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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 3.206.12
यस्तु शूद्रो दमे सत्ये धर्मे च सततोत्थितः ।
तं ब्राह्मणमहं मन्ये वृत्तेन हि भवेद्द्विजः ॥ १२ ॥
yastu śūdro dame satye dharme ca satatotthitaḥ |
taṃ brāhmaṇamahaṃ manye vṛttena hi bhaveddvijaḥ || 12 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the aid of their intelligence. The muni who desires to obtain moksha (salvation), which is very difficult to attain, must be constant in austerities, forbearing, self-restrained, and...
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 (3.206.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Shudra, Dama, Satya, Dharma, Satatotthita, Brahmana, Aha, Asmad, Manya, Mani, Vritta, Dvija,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.206.12). 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: “yastu śūdro dame satye dharme ca satatotthitaḥ ”
- yas -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śūdro* -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dame -
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dama (noun, masculine)[locative single]dama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]damā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- satye -
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satya (noun, masculine)[locative single]satya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dharme -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[locative single]dharmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- satatotthitaḥ -
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satatotthita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “taṃ brāhmaṇamahaṃ manye vṛttena hi bhaveddvijaḥ ”
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- brāhmaṇam -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- manye -
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manya (noun, masculine)[locative single]manya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]manyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]manī (noun, masculine)[dative single]√man (verb class 4)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive first single]
- vṛttena -
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vṛtta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vṛtta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- dvijaḥ -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.206.12
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 3.206.12 in Kannada sript:
ಯಸ್ತು ಶೂದ್ರೋ ದಮೇ ಸತ್ಯೇ ಧರ್ಮೇ ಚ ಸತತೋತ್ಥಿತಃ ।
ತಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಮಹಂ ಮನ್ಯೇ ವೃತ್ತೇನ ಹಿ ಭವೇದ್ದ್ವಿಜಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
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 3.206.12 in Bengali sript:
যস্তু শূদ্রো দমে সত্যে ধর্মে চ সততোত্থিতঃ ।
তং ব্রাহ্মণমহং মন্যে বৃত্তেন হি ভবেদ্দ্বিজঃ ॥ ১২ ॥
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 3.206.12 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્તુ શૂદ્રો દમે સત્યે ધર્મે ચ સતતોત્થિતઃ ।
તં બ્રાહ્મણમહં મન્યે વૃત્તેન હિ ભવેદ્દ્વિજઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.206.12 in Malayalam sript:
യസ്തു ശൂദ്രോ ദമേ സത്യേ ധര്മേ ച സതതോത്ഥിതഃ ।
തം ബ്രാഹ്മണമഹം മന്യേ വൃത്തേന ഹി ഭവേദ്ദ്വിജഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.206.12 in Telugu sript:
యస్తు శూద్రో దమే సత్యే ధర్మే చ సతతోత్థితః ।
తం బ్రాహ్మణమహం మన్యే వృత్తేన హి భవేద్ద్విజః ॥ ౧౨ ॥