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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 1.58.8
एवं तद्ब्राह्मणैः क्षत्रं क्षत्रियासु तपस्विभिः ।
जातमृध्यत धर्मेण सुदीर्घेणायुषान्वितम् ।
चत्वारोऽपि तदा वर्णा बभूवुर्ब्राह्मणोत्तराः ॥ ८ ॥
evaṃ tadbrāhmaṇaiḥ kṣatraṃ kṣatriyāsu tapasvibhiḥ |
jātamṛdhyata dharmeṇa sudīrgheṇāyuṣānvitam |
catvāro'pi tadā varṇā babhūvurbrāhmaṇottarāḥ || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the ocean, became filled with men that were all long-lived. The Kshatriyas performed great sacrifices bestowing much wealth. And the Brahmanas also all studied the Vedas with their branches...
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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 (1.58.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Evam, Eva, Tad, Tat, Brahmana, Kshatra, Kshatriya, Tapasvin, Tapasvi, Jata, Dharmena, Dharma, Sudirgha, Ayusha, Ayus, Anvita, Catu, Ara, Aru, Api, Tada, Varna, Uttara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.58.8). 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: “evaṃ tadbrāhmaṇaiḥ kṣatraṃ kṣatriyāsu tapasvibhiḥ ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- brāhmaṇaiḥ -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kṣatram -
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kṣatra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṣatriyāsu -
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kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- tapasvibhiḥ -
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tapasvin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]tapasvin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tapasvī (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “jātamṛdhyata dharmeṇa sudīrgheṇāyuṣānvitam ”
- jātam -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- ṛdhyata -
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√ṛdh (verb class 4)[imperative active second plural]
- dharmeṇa -
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dharmeṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dharma (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- sudīrgheṇā -
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sudīrgha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sudīrgha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- āyuṣā -
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āyuṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āyus (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]āyus (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- anvitam -
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anvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 3: “catvāro'pi tadā varṇā babhūvurbrāhmaṇottarāḥ ”
- catvā -
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catu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]catu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]catu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
- āro' -
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āra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]āru (noun, feminine)[vocative single]āru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√ṛ (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]√ṛ (verb class 3)[aorist active second single]√ṛ (verb class 5)[aorist active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tadā* -
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tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- varṇā* -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]varṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- babhūvur -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- brāhmaṇo -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uttarāḥ -
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uttara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]uttarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.58.8
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 1.58.8 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ತದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೈಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಂ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾಸು ತಪಸ್ವಿಭಿಃ ।
ಜಾತಮೃಧ್ಯತ ಧರ್ಮೇಣ ಸುದೀರ್ಘೇಣಾಯುಷಾನ್ವಿತಮ್ ।
ಚತ್ವಾರೋಽಪಿ ತದಾ ವರ್ಣಾ ಬಭೂವುರ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೋತ್ತರಾಃ ॥ ೮ ॥
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 1.58.8 in Bengali sript:
এবং তদ্ব্রাহ্মণৈঃ ক্ষত্রং ক্ষত্রিযাসু তপস্বিভিঃ ।
জাতমৃধ্যত ধর্মেণ সুদীর্ঘেণাযুষান্বিতম্ ।
চত্বারোঽপি তদা বর্ণা বভূবুর্ব্রাহ্মণোত্তরাঃ ॥ ৮ ॥
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 1.58.8 in Gujarati sript:
એવં તદ્બ્રાહ્મણૈઃ ક્ષત્રં ક્ષત્રિયાસુ તપસ્વિભિઃ ।
જાતમૃધ્યત ધર્મેણ સુદીર્ઘેણાયુષાન્વિતમ્ ।
ચત્વારોઽપિ તદા વર્ણા બભૂવુર્બ્રાહ્મણોત્તરાઃ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.58.8 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം തദ്ബ്രാഹ്മണൈഃ ക്ഷത്രം ക്ഷത്രിയാസു തപസ്വിഭിഃ ।
ജാതമൃധ്യത ധര്മേണ സുദീര്ഘേണായുഷാന്വിതമ് ।
ചത്വാരോഽപി തദാ വര്ണാ ബഭൂവുര്ബ്രാഹ്മണോത്തരാഃ ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.58.8 in Telugu sript:
ఏవం తద్బ్రాహ్మణైః క్షత్రం క్షత్రియాసు తపస్విభిః ।
జాతమృధ్యత ధర్మేణ సుదీర్ఘేణాయుషాన్వితమ్ ।
చత్వారోఽపి తదా వర్ణా బభూవుర్బ్రాహ్మణోత్తరాః ॥ ౮ ॥