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 3.186.57

ततस्तान्यल्पसाराणि सत्त्वानि क्षुधितानि च ।
प्रलयं यान्ति भूयिष्ठं पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपते ॥ ५७ ॥

tatastānyalpasārāṇi sattvāni kṣudhitāni ca |
pralayaṃ yānti bhūyiṣṭhaṃ pṛthivyāṃ pṛthivīpate || 57 ||

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

...narrated to you everything. I have also told you, O son of Pandu, the periods embraced by the several Yugas as generally known. I have now told you everything appertaining to both the...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Tanya, Tani, Alpasara, Sattva, Kshudhita, Pralaya, Yantin, Yanti, Bhuyishtham, Bhuyishtha, Prithivi, Prithivipati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.186.57). 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: “tatastānyalpasārāṇi sattvāni kṣudhitāni ca
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tānya -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]
  • alpasārāṇi -
  • alpasāra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sattvāni -
  • sattva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣudhitāni -
  • kṣudhita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṣudh -> kṣudhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṣudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣudh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣudh class 4 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “pralayaṃ yānti bhūyiṣṭhaṃ pṛthivyāṃ pṛthivīpate
  • pralayam -
  • pralaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pralayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yānti -
  • yāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāntī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhūyiṣṭham -
  • bhūyiṣṭham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhūyiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhūyiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pṛthivyām -
  • pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • pṛthivīpate -
  • pṛthivīpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.186.57

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 3.186.57 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತಾನ್ಯಲ್ಪಸಾರಾಣಿ ಸತ್ತ್ವಾನಿ ಕ್ಷುಧಿತಾನಿ ಚ ।
ಪ್ರಲಯಂ ಯಾನ್ತಿ ಭೂಯಿಷ್ಠಂ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಂ ಪೃಥಿವೀಪತೇ ॥ ೫೭ ॥

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 3.186.57 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তান্যল্পসারাণি সত্ত্বানি ক্ষুধিতানি চ ।
প্রলযং যান্তি ভূযিষ্ঠং পৃথিব্যাং পৃথিবীপতে ॥ ৫৭ ॥

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 3.186.57 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તાન્યલ્પસારાણિ સત્ત્વાનિ ક્ષુધિતાનિ ચ ।
પ્રલયં યાન્તિ ભૂયિષ્ઠં પૃથિવ્યાં પૃથિવીપતે ॥ ૫૭ ॥

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 3.186.57 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്താന്യല്പസാരാണി സത്ത്വാനി ക്ഷുധിതാനി ച ।
പ്രലയം യാന്തി ഭൂയിഷ്ഠം പൃഥിവ്യാം പൃഥിവീപതേ ॥ ൫൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.186.57 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తాన్యల్పసారాణి సత్త్వాని క్షుధితాని చ ।
ప్రలయం యాన్తి భూయిష్ఠం పృథివ్యాం పృథివీపతే ॥ ౫౭ ॥

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