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 3.186.23

एतत्सहस्रपर्यन्तमहो ब्राह्ममुदाहृतम् ।
विश्वं हि ब्रह्मभवने सर्वशः परिवर्तते ।
लोकानां मनुजव्याघ्र प्रलयं तं विदुर्बुधाः ॥ २३ ॥

etatsahasraparyantamaho brāhmamudāhṛtam |
viśvaṃ hi brahmabhavane sarvaśaḥ parivartate |
lokānāṃ manujavyāghra pralayaṃ taṃ vidurbudhāḥ || 23 ||

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

...person. And when the end of the Yuga comes, everybody will be in want. And all the points of the horizon will be ablaze, and the stars and stellar groups will be destitute of brilliancy...

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

Etad, Sahasra, Paryantam, Paryanta, Ahan, Brahma, Udahrita, Vishva, Brahmabhavana, Sarvashah, Parivarta, Tad, Yushmad, Loka, Manujavyaghra, Pralaya, Vidu, Vidus, Budha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.186.23). 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: “etatsahasraparyantamaho brāhmamudāhṛtam
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sahasra -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paryantam -
  • paryantam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paryanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paryanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paryantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aho* -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • brāhmam -
  • brāhma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brāhma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • udāhṛtam -
  • udāhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udāhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    udāhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “viśvaṃ hi brahmabhavane sarvaśaḥ parivartate
  • viśvam -
  • viśva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • brahmabhavane -
  • brahmabhavana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sarvaśaḥ -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • parivarta -
  • parivarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “lokānāṃ manujavyāghra pralayaṃ taṃ vidurbudhāḥ
  • lokānām -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • manujavyāghra -
  • manujavyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pralayam -
  • pralaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pralayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vidur -
  • vidus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • budhāḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    budhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.186.23

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 3.186.23 in Kannada sript:
ಏತತ್ಸಹಸ್ರಪರ್ಯನ್ತಮಹೋ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಮುದಾಹೃತಮ್ ।
ವಿಶ್ವಂ ಹಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಭವನೇ ಸರ್ವಶಃ ಪರಿವರ್ತತೇ ।
ಲೋಕಾನಾಂ ಮನುಜವ್ಯಾಘ್ರ ಪ್ರಲಯಂ ತಂ ವಿದುರ್ಬುಧಾಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 3.186.23 in Bengali sript:
এতত্সহস্রপর্যন্তমহো ব্রাহ্মমুদাহৃতম্ ।
বিশ্বং হি ব্রহ্মভবনে সর্বশঃ পরিবর্ততে ।
লোকানাং মনুজব্যাঘ্র প্রলযং তং বিদুর্বুধাঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 3.186.23 in Gujarati sript:
એતત્સહસ્રપર્યન્તમહો બ્રાહ્મમુદાહૃતમ્ ।
વિશ્વં હિ બ્રહ્મભવને સર્વશઃ પરિવર્તતે ।
લોકાનાં મનુજવ્યાઘ્ર પ્રલયં તં વિદુર્બુધાઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 3.186.23 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതത്സഹസ്രപര്യന്തമഹോ ബ്രാഹ്മമുദാഹൃതമ് ।
വിശ്വം ഹി ബ്രഹ്മഭവനേ സര്വശഃ പരിവര്തതേ ।
ലോകാനാം മനുജവ്യാഘ്ര പ്രലയം തം വിദുര്ബുധാഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.186.23 in Telugu sript:
ఏతత్సహస్రపర్యన్తమహో బ్రాహ్మముదాహృతమ్ ।
విశ్వం హి బ్రహ్మభవనే సర్వశః పరివర్తతే ।
లోకానాం మనుజవ్యాఘ్ర ప్రలయం తం విదుర్బుధాః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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