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 13.48.3

भीष्म उवाच ।
चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य कर्माणि चातुर्वर्ण्यं च केवलम् ।
असृजत्स ह यज्ञार्थे पूर्वमेव प्रजापतिः ॥ ३ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
cāturvarṇyasya karmāṇi cāturvarṇyaṃ ca kevalam |
asṛjatsa ha yajñārthe pūrvameva prajāpatiḥ || 3 ||

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

...Kshatriya wife shall take four of such shares of the paternal property. The son of the Vaisya wife shall take three of such shares. The remaining one or the eighth share shall be taken by the son of the Sudra wife. The son of 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 (13.48.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhishma, Caturvarnya, Karman, Kevalam, Kevala, Han, Yajna, Artha, Purvam, Purva, Eva, Prajapati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.48.3). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “cāturvarṇyasya karmāṇi cāturvarṇyaṃ ca kevalam
  • cāturvarṇyasya -
  • cāturvarṇya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • karmāṇi -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cāturvarṇyam -
  • cāturvarṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kevalam -
  • kevalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kevala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “asṛjatsa ha yajñārthe pūrvameva prajāpatiḥ
  • asṛjat -
  • sṛj (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yajñā -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prajāpatiḥ -
  • prajāpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.48.3

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 13.48.3 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಚಾತುರ್ವರ್ಣ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಕರ್ಮಾಣಿ ಚಾತುರ್ವರ್ಣ್ಯಂ ಚ ಕೇವಲಮ್ ।
ಅಸೃಜತ್ಸ ಹ ಯಜ್ಞಾರ್ಥೇ ಪೂರ್ವಮೇವ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿಃ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 13.48.3 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
চাতুর্বর্ণ্যস্য কর্মাণি চাতুর্বর্ণ্যং চ কেবলম্ ।
অসৃজত্স হ যজ্ঞার্থে পূর্বমেব প্রজাপতিঃ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 13.48.3 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
ચાતુર્વર્ણ્યસ્ય કર્માણિ ચાતુર્વર્ણ્યં ચ કેવલમ્ ।
અસૃજત્સ હ યજ્ઞાર્થે પૂર્વમેવ પ્રજાપતિઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 13.48.3 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
ചാതുര്വര്ണ്യസ്യ കര്മാണി ചാതുര്വര്ണ്യം ച കേവലമ് ।
അസൃജത്സ ഹ യജ്ഞാര്ഥേ പൂര്വമേവ പ്രജാപതിഃ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.48.3 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
చాతుర్వర్ణ్యస్య కర్మాణి చాతుర్వర్ణ్యం చ కేవలమ్ ।
అసృజత్స హ యజ్ఞార్థే పూర్వమేవ ప్రజాపతిః ॥ ౩ ॥

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