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 12.308.59

वर्णप्रवरमुख्यासि ब्राह्मणी क्षत्रियो ह्यहम् ।
नावयोरेकयोगोऽस्ति मा कृथा वर्णसंकरम् ॥ ५९ ॥

varṇapravaramukhyāsi brāhmaṇī kṣatriyo hyaham |
nāvayorekayogo'sti mā kṛthā varṇasaṃkaram || 59 ||

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

...entertains fear of those that always wait upon and worship him. Those I have mentioned O king, also find fault with him. Behold, in what way the king’s fears may arise from even them! Then again all men are...

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

Varna, Varnan, Pravara, Ukhya, Asi, Brahmani, Kshatriya, Aha, Asmad, Nava, Ekayoga, Asti, Varnasankara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.308.59). 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: “varṇapravaramukhyāsi brāhmaṇī kṣatriyo hyaham
  • varṇa -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pravaram -
  • pravara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pravara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pravarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ukhyā -
  • ukhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ukhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ukh -> ukhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ukh]
    ukhyā (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]
  • brāhmaṇī -
  • brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kṣatriyo* -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nāvayorekayogo'sti kṛthā varṇasaṃkaram
  • nāvayor -
  • nāva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    nāvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • ekayogo' -
  • ekayoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛthā* -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle second single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [injunctive middle second single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [injunctive middle second single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [injunctive middle second single]
  • varṇasaṅkaram -
  • varṇasaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.308.59

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 12.308.59 in Kannada sript:
ವರ್ಣಪ್ರವರಮುಖ್ಯಾಸಿ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೀ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯೋ ಹ್ಯಹಮ್ ।
ನಾವಯೋರೇಕಯೋಗೋಽಸ್ತಿ ಮಾ ಕೃಥಾ ವರ್ಣಸಂಕರಮ್ ॥ ೫೯ ॥

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 12.308.59 in Bengali sript:
বর্ণপ্রবরমুখ্যাসি ব্রাহ্মণী ক্ষত্রিযো হ্যহম্ ।
নাবযোরেকযোগোঽস্তি মা কৃথা বর্ণসংকরম্ ॥ ৫৯ ॥

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 12.308.59 in Gujarati sript:
વર્ણપ્રવરમુખ્યાસિ બ્રાહ્મણી ક્ષત્રિયો હ્યહમ્ ।
નાવયોરેકયોગોઽસ્તિ મા કૃથા વર્ણસંકરમ્ ॥ ૫૯ ॥

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 12.308.59 in Malayalam sript:
വര്ണപ്രവരമുഖ്യാസി ബ്രാഹ്മണീ ക്ഷത്രിയോ ഹ്യഹമ് ।
നാവയോരേകയോഗോഽസ്തി മാ കൃഥാ വര്ണസംകരമ് ॥ ൫൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.308.59 in Telugu sript:
వర్ణప్రవరముఖ్యాసి బ్రాహ్మణీ క్షత్రియో హ్యహమ్ ।
నావయోరేకయోగోఽస్తి మా కృథా వర్ణసంకరమ్ ॥ ౫౯ ॥

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