর্বেষু ভূতেষু চরত্যবিধৃতঃ সমঃ ॥ ১৮৯ ॥

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 1.1.189 in Gujarati sript:
કાલો વિકુરુતે ભાવાન્સર્વાંલ્લોકે શુભાશુભાન્ ।
કાલઃ સંક્ષિપતે સર્વાઃ પ્રજા વિસૃજતે પુનઃ ।
કાલઃ સર્વેષુ ભૂતેષુ ચરત્યવિધૃતઃ સમઃ ॥ ૧૮૯ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.1.189 in Malayalam sript:
കാലോ വികുരുതേ ഭാവാന്സര്വാംല്ലോകേ ശുഭാശുഭാന് ।
കാലഃ സംക്ഷിപതേ സര്വാഃ പ്രജാ വിസൃജതേ പുനഃ ।
കാലഃ സര്വേഷു ഭൂതേഷു ചരത്യവിധൃതഃ സമഃ ॥ ൧൮൯ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.1.189 in Telugu sript:
కాలో వికురుతే భావాన్సర్వాంల్లోకే శుభాశుభాన్ ।
కాలః సంక్షిపతే సర్వాః ప్రజా విసృజతే పునః ।
కాలః సర్వేషు భూతేషు చరత్యవిధృతః సమః ॥ ౧౮౯ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021