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 3.80.51

ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो वैश्यः शूद्रो वा राजसत्तम ।
न वियोनिं व्रजन्त्येते स्नातास्तीर्थे महात्मनः ॥ ५१ ॥

brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyo vaiśyaḥ śūdro vā rājasattama |
na viyoniṃ vrajantyete snātāstīrthe mahātmanaḥ || 51 ||

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

...tirtha called Phalakivana. There in that tirtha the gods, O monarch, having been present, performed their ascetic austerities extending for many thousand years. One should then...

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

Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra, Var, Rajasa, Tta, Viyoni, Vrajat, Vrajanti, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Snata, Tirtha, Mahatman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.80.51). 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: “brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyo vaiśyaḥ śūdro rājasattama
  • brāhmaṇaḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣatriyo* -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaiśyaḥ -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūdro* -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājasa -
  • rājasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ttam -
  • tta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “na viyoniṃ vrajantyete snātāstīrthe mahātmanaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viyonim -
  • viyoni (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viyoni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vrajantye -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj -> vrajantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • snātās -
  • snāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    snātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    snā -> snāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √snā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snā class 4 verb]
    snā -> snātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √snā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snā class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √snā class 4 verb]
  • tīrthe -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.80.51

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 3.80.51 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯೋ ವೈಶ್ಯಃ ಶೂದ್ರೋ ವಾ ರಾಜಸತ್ತಮ ।
ನ ವಿಯೋನಿಂ ವ್ರಜನ್ತ್ಯೇತೇ ಸ್ನಾತಾಸ್ತೀರ್ಥೇ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ॥ ೫೧ ॥

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 3.80.51 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণঃ ক্ষত্রিযো বৈশ্যঃ শূদ্রো বা রাজসত্তম ।
ন বিযোনিং ব্রজন্ত্যেতে স্নাতাস্তীর্থে মহাত্মনঃ ॥ ৫১ ॥

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 3.80.51 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણઃ ક્ષત્રિયો વૈશ્યઃ શૂદ્રો વા રાજસત્તમ ।
ન વિયોનિં વ્રજન્ત્યેતે સ્નાતાસ્તીર્થે મહાત્મનઃ ॥ ૫૧ ॥

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 3.80.51 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണഃ ക്ഷത്രിയോ വൈശ്യഃ ശൂദ്രോ വാ രാജസത്തമ ।
ന വിയോനിം വ്രജന്ത്യേതേ സ്നാതാസ്തീര്ഥേ മഹാത്മനഃ ॥ ൫൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.80.51 in Telugu sript:
బ్రాహ్మణః క్షత్రియో వైశ్యః శూద్రో వా రాజసత్తమ ।
న వియోనిం వ్రజన్త్యేతే స్నాతాస్తీర్థే మహాత్మనః ॥ ౫౧ ॥

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