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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 13.6.16
शौचेन लभते विप्रः क्षत्रियो विक्रमेण च ।
वैश्यः पुरुषकारेण शूद्रः शुश्रूषया श्रियम् ॥ १६ ॥
śaucena labhate vipraḥ kṣatriyo vikrameṇa ca |
vaiśyaḥ puruṣakāreṇa śūdraḥ śuśrūṣayā śriyam || 16 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...of diverse classes that were endued with great energy, that resembled the deities (in purity and power), and that were observing diverse kinds of Diksha, O Bharata, the Sudra became highly pleased at heart. Beholding everything, O chief of Bharata...
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 (13.6.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shauca, Labhat, Vipra, Kshatriya, Vikrama, Vaishya, Purushakara, Shudra, Shushrusha, Shri, Shriya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.6.16). 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: “śaucena labhate vipraḥ kṣatriyo vikrameṇa ca ”
- śaucena -
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śauca (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śauca (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- labhate -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- vipraḥ -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣatriyo* -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vikrameṇa -
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vikrama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “vaiśyaḥ puruṣakāreṇa śūdraḥ śuśrūṣayā śriyam ”
- vaiśyaḥ -
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vaiśya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puruṣakāreṇa -
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puruṣakāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- śūdraḥ -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śuśrūṣayā -
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śuśrūṣā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śriya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śriya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.6.16
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 13.6.16 in Kannada sript:
ಶೌಚೇನ ಲಭತೇ ವಿಪ್ರಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯೋ ವಿಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಚ ।
ವೈಶ್ಯಃ ಪುರುಷಕಾರೇಣ ಶೂದ್ರಃ ಶುಶ್ರೂಷಯಾ ಶ್ರಿಯಮ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥
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 13.6.16 in Bengali sript:
শৌচেন লভতে বিপ্রঃ ক্ষত্রিযো বিক্রমেণ চ ।
বৈশ্যঃ পুরুষকারেণ শূদ্রঃ শুশ্রূষযা শ্রিযম্ ॥ ১৬ ॥
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 13.6.16 in Gujarati sript:
શૌચેન લભતે વિપ્રઃ ક્ષત્રિયો વિક્રમેણ ચ ।
વૈશ્યઃ પુરુષકારેણ શૂદ્રઃ શુશ્રૂષયા શ્રિયમ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.6.16 in Malayalam sript:
ശൌചേന ലഭതേ വിപ്രഃ ക്ഷത്രിയോ വിക്രമേണ ച ।
വൈശ്യഃ പുരുഷകാരേണ ശൂദ്രഃ ശുശ്രൂഷയാ ശ്രിയമ് ॥ ൧൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.6.16 in Telugu sript:
శౌచేన లభతే విప్రః క్షత్రియో విక్రమేణ చ ।
వైశ్యః పురుషకారేణ శూద్రః శుశ్రూషయా శ్రియమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥