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 13.28.1

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युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
प्रज्ञाश्रुताभ्यां वृत्तेन शीलेन च यथा भवान् ।
गुणैः समुदितः सर्वैर्वयसा च समन्वितः ।
तस्माद्भवन्तं पृच्छामि धर्मं धर्मभृतां वर ॥ १ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
prajñāśrutābhyāṃ vṛttena śīlena ca yathā bhavān |
guṇaiḥ samuditaḥ sarvairvayasā ca samanvitaḥ |
tasmādbhavantaṃ pṛcchāmi dharmaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ vara || 1 ||

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

...of Ganga. By holding that sacred stream, touching it, and bathing in its waters, one rescues one’s ancestors to the seventh generation, one’s descendants to the seventh generation, as also other ancestors and descendant. By hearing of Ganga,...
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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 (13.28.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yudhishthira, Prajna, Ashruta, Vritta, Shila, Yatha, Bhava, Bhavant, Guna, Samudita, Samuditri, Sarva, Vayas, Samanvita, Tasmat, Tad, Bhavanta, Bhavat, Dharma, Dharmabhrit, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.28.1). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ”
yudhiṣṭhira* -
yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√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: “prajñāśrutābhyāṃ vṛttena śīlena ca yathā bhavān ”
prajñā -
prajña (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prajña (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prajñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśrutābhyām -
aśruta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

aśruta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

aśrutā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
vṛttena -
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]
śīlena -
śīla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śīla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhavān -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “guṇaiḥ samuditaḥ sarvairvayasā ca samanvitaḥ ”
guṇaiḥ -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
samuditaḥ -
samudita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

samuditṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
sarvair -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
vayasā -
vayas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
samanvitaḥ -
samanvita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 4: “tasmādbhavantaṃ pṛcchāmi dharmaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ vara ”
tasmād -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
bhavantam -
bhavanta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
pṛcchāmi -
√praś (verb class 6)

[present active first single]
dharmam -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dharmabhṛtām -
dharmabhṛt (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
vara -
vara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.28.1

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;

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Preview of verse 13.28.1 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾಶ್ರುತಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ವೃತ್ತೇನ ಶೀಲೇನ ಚ ಯಥಾ ಭವಾನ್ ।
ಗುಣೈಃ ಸಮುದಿತಃ ಸರ್ವೈರ್ವಯಸಾ ಚ ಸಮನ್ವಿತಃ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ಭವನ್ತಂ ಪೃಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ಧರ್ಮಂ ಧರ್ಮಭೃತಾಂ ವರ ॥ ೧ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 13.28.1 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
প্রজ্ঞাশ্রুতাভ্যাং বৃত্তেন শীলেন চ যথা ভবান্ ।
গুণৈঃ সমুদিতঃ সর্বৈর্বযসা চ সমন্বিতঃ ।
তস্মাদ্ভবন্তং পৃচ্ছামি ধর্মং ধর্মভৃতাং বর ॥ ১ ॥

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 13.28.1 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
પ્રજ્ઞાશ્રુતાભ્યાં વૃત્તેન શીલેન ચ યથા ભવાન્ ।
ગુણૈઃ સમુદિતઃ સર્વૈર્વયસા ચ સમન્વિતઃ ।
તસ્માદ્ભવન્તં પૃચ્છામિ ધર્મં ધર્મભૃતાં વર ॥ ૧ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 13.28.1 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
പ്രജ്ഞാശ്രുതാഭ്യാം വൃത്തേന ശീലേന ച യഥാ ഭവാന് ।
ഗുണൈഃ സമുദിതഃ സര്വൈര്വയസാ ച സമന്വിതഃ ।
തസ്മാദ്ഭവന്തം പൃച്ഛാമി ധര്മം ധര്മഭൃതാം വര ॥ ൧ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.28.1 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
ప్రజ్ఞాశ్రుతాభ్యాం వృత్తేన శీలేన చ యథా భవాన్ ।
గుణైః సముదితః సర్వైర్వయసా చ సమన్వితః ।
తస్మాద్భవన్తం పృచ్ఛామి ధర్మం ధర్మభృతాం వర ॥ ౧ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021