The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 12.182.1
Mahābhārata 12.182.1
- Language
- Sanskrit
12.182.1
bharadvāja uvāca |
brāhmaṇaḥ kena bhavati kṣatriyo vā dvijottama |
vaiśyaḥ śūdraśca viprarṣe tadbrūhi vadatāṃ vara || 1 ||
"Bharadwaja said, 'By what acts does one become a Brahmana? By what, a Kshatriya? O best of regenerate ones, by what acts again does one become a Vaisya or a Sudra? Tell me this, O foremost of speakers.'
Translations (1)
- The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English
Commentaries (1)
- Bhāratabhāvadīpa — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit
Other recensions (2)
- Southern recension — Sanskrit
- Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text) — Sanskrit