Shloka 185

Yugapramāṇa–Kaliyuga-lakṣaṇa–Pralaya-kathā

Markandeya’s Account of Yugas, Kali Signs, and Dissolution

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वणि ब्राह्मणमाहात्म्ये पज्चाशीत्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वमें ब्राह्मणमाहात्म्यविषयक एक सौ पचासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi mārkaṇḍeyasamāsyāparvaṇi brāhmaṇamāhātmye pañcāśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Vana Parva—specifically in the Markandeya-Samāsya sub-section—ends the one-hundred-and-eighty-fifth chapter, dealing with the greatness and sanctity of the brāhmaṇa.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the Śrī-Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वनपर्वणि: in the Vana-parvan (Forest Book)
• वनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वणि: in the Mārkaṇḍeya-samāsyā-parvan (sub-section)
• मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय-समास्यापर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणमाहात्म्ये: in (the section on) the greatness of the Brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणमाहात्म्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणमाहात्म्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पञ्चाशीत्यधिकशततमः: one hundred and eighty-fifth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चाशीत्यधिकशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Mārkaṇḍeya-samāsya-parvan
• Brāhmaṇa (as a class/ideal)