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 12.77.6

जन्मकर्मविहीना ये कदर्या ब्रह्मबन्धवः ।
एते शूद्रसमा राजन्ब्राह्मणानां भवन्त्युत ॥ ६ ॥

janmakarmavihīnā ye kadaryā brahmabandhavaḥ |
ete śūdrasamā rājanbrāhmaṇānāṃ bhavantyuta || 6 ||

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

...officers, should be appointed men each of whom should have a thousand villages under his control. The headman should ascertain the characteristics of every person in the village and all the faults also that...

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

Janma, Janman, Karman, Vihina, Yah, Yat, Kadarya, Brahmabandhu, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Shudra, Sama, Rajan, Rajat, Brahmana, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Uta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.77.6). 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: “janmakarmavihīnā ye kadaryā brahmabandhavaḥ
  • janma -
  • janma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    janma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    janman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vihīnā* -
  • vihīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vihīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kadaryā* -
  • kadarya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kadaryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brahmabandhavaḥ -
  • brahmabandhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “ete śūdrasamā rājanbrāhmaṇānāṃ bhavantyuta
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • śūdra -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samā* -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • brāhmaṇānām -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhavantyu -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • uta -
  • uta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> uta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> uta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.77.6

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 12.77.6 in Kannada sript:
ಜನ್ಮಕರ್ಮವಿಹೀನಾ ಯೇ ಕದರ್ಯಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಬನ್ಧವಃ ।
ಏತೇ ಶೂದ್ರಸಮಾ ರಾಜನ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾನಾಂ ಭವನ್ತ್ಯುತ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 12.77.6 in Bengali sript:
জন্মকর্মবিহীনা যে কদর্যা ব্রহ্মবন্ধবঃ ।
এতে শূদ্রসমা রাজন্ব্রাহ্মণানাং ভবন্ত্যুত ॥ ৬ ॥

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 12.77.6 in Gujarati sript:
જન્મકર્મવિહીના યે કદર્યા બ્રહ્મબન્ધવઃ ।
એતે શૂદ્રસમા રાજન્બ્રાહ્મણાનાં ભવન્ત્યુત ॥ ૬ ॥

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 12.77.6 in Malayalam sript:
ജന്മകര്മവിഹീനാ യേ കദര്യാ ബ്രഹ്മബന്ധവഃ ।
ഏതേ ശൂദ്രസമാ രാജന്ബ്രാഹ്മണാനാം ഭവന്ത്യുത ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.77.6 in Telugu sript:
జన్మకర్మవిహీనా యే కదర్యా బ్రహ్మబన్ధవః ।
ఏతే శూద్రసమా రాజన్బ్రాహ్మణానాం భవన్త్యుత ॥ ౬ ॥

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