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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 13.3.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
ब्राह्मण्यं यदि दुष्प्रापं त्रिभिर्वर्णैर्नराधिप ।
कथं प्राप्तं महाराज क्षत्रियेण महात्मना ॥ १ ॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
brāhmaṇyaṃ yadi duṣprāpaṃ tribhirvarṇairnarādhipa |
kathaṃ prāptaṃ mahārāja kṣatriyeṇa mahātmanā || 1 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...lower animals? Perchance, there is nothing wonderful in the matter, for all creatures are seen to evince kindly and generous feelings towards others.—Assuming then the shape of a Brahmana, Sakra descended on the Earth and addressing the bird...
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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 (13.3.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yudhishthira, Brahmanya, Yadi, Yad, Dushprapa, Tri, Varna, Naradhipa, Katham, Katha, Prapta, Maharaja, Maharajan, Kshatriya, Mahatman, Mahatmana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.3.1). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ”
- yudhiṣṭhira* -
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yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “brāhmaṇyaṃ yadi duṣprāpaṃ tribhirvarṇairnarādhipa ”
- brāhmaṇyam -
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brāhmaṇya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]brāhmaṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]brāhmaṇyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- duṣprāpam -
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duṣprāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duṣprāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duṣprāpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tribhir -
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tri (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- varṇair -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]varṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- narādhipa -
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narādhipa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 3: “kathaṃ prāptaṃ mahārāja kṣatriyeṇa mahātmanā ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prāptam -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prāptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mahārāja -
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mahārāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahārājan (noun, masculine)[compound]mahārājan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṣatriyeṇa -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṣatriya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- mahātmanā -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mahātman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]mahātmanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.3.1
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.3.1 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಂ ಯದಿ ದುಷ್ಪ್ರಾಪಂ ತ್ರಿಭಿರ್ವರ್ಣೈರ್ನರಾಧಿಪ ।
ಕಥಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಂ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯೇಣ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾ ॥ ೧ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.3.1 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
ব্রাহ্মণ্যং যদি দুষ্প্রাপং ত্রিভির্বর্ণৈর্নরাধিপ ।
কথং প্রাপ্তং মহারাজ ক্ষত্রিযেণ মহাত্মনা ॥ ১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.3.1 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
બ્રાહ્મણ્યં યદિ દુષ્પ્રાપં ત્રિભિર્વર્ણૈર્નરાધિપ ।
કથં પ્રાપ્તં મહારાજ ક્ષત્રિયેણ મહાત્મના ॥ ૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.3.1 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണ്യം യദി ദുഷ്പ്രാപം ത്രിഭിര്വര്ണൈര്നരാധിപ ।
കഥം പ്രാപ്തം മഹാരാജ ക്ഷത്രിയേണ മഹാത്മനാ ॥ ൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.3.1 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
బ్రాహ్మణ్యం యది దుష్ప్రాపం త్రిభిర్వర్ణైర్నరాధిప ।
కథం ప్రాప్తం మహారాజ క్షత్రియేణ మహాత్మనా ॥ ౧ ॥