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 1.58.18

न च विक्रीणते ब्रह्म ब्राह्मणाः स्म तदा नृप ।
न च शूद्रसमाभ्याशे वेदानुच्चारयन्त्युत ॥ १८ ॥

na ca vikrīṇate brahma brāhmaṇāḥ sma tadā nṛpa |
na ca śūdrasamābhyāśe vedānuccārayantyuta || 18 ||

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

...And, O protector of the earth, owing to those already born and to those that were being born, the earth became incapable of supporting herself. And amongst the sons of Diti and of Danu,...

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

Vij, Rina, Tad, Yushmad, Brahma, Brahman, Brahmana, Sma, Tada, Nripa, Shudra, Sama, Abhyashe, Abhyasha, Veda, Uccara, Yat, Yanti, Uta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.58.18). 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: “na ca vikrīṇate brahma brāhmaṇāḥ sma tadā nṛpa
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vik -
  • vij (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • rīṇa -
  • rīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rīṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ri -> rīṇa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ri class 4 verb], [vocative single from √ri class 9 verb]
    ri -> rīṇa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ri class 4 verb], [vocative single from √ri class 9 verb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • brāhmaṇāḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “na ca śūdrasamābhyāśe vedānuccārayantyuta
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūdra -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samā -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhyāśe -
  • abhyāśe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    abhyāśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    abhyāśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    abhyāśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vedān -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • uccāra -
  • uccāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uccāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yantyu -
  • yanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • uta -
  • uta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> uta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> uta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.58.18

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 1.58.18 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಚ ವಿಕ್ರೀಣತೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಃ ಸ್ಮ ತದಾ ನೃಪ ।
ನ ಚ ಶೂದ್ರಸಮಾಭ್ಯಾಶೇ ವೇದಾನುಚ್ಚಾರಯನ್ತ್ಯುತ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 1.58.18 in Bengali sript:
ন চ বিক্রীণতে ব্রহ্ম ব্রাহ্মণাঃ স্ম তদা নৃপ ।
ন চ শূদ্রসমাভ্যাশে বেদানুচ্চারযন্ত্যুত ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 1.58.18 in Gujarati sript:
ન ચ વિક્રીણતે બ્રહ્મ બ્રાહ્મણાઃ સ્મ તદા નૃપ ।
ન ચ શૂદ્રસમાભ્યાશે વેદાનુચ્ચારયન્ત્યુત ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 1.58.18 in Malayalam sript:
ന ച വിക്രീണതേ ബ്രഹ്മ ബ്രാഹ്മണാഃ സ്മ തദാ നൃപ ।
ന ച ശൂദ്രസമാഭ്യാശേ വേദാനുച്ചാരയന്ത്യുത ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.58.18 in Telugu sript:
న చ విక్రీణతే బ్రహ్మ బ్రాహ్మణాః స్మ తదా నృప ।
న చ శూద్రసమాభ్యాశే వేదానుచ్చారయన్త్యుత ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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