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 13.131.20

तेन शूद्रान्नशेषेण ब्रह्मस्थानादपाकृतः ।
ब्राह्मणः शूद्रतामेति नास्ति तत्र विचारणा ॥ २० ॥

tena śūdrānnaśeṣeṇa brahmasthānādapākṛtaḥ |
brāhmaṇaḥ śūdratāmeti nāsti tatra vicāraṇā || 20 ||

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

...name, who is adored by her husband and who is possessed of beautiful features, is regarded as truly righteous. That woman who treats her husband with the affection which she shows towards her child, even when he (the husband) happens to be poor...

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

Tad, Tena, Shudranna, Shesha, Brahmasthana, Apakrita, Brahmana, Shudrata, Nasti, Tatra, Vicarana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.131.20). 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: “tena śūdrānnaśeṣeṇa brahmasthānādapākṛtaḥ
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • śūdrānna -
  • śūdrānna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śeṣeṇa -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • brahmasthānād -
  • brahmasthāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    brahmasthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • apākṛtaḥ -
  • apākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “brāhmaṇaḥ śūdratāmeti nāsti tatra vicāraṇā
  • brāhmaṇaḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūdratām -
  • śūdratā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vicāraṇā -
  • vicāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.131.20

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 13.131.20 in Kannada sript:
ತೇನ ಶೂದ್ರಾನ್ನಶೇಷೇಣ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಸ್ಥಾನಾದಪಾಕೃತಃ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಃ ಶೂದ್ರತಾಮೇತಿ ನಾಸ್ತಿ ತತ್ರ ವಿಚಾರಣಾ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 13.131.20 in Bengali sript:
তেন শূদ্রান্নশেষেণ ব্রহ্মস্থানাদপাকৃতঃ ।
ব্রাহ্মণঃ শূদ্রতামেতি নাস্তি তত্র বিচারণা ॥ ২০ ॥

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 13.131.20 in Gujarati sript:
તેન શૂદ્રાન્નશેષેણ બ્રહ્મસ્થાનાદપાકૃતઃ ।
બ્રાહ્મણઃ શૂદ્રતામેતિ નાસ્તિ તત્ર વિચારણા ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 13.131.20 in Malayalam sript:
തേന ശൂദ്രാന്നശേഷേണ ബ്രഹ്മസ്ഥാനാദപാകൃതഃ ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണഃ ശൂദ്രതാമേതി നാസ്തി തത്ര വിചാരണാ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.131.20 in Telugu sript:
తేన శూద్రాన్నశేషేణ బ్రహ్మస్థానాదపాకృతః ।
బ్రాహ్మణః శూద్రతామేతి నాస్తి తత్ర విచారణా ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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