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 3.186.22

क्षीणे कलियुगे चैव प्रवर्तति कृतं युगम् ।
एषा द्वादशसाहस्री युगाख्या परिकीर्तिता ॥ २२ ॥

kṣīṇe kaliyuge caiva pravartati kṛtaṃ yugam |
eṣā dvādaśasāhasrī yugākhyā parikīrtitā || 22 ||

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

...them. And preceptors impoverished will be disregarded by men. And friends and relatives and kinsmen will perform friendly offices for the sake of the wealth only that is possessed by...

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

Kshina, Kaliyuga, Pra, Vartat, Krit, Krita, Yuga, Esha, Dvadashasahasri, Akhya, Parikirtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.186.22). 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: “kṣīṇe kaliyuge caiva pravartati kṛtaṃ yugam
  • kṣīṇe -
  • kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣīṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • kaliyuge -
  • kaliyuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vartati -
  • vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • yugam -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “eṣā dvādaśasāhasrī yugākhyā parikīrtitā
  • eṣā -
  • eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvādaśasāhasrī -
  • dvādaśasāhasrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • yugā -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ākhyā -
  • ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parikīrtitā -
  • parikīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.186.22

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 3.186.22 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷೀಣೇ ಕಲಿಯುಗೇ ಚೈವ ಪ್ರವರ್ತತಿ ಕೃತಂ ಯುಗಮ್ ।
ಏಷಾ ದ್ವಾದಶಸಾಹಸ್ರೀ ಯುಗಾಖ್ಯಾ ಪರಿಕೀರ್ತಿತಾ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 3.186.22 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষীণে কলিযুগে চৈব প্রবর্ততি কৃতং যুগম্ ।
এষা দ্বাদশসাহস্রী যুগাখ্যা পরিকীর্তিতা ॥ ২২ ॥

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 3.186.22 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષીણે કલિયુગે ચૈવ પ્રવર્તતિ કૃતં યુગમ્ ।
એષા દ્વાદશસાહસ્રી યુગાખ્યા પરિકીર્તિતા ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 3.186.22 in Malayalam sript:
ക്ഷീണേ കലിയുഗേ ചൈവ പ്രവര്തതി കൃതം യുഗമ് ।
ഏഷാ ദ്വാദശസാഹസ്രീ യുഗാഖ്യാ പരികീര്തിതാ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.186.22 in Telugu sript:
క్షీణే కలియుగే చైవ ప్రవర్తతి కృతం యుగమ్ ।
ఏషా ద్వాదశసాహస్రీ యుగాఖ్యా పరికీర్తితా ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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