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 13.47.55

सोऽपि दत्तं हरेत्पित्रा नादत्तं हर्तुमर्हति ।
त्रिभिर्वर्णैस्तथा जातः शूद्रो देयधनो भवेत् ॥ ५५ ॥

so'pi dattaṃ haretpitrā nādattaṃ hartumarhati |
tribhirvarṇaistathā jātaḥ śūdro deyadhano bhavet || 55 ||

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

...wife must be regarded as the first in rank and superior to the son born of the Kshatriya wife. Because, again the Kshatriya is not equal in point of birth to the Brahmana wife, hence the son of the Brahmana wife takes one after another, all the...

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

Sah, Api, Datta, Pitri, Nada, Tta, Hartu, Arhat, Tri, Varna, Tatha, Jatri, Jata, Shudra, Deya, Dhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.47.55). 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: “so'pi dattaṃ haretpitrā nādattaṃ hartumarhati
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • 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]
  • haret -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • pitrā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • nāda -
  • nāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ttam -
  • tta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hartum -
  • hṛ -> hartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √hṛ]
    hartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • arhati -
  • arhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “tribhirvarṇaistathā jātaḥ śūdro deyadhano bhavet
  • tribhir -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • varṇais -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jātaḥ -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • śūdro* -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • deya -
  • deya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhano* -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.47.55

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 13.47.55 in Kannada sript:
ಸೋಽಪಿ ದತ್ತಂ ಹರೇತ್ಪಿತ್ರಾ ನಾದತ್ತಂ ಹರ್ತುಮರ್ಹತಿ ।
ತ್ರಿಭಿರ್ವರ್ಣೈಸ್ತಥಾ ಜಾತಃ ಶೂದ್ರೋ ದೇಯಧನೋ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೫೫ ॥

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 13.47.55 in Bengali sript:
সোঽপি দত্তং হরেত্পিত্রা নাদত্তং হর্তুমর্হতি ।
ত্রিভির্বর্ণৈস্তথা জাতঃ শূদ্রো দেযধনো ভবেত্ ॥ ৫৫ ॥

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 13.47.55 in Gujarati sript:
સોઽપિ દત્તં હરેત્પિત્રા નાદત્તં હર્તુમર્હતિ ।
ત્રિભિર્વર્ણૈસ્તથા જાતઃ શૂદ્રો દેયધનો ભવેત્ ॥ ૫૫ ॥

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 13.47.55 in Malayalam sript:
സോഽപി ദത്തം ഹരേത്പിത്രാ നാദത്തം ഹര്തുമര്ഹതി ।
ത്രിഭിര്വര്ണൈസ്തഥാ ജാതഃ ശൂദ്രോ ദേയധനോ ഭവേത് ॥ ൫൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.47.55 in Telugu sript:
సోఽపి దత్తం హరేత్పిత్రా నాదత్తం హర్తుమర్హతి ।
త్రిభిర్వర్ణైస్తథా జాతః శూద్రో దేయధనో భవేత్ ॥ ౫౫ ॥

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