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 3.186.8

यदा नैव रविर्नाग्निर्न वायुर्न च चन्द्रमाः ।
नैवान्तरिक्षं नैवोर्वी शेषं भवति किंचन ॥ ८ ॥

yadā naiva ravirnāgnirna vāyurna ca candramāḥ |
naivāntarikṣaṃ naivorvī śeṣaṃ bhavati kiṃcana || 8 ||

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

...afflicted with fear, and crying Oh and Alas, will wander over the earth without anybody to protect them. And when men will begin to slay one another, and become wicked and fierce and...

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

Yada, Yad, Naiva, Ravi, Nri, Agni, Vayu, Candrama, Candramas, Antariksha, Urvi, Shesha, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Kincana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.186.8). 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: “yadā naiva ravirnāgnirna vāyurna ca candramāḥ
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ravir -
  • ravi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • agnir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāyur -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • candramāḥ -
  • candramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    candramas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    candrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “naivāntarikṣaṃ naivorvī śeṣaṃ bhavati kiṃcana
  • naivā -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • antarikṣam -
  • antarikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • naivo -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • urvī -
  • urvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • śeṣam -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • kiñcana -
  • kiñcana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kiñcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.186.8

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 3.186.8 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಾ ನೈವ ರವಿರ್ನಾಗ್ನಿರ್ನ ವಾಯುರ್ನ ಚ ಚನ್ದ್ರಮಾಃ ।
ನೈವಾನ್ತರಿಕ್ಷಂ ನೈವೋರ್ವೀ ಶೇಷಂ ಭವತಿ ಕಿಂಚನ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 3.186.8 in Bengali sript:
যদা নৈব রবির্নাগ্নির্ন বাযুর্ন চ চন্দ্রমাঃ ।
নৈবান্তরিক্ষং নৈবোর্বী শেষং ভবতি কিংচন ॥ ৮ ॥

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 3.186.8 in Gujarati sript:
યદા નૈવ રવિર્નાગ્નિર્ન વાયુર્ન ચ ચન્દ્રમાઃ ।
નૈવાન્તરિક્ષં નૈવોર્વી શેષં ભવતિ કિંચન ॥ ૮ ॥

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 3.186.8 in Malayalam sript:
യദാ നൈവ രവിര്നാഗ്നിര്ന വായുര്ന ച ചന്ദ്രമാഃ ।
നൈവാന്തരിക്ഷം നൈവോര്വീ ശേഷം ഭവതി കിംചന ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.186.8 in Telugu sript:
యదా నైవ రవిర్నాగ్నిర్న వాయుర్న చ చన్ద్రమాః ।
నైవాన్తరిక్షం నైవోర్వీ శేషం భవతి కించన ॥ ౮ ॥

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