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 8.30.53

तत्रैव ब्राह्मणो भूत्वा ततो भवति क्षत्रियः ।
वैश्यः शूद्रश्च बाह्लीकस्ततो भवति नापितः ॥ ५३ ॥

tatraiva brāhmaṇo bhūtvā tato bhavati kṣatriyaḥ |
vaiśyaḥ śūdraśca bāhlīkastato bhavati nāpitaḥ || 53 ||

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

...turned his face and began to fly. Thus did Yudhishthira began to retreat. His Parshni driver had been slain. He became exceedingly cheerless and unable to stay before Karna. The son of Radha then, pursuing Yudhishthira...

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

Tatraiva, Brahmana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra, Bahlika, Napita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.30.53). 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: “tatraiva brāhmaṇo bhūtvā tato bhavati kṣatriyaḥ
  • tatraiva -
  • tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • brāhmaṇo* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • kṣatriyaḥ -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vaiśyaḥ śūdraśca bāhlīkastato bhavati nāpitaḥ
  • vaiśyaḥ -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūdraś -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāhlīkas -
  • bāhlīka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • nāpitaḥ -
  • nāpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.30.53

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 8.30.53 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರೈವ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೋ ಭೂತ್ವಾ ತತೋ ಭವತಿ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಃ ।
ವೈಶ್ಯಃ ಶೂದ್ರಶ್ಚ ಬಾಹ್ಲೀಕಸ್ತತೋ ಭವತಿ ನಾಪಿತಃ ॥ ೫೩ ॥

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 8.30.53 in Bengali sript:
তত্রৈব ব্রাহ্মণো ভূত্বা ততো ভবতি ক্ষত্রিযঃ ।
বৈশ্যঃ শূদ্রশ্চ বাহ্লীকস্ততো ভবতি নাপিতঃ ॥ ৫৩ ॥

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 8.30.53 in Gujarati sript:
તત્રૈવ બ્રાહ્મણો ભૂત્વા તતો ભવતિ ક્ષત્રિયઃ ।
વૈશ્યઃ શૂદ્રશ્ચ બાહ્લીકસ્તતો ભવતિ નાપિતઃ ॥ ૫૩ ॥

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 8.30.53 in Malayalam sript:
തത്രൈവ ബ്രാഹ്മണോ ഭൂത്വാ തതോ ഭവതി ക്ഷത്രിയഃ ।
വൈശ്യഃ ശൂദ്രശ്ച ബാഹ്ലീകസ്തതോ ഭവതി നാപിതഃ ॥ ൫൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.30.53 in Telugu sript:
తత్రైవ బ్రాహ్మణో భూత్వా తతో భవతి క్షత్రియః ।
వైశ్యః శూద్రశ్చ బాహ్లీకస్తతో భవతి నాపితః ॥ ౫౩ ॥

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