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 8.23.35

कृषिश्च पाशुपाल्यं च विशां दानं च सर्वशः ।
ब्रह्मक्षत्रविशां शूद्रा विहिताः परिचारकाः ॥ ३५ ॥

kṛṣiśca pāśupālyaṃ ca viśāṃ dānaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ |
brahmakṣatraviśāṃ śūdrā vihitāḥ paricārakāḥ || 35 ||

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

...desires to slay Phalguna. I solicit you, O king, repeatedly, in the matter of holding the reins of his steeds. As Krishna, that foremost of all drivers, is the counsellor of Partha, even so do you protect the son...

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

Krishi, Pashupalya, Visha, Vish, Dana, Sarvashah, Brahmakshatra, Shudra, Vihita, Paricaraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.23.35). 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: “kṛṣiśca pāśupālyaṃ ca viśāṃ dānaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ
  • kṛṣiś -
  • kṛṣi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāśupālyam -
  • pāśupālya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāśupālya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśām -
  • viśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvaśaḥ -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “brahmakṣatraviśāṃ śūdrā vihitāḥ paricārakāḥ
  • brahmakṣatra -
  • brahmakṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśām -
  • viśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śūdrā* -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūdrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vihitāḥ -
  • vihita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vihitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • paricārakāḥ -
  • paricāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.23.35

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 8.23.35 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಷಿಶ್ಚ ಪಾಶುಪಾಲ್ಯಂ ಚ ವಿಶಾಂ ದಾನಂ ಚ ಸರ್ವಶಃ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಕ್ಷತ್ರವಿಶಾಂ ಶೂದ್ರಾ ವಿಹಿತಾಃ ಪರಿಚಾರಕಾಃ ॥ ೩೫ ॥

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 8.23.35 in Bengali sript:
কৃষিশ্চ পাশুপাল্যং চ বিশাং দানং চ সর্বশঃ ।
ব্রহ্মক্ষত্রবিশাং শূদ্রা বিহিতাঃ পরিচারকাঃ ॥ ৩৫ ॥

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 8.23.35 in Gujarati sript:
કૃષિશ્ચ પાશુપાલ્યં ચ વિશાં દાનં ચ સર્વશઃ ।
બ્રહ્મક્ષત્રવિશાં શૂદ્રા વિહિતાઃ પરિચારકાઃ ॥ ૩૫ ॥

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 8.23.35 in Malayalam sript:
കൃഷിശ്ച പാശുപാല്യം ച വിശാം ദാനം ച സര്വശഃ ।
ബ്രഹ്മക്ഷത്രവിശാം ശൂദ്രാ വിഹിതാഃ പരിചാരകാഃ ॥ ൩൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.23.35 in Telugu sript:
కృషిశ్చ పాశుపాల్యం చ విశాం దానం చ సర్వశః ।
బ్రహ్మక్షత్రవిశాం శూద్రా విహితాః పరిచారకాః ॥ ౩౫ ॥

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