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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 12.259.7
सत्यवानुवाच ।
सर्व एव त्रयो वर्णाः कार्या ब्राह्मणबन्धनाः ।
धर्मपाशनिबद्धानामल्पो व्यपचरिष्यति ॥ ७ ॥
satyavānuvāca |
sarva eva trayo varṇāḥ kāryā brāhmaṇabandhanāḥ |
dharmapāśanibaddhānāmalpo vyapacariṣyati || 7 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...The man of restrained senses should seek his dole of charity in a householder’s abode when the smoke has ceased to rise from it, when the sound of the husking rod is hushed, when the hearth-fire is extinguished...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.259.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Satyavat, Sarva, Eva, Traya, Tri, Varna, Kari, Karya, Brahmana, Bandhana, Dharmapasha, Nibaddha, Alpa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.259.7). 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: “satyavānuvāca ”
- satyavān -
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satyavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “sarva eva trayo varṇāḥ kāryā brāhmaṇabandhanāḥ ”
- sarva* -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- trayo* -
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traya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]tri (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- varṇāḥ -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]varṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kāryā* -
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kāri (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kārī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kārya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ], [accusative plural from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- brāhmaṇa -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bandhanāḥ -
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bandhana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 3: “dharmapāśanibaddhānāmalpo vyapacariṣyati ”
- dharmapāśa -
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dharmapāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nibaddhānām -
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nibaddha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]nibaddha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]nibaddhā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- alpo* -
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alpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vyapa -
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vyapa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cariṣyati -
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√car (verb class 1)[future active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.259.7
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 12.259.7 in Kannada sript:
ಸತ್ಯವಾನುವಾಚ ।
ಸರ್ವ ಏವ ತ್ರಯೋ ವರ್ಣಾಃ ಕಾರ್ಯಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಬನ್ಧನಾಃ ।
ಧರ್ಮಪಾಶನಿಬದ್ಧಾನಾಮಲ್ಪೋ ವ್ಯಪಚರಿಷ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೭ ॥
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 12.259.7 in Bengali sript:
সত্যবানুবাচ ।
সর্ব এব ত্রযো বর্ণাঃ কার্যা ব্রাহ্মণবন্ধনাঃ ।
ধর্মপাশনিবদ্ধানামল্পো ব্যপচরিষ্যতি ॥ ৭ ॥
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 12.259.7 in Gujarati sript:
સત્યવાનુવાચ ।
સર્વ એવ ત્રયો વર્ણાઃ કાર્યા બ્રાહ્મણબન્ધનાઃ ।
ધર્મપાશનિબદ્ધાનામલ્પો વ્યપચરિષ્યતિ ॥ ૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.259.7 in Malayalam sript:
സത്യവാനുവാച ।
സര്വ ഏവ ത്രയോ വര്ണാഃ കാര്യാ ബ്രാഹ്മണബന്ധനാഃ ।
ധര്മപാശനിബദ്ധാനാമല്പോ വ്യപചരിഷ്യതി ॥ ൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.259.7 in Telugu sript:
సత్యవానువాచ ।
సర్వ ఏవ త్రయో వర్ణాః కార్యా బ్రాహ్మణబన్ధనాః ।
ధర్మపాశనిబద్ధానామల్పో వ్యపచరిష్యతి ॥ ౭ ॥