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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 12.283.1
पराशर उवाच ।
प्रतिग्रहागता विप्रे क्षत्रिये शस्त्रनिर्जिताः ।
वैश्ये न्यायार्जिताश्चैव शूद्रे शुश्रूषयार्जिताः ।
स्वल्पाप्यर्थाः प्रशस्यन्ते धर्मस्यार्थे महाफलाः ॥ १ ॥
parāśara uvāca |
pratigrahāgatā vipre kṣatriye śastranirjitāḥ |
vaiśye nyāyārjitāścaiva śūdre śuśrūṣayārjitāḥ |
svalpāpyarthāḥ praśasyante dharmasyārthe mahāphalāḥ || 1 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the worlds.{GL_NOTE:175699:} Persons of the lowest order, desiring to exterminate the evil passions (of lust and wrath, etc.) may betake themselves to the observance of the conduct of the good; and, indeed,...
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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 (12.283.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Parashara, Pratigraha, Agata, Vipra, Kshatriya, Shastra, Anirjita, Vaishya, Nyayarjita, Shudra, Shushrusha, Arjita, Svalpa, Api, Apya, Artha, Prashasya, Prashas, Prasha, Anta, Anti, Dharma, Mahaphala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.283.1). 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: “parāśara uvāca ”
- parāśara* -
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parāśara (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: “pratigrahāgatā vipre kṣatriye śastranirjitāḥ ”
- pratigrahā -
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pratigraha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- agatā* -
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agata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]agatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vipre -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[locative single]vipra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]viprā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṣatriye -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṣatriya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śastra -
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śastra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śastṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śastra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- anirjitāḥ -
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anirjita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]anirjitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 3: “vaiśye nyāyārjitāścaiva śūdre śuśrūṣayārjitāḥ ”
- vaiśye -
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vaiśya (noun, masculine)[locative single]vaiśya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vaiśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nyāyārjitāś -
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nyāyārjita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nyāyārjitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- śūdre -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[locative single]śūdrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śuśrūṣayā -
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śuśrūṣā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- arjitāḥ -
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arjita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]arjitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √ṛj], [vocative plural from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √ṛj], [vocative plural from √ṛj], [accusative plural from √ṛj]
- Line 4: “svalpāpyarthāḥ praśasyante dharmasyārthe mahāphalāḥ ”
- svalpā -
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svalpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svalpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]svalpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āpya -
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āpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]āpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]āpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √āp]√āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √āp]√i -> āpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √i]√i -> āpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √i]√āp -> āpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √āp]√i -> āpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √āp]√āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √āp]√i -> āpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i]√i -> āpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i]
- arthāḥ -
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artha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- praśasya -
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praśasya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]praśasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]praśasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]praśas (noun, feminine)[locative single]praśa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]praśa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ante -
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anta (noun, masculine)[locative single]anta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]antā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- dharmasyā -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- arthe -
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artha (noun, masculine)[locative single]artha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√arth (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- mahāphalāḥ -
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mahāphala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mahāphalā (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 12.283.1
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 12.283.1 in Kannada sript:
ಪರಾಶರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಗ್ರಹಾಗತಾ ವಿಪ್ರೇ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯೇ ಶಸ್ತ್ರನಿರ್ಜಿತಾಃ ।
ವೈಶ್ಯೇ ನ್ಯಾಯಾರ್ಜಿತಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಶೂದ್ರೇ ಶುಶ್ರೂಷಯಾರ್ಜಿತಾಃ ।
ಸ್ವಲ್ಪಾಪ್ಯರ್ಥಾಃ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಯಾರ್ಥೇ ಮಹಾಫಲಾಃ ॥ ೧ ॥
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 12.283.1 in Bengali sript:
পরাশর উবাচ ।
প্রতিগ্রহাগতা বিপ্রে ক্ষত্রিযে শস্ত্রনির্জিতাঃ ।
বৈশ্যে ন্যাযার্জিতাশ্চৈব শূদ্রে শুশ্রূষযার্জিতাঃ ।
স্বল্পাপ্যর্থাঃ প্রশস্যন্তে ধর্মস্যার্থে মহাফলাঃ ॥ ১ ॥
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 12.283.1 in Gujarati sript:
પરાશર ઉવાચ ।
પ્રતિગ્રહાગતા વિપ્રે ક્ષત્રિયે શસ્ત્રનિર્જિતાઃ ।
વૈશ્યે ન્યાયાર્જિતાશ્ચૈવ શૂદ્રે શુશ્રૂષયાર્જિતાઃ ।
સ્વલ્પાપ્યર્થાઃ પ્રશસ્યન્તે ધર્મસ્યાર્થે મહાફલાઃ ॥ ૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.283.1 in Malayalam sript:
പരാശര ഉവാച ।
പ്രതിഗ്രഹാഗതാ വിപ്രേ ക്ഷത്രിയേ ശസ്ത്രനിര്ജിതാഃ ।
വൈശ്യേ ന്യായാര്ജിതാശ്ചൈവ ശൂദ്രേ ശുശ്രൂഷയാര്ജിതാഃ ।
സ്വല്പാപ്യര്ഥാഃ പ്രശസ്യന്തേ ധര്മസ്യാര്ഥേ മഹാഫലാഃ ॥ ൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.283.1 in Telugu sript:
పరాశర ఉవాచ ।
ప్రతిగ్రహాగతా విప్రే క్షత్రియే శస్త్రనిర్జితాః ।
వైశ్యే న్యాయార్జితాశ్చైవ శూద్రే శుశ్రూషయార్జితాః ।
స్వల్పాప్యర్థాః ప్రశస్యన్తే ధర్మస్యార్థే మహాఫలాః ॥ ౧ ॥