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 12.173.9

मनुष्यो ब्राह्मणश्चासि श्रोत्रियश्चासि काश्यप ।
सुदुर्लभमवाप्यैतददोषान्मर्तुमिच्छसि ॥ ९ ॥

manuṣyo brāhmaṇaścāsi śrotriyaścāsi kāśyapa |
sudurlabhamavāpyaitadadoṣānmartumicchasi || 9 ||

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

...grandsire, advancing forward, addressed that splendour which had assumed a form of the tallness of a span, saying, 'Welcome!' And once more he uttered these words, 'Verily, Reciters attain to the same end with...

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

Manushi, Manushya, Brahmana, Asi, Shrotriya, Kashyapa, Sudurlabha, Avapya, Etad, Adosha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.173.9). 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: “manuṣyo brāhmaṇaścāsi śrotriyaścāsi kāśyapa
  • manuṣyo* -
  • manuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brāhmaṇaś -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • śrotriyaś -
  • śrotriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • kāśyapa -
  • kāśyapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāśyapa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “sudurlabhamavāpyaitadadoṣānmartumicchasi
  • sudurlabham -
  • sudurlabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sudurlabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sudurlabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avāpyai -
  • avāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avāpyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adoṣān -
  • adoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    adoṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • martum -
  • mṛ -> martum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √mṛ]
    mṛ -> martum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √mṛ]
  • icchasi -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.173.9

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 12.173.9 in Kannada sript:
ಮನುಷ್ಯೋ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಶ್ಚಾಸಿ ಶ್ರೋತ್ರಿಯಶ್ಚಾಸಿ ಕಾಶ್ಯಪ ।
ಸುದುರ್ಲಭಮವಾಪ್ಯೈತದದೋಷಾನ್ಮರ್ತುಮಿಚ್ಛಸಿ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 12.173.9 in Bengali sript:
মনুষ্যো ব্রাহ্মণশ্চাসি শ্রোত্রিযশ্চাসি কাশ্যপ ।
সুদুর্লভমবাপ্যৈতদদোষান্মর্তুমিচ্ছসি ॥ ৯ ॥

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 12.173.9 in Gujarati sript:
મનુષ્યો બ્રાહ્મણશ્ચાસિ શ્રોત્રિયશ્ચાસિ કાશ્યપ ।
સુદુર્લભમવાપ્યૈતદદોષાન્મર્તુમિચ્છસિ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 12.173.9 in Malayalam sript:
മനുഷ്യോ ബ്രാഹ്മണശ്ചാസി ശ്രോത്രിയശ്ചാസി കാശ്യപ ।
സുദുര്ലഭമവാപ്യൈതദദോഷാന്മര്തുമിച്ഛസി ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.173.9 in Telugu sript:
మనుష్యో బ్రాహ్మణశ్చాసి శ్రోత్రియశ్చాసి కాశ్యప ।
సుదుర్లభమవాప్యైతదదోషాన్మర్తుమిచ్ఛసి ॥ ౯ ॥

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