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 13.49.2

विप्रवादाः सुबहुशः श्रूयन्ते पुत्रकारिताः ।
अत्र नो मुह्यतां राजन्संशयं छेत्तुमर्हसि ॥ २ ॥

vipravādāḥ subahuśaḥ śrūyante putrakāritāḥ |
atra no muhyatāṃ rājansaṃśayaṃ chettumarhasi || 2 ||

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

...woman, by union with a Candala, brings forth a son who lives in the outskirts of villages and towns. Indeed, the members of such a caste live in crematoria and are regarded by the very lowest orders as incapable of being numbered among them....

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

Vipravada, Subahushah, Putraka, Arita, Atra, Asmad, Muhyat, Rajan, Rajat, Samshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.49.2). 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: “vipravādāḥ subahuśaḥ śrūyante putrakāritāḥ
  • vipravādāḥ -
  • vipravāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • subahuśaḥ -
  • subahuśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śrūyante -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present passive third plural]
  • putrakā -
  • putraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putrakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aritāḥ -
  • aritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “atra no muhyatāṃ rājansaṃśayaṃ chettumarhasi
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • no* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • muhyatām -
  • muh -> muhyat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> muhyat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh (verb class 4)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative passive third single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • saṃśayam -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • chettum -
  • chid -> chettum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √chid]
    chid -> chettum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √chid]
  • arhasi -
  • arh (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.49.2

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 13.49.2 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಪ್ರವಾದಾಃ ಸುಬಹುಶಃ ಶ್ರೂಯನ್ತೇ ಪುತ್ರಕಾರಿತಾಃ ।
ಅತ್ರ ನೋ ಮುಹ್ಯತಾಂ ರಾಜನ್ಸಂಶಯಂ ಛೇತ್ತುಮರ್ಹಸಿ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 13.49.2 in Bengali sript:
বিপ্রবাদাঃ সুবহুশঃ শ্রূযন্তে পুত্রকারিতাঃ ।
অত্র নো মুহ্যতাং রাজন্সংশযং ছেত্তুমর্হসি ॥ ২ ॥

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 13.49.2 in Gujarati sript:
વિપ્રવાદાઃ સુબહુશઃ શ્રૂયન્તે પુત્રકારિતાઃ ।
અત્ર નો મુહ્યતાં રાજન્સંશયં છેત્તુમર્હસિ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 13.49.2 in Malayalam sript:
വിപ്രവാദാഃ സുബഹുശഃ ശ്രൂയന്തേ പുത്രകാരിതാഃ ।
അത്ര നോ മുഹ്യതാം രാജന്സംശയം ഛേത്തുമര്ഹസി ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.49.2 in Telugu sript:
విప్రవాదాః సుబహుశః శ్రూయన్తే పుత్రకారితాః ।
అత్ర నో ముహ్యతాం రాజన్సంశయం ఛేత్తుమర్హసి ॥ ౨ ॥

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