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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 12.60.41
संसृष्टा ब्राह्मणैरेव त्रिषु वर्णेषु सृष्टयः ।
देवानामपि ये देवा यद्ब्रूयुस्ते परं हि तत् ।
तस्माद्वर्णैः सर्वयज्ञाः संसृज्यन्ते न काम्यया ॥ ४१ ॥
saṃsṛṣṭā brāhmaṇaireva triṣu varṇeṣu sṛṣṭayaḥ |
devānāmapi ye devā yadbrūyuste paraṃ hi tat |
tasmādvarṇaiḥ sarvayajñāḥ saṃsṛjyante na kāmyayā || 41 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...propriety the rod of chastisement earns great merit. The proper regulation of chastisement is the high duty of kings and deserves great applause. The king should be conversant with the Vedas and their branches...
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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 (12.60.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Samsrishta, Brahmana, Eva, Tri, Varna, Srishti, Deva, Api, Yah, Yat, Yad, Tad, Yushmad, Param, Para, Tat, Tasmat, Sarvayajna, Samsrij, Anta, Anti, Kamya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.60.41). 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: “saṃsṛṣṭā brāhmaṇaireva triṣu varṇeṣu sṛṣṭayaḥ ”
- saṃsṛṣṭā* -
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saṃsṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saṃsṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- brāhmaṇair -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- triṣu -
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tri (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- varṇeṣu -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]varṇa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- sṛṣṭayaḥ -
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sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “devānāmapi ye devā yadbrūyuste paraṃ hi tat ”
- devānām -
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deva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]deva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]devā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- devā* -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]devā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- brūyus -
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√brū (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 3: “tasmādvarṇaiḥ sarvayajñāḥ saṃsṛjyante na kāmyayā ”
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- varṇaiḥ -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]varṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sarvayajñāḥ -
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sarvayajña (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- saṃsṛjya -
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saṃsṛj (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ante -
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anta (noun, masculine)[locative single]anta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]antā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāmyayā -
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kāmyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√kam -> kāmyā (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √kam]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.60.41
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 12.60.41 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಸೃಷ್ಟಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೈರೇವ ತ್ರಿಷು ವರ್ಣೇಷು ಸೃಷ್ಟಯಃ ।
ದೇವಾನಾಮಪಿ ಯೇ ದೇವಾ ಯದ್ಬ್ರೂಯುಸ್ತೇ ಪರಂ ಹಿ ತತ್ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ವರ್ಣೈಃ ಸರ್ವಯಜ್ಞಾಃ ಸಂಸೃಜ್ಯನ್ತೇ ನ ಕಾಮ್ಯಯಾ ॥ ೪೧ ॥
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 12.60.41 in Bengali sript:
সংসৃষ্টা ব্রাহ্মণৈরেব ত্রিষু বর্ণেষু সৃষ্টযঃ ।
দেবানামপি যে দেবা যদ্ব্রূযুস্তে পরং হি তত্ ।
তস্মাদ্বর্ণৈঃ সর্বযজ্ঞাঃ সংসৃজ্যন্তে ন কাম্যযা ॥ ৪১ ॥
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 12.60.41 in Gujarati sript:
સંસૃષ્ટા બ્રાહ્મણૈરેવ ત્રિષુ વર્ણેષુ સૃષ્ટયઃ ।
દેવાનામપિ યે દેવા યદ્બ્રૂયુસ્તે પરં હિ તત્ ।
તસ્માદ્વર્ણૈઃ સર્વયજ્ઞાઃ સંસૃજ્યન્તે ન કામ્યયા ॥ ૪૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.60.41 in Malayalam sript:
സംസൃഷ്ടാ ബ്രാഹ്മണൈരേവ ത്രിഷു വര്ണേഷു സൃഷ്ടയഃ ।
ദേവാനാമപി യേ ദേവാ യദ്ബ്രൂയുസ്തേ പരം ഹി തത് ।
തസ്മാദ്വര്ണൈഃ സര്വയജ്ഞാഃ സംസൃജ്യന്തേ ന കാമ്യയാ ॥ ൪൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.60.41 in Telugu sript:
సంసృష్టా బ్రాహ్మణైరేవ త్రిషు వర్ణేషు సృష్టయః ।
దేవానామపి యే దేవా యద్బ్రూయుస్తే పరం హి తత్ ।
తస్మాద్వర్ణైః సర్వయజ్ఞాః సంసృజ్యన్తే న కామ్యయా ॥ ౪౧ ॥