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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 13.48.5
परं शवाद्ब्राह्मणस्यैष पुत्रः शूद्रापुत्रं पारशवं तमाहुः ।
शुश्रूषकः स्वस्य कुलस्य स स्यात्स्वं चारित्रं नित्यमथो न जह्यात् ॥ ५ ॥
paraṃ śavādbrāhmaṇasyaiṣa putraḥ śūdrāputraṃ pāraśavaṃ tamāhuḥ |
śuśrūṣakaḥ svasya kulasya sa syātsvaṃ cāritraṃ nityamatho na jahyāt || 5 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Vaisya has two wives, one of whom is a Vaisya and the other a Sudra, there is a difference between them in respect of status. The wealth of a Vaisya, O chief of Bharata’s race, should be divided Into five portions. I shall now speak of the sons...
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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 (13.48.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Param, Para, Shava, Brahmana, Aisha, Putra, Shudraputra, Parashava, Tama, Ahu, Shushrushaka, Sva, Kula, Syat, Sya, Caritra, Nityam, Nitya, Atho,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.48.5). 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: “paraṃ śavādbrāhmaṇasyaiṣa putraḥ śūdrāputraṃ pāraśavaṃ tamāhuḥ ”
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- śavād -
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śava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]śava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- brāhmaṇasyai -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- aiṣa -
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aiṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- putraḥ -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śūdrāputram -
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śūdrāputra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- pāraśavam -
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pāraśava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāraśava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tamā -
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tama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahuḥ -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hā (verb class 1)[aorist active third plural]√hā (verb class 3)[aorist active third plural]
- Line 2: “śuśrūṣakaḥ svasya kulasya sa syātsvaṃ cāritraṃ nityamatho na jahyāt ”
- śuśrūṣakaḥ -
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śuśrūṣaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svasya -
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sva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sva (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kulasya -
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kula (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kula (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syāt -
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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]
- svam -
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sva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svan (noun, masculine)[adverb]svan (noun, neuter)[adverb]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- cāritram -
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cāritra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cāritra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cāritrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- atho -
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atho (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jahyāt -
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√hā (verb class 3)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.48.5
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 13.48.5 in Kannada sript:
ಪರಂ ಶವಾದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಸ್ಯೈಷ ಪುತ್ರಃ ಶೂದ್ರಾಪುತ್ರಂ ಪಾರಶವಂ ತಮಾಹುಃ ।
ಶುಶ್ರೂಷಕಃ ಸ್ವಸ್ಯ ಕುಲಸ್ಯ ಸ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ಸ್ವಂ ಚಾರಿತ್ರಂ ನಿತ್ಯಮಥೋ ನ ಜಹ್ಯಾತ್ ॥ ೫ ॥
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 13.48.5 in Bengali sript:
পরং শবাদ্ব্রাহ্মণস্যৈষ পুত্রঃ শূদ্রাপুত্রং পারশবং তমাহুঃ ।
শুশ্রূষকঃ স্বস্য কুলস্য স স্যাত্স্বং চারিত্রং নিত্যমথো ন জহ্যাত্ ॥ ৫ ॥
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 13.48.5 in Gujarati sript:
પરં શવાદ્બ્રાહ્મણસ્યૈષ પુત્રઃ શૂદ્રાપુત્રં પારશવં તમાહુઃ ।
શુશ્રૂષકઃ સ્વસ્ય કુલસ્ય સ સ્યાત્સ્વં ચારિત્રં નિત્યમથો ન જહ્યાત્ ॥ ૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.48.5 in Malayalam sript:
പരം ശവാദ്ബ്രാഹ്മണസ്യൈഷ പുത്രഃ ശൂദ്രാപുത്രം പാരശവം തമാഹുഃ ।
ശുശ്രൂഷകഃ സ്വസ്യ കുലസ്യ സ സ്യാത്സ്വം ചാരിത്രം നിത്യമഥോ ന ജഹ്യാത് ॥ ൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.48.5 in Telugu sript:
పరం శవాద్బ్రాహ్మణస్యైష పుత్రః శూద్రాపుత్రం పారశవం తమాహుః ।
శుశ్రూషకః స్వస్య కులస్య స స్యాత్స్వం చారిత్రం నిత్యమథో న జహ్యాత్ ॥ ౫ ॥