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 12.49.61

ततः शूद्राश्च वैश्याश्च यथास्वैरप्रचारिणः ।
अवर्तन्त द्विजाग्र्याणां दारेषु भरतर्षभ ॥ ६१ ॥

tataḥ śūdrāśca vaiśyāśca yathāsvairapracāriṇaḥ |
avartanta dvijāgryāṇāṃ dāreṣu bharatarṣabha || 61 ||

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

...elephants and cars as good as the king’s.{GL_NOTE:174317:} His counsellors, assembled in court, openly indulge in such speeches as: 'This is beyond your power. This is a wicked attempt.' If the king becomes...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Shudra, Vaishya, Yathasva, Carin, Dvijagrya, Dara, Bharatarshabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.49.61). 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: “tataḥ śūdrāśca vaiśyāśca yathāsvairapracāriṇaḥ
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
  • śūdrāś -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūdrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaiśyāś -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vaiśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathāsvair -
  • yathāsva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yathāsva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ap -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāriṇaḥ -
  • cārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    cārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “avartanta dvijāgryāṇāṃ dāreṣu bharatarṣabha
  • avartanta -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third plural]
  • dvijāgryāṇām -
  • dvijāgrya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dāreṣu -
  • dāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    dāra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.49.61

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 12.49.61 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಶೂದ್ರಾಶ್ಚ ವೈಶ್ಯಾಶ್ಚ ಯಥಾಸ್ವೈರಪ್ರಚಾರಿಣಃ ।
ಅವರ್ತನ್ತ ದ್ವಿಜಾಗ್ರ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ದಾರೇಷು ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ॥ ೬೧ ॥

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 12.49.61 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ শূদ্রাশ্চ বৈশ্যাশ্চ যথাস্বৈরপ্রচারিণঃ ।
অবর্তন্ত দ্বিজাগ্র্যাণাং দারেষু ভরতর্ষভ ॥ ৬১ ॥

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 12.49.61 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ શૂદ્રાશ્ચ વૈશ્યાશ્ચ યથાસ્વૈરપ્રચારિણઃ ।
અવર્તન્ત દ્વિજાગ્ર્યાણાં દારેષુ ભરતર્ષભ ॥ ૬૧ ॥

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 12.49.61 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ ശൂദ്രാശ്ച വൈശ്യാശ്ച യഥാസ്വൈരപ്രചാരിണഃ ।
അവര്തന്ത ദ്വിജാഗ്ര്യാണാം ദാരേഷു ഭരതര്ഷഭ ॥ ൬൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.49.61 in Telugu sript:
తతః శూద్రాశ్చ వైశ్యాశ్చ యథాస్వైరప్రచారిణః ।
అవర్తన్త ద్విజాగ్ర్యాణాం దారేషు భరతర్షభ ॥ ౬౧ ॥

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