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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 13.11.18
स्वाध्यायनित्येषु द्विजेषु नित्यं क्षत्रे च धर्माभिरते सदैव ।
वैश्ये च कृष्याभिरते वसामि शूद्रे च शुश्रूषणनित्ययुक्ते ॥ १८ ॥
svādhyāyanityeṣu dvijeṣu nityaṃ kṣatre ca dharmābhirate sadaiva |
vaiśye ca kṛṣyābhirate vasāmi śūdre ca śuśrūṣaṇanityayukte || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...all food. And all this time she slept on wooden clubs for the purpose of gratifying Bhava. The great deity then appeared unto her and then smilingly addressed her, saying—You shalt obtain a son. And you shalt get that son without the need of...
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 (13.11.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Svadhyaya, Nitya, Dvija, Nityam, Kshatra, Dharma, Sadaiva, Vaishya, Krishya, Shudra, Shushrushana, Nityayukta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.11.18). 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: “svādhyāyanityeṣu dvijeṣu nityaṃ kṣatre ca dharmābhirate sadaiva ”
- svādhyāya -
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svādhyāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svādhyāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nityeṣu -
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nitya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]nitya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- dvijeṣu -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[locative plural]dvija (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṣatre -
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kṣatra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dharmābhir -
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dharmā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- ate -
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- sadaiva -
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sadaiva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sadaiva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “vaiśye ca kṛṣyābhirate vasāmi śūdre ca śuśrūṣaṇanityayukte ”
- 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]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛṣyābhir -
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kṛṣyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]√kṛṣ -> kṛṣyā (participle, feminine)[instrumental plural from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]
- ate -
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- vasāmi -
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√vas (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- śūdre -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[locative single]śūdrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śuśrūṣaṇa -
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śuśrūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nityayukte -
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nityayukta (noun, masculine)[locative single]nityayukta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nityayuktā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.11.18
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 13.11.18 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯನಿತ್ಯೇಷು ದ್ವಿಜೇಷು ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಕ್ಷತ್ರೇ ಚ ಧರ್ಮಾಭಿರತೇ ಸದೈವ ।
ವೈಶ್ಯೇ ಚ ಕೃಷ್ಯಾಭಿರತೇ ವಸಾಮಿ ಶೂದ್ರೇ ಚ ಶುಶ್ರೂಷಣನಿತ್ಯಯುಕ್ತೇ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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 13.11.18 in Bengali sript:
স্বাধ্যাযনিত্যেষু দ্বিজেষু নিত্যং ক্ষত্রে চ ধর্মাভিরতে সদৈব ।
বৈশ্যে চ কৃষ্যাভিরতে বসামি শূদ্রে চ শুশ্রূষণনিত্যযুক্তে ॥ ১৮ ॥
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 13.11.18 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વાધ્યાયનિત્યેષુ દ્વિજેષુ નિત્યં ક્ષત્રે ચ ધર્માભિરતે સદૈવ ।
વૈશ્યે ચ કૃષ્યાભિરતે વસામિ શૂદ્રે ચ શુશ્રૂષણનિત્યયુક્તે ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.11.18 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വാധ്യായനിത്യേഷു ദ്വിജേഷു നിത്യം ക്ഷത്രേ ച ധര്മാഭിരതേ സദൈവ ।
വൈശ്യേ ച കൃഷ്യാഭിരതേ വസാമി ശൂദ്രേ ച ശുശ്രൂഷണനിത്യയുക്തേ ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.11.18 in Telugu sript:
స్వాధ్యాయనిత్యేషు ద్విజేషు నిత్యం క్షత్రే చ ధర్మాభిరతే సదైవ ।
వైశ్యే చ కృష్యాభిరతే వసామి శూద్రే చ శుశ్రూషణనిత్యయుక్తే ॥ ౧౮ ॥