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 13.47.31

तिस्रः कृत्वा पुरो भार्याः पश्चाद्विन्देत ब्राह्मणीम् ।
सा ज्येष्ठा सा च पूज्या स्यात्सा च ताभ्यो गरीयसी ॥ ३१ ॥

tisraḥ kṛtvā puro bhāryāḥ paścādvindeta brāhmaṇīm |
sā jyeṣṭhā sā ca pūjyā syātsā ca tābhyo garīyasī || 31 ||

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

...of the Vaisya caste, by the Brahmana sire, shall take, O Yudhishthira, two of the three remaining shares of the father’s property. It has been said that the son that has been begotten by the Brahmana sire upon the Sudra wife should not take any...

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

Tisri, Kritva, Kritvan, Purah, Pur, Pura, Bharya, Pashcat, Pashca, Brahmani, Jyeshtha, Pujya, Syat, Sya, Gariyas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.47.31). 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: “tisraḥ kṛtvā puro bhāryāḥ paścādvindeta brāhmaṇīm
  • tisra -
  • tisṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tisṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tisṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puro* -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhāryāḥ -
  • bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ], [accusative plural from √bhṛ]
  • paścād -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vindeta -
  • vid (verb class 6)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
  • brāhmaṇīm -
  • brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ jyeṣṭhā ca pūjyā syātsā ca tābhyo garīyasī
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • jyeṣṭhā -
  • jyeṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūjyā -
  • pūjyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj -> pūjyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tābhyo* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • garīyasī -
  • garīyas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.47.31

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 13.47.31 in Kannada sript:
ತಿಸ್ರಃ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಪುರೋ ಭಾರ್ಯಾಃ ಪಶ್ಚಾದ್ವಿನ್ದೇತ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೀಮ್ ।
ಸಾ ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಾ ಸಾ ಚ ಪೂಜ್ಯಾ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ಸಾ ಚ ತಾಭ್ಯೋ ಗರೀಯಸೀ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 13.47.31 in Bengali sript:
তিস্রঃ কৃত্বা পুরো ভার্যাঃ পশ্চাদ্বিন্দেত ব্রাহ্মণীম্ ।
সা জ্যেষ্ঠা সা চ পূজ্যা স্যাত্সা চ তাভ্যো গরীযসী ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 13.47.31 in Gujarati sript:
તિસ્રઃ કૃત્વા પુરો ભાર્યાઃ પશ્ચાદ્વિન્દેત બ્રાહ્મણીમ્ ।
સા જ્યેષ્ઠા સા ચ પૂજ્યા સ્યાત્સા ચ તાભ્યો ગરીયસી ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 13.47.31 in Malayalam sript:
തിസ്രഃ കൃത്വാ പുരോ ഭാര്യാഃ പശ്ചാദ്വിന്ദേത ബ്രാഹ്മണീമ് ।
സാ ജ്യേഷ്ഠാ സാ ച പൂജ്യാ സ്യാത്സാ ച താഭ്യോ ഗരീയസീ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.47.31 in Telugu sript:
తిస్రః కృత్వా పురో భార్యాః పశ్చాద్విన్దేత బ్రాహ్మణీమ్ ।
సా జ్యేష్ఠా సా చ పూజ్యా స్యాత్సా చ తాభ్యో గరీయసీ ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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