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 3.50.28

वयं हि देवगन्धर्वमनुष्योरगराक्षसान् ।
दृष्टवन्तो न चास्माभिर्दृष्टपूर्वस्तथाविधः ॥ २८ ॥

vayaṃ hi devagandharvamanuṣyoragarākṣasān |
dṛṣṭavanto na cāsmābhirdṛṣṭapūrvastathāvidhaḥ || 28 ||

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

...devoted to truth. Do you help us. O best of men, be you our messenger.'" "Vrihadasva continued, 'O Bharata, Nala pledged his word to the celestials saying, 'I will do it.' And...

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

Vaya, Asmad, Devagandharva, Manushi, Rakshasa, Drishtavat, Drishtapurva, Tathavidha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.50.28). 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: “vayaṃ hi devagandharvamanuṣyoragarākṣasān
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • devagandharva -
  • devagandharva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devagandharva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manuṣyor -
  • manuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • raga -
  • rag (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rākṣasān -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “dṛṣṭavanto na cāsmābhirdṛṣṭapūrvastathāvidhaḥ
  • dṛṣṭavanto* -
  • dṛṣṭavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmābhir -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dṛṣṭapūrvas -
  • dṛṣṭapūrva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathāvidhaḥ -
  • tathāvidha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.50.28

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 3.50.28 in Kannada sript:
ವಯಂ ಹಿ ದೇವಗನ್ಧರ್ವಮನುಷ್ಯೋರಗರಾಕ್ಷಸಾನ್ ।
ದೃಷ್ಟವನ್ತೋ ನ ಚಾಸ್ಮಾಭಿರ್ದೃಷ್ಟಪೂರ್ವಸ್ತಥಾವಿಧಃ ॥ 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 3.50.28 in Bengali sript:
বযং হি দেবগন্ধর্বমনুষ্যোরগরাক্ষসান্ ।
দৃষ্টবন্তো ন চাস্মাভির্দৃষ্টপূর্বস্তথাবিধঃ ॥ 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 3.50.28 in Gujarati sript:
વયં હિ દેવગન્ધર્વમનુષ્યોરગરાક્ષસાન્ ।
દૃષ્ટવન્તો ન ચાસ્માભિર્દૃષ્ટપૂર્વસ્તથાવિધઃ ॥ 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 3.50.28 in Malayalam sript:
വയം ഹി ദേവഗന്ധര്വമനുഷ്യോരഗരാക്ഷസാന് ।
ദൃഷ്ടവന്തോ ന ചാസ്മാഭിര്ദൃഷ്ടപൂര്വസ്തഥാവിധഃ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.50.28 in Telugu sript:
వయం హి దేవగన్ధర్వమనుష్యోరగరాక్షసాన్ ।
దృష్టవన్తో న చాస్మాభిర్దృష్టపూర్వస్తథావిధః ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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