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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 13.47.38
न तु जात्या समा लोके ब्राह्मण्याः क्षत्रिया भवेत् ।
ब्राह्मण्याः प्रथमः पुत्रो भूयान्स्याद्राजसत्तम ।
भूयोऽपि भूयसा हार्यं पितृवित्ताद्युधिष्ठिर ॥ ३८ ॥
na tu jātyā samā loke brāhmaṇyāḥ kṣatriyā bhavet |
brāhmaṇyāḥ prathamaḥ putro bhūyānsyādrājasattama |
bhūyo'pi bhūyasā hāryaṃ pitṛvittādyudhiṣṭhira || 38 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...which compassion arises, as a cardinal virtue it is always productive of merit. Whether the sire happens to have children (by his spouses belonging to the other orders) or to have no children (by such spouses), unto the son by the 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 (13.47.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Jati, Jatya, Sama, Loka, Brahmani, Brahmanya, Kshatriya, Prathama, Putra, Bhuyas, Syat, Sya, Rajasa, Tta, Bhuyah, Api, Bhuyasa, Harya, Pitrivitta, Yudhishthira,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.47.38). 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: “na tu jātyā samā loke brāhmaṇyāḥ kṣatriyā bhavet ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- jātyā -
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jāti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]jātī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]jātyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- samā* -
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sama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- brāhmaṇyāḥ -
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brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]brāhmaṇya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]brāhmaṇyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kṣatriyā* -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “brāhmaṇyāḥ prathamaḥ putro bhūyānsyādrājasattama ”
- brāhmaṇyāḥ -
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brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]brāhmaṇya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]brāhmaṇyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- prathamaḥ -
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prathama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- putro* -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhūyān -
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bhūyas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- 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 3: “bhūyo'pi bhūyasā hāryaṃ pitṛvittādyudhiṣṭhira ”
- bhūyo' -
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bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhūyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bhūyasā* -
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bhūyasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hāryam -
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hārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√hṛ -> hārya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √hṛ]√hṛ -> hārya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √hṛ]√hṛ -> hāryā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √hṛ]√hṛ -> hārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hṛ]√hṛ -> hārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hṛ], [accusative single from √hṛ]√hṛ -> hārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hṛ class 9 verb]√hṛ -> hārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hṛ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √hṛ class 9 verb]√hṝ -> hārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hṝ class 9 verb]√hṝ -> hārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √hṝ class 9 verb]
- pitṛvittād -
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pitṛvitta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]pitṛvitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yudhiṣṭhira -
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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 13.47.38
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 13.47.38 in Kannada sript:
ನ ತು ಜಾತ್ಯಾ ಸಮಾ ಲೋಕೇ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಾಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾ ಭವೇತ್ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಾಃ ಪ್ರಥಮಃ ಪುತ್ರೋ ಭೂಯಾನ್ಸ್ಯಾದ್ರಾಜಸತ್ತಮ ।
ಭೂಯೋಽಪಿ ಭೂಯಸಾ ಹಾರ್ಯಂ ಪಿತೃವಿತ್ತಾದ್ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ॥ ೩೮ ॥
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 13.47.38 in Bengali sript:
ন তু জাত্যা সমা লোকে ব্রাহ্মণ্যাঃ ক্ষত্রিযা ভবেত্ ।
ব্রাহ্মণ্যাঃ প্রথমঃ পুত্রো ভূযান্স্যাদ্রাজসত্তম ।
ভূযোঽপি ভূযসা হার্যং পিতৃবিত্তাদ্যুধিষ্ঠির ॥ ৩৮ ॥
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 13.47.38 in Gujarati sript:
ન તુ જાત્યા સમા લોકે બ્રાહ્મણ્યાઃ ક્ષત્રિયા ભવેત્ ।
બ્રાહ્મણ્યાઃ પ્રથમઃ પુત્રો ભૂયાન્સ્યાદ્રાજસત્તમ ।
ભૂયોઽપિ ભૂયસા હાર્યં પિતૃવિત્તાદ્યુધિષ્ઠિર ॥ ૩૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.47.38 in Malayalam sript:
ന തു ജാത്യാ സമാ ലോകേ ബ്രാഹ്മണ്യാഃ ക്ഷത്രിയാ ഭവേത് ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണ്യാഃ പ്രഥമഃ പുത്രോ ഭൂയാന്സ്യാദ്രാജസത്തമ ।
ഭൂയോഽപി ഭൂയസാ ഹാര്യം പിതൃവിത്താദ്യുധിഷ്ഠിര ॥ ൩൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.47.38 in Telugu sript:
న తు జాత్యా సమా లోకే బ్రాహ్మణ్యాః క్షత్రియా భవేత్ ।
బ్రాహ్మణ్యాః ప్రథమః పుత్రో భూయాన్స్యాద్రాజసత్తమ ।
భూయోఽపి భూయసా హార్యం పితృవిత్తాద్యుధిష్ఠిర ॥ ౩౮ ॥