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 18.3.28

एवं ब्रुवति देवेन्द्रे कौरवेन्द्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ।
धर्मो विग्रहवान्साक्षादुवाच सुतमात्मनः ॥ २८ ॥

evaṃ bruvati devendre kauravendraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram |
dharmo vigrahavānsākṣāduvāca sutamātmanaḥ || 28 ||

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

...high-souled Pandavas, as also of other Kshatriyas possessed of abundant wealth of energy. That learned man who recites this history of sacred days in the midst of a listening auditory becomes cleansed of every sin, conquers Heaven, and attains to the status...

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

Evam, Eva, Devendra, Kaurava, Indra, Yudhishthira, Dharma, Vigrahavat, Sakshat, Saksha, Sut, Suta, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 18.3.28). 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: “evaṃ bruvati devendre kauravendraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse bruvati*de
  • devendre -
  • devendra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kaurave -
  • kaurava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kaurava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • indram -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    indrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yudhiṣṭhiram -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dharmo vigrahavānsākṣāduvāca sutamātmanaḥ
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vigrahavān -
  • vigrahavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sākṣād -
  • sākṣāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative 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]
  • sutam -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb], [accusative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 18.3.28

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 18.3.28 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ಬ್ರುವತಿ ದೇವೇನ್ದ್ರೇ ಕೌರವೇನ್ದ್ರಂ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಮ್ ।
ಧರ್ಮೋ ವಿಗ್ರಹವಾನ್ಸಾಕ್ಷಾದುವಾಚ ಸುತಮಾತ್ಮನಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 18.3.28 in Bengali sript:
এবং ব্রুবতি দেবেন্দ্রে কৌরবেন্দ্রং যুধিষ্ঠিরম্ ।
ধর্মো বিগ্রহবান্সাক্ষাদুবাচ সুতমাত্মনঃ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 18.3.28 in Gujarati sript:
એવં બ્રુવતિ દેવેન્દ્રે કૌરવેન્દ્રં યુધિષ્ઠિરમ્ ।
ધર્મો વિગ્રહવાન્સાક્ષાદુવાચ સુતમાત્મનઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 18.3.28 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം ബ്രുവതി ദേവേന്ദ്രേ കൌരവേന്ദ്രം യുധിഷ്ഠിരമ് ।
ധര്മോ വിഗ്രഹവാന്സാക്ഷാദുവാച സുതമാത്മനഃ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 18.3.28 in Telugu sript:
ఏవం బ్రువతి దేవేన్ద్రే కౌరవేన్ద్రం యుధిష్ఠిరమ్ ।
ధర్మో విగ్రహవాన్సాక్షాదువాచ సుతమాత్మనః ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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