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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 13.131.13
क्षत्रियो वा महाभागे वैश्यो वा धर्मचारिणि ।
स्वानि कर्माण्यपाहाय शूद्रकर्माणि सेवते ॥ १३ ॥
kṣatriyo vā mahābhāge vaiśyo vā dharmacāriṇi |
svāni karmāṇyapāhāya śūdrakarmāṇi sevate || 13 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...shall, according to the ordinance, discourse on the subject of women’s duties as far as they are known to me. Do you all listen with concentrated attention! The duties of women arise as created at the outset by kinsmen in the rites of wedding...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (13.131.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kshatriya, Var, Mahabhaga, Vaishya, Dharmacarini, Dharmacarin, Sva, Svani, Svanin, Svan, Karman, Apahaya, Shudra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.131.13). 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: “kṣatriyo vā mahābhāge vaiśyo vā dharmacāriṇi ”
- kṣatriyo* -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mahābhāge -
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mahābhāga (noun, masculine)[locative single]mahābhāga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mahābhāgā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vaiśyo* -
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vaiśya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dharmacāriṇi -
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dharmacāriṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]dharmacārin (noun, masculine)[locative single]dharmacārin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “svāni karmāṇyapāhāya śūdrakarmāṇi sevate ”
- svāni -
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svāni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]svāni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]svāni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]svānin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]svānin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]svan (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- karmāṇya -
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karman (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- apāhāya -
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apāhāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śūdra -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- karmāṇi -
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karman (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sevate -
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√sev (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.131.13
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 13.131.13 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯೋ ವಾ ಮಹಾಭಾಗೇ ವೈಶ್ಯೋ ವಾ ಧರ್ಮಚಾರಿಣಿ ।
ಸ್ವಾನಿ ಕರ್ಮಾಣ್ಯಪಾಹಾಯ ಶೂದ್ರಕರ್ಮಾಣಿ ಸೇವತೇ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
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 13.131.13 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষত্রিযো বা মহাভাগে বৈশ্যো বা ধর্মচারিণি ।
স্বানি কর্মাণ্যপাহায শূদ্রকর্মাণি সেবতে ॥ ১৩ ॥
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 13.131.13 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષત્રિયો વા મહાભાગે વૈશ્યો વા ધર્મચારિણિ ।
સ્વાનિ કર્માણ્યપાહાય શૂદ્રકર્માણિ સેવતે ॥ ૧૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.131.13 in Malayalam sript:
ക്ഷത്രിയോ വാ മഹാഭാഗേ വൈശ്യോ വാ ധര്മചാരിണി ।
സ്വാനി കര്മാണ്യപാഹായ ശൂദ്രകര്മാണി സേവതേ ॥ ൧൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.131.13 in Telugu sript:
క్షత్రియో వా మహాభాగే వైశ్యో వా ధర్మచారిణి ।
స్వాని కర్మాణ్యపాహాయ శూద్రకర్మాణి సేవతే ॥ ౧౩ ॥