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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 3.148.17
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश्च कृतलक्षणाः ।
कृते युगे समभवन्स्वकर्मनिरताः प्रजाः ॥ १७ ॥
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāśca kṛtalakṣaṇāḥ |
kṛte yuge samabhavansvakarmaniratāḥ prajāḥ || 17 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...maintained, O son of Pritha, thus have I expounded, unto you the hard duties of kings difficult to comprehend. Do you with equanimity observe these as prescribed for your order...
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 (3.148.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra, Kritalakshana, Krite, Krit, Krita, Kriti, Yuga, Sama, Bhavat, Svakarman, Irat, Praja, Prajas,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.148.17). 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: “brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāśca kṛtalakṣaṇāḥ ”
- brāhmaṇāḥ -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kṣatriyā* -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vaiśyāḥ -
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vaiśya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vaiśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śūdrāś -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śūdrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛtalakṣaṇāḥ -
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kṛtalakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṛtalakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kṛte yuge samabhavansvakarmaniratāḥ prajāḥ ”
- kṛte -
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kṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]kṛt (noun, masculine)[dative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[dative single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- yuge -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- sama -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhavan -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- svakarman -
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svakarman (noun, neuter)[vocative single]
- iratā -
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√ir -> irat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √ir class 6 verb]√ir -> irat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √ir class 6 verb]√ir (verb class 6)[imperative active second plural]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- prajāḥ -
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praja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prajas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.148.17
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 3.148.17 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾ ವೈಶ್ಯಾಃ ಶೂದ್ರಾಶ್ಚ ಕೃತಲಕ್ಷಣಾಃ ।
ಕೃತೇ ಯುಗೇ ಸಮಭವನ್ಸ್ವಕರ್ಮನಿರತಾಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥
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 3.148.17 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণাঃ ক্ষত্রিযা বৈশ্যাঃ শূদ্রাশ্চ কৃতলক্ষণাঃ ।
কৃতে যুগে সমভবন্স্বকর্মনিরতাঃ প্রজাঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥
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 3.148.17 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણાઃ ક્ષત્રિયા વૈશ્યાઃ શૂદ્રાશ્ચ કૃતલક્ષણાઃ ।
કૃતે યુગે સમભવન્સ્વકર્મનિરતાઃ પ્રજાઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.148.17 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണാഃ ക്ഷത്രിയാ വൈശ്യാഃ ശൂദ്രാശ്ച കൃതലക്ഷണാഃ ।
കൃതേ യുഗേ സമഭവന്സ്വകര്മനിരതാഃ പ്രജാഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.148.17 in Telugu sript:
బ్రాహ్మణాః క్షత్రియా వైశ్యాః శూద్రాశ్చ కృతలక్షణాః ।
కృతే యుగే సమభవన్స్వకర్మనిరతాః ప్రజాః ॥ ౧౭ ॥