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 12.92.26

यदा राष्ट्रे धर्ममग्र्यं चरन्ति संस्कारं वा राजगुणं ब्रुवाणाः ।
तैरेवाधर्मश्चरितो धर्ममोहात्तूर्णं जह्यात्सुकृतं दुष्कृतं च ॥ २६ ॥

yadā rāṣṭre dharmamagryaṃ caranti saṃskāraṃ vā rājaguṇaṃ bruvāṇāḥ |
tairevādharmaścarito dharmamohāttūrṇaṃ jahyātsukṛtaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ ca || 26 ||

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

...unrighteousness. Whatever things had been earned and acquired by those that came before, and whatever was earned and acquired by those that succeeded them, have all perished. Reflecting on this, who is there...

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

Yada, Yad, Rashtra, Rashtri, Dharma, Agrya, Samskara, Var, Raja, Guna, Bruvana, Taira, Adharma, Carita, Oha, Turnam, Turna, Sukrit, Sukrita, Dushkrit, Dushkrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.92.26). 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: “yadā rāṣṭre dharmamagryaṃ caranti saṃskāraṃ rājaguṇaṃ bruvāṇāḥ
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • rāṣṭre -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rāṣṭri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • agryam -
  • agrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • caranti -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • saṃskāram -
  • saṃskāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃskārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rāja -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • guṇam -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bruvāṇāḥ -
  • bruvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bruvāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “tairevādharmaścarito dharmamohāttūrṇaṃ jahyātsukṛtaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ ca
  • taire -
  • taira (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adharmaś -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • carito* -
  • carita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ohāt -
  • oha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    oha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tūrṇam -
  • tūrṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
  • jahyāt -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • sukṛtam -
  • sukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sukṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • duṣkṛtam -
  • duṣkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duṣkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duṣkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    duṣkṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.92.26

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 12.92.26 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಾ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೇ ಧರ್ಮಮಗ್ರ್ಯಂ ಚರನ್ತಿ ಸಂಸ್ಕಾರಂ ವಾ ರಾಜಗುಣಂ ಬ್ರುವಾಣಾಃ ।
ತೈರೇವಾಧರ್ಮಶ್ಚರಿತೋ ಧರ್ಮಮೋಹಾತ್ತೂರ್ಣಂ ಜಹ್ಯಾತ್ಸುಕೃತಂ ದುಷ್ಕೃತಂ ಚ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 12.92.26 in Bengali sript:
যদা রাষ্ট্রে ধর্মমগ্র্যং চরন্তি সংস্কারং বা রাজগুণং ব্রুবাণাঃ ।
তৈরেবাধর্মশ্চরিতো ধর্মমোহাত্তূর্ণং জহ্যাত্সুকৃতং দুষ্কৃতং চ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 12.92.26 in Gujarati sript:
યદા રાષ્ટ્રે ધર્મમગ્ર્યં ચરન્તિ સંસ્કારં વા રાજગુણં બ્રુવાણાઃ ।
તૈરેવાધર્મશ્ચરિતો ધર્મમોહાત્તૂર્ણં જહ્યાત્સુકૃતં દુષ્કૃતં ચ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 12.92.26 in Malayalam sript:
യദാ രാഷ്ട്രേ ധര്മമഗ്ര്യം ചരന്തി സംസ്കാരം വാ രാജഗുണം ബ്രുവാണാഃ ।
തൈരേവാധര്മശ്ചരിതോ ധര്മമോഹാത്തൂര്ണം ജഹ്യാത്സുകൃതം ദുഷ്കൃതം ച ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.92.26 in Telugu sript:
యదా రాష్ట్రే ధర్మమగ్ర్యం చరన్తి సంస్కారం వా రాజగుణం బ్రువాణాః ।
తైరేవాధర్మశ్చరితో ధర్మమోహాత్తూర్ణం జహ్యాత్సుకృతం దుష్కృతం చ ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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