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 13.48.44

आर्यरूपसमाचारं चरन्तं कृतके पथि ।
स्ववर्णमन्यवर्णं वा स्वशीलं शास्ति निश्चये ॥ ४४ ॥

āryarūpasamācāraṃ carantaṃ kṛtake pathi |
svavarṇamanyavarṇaṃ vā svaśīlaṃ śāsti niścaye || 44 ||

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

...Nishadas spring a caste called Madgura and another known by the name of Dasas whose occupation consists in plying boats. From the Candala springs a race called Swapaka whose occupation consists in keeping guard over the dead. The women of the...

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

Aryarupa, Samacara, Caranta, Kritaka, Pathin, Pathi, Sva, Svan, Avarna, Anyavarna, Ashila, Nishcaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.48.44). 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: “āryarūpasamācāraṃ carantaṃ kṛtake pathi
  • āryarūpa -
  • āryarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āryarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samācāram -
  • samācāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samācāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samācārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • carantam -
  • caranta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kṛtake -
  • kṛtaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛtaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛtakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pathi -
  • pathin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [locative single]
    pathī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pathī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pathī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “svavarṇamanyavarṇaṃ svaśīlaṃ śāsti niścaye
  • sva -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • avarṇam -
  • avarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anyavarṇam -
  • anyavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anyavarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anyavarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sva -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • aśīlam -
  • aśīla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśīla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśīlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śīl (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • śāsti -
  • śāsti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śāsti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • niścaye -
  • niścaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.48.44

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 13.48.44 in Kannada sript:
ಆರ್ಯರೂಪಸಮಾಚಾರಂ ಚರನ್ತಂ ಕೃತಕೇ ಪಥಿ ।
ಸ್ವವರ್ಣಮನ್ಯವರ್ಣಂ ವಾ ಸ್ವಶೀಲಂ ಶಾಸ್ತಿ ನಿಶ್ಚಯೇ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

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 13.48.44 in Bengali sript:
আর্যরূপসমাচারং চরন্তং কৃতকে পথি ।
স্ববর্ণমন্যবর্ণং বা স্বশীলং শাস্তি নিশ্চযে ॥ ৪৪ ॥

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 13.48.44 in Gujarati sript:
આર્યરૂપસમાચારં ચરન્તં કૃતકે પથિ ।
સ્વવર્ણમન્યવર્ણં વા સ્વશીલં શાસ્તિ નિશ્ચયે ॥ ૪૪ ॥

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 13.48.44 in Malayalam sript:
ആര്യരൂപസമാചാരം ചരന്തം കൃതകേ പഥി ।
സ്വവര്ണമന്യവര്ണം വാ സ്വശീലം ശാസ്തി നിശ്ചയേ ॥ ൪൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.48.44 in Telugu sript:
ఆర్యరూపసమాచారం చరన్తం కృతకే పథి ।
స్వవర్ణమన్యవర్ణం వా స్వశీలం శాస్తి నిశ్చయే ॥ ౪౪ ॥

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