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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 3.177.18
सर्प उवाच ।
चातुर्वर्ण्यं प्रमाणं च सत्यं च ब्रह्म चैव ह ।
शूद्रेष्वपि च सत्यं च दानमक्रोध एव च ।
आनृशंस्यमहिंसा च घृणा चैव युधिष्ठिर ॥ १८ ॥
sarpa uvāca |
cāturvarṇyaṃ pramāṇaṃ ca satyaṃ ca brahma caiva ha |
śūdreṣvapi ca satyaṃ ca dānamakrodha eva ca |
ānṛśaṃsyamahiṃsā ca ghṛṇā caiva yudhiṣṭhira || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...speeches, he spoke these words, 'Blessed art you, O king! Ruling over the earth, you are the foremost of sovereigns! The Munis praise you, and besides you there is none so versed...
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 (3.177.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sarpa, Caturvarnya, Pramana, Satyam, Satya, Brahma, Brahman, Han, Shudra, Api, Dana, Akrodha, Eva, Anrishamsya, Ahimsa, Ghrina, Yudhishthira,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.177.18). 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: “sarpa uvāca ”
- sarpa* -
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sarpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “cāturvarṇyaṃ pramāṇaṃ ca satyaṃ ca brahma caiva ha ”
- cāturvarṇyam -
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cāturvarṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pramāṇam -
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pramāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pramāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- brahma -
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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]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 3: “śūdreṣvapi ca satyaṃ ca dānamakrodha eva ca ”
- śūdreṣva -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dānam -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- akrodha* -
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akrodha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 4: “ānṛśaṃsyamahiṃsā ca ghṛṇā caiva yudhiṣṭhira ”
- ānṛśaṃsyam -
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ānṛśaṃsya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ānṛśaṃsya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ānṛśaṃsyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ahiṃsā -
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ahiṃsā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghṛṇā -
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ghṛṇā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ghṛṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- yudhiṣṭhira -
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yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.177.18
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 3.177.18 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ಪ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಚಾತುರ್ವರ್ಣ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಮಾಣಂ ಚ ಸತ್ಯಂ ಚ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಚೈವ ಹ ।
ಶೂದ್ರೇಷ್ವಪಿ ಚ ಸತ್ಯಂ ಚ ದಾನಮಕ್ರೋಧ ಏವ ಚ ।
ಆನೃಶಂಸ್ಯಮಹಿಂಸಾ ಚ ಘೃಣಾ ಚೈವ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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 3.177.18 in Bengali sript:
সর্প উবাচ ।
চাতুর্বর্ণ্যং প্রমাণং চ সত্যং চ ব্রহ্ম চৈব হ ।
শূদ্রেষ্বপি চ সত্যং চ দানমক্রোধ এব চ ।
আনৃশংস্যমহিংসা চ ঘৃণা চৈব যুধিষ্ঠির ॥ ১৮ ॥
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 3.177.18 in Gujarati sript:
સર્પ ઉવાચ ।
ચાતુર્વર્ણ્યં પ્રમાણં ચ સત્યં ચ બ્રહ્મ ચૈવ હ ।
શૂદ્રેષ્વપિ ચ સત્યં ચ દાનમક્રોધ એવ ચ ।
આનૃશંસ્યમહિંસા ચ ઘૃણા ચૈવ યુધિષ્ઠિર ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.177.18 in Malayalam sript:
സര്പ ഉവാച ।
ചാതുര്വര്ണ്യം പ്രമാണം ച സത്യം ച ബ്രഹ്മ ചൈവ ഹ ।
ശൂദ്രേഷ്വപി ച സത്യം ച ദാനമക്രോധ ഏവ ച ।
ആനൃശംസ്യമഹിംസാ ച ഘൃണാ ചൈവ യുധിഷ്ഠിര ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.177.18 in Telugu sript:
సర్ప ఉవాచ ।
చాతుర్వర్ణ్యం ప్రమాణం చ సత్యం చ బ్రహ్మ చైవ హ ।
శూద్రేష్వపి చ సత్యం చ దానమక్రోధ ఏవ చ ।
ఆనృశంస్యమహింసా చ ఘృణా చైవ యుధిష్ఠిర ॥ ౧౮ ॥