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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 12.308.181
नास्मि वर्णोत्तमा जात्या न वैश्या नावरा तथा ।
तव राजन्सवर्णास्मि शुद्धयोनिरविप्लुता ॥ १८१ ॥
nāsmi varṇottamā jātyā na vaiśyā nāvarā tathā |
tava rājansavarṇāsmi śuddhayoniraviplutā || 181 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...fast-binding cord. Breaking that cord, men of righteous deeds repair to regions of great felicity. Wicked men, however, fail to break that bond. What use hast you of wealth, O son, or with relatives, or with...
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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 (12.308.181). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nri, Varna, Varnu, Varnan, Uttama, Jati, Jatya, Vaishya, Tatha, Yushmad, Rajan, Rajat, Savarna, Shuddha, Ravin, Pluta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.308.181). 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: “nāsmi varṇottamā jātyā na vaiśyā nāvarā tathā ”
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asmi -
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√as (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- varṇo -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]varṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]varṇan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]varṇan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]varṇu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- uttamā* -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]uttamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jātyā* -
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jāti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]jātī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]jātya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jātyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaiśyā* -
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vaiśya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vaiśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nāvarā -
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- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tava rājansavarṇāsmi śuddhayoniraviplutā ”
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- rājan -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- savarṇā -
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savarṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]savarṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]savarṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asmi -
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√as (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- śuddhayo -
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śuddhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √śudh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √śudh class 4 verb]
- uni -
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ū (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ravi -
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ravi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ravin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ravin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- plutā -
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plutā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√plu -> plutā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √plu class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.308.181
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 12.308.181 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಸ್ಮಿ ವರ್ಣೋತ್ತಮಾ ಜಾತ್ಯಾ ನ ವೈಶ್ಯಾ ನಾವರಾ ತಥಾ ।
ತವ ರಾಜನ್ಸವರ್ಣಾಸ್ಮಿ ಶುದ್ಧಯೋನಿರವಿಪ್ಲುತಾ ॥ ೧೮೧ ॥
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 12.308.181 in Bengali sript:
নাস্মি বর্ণোত্তমা জাত্যা ন বৈশ্যা নাবরা তথা ।
তব রাজন্সবর্ণাস্মি শুদ্ধযোনিরবিপ্লুতা ॥ ১৮১ ॥
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 12.308.181 in Gujarati sript:
નાસ્મિ વર્ણોત્તમા જાત્યા ન વૈશ્યા નાવરા તથા ।
તવ રાજન્સવર્ણાસ્મિ શુદ્ધયોનિરવિપ્લુતા ॥ ૧૮૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.308.181 in Malayalam sript:
നാസ്മി വര്ണോത്തമാ ജാത്യാ ന വൈശ്യാ നാവരാ തഥാ ।
തവ രാജന്സവര്ണാസ്മി ശുദ്ധയോനിരവിപ്ലുതാ ॥ ൧൮൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.308.181 in Telugu sript:
నాస్మి వర్ణోత్తమా జాత్యా న వైశ్యా నావరా తథా ।
తవ రాజన్సవర్ణాస్మి శుద్ధయోనిరవిప్లుతా ॥ ౧౮౧ ॥