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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 12.201.23
अश्विनौ तु मतौ शूद्रौ तपस्युग्रे समाहितौ ।
स्मृतास्त्वङ्गिरसो देवा ब्राह्मणा इति निश्चयः ।
इत्येतत्सर्वदेवानां चातुर्वर्ण्यं प्रकीर्तितम् ॥ २३ ॥
aśvinau tu matau śūdrau tapasyugre samāhitau |
smṛtāstvaṅgiraso devā brāhmaṇā iti niścayaḥ |
ityetatsarvadevānāṃ cāturvarṇyaṃ prakīrtitam || 23 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...At last, blinded by ignorance and afflicted by Time he began to boast before all persons, saying that his adorations towards me were ceaseless. Deserting him (for these faults) I shall henceforth, O Sakra,...
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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 (12.201.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ashvin, Ashvina, Mata, Mati, Matu, Shudra, Tapas, Ugra, Samahita, Smrita, Smrito, Yushmad, Gira, Sah, Deva, Brahmana, Iti, Nishcaya, Itya, Tatsarvas, Eva, Caturvarnya, Prakirtita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.201.23). 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: “aśvinau tu matau śūdrau tapasyugre samāhitau ”
- aśvinau -
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aśvin (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aśvina (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- matau -
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mata (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mati (noun, feminine)[locative single]mati (noun, masculine)[locative single]√man -> mata (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √man class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √man class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 8 verb]matu (noun, masculine)[locative single]matu (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- śūdrau -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tapasyu -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√tap (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- ugre -
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ugra (noun, masculine)[locative single]ugra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ugrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- samāhitau -
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samāhita (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “smṛtāstvaṅgiraso devā brāhmaṇā iti niścayaḥ ”
- smṛtās -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]smṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]smṛto (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- tvaṅ -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- gira -
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gira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√gṝ (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- so* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- devā* -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]devā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- brāhmaṇā* -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- niścayaḥ -
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niścaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “ityetatsarvadevānāṃ cāturvarṇyaṃ prakīrtitam ”
- itye -
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itya (noun, masculine)[locative single]itya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ityā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
- tatsarvad -
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√tsar -> tatsarvas (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tsar class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tsar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tsar class 1 verb]
- evānām -
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eva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]eva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]evā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- cāturvarṇyam -
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cāturvarṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prakīrtitam -
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prakīrtita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prakīrtita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prakīrtitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.201.23
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 12.201.23 in Kannada sript:
ಅಶ್ವಿನೌ ತು ಮತೌ ಶೂದ್ರೌ ತಪಸ್ಯುಗ್ರೇ ಸಮಾಹಿತೌ ।
ಸ್ಮೃತಾಸ್ತ್ವಙ್ಗಿರಸೋ ದೇವಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾ ಇತಿ ನಿಶ್ಚಯಃ ।
ಇತ್ಯೇತತ್ಸರ್ವದೇವಾನಾಂ ಚಾತುರ್ವರ್ಣ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತಿತಮ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥
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 12.201.23 in Bengali sript:
অশ্বিনৌ তু মতৌ শূদ্রৌ তপস্যুগ্রে সমাহিতৌ ।
স্মৃতাস্ত্বঙ্গিরসো দেবা ব্রাহ্মণা ইতি নিশ্চযঃ ।
ইত্যেতত্সর্বদেবানাং চাতুর্বর্ণ্যং প্রকীর্তিতম্ ॥ ২৩ ॥
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 12.201.23 in Gujarati sript:
અશ્વિનૌ તુ મતૌ શૂદ્રૌ તપસ્યુગ્રે સમાહિતૌ ।
સ્મૃતાસ્ત્વઙ્ગિરસો દેવા બ્રાહ્મણા ઇતિ નિશ્ચયઃ ।
ઇત્યેતત્સર્વદેવાનાં ચાતુર્વર્ણ્યં પ્રકીર્તિતમ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.201.23 in Malayalam sript:
അശ്വിനൌ തു മതൌ ശൂദ്രൌ തപസ്യുഗ്രേ സമാഹിതൌ ।
സ്മൃതാസ്ത്വങ്ഗിരസോ ദേവാ ബ്രാഹ്മണാ ഇതി നിശ്ചയഃ ।
ഇത്യേതത്സര്വദേവാനാം ചാതുര്വര്ണ്യം പ്രകീര്തിതമ് ॥ ൨൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.201.23 in Telugu sript:
అశ్వినౌ తు మతౌ శూద్రౌ తపస్యుగ్రే సమాహితౌ ।
స్మృతాస్త్వఙ్గిరసో దేవా బ్రాహ్మణా ఇతి నిశ్చయః ।
ఇత్యేతత్సర్వదేవానాం చాతుర్వర్ణ్యం ప్రకీర్తితమ్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥