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 12.220.112

ब्राह्मणैः कारयिष्यन्ति वृषलाः पादधावनम् ।
शूद्राश्च ब्राह्मणीं भार्यामुपयास्यन्ति निर्भयाः ॥ ११२ ॥

brāhmaṇaiḥ kārayiṣyanti vṛṣalāḥ pādadhāvanam |
śūdrāśca brāhmaṇīṃ bhāryāmupayāsyanti nirbhayāḥ || 112 ||

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

...is said to eat vighasa. The food that remains after the servants have been fed is called vighasa, and that which is left after the presentation of sacrificial offerings is called amrita. One leading a domestic...

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

Brahmana, Karayishyat, Karayishyanti, Vrishala, Padadhavana, Shudra, Brahmani, Bharya, Upaya, Nirbhaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.220.112). 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: “brāhmaṇaiḥ kārayiṣyanti vṛṣalāḥ pādadhāvanam
  • brāhmaṇaiḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kārayiṣyanti -
  • kṛ -> kārayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ], [accusative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ (verb class 0)
    [future active third plural]
  • vṛṣalāḥ -
  • vṛṣala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pādadhāvanam -
  • pādadhāvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śūdrāśca brāhmaṇīṃ bhāryāmupayāsyanti nirbhayāḥ
  • 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]
  • brāhmaṇīm -
  • brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhāryām -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √bhṛ]
  • upayā -
  • upaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asyanti -
  • as (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • nirbhayāḥ -
  • nirbhaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirbhayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.220.112

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 12.220.112 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೈಃ ಕಾರಯಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ವೃಷಲಾಃ ಪಾದಧಾವನಮ್ ।
ಶೂದ್ರಾಶ್ಚ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೀಂ ಭಾರ್ಯಾಮುಪಯಾಸ್ಯನ್ತಿ ನಿರ್ಭಯಾಃ ॥ ೧೧೨ ॥

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 12.220.112 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণৈঃ কারযিষ্যন্তি বৃষলাঃ পাদধাবনম্ ।
শূদ্রাশ্চ ব্রাহ্মণীং ভার্যামুপযাস্যন্তি নির্ভযাঃ ॥ ১১২ ॥

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 12.220.112 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણૈઃ કારયિષ્યન્તિ વૃષલાઃ પાદધાવનમ્ ।
શૂદ્રાશ્ચ બ્રાહ્મણીં ભાર્યામુપયાસ્યન્તિ નિર્ભયાઃ ॥ ૧૧૨ ॥

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 12.220.112 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണൈഃ കാരയിഷ്യന്തി വൃഷലാഃ പാദധാവനമ് ।
ശൂദ്രാശ്ച ബ്രാഹ്മണീം ഭാര്യാമുപയാസ്യന്തി നിര്ഭയാഃ ॥ ൧൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.220.112 in Telugu sript:
బ్రాహ్మణైః కారయిష్యన్తి వృషలాః పాదధావనమ్ ।
శూద్రాశ్చ బ్రాహ్మణీం భార్యాముపయాస్యన్తి నిర్భయాః ॥ ౧౧౨ ॥

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