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 8.49.50

धारणाद्धर्ममित्याहुर्धर्मो धारयति प्रजाः ।
यः स्याद्धारणसंयुक्तः स धर्म इति निश्चयः ॥ ५० ॥

dhāraṇāddharmamityāhurdharmo dhārayati prajāḥ |
yaḥ syāddhāraṇasaṃyuktaḥ sa dharma iti niścayaḥ || 50 ||

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

...all the Pancalas with their sons.' Today, O slayer of Madhu, I will slay that Karna, that son of Radha, relying on whose prowess the proud son of Dhritarashtra, of wicked understanding, always disregarded us. Today...

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

Dharana, Iti, Itya, Dharma, Dharayat, Praja, Prajas, Yah, Syat, Sya, Harana, Samyukta, Nishcaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.49.50). 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: “dhāraṇāddharmamityāhurdharmo dhārayati prajāḥ
  • dhāraṇāddh -
  • dhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • harmam -
  • harman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • ityā -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • āhur -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhārayati -
  • dhārayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhārayat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • prajāḥ -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yaḥ syāddhāraṇasaṃyuktaḥ sa dharma iti niścayaḥ
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāddh -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • hāraṇa -
  • hāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃyuktaḥ -
  • saṃyukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharma* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • niścayaḥ -
  • niścaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.49.50

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 8.49.50 in Kannada sript:
ಧಾರಣಾದ್ಧರ್ಮಮಿತ್ಯಾಹುರ್ಧರ್ಮೋ ಧಾರಯತಿ ಪ್ರಜಾಃ ।
ಯಃ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ಧಾರಣಸಂಯುಕ್ತಃ ಸ ಧರ್ಮ ಇತಿ ನಿಶ್ಚಯಃ ॥ ೫೦ ॥

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 8.49.50 in Bengali sript:
ধারণাদ্ধর্মমিত্যাহুর্ধর্মো ধারযতি প্রজাঃ ।
যঃ স্যাদ্ধারণসংযুক্তঃ স ধর্ম ইতি নিশ্চযঃ ॥ ৫০ ॥

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 8.49.50 in Gujarati sript:
ધારણાદ્ધર્મમિત્યાહુર્ધર્મો ધારયતિ પ્રજાઃ ।
યઃ સ્યાદ્ધારણસંયુક્તઃ સ ધર્મ ઇતિ નિશ્ચયઃ ॥ ૫૦ ॥

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 8.49.50 in Malayalam sript:
ധാരണാദ്ധര്മമിത്യാഹുര്ധര്മോ ധാരയതി പ്രജാഃ ।
യഃ സ്യാദ്ധാരണസംയുക്തഃ സ ധര്മ ഇതി നിശ്ചയഃ ॥ ൫൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.49.50 in Telugu sript:
ధారణాద్ధర్మమిత్యాహుర్ధర్మో ధారయతి ప్రజాః ।
యః స్యాద్ధారణసంయుక్తః స ధర్మ ఇతి నిశ్చయః ॥ ౫౦ ॥

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