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 13.47.25

स्त्रियास्तु यद्भवेद्वित्तं पित्रा दत्तं युधिष्ठिर ।
ब्राह्मण्यास्तद्धरेत्कन्या यथा पुत्रस्तथा हि सा ।
सा हि पुत्रसमा राजन्विहिता कुरुनन्दन ॥ २५ ॥

striyāstu yadbhavedvittaṃ pitrā dattaṃ yudhiṣṭhira |
brāhmaṇyāstaddharetkanyā yathā putrastathā hi sā |
sā hi putrasamā rājanvihitā kurunandana || 25 ||

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

...Vaisya are regarded as the three regenerate orders. To wed in these three orders has been ordained to be the duty of the Brahmana, O Yudhishthira. Through erroneous judgment or cupidity or lust, O scorcher of foes, a Brahmana takes a Sudra wife...

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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 (13.47.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Stri, Yat, Yad, Vitta, Pitri, Datta, Yudhishthira, Brahmani, Brahmanya, Tat, Tad, Kani, Kanya, Yatha, Putra, Tatha, Sama, Rajan, Rajat, Vihita, Kurunandana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.47.25). 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: “striyāstu yadbhavedvittaṃ pitrā dattaṃ yudhiṣṭhira
  • striyās -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • vittam -
  • vitta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • pitrā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dattam -
  • datta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    datta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dattā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • yudhiṣṭhira -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “brāhmaṇyāstaddharetkanyā yathā putrastathā hi
  • brāhmaṇyās -
  • brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brāhmaṇya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • taddh -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • haret -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third 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]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • putras -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “ hi putrasamā rājanvihitā kurunandana
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • putra -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samā* -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • vihitā -
  • vihitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kurunandana -
  • kurunandana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.47.25

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 13.47.25 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಾಸ್ತು ಯದ್ಭವೇದ್ವಿತ್ತಂ ಪಿತ್ರಾ ದತ್ತಂ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಾಸ್ತದ್ಧರೇತ್ಕನ್ಯಾ ಯಥಾ ಪುತ್ರಸ್ತಥಾ ಹಿ ಸಾ ।
ಸಾ ಹಿ ಪುತ್ರಸಮಾ ರಾಜನ್ವಿಹಿತಾ ಕುರುನನ್ದನ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

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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Cover of Bengali edition

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 13.47.25 in Bengali sript:
স্ত্রিযাস্তু যদ্ভবেদ্বিত্তং পিত্রা দত্তং যুধিষ্ঠির ।
ব্রাহ্মণ্যাস্তদ্ধরেত্কন্যা যথা পুত্রস্তথা হি সা ।
সা হি পুত্রসমা রাজন্বিহিতা কুরুনন্দন ॥ ২৫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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 13.47.25 in Gujarati sript:
સ્ત્રિયાસ્તુ યદ્ભવેદ્વિત્તં પિત્રા દત્તં યુધિષ્ઠિર ।
બ્રાહ્મણ્યાસ્તદ્ધરેત્કન્યા યથા પુત્રસ્તથા હિ સા ।
સા હિ પુત્રસમા રાજન્વિહિતા કુરુનન્દન ॥ ૨૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 13.47.25 in Malayalam sript:
സ്ത്രിയാസ്തു യദ്ഭവേദ്വിത്തം പിത്രാ ദത്തം യുധിഷ്ഠിര ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണ്യാസ്തദ്ധരേത്കന്യാ യഥാ പുത്രസ്തഥാ ഹി സാ ।
സാ ഹി പുത്രസമാ രാജന്വിഹിതാ കുരുനന്ദന ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.47.25 in Telugu sript:
స్త్రియాస్తు యద్భవేద్విత్తం పిత్రా దత్తం యుధిష్ఠిర ।
బ్రాహ్మణ్యాస్తద్ధరేత్కన్యా యథా పుత్రస్తథా హి సా ।
సా హి పుత్రసమా రాజన్విహితా కురునన్దన ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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