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 13.48.37

स्वभावश्चैव नारीणां नराणामिह दूषणम् ।
इत्यर्थं न प्रसज्जन्ते प्रमदासु विपश्चितः ॥ ३७ ॥

svabhāvaścaiva nārīṇāṃ narāṇāmiha dūṣaṇam |
ityarthaṃ na prasajjante pramadāsu vipaścitaḥ || 37 ||

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

...outside the pale of the four orders (for such a son comes to be regarded as a Candala who is much inferior). The son that is outside the pale of the four orders by uniting with women belonging to the four principal orders, begets offspring that...

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

Svabhava, Nari, Nara, Iha, Dushana, Ityartha, Pra, Pramada, Vipashcit, Vipashcita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.48.37). 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: “svabhāvaścaiva nārīṇāṃ narāṇāmiha dūṣaṇam
  • svabhāvaś -
  • svabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • nārīṇām -
  • nāri (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    nārī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • narāṇām -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dūṣaṇam -
  • dūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ityarthaṃ na prasajjante pramadāsu vipaścitaḥ
  • ityartham -
  • ityartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ityartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ityarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sajjante -
  • sajj (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
    sañj (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
  • pramadāsu -
  • pramadā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • vipaścitaḥ -
  • vipaścit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vipaścit (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vipaścita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.48.37

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 13.48.37 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಭಾವಶ್ಚೈವ ನಾರೀಣಾಂ ನರಾಣಾಮಿಹ ದೂಷಣಮ್ ।
ಇತ್ಯರ್ಥಂ ನ ಪ್ರಸಜ್ಜನ್ತೇ ಪ್ರಮದಾಸು ವಿಪಶ್ಚಿತಃ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 13.48.37 in Bengali sript:
স্বভাবশ্চৈব নারীণাং নরাণামিহ দূষণম্ ।
ইত্যর্থং ন প্রসজ্জন্তে প্রমদাসু বিপশ্চিতঃ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 13.48.37 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વભાવશ્ચૈવ નારીણાં નરાણામિહ દૂષણમ્ ।
ઇત્યર્થં ન પ્રસજ્જન્તે પ્રમદાસુ વિપશ્ચિતઃ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 13.48.37 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വഭാവശ്ചൈവ നാരീണാം നരാണാമിഹ ദൂഷണമ് ।
ഇത്യര്ഥം ന പ്രസജ്ജന്തേ പ്രമദാസു വിപശ്ചിതഃ ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.48.37 in Telugu sript:
స్వభావశ్చైవ నారీణాం నరాణామిహ దూషణమ్ ।
ఇత్యర్థం న ప్రసజ్జన్తే ప్రమదాసు విపశ్చితః ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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