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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 13.48.17
यथा च शूद्रो ब्राह्मण्यां जन्तुं बाह्यं प्रसूयते ।
एवं बाह्यतराद्बाह्यश्चातुर्वर्ण्यात्प्रसूयते ॥ १७ ॥
yathā ca śūdro brāhmaṇyāṃ jantuṃ bāhyaṃ prasūyate |
evaṃ bāhyatarādbāhyaścāturvarṇyātprasūyate || 17 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...one from each of the four orders. In two of them (viz., the wife taken from his own order and that taken from the one next below), he takes birth himself (the children begotten upon them being regarded as invested with the same status as his...
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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 (13.48.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yatha, Shudra, Brahmani, Brahmanya, Jantu, Bahyam, Bahya, Prasuyat, Evam, Eva, Bahyatara, Caturvarnya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.48.17). 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: “yathā ca śūdro brāhmaṇyāṃ jantuṃ bāhyaṃ prasūyate ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śūdro* -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- brāhmaṇyām -
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brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)[locative single]brāhmaṇyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- jantum -
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jantu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- bāhyam -
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bāhyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bāhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bāhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bāhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prasūyate -
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prasūyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]prasūyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- Line 2: “evaṃ bāhyatarādbāhyaścāturvarṇyātprasūyate ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bāhyatarād -
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bāhyatara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bāhyatara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bāhyaś -
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bāhya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cāturvarṇyāt -
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cāturvarṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- prasūyate -
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prasūyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]prasūyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.48.17
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 13.48.17 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥಾ ಚ ಶೂದ್ರೋ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಾಂ ಜನ್ತುಂ ಬಾಹ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಸೂಯತೇ ।
ಏವಂ ಬಾಹ್ಯತರಾದ್ಬಾಹ್ಯಶ್ಚಾತುರ್ವರ್ಣ್ಯಾತ್ಪ್ರಸೂಯತೇ ॥ ೧೭ ॥
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 13.48.17 in Bengali sript:
যথা চ শূদ্রো ব্রাহ্মণ্যাং জন্তুং বাহ্যং প্রসূযতে ।
এবং বাহ্যতরাদ্বাহ্যশ্চাতুর্বর্ণ্যাত্প্রসূযতে ॥ ১৭ ॥
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 13.48.17 in Gujarati sript:
યથા ચ શૂદ્રો બ્રાહ્મણ્યાં જન્તું બાહ્યં પ્રસૂયતે ।
એવં બાહ્યતરાદ્બાહ્યશ્ચાતુર્વર્ણ્યાત્પ્રસૂયતે ॥ ૧૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.48.17 in Malayalam sript:
യഥാ ച ശൂദ്രോ ബ്രാഹ്മണ്യാം ജന്തും ബാഹ്യം പ്രസൂയതേ ।
ഏവം ബാഹ്യതരാദ്ബാഹ്യശ്ചാതുര്വര്ണ്യാത്പ്രസൂയതേ ॥ ൧൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.48.17 in Telugu sript:
యథా చ శూద్రో బ్రాహ్మణ్యాం జన్తుం బాహ్యం ప్రసూయతే ।
ఏవం బాహ్యతరాద్బాహ్యశ్చాతుర్వర్ణ్యాత్ప్రసూయతే ॥ ౧౭ ॥