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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 13.48.8
द्वे चापि भार्ये वैश्यस्य द्वयोरात्मास्य जायते ।
शूद्रा शूद्रस्य चाप्येका शूद्रमेव प्रजायते ॥ ८ ॥
dve cāpi bhārye vaiśyasya dvayorātmāsya jāyate |
śūdrā śūdrasya cāpyekā śūdrameva prajāyate || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...begotten on a Sudra wife by persons of the three higher orders should always be regarded as disentitled to any share of the sire’s wealth. The Sudra should have only one wife taken from his own order. He can under no circumstances, take any other...
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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 (13.48.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dva, Capin, Capi, Bharya, Vaishya, Dvayu, Atman, Atma, Idam, Jayat, Shudra, Capya, Eka, Eva, Praja, Tad, Yushmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.48.8). 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: “dve cāpi bhārye vaiśyasya dvayorātmāsya jāyate ”
- dve -
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dva (noun, masculine)[locative single]dva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhārye -
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bhārya (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhārya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √bhṛ], [vocative dual from √bhṛ], [accusative dual from √bhṛ], [locative single from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √bhṛ], [vocative single from √bhṛ], [vocative dual from √bhṛ], [accusative dual from √bhṛ]√bhṛ (verb class 0)[present passive first single]
- vaiśyasya -
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vaiśya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vaiśya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- dvayor -
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dva (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dva (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dvā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dvayu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]dvayu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ātmā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]ātmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “śūdrā śūdrasya cāpyekā śūdrameva prajāyate ”
- śūdrā -
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śūdrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śūdrasya -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- cāpye -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [dative single]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ci]√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ci], [vocative dual from √ci], [accusative dual from √ci], [locative single from √ci]√ci -> cāpyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √ci], [vocative single from √ci], [vocative dual from √ci], [accusative dual from √ci]√ci (verb class 0)[present passive first single]
- ekā -
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ekā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śūdram -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śūdrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prajāya -
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praja (noun, masculine)[dative single]praja (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.48.8
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 13.48.8 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವೇ ಚಾಪಿ ಭಾರ್ಯೇ ವೈಶ್ಯಸ್ಯ ದ್ವಯೋರಾತ್ಮಾಸ್ಯ ಜಾಯತೇ ।
ಶೂದ್ರಾ ಶೂದ್ರಸ್ಯ ಚಾಪ್ಯೇಕಾ ಶೂದ್ರಮೇವ ಪ್ರಜಾಯತೇ ॥ ೮ ॥
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 13.48.8 in Bengali sript:
দ্বে চাপি ভার্যে বৈশ্যস্য দ্বযোরাত্মাস্য জাযতে ।
শূদ্রা শূদ্রস্য চাপ্যেকা শূদ্রমেব প্রজাযতে ॥ ৮ ॥
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 13.48.8 in Gujarati sript:
દ્વે ચાપિ ભાર્યે વૈશ્યસ્ય દ્વયોરાત્માસ્ય જાયતે ।
શૂદ્રા શૂદ્રસ્ય ચાપ્યેકા શૂદ્રમેવ પ્રજાયતે ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.48.8 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്വേ ചാപി ഭാര്യേ വൈശ്യസ്യ ദ്വയോരാത്മാസ്യ ജായതേ ।
ശൂദ്രാ ശൂദ്രസ്യ ചാപ്യേകാ ശൂദ്രമേവ പ്രജായതേ ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.48.8 in Telugu sript:
ద్వే చాపి భార్యే వైశ్యస్య ద్వయోరాత్మాస్య జాయతే ।
శూద్రా శూద్రస్య చాప్యేకా శూద్రమేవ ప్రజాయతే ॥ ౮ ॥