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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 13.28.2
क्षत्रियो यदि वा वैश्यः शूद्रो वा राजसत्तम ।
ब्राह्मण्यं प्राप्नुयात्केन तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि ॥ २ ॥
kṣatriyo yadi vā vaiśyaḥ śūdro vā rājasattama |
brāhmaṇyaṃ prāpnuyātkena tanme vyākhyātumarhasi || 2 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...by wishing to repair to that river, by drinking its waters, by touching its waters, and by bathing in them a person rescues both his paternal and maternal races. By seeing, touching, and drinking the waters of Ganga, or even by applauding Ganga...
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 (13.28.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kshatriya, Yadi, Yad, Var, Vaishya, Shudra, Rajasa, Tta, Brahmanya, Pra, Kena, Kah, Kim, Vyakhya, Atu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.28.2). 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: “kṣatriyo yadi vā vaiśyaḥ śūdro vā rājasattama ”
- kṣatriyo* -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vaiśyaḥ -
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vaiśya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śūdro* -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rājasa -
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rājasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rājasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ttam -
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tta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “brāhmaṇyaṃ prāpnuyātkena tanme vyākhyātumarhasi ”
- brāhmaṇyam -
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brāhmaṇya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]brāhmaṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]brāhmaṇyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpnuyāt -
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√āp (verb class 5)[optative active third single]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tanme -
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- vyākhyā -
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vyākhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ātum -
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ātu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- arhasi -
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√arh (verb class 1)[present active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.28.2
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 13.28.2 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯೋ ಯದಿ ವಾ ವೈಶ್ಯಃ ಶೂದ್ರೋ ವಾ ರಾಜಸತ್ತಮ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ಕೇನ ತನ್ಮೇ ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾತುಮರ್ಹಸಿ ॥ ೨ ॥
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 13.28.2 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষত্রিযো যদি বা বৈশ্যঃ শূদ্রো বা রাজসত্তম ।
ব্রাহ্মণ্যং প্রাপ্নুযাত্কেন তন্মে ব্যাখ্যাতুমর্হসি ॥ ২ ॥
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 13.28.2 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષત્રિયો યદિ વા વૈશ્યઃ શૂદ્રો વા રાજસત્તમ ।
બ્રાહ્મણ્યં પ્રાપ્નુયાત્કેન તન્મે વ્યાખ્યાતુમર્હસિ ॥ ૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.28.2 in Malayalam sript:
ക്ഷത്രിയോ യദി വാ വൈശ്യഃ ശൂദ്രോ വാ രാജസത്തമ ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണ്യം പ്രാപ്നുയാത്കേന തന്മേ വ്യാഖ്യാതുമര്ഹസി ॥ ൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.28.2 in Telugu sript:
క్షత్రియో యది వా వైశ్యః శూద్రో వా రాజసత్తమ ।
బ్రాహ్మణ్యం ప్రాప్నుయాత్కేన తన్మే వ్యాఖ్యాతుమర్హసి ॥ ౨ ॥