SanskritIASTMeaning
मरुतः विश्वकर्मा चmarutaḥ viśvakarmā cathe Maruts, Vishvakarman,
वसवः च एव भारतvasavaḥ ca eva bhārataand the Vasus, O Bharata,
तथा पितृ-गणाः सर्वेtathā pitṛ-gaṇāḥ sarveand all the hosts of ancestors,
सर्वाणि च हवींषि अथsarvāṇi ca havīṃṣi athaand all the sacrificial oblations;
ऋग्वेदः सामवेदः चṛgvedaḥ sāmavedaḥ cathe Rig Veda, the Sama Veda,
यजुर्वेदः च पाण्डवyajurvedaḥ ca pāṇḍavathe Yajur Veda, O Pandava,
अथर्ववेदः च तथाatharvavedaḥ ca tathāand the Atharva Veda,
पर्वाणि च विशाम् पतेparvāṇi ca viśām pateand its divisions, O lord of peoples;
इतिहास-उपवेदाः चitihāsa-upavedāḥ cathe Itihasa and the upavedas,
वेदाङ्गानि च सर्वशःvedāṅgāni ca sarvaśaḥand all the vedangas,
ग्रहाः यज्ञाः च सोमः चgrahāḥ yajñāḥ ca somaḥ cathe planets, the sacrifices and Soma,
दैवतानि च सर्वशःdaivatāni ca sarvaśaḥand all the deities;
मरुतोmarutooriginal form "maruto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वसवश्vasavaśoriginal form "vasavaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पितृगणाःpitṛgaṇāḥoriginal form "pitṛgaṇāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हवींष्य्havīṃṣyoriginal form "havīṃṣy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सामवेदश्sāmavedaśoriginal form "sāmavedaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यजुर्वेदश्yajurvedaśoriginal form "yajurvedaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अथर्ववेदश्atharvavedaśoriginal form "atharvavedaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विशांviśāṃoriginal form "viśāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इतिहासोपवेदाश्itihāsopavedāśoriginal form "itihāsopavedāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ग्रहाgrahāoriginal form "grahā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यज्ञाश्yajñāśoriginal form "yajñāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सोमश्somaśoriginal form "somaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here the Vedas themselves stand before the Creator as living presences. It is telling that even the Itihasa — the tradition to which this Mahabharata belongs — dwells in the hall of Brahma: the sacred word is eternal and partakes of the Source. So the text reveals the divine dignity of the tradition; and the list continues.