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 3.185.52

तपसा महता युक्तः सोऽथ स्रष्टुं प्रचक्रमे ।
सर्वाः प्रजा मनुः साक्षाद्यथावद्भरतर्षभ ॥ ५२ ॥

tapasā mahatā yuktaḥ so'tha sraṣṭuṃ pracakrame |
sarvāḥ prajā manuḥ sākṣādyathāvadbharatarṣabha || 52 ||

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

...of men, intellectual darkness will envelop the whole earth, and the life of man will then be measured by sixteen years, on attaining to which age death will ensue. And girls of five...

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

Tapasa, Mahata, Yukta, Sah, Atha, Pracakra, Asmad, Saru, Sarva, Praja, Prajas, Manu, Manus, Sakshat, Saksha, Yathavat, Bharatarshabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.185.52). 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: “tapasā mahatā yuktaḥ so'tha sraṣṭuṃ pracakrame
  • tapasā* -
  • tapasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mahatā* -
  • mahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yuktaḥ -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sraṣṭum -
  • sṛj -> sraṣṭum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √sṛj]
  • pracakra -
  • pracakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “sarvāḥ prajā manuḥ sākṣādyathāvadbharatarṣabha
  • 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]
  • manuḥ -
  • manus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    manu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    manu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sākṣād -
  • sākṣāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yathāvad -
  • yathāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.185.52

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 3.185.52 in Kannada sript:
ತಪಸಾ ಮಹತಾ ಯುಕ್ತಃ ಸೋಽಥ ಸ್ರಷ್ಟುಂ ಪ್ರಚಕ್ರಮೇ ।
ಸರ್ವಾಃ ಪ್ರಜಾ ಮನುಃ ಸಾಕ್ಷಾದ್ಯಥಾವದ್ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ॥ ೫೨ ॥

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 3.185.52 in Bengali sript:
তপসা মহতা যুক্তঃ সোঽথ স্রষ্টুং প্রচক্রমে ।
সর্বাঃ প্রজা মনুঃ সাক্ষাদ্যথাবদ্ভরতর্ষভ ॥ ৫২ ॥

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 3.185.52 in Gujarati sript:
તપસા મહતા યુક્તઃ સોઽથ સ્રષ્ટું પ્રચક્રમે ।
સર્વાઃ પ્રજા મનુઃ સાક્ષાદ્યથાવદ્ભરતર્ષભ ॥ ૫૨ ॥

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 3.185.52 in Malayalam sript:
തപസാ മഹതാ യുക്തഃ സോഽഥ സ്രഷ്ടും പ്രചക്രമേ ।
സര്വാഃ പ്രജാ മനുഃ സാക്ഷാദ്യഥാവദ്ഭരതര്ഷഭ ॥ ൫൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.185.52 in Telugu sript:
తపసా మహతా యుక్తః సోఽథ స్రష్టుం ప్రచక్రమే ।
సర్వాః ప్రజా మనుః సాక్షాద్యథావద్భరతర్షభ ॥ ౫౨ ॥

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