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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 13.47.51
एकैव हि भवेद्भार्या वैश्यस्य कुरुनन्दन ।
द्वितीया वा भवेच्छूद्रा न तु दृष्टान्ततः स्मृता ॥ ५१ ॥
ekaiva hi bhavedbhāryā vaiśyasya kurunandana |
dvitīyā vā bhavecchūdrā na tu dṛṣṭāntataḥ smṛtā || 51 ||
Note! This is not a direct translation of the verse, but merely an approximate preview.
...assist in these acts of the husband. The husband’s food and drink and garlands and robes and ornaments, all these should be given by the Brahmana wife to the husband, for she is the foremost in rank and consideration among all the spouses of...
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 (13.47.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Eka, Bharya, Vaishya, Kurunandana, Dvitiya, Var, Shudra, Drishtantatah, Smrita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.47.51). 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: “ekaiva hi bhavedbhāryā vaiśyasya kurunandana”
- ekai -
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eka (noun, neuter)[compound]ekā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- bhāryā* -
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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]
- vaiśyasya -
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vaiśya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vaiśya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kurunandana -
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kurunandana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “dvitīyā vā bhavecchūdrā na tu dṛṣṭāntataḥ smṛtā”
- dvitīyā* -
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dvitīya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dvitīyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- 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]
- bhavecch -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- śūdrā* -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śūdrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- 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]
- dṛṣṭāntataḥ -
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dṛṣṭāntataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- smṛtā -
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smṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
Other print editions:
Also see the following print editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.47.51
The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.47.51 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕೈವ ಹಿ ಭವೇದ್ಭಾರ್ಯಾ ವೈಶ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಕುರುನನ್ದನ ।
ದ್ವಿತೀಯಾ ವಾ ಭವೇಚ್ಛೂದ್ರಾ ನ ತು ದೃಷ್ಟಾನ್ತತಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಾ ॥ ೫೧ ॥
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 13.47.51 in Bengali sript:
একৈব হি ভবেদ্ভার্যা বৈশ্যস্য কুরুনন্দন ।
দ্বিতীযা বা ভবেচ্ছূদ্রা ন তু দৃষ্টান্ততঃ স্মৃতা ॥ ৫১ ॥
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 13.47.51 in Gujarati sript:
એકૈવ હિ ભવેદ્ભાર્યા વૈશ્યસ્ય કુરુનન્દન ।
દ્વિતીયા વા ભવેચ્છૂદ્રા ન તુ દૃષ્ટાન્તતઃ સ્મૃતા ॥ ૫૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.47.51 in Malayalam sript:
ഏകൈവ ഹി ഭവേദ്ഭാര്യാ വൈശ്യസ്യ കുരുനന്ദന ।
ദ്വിതീയാ വാ ഭവേച്ഛൂദ്രാ ന തു ദൃഷ്ടാന്തതഃ സ്മൃതാ ॥ ൫൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.47.51 in Telugu sript:
ఏకైవ హి భవేద్భార్యా వైశ్యస్య కురునన్దన ।
ద్వితీయా వా భవేచ్ఛూద్రా న తు దృష్టాన్తతః స్మృతా ॥ ౫౧ ॥