Mahābhārata · 1.1.48
॥
Devanāgarī
इतिहासाः सवैयाख्या विविधाः श्रुतयो ऽपि च ।
इह सर्वम् अनुक्रान्तम् उक्तं ग्रन्थस्य लक्षणम् ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
itihāsāḥ savaiyākhyā vividhāḥ śrutayo 'pi ca |
iha sarvam anukrāntam uktaṃ granthasya lakṣaṇam ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
इतिहासाःitihāsāḥhistories; itihasas (tales of the past)
सवैयाख्याःsa-vaiyākhyāḥwith explanations; furnished with commentaries
विविधाःvividhāḥvarious
श्रुतयःśrutayaḥshruti (Vedic texts)
अपिapialso; even
चcaand
इहihahere (in this work)
सर्वम्sarvamall
अनुक्रान्तम्anukrāntamset out in order; consecutively covered
उक्तम्uktamstated; set forth
ग्रन्थस्यgranthasyaof the work; of the book
लक्षणम्lakṣaṇamdescription; characterization; table of contents
सवैयाख्याsavaiyākhyāoriginal form «savaiyākhyā», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
श्रुतयोśrutayooriginal form «śrutayo», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ऽपि'pioriginal form «'pi», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
उक्तंuktaṃoriginal form «uktaṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
Traducción
Various histories with their explanations, and the shruti itself as well — all of it is set out here in order. Such is the description of this work.
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The Mahabharata contains not only itihasas with their explanations but the shruti itself — the Vedic revelation. That is why it is in full accord with the Vedas while also making their meaning accessible. Everything in it is set out coherently, in order. Herein lies its special purpose for our age: what is hidden and hard to reach in the Vedas is given here in a connected, understandable form, so that a person of Kali-yuga can grasp the Vedic truth and, through it, come to the Lord. Thus the ‘fifth Veda’ becomes a bridge from the sacred word to devotion.