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 13.44.3

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शीलवृत्ते समाज्ञाय विद्यां योनिं च कर्म च ।
अद्भिरेव प्रदातव्या कन्या गुणवते वरे ।
ब्राह्मणानां सतामेष धर्मो नित्यं युधिष्ठिर ॥ ३ ॥

śīlavṛtte samājñāya vidyāṃ yoniṃ ca karma ca |
adbhireva pradātavyā kanyā guṇavate vare |
brāhmaṇānāṃ satāmeṣa dharmo nityaṃ yudhiṣṭhira || 3 ||

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

...acted otherwise, a curse would have been uttered upon you. Even this is what I think. You had O son, protected my spouse. The manner in which you didst it has now become known to me as if you had thyself informed me of it. I have, O son, become...
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 (13.44.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shilavritta, Shilavritti, Samajna, Aya, Vidya, Yah, Karman, Eva, Pradatavya, Kani, Kanya, Gunavat, Gunavata, Vara, Brahmana, Sat, Esha, Dharma, Nityam, Nitya, Yudhishthira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.44.3). 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: “śīlavṛtte samājñāya vidyāṃ yoniṃ ca karma ca ”
śīlavṛtte -
śīlavṛtta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śīlavṛtta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

śīlavṛttā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

śīlavṛtti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
samājñā -
samājñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aya -
aya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

e (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vidyām -
vidyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

[optative active first single]
yo -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nim -
ni (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “adbhireva pradātavyā kanyā guṇavate vare ”
adbhir -
ap (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]

ad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pradātavyā -
pradātavyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kanyā* -
kanī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

kanya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kanyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
guṇavate -
guṇavat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

guṇavat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

guṇavatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vare -
vara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

varā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 3: “brāhmaṇānāṃ satāmeṣa dharmo nityaṃ yudhiṣṭhira ”
brāhmaṇānām -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
satām -
sat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
dharmo* -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yudhiṣṭhira -
yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.44.3

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;

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Preview of verse 13.44.3 in Kannada sript:
ಶೀಲವೃತ್ತೇ ಸಮಾಜ್ಞಾಯ ವಿದ್ಯಾಂ ಯೋನಿಂ ಚ ಕರ್ಮ ಚ ।
ಅದ್ಭಿರೇವ ಪ್ರದಾತವ್ಯಾ ಕನ್ಯಾ ಗುಣವತೇ ವರೇ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾನಾಂ ಸತಾಮೇಷ ಧರ್ಮೋ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ॥ ೩ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 13.44.3 in Bengali sript:
শীলবৃত্তে সমাজ্ঞায বিদ্যাং যোনিং চ কর্ম চ ।
অদ্ভিরেব প্রদাতব্যা কন্যা গুণবতে বরে ।
ব্রাহ্মণানাং সতামেষ ধর্মো নিত্যং যুধিষ্ঠির ॥ ৩ ॥

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 13.44.3 in Gujarati sript:
શીલવૃત્તે સમાજ્ઞાય વિદ્યાં યોનિં ચ કર્મ ચ ।
અદ્ભિરેવ પ્રદાતવ્યા કન્યા ગુણવતે વરે ।
બ્રાહ્મણાનાં સતામેષ ધર્મો નિત્યં યુધિષ્ઠિર ॥ ૩ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 13.44.3 in Malayalam sript:
ശീലവൃത്തേ സമാജ്ഞായ വിദ്യാം യോനിം ച കര്മ ച ।
അദ്ഭിരേവ പ്രദാതവ്യാ കന്യാ ഗുണവതേ വരേ ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണാനാം സതാമേഷ ധര്മോ നിത്യം യുധിഷ്ഠിര ॥ ൩ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.44.3 in Telugu sript:
శీలవృత్తే సమాజ్ఞాయ విద్యాం యోనిం చ కర్మ చ ।
అద్భిరేవ ప్రదాతవ్యా కన్యా గుణవతే వరే ।
బ్రాహ్మణానాం సతామేష ధర్మో నిత్యం యుధిష్ఠిర ॥ ౩ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021