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 3.198.78

वेदोक्तः परमो धर्मो धर्मशास्त्रेषु चापरः ।
शिष्टाचीर्णश्च शिष्टानां त्रिविधं धर्मलक्षणम् ॥ ७८ ॥

vedoktaḥ paramo dharmo dharmaśāstreṣu cāparaḥ |
śiṣṭācīrṇaśca śiṣṭānāṃ trividhaṃ dharmalakṣaṇam || 78 ||

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

...Janaka and he beheld the city to be adorned with the flags of various creeds. And he beheld that beautiful town to be resounding with the noise of sacrifices and festivities 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 (3.198.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vedokta, Parama, Dharma, Dharmashastra, Capa, Shishtacirna, Shishta, Trividha, Dharmalakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.198.78). 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: “vedoktaḥ paramo dharmo dharmaśāstreṣu cāparaḥ
  • vedoktaḥ -
  • vedokta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paramo* -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmaśāstreṣu -
  • dharmaśāstra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raḥ -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śiṣṭācīrṇaśca śiṣṭānāṃ trividhaṃ dharmalakṣaṇam
  • śiṣṭācīrṇaś -
  • śiṣṭācīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śiṣṭānām -
  • śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
  • trividham -
  • trividha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trividha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trividhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dharmalakṣaṇam -
  • dharmalakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.198.78

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 3.198.78 in Kannada sript:
ವೇದೋಕ್ತಃ ಪರಮೋ ಧರ್ಮೋ ಧರ್ಮಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೇಷು ಚಾಪರಃ ।
ಶಿಷ್ಟಾಚೀರ್ಣಶ್ಚ ಶಿಷ್ಟಾನಾಂ ತ್ರಿವಿಧಂ ಧರ್ಮಲಕ್ಷಣಮ್ ॥ ೭೮ ॥

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 3.198.78 in Bengali sript:
বেদোক্তঃ পরমো ধর্মো ধর্মশাস্ত্রেষু চাপরঃ ।
শিষ্টাচীর্ণশ্চ শিষ্টানাং ত্রিবিধং ধর্মলক্ষণম্ ॥ ৭৮ ॥

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 3.198.78 in Gujarati sript:
વેદોક્તઃ પરમો ધર્મો ધર્મશાસ્ત્રેષુ ચાપરઃ ।
શિષ્ટાચીર્ણશ્ચ શિષ્ટાનાં ત્રિવિધં ધર્મલક્ષણમ્ ॥ ૭૮ ॥

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 3.198.78 in Malayalam sript:
വേദോക്തഃ പരമോ ധര്മോ ധര്മശാസ്ത്രേഷു ചാപരഃ ।
ശിഷ്ടാചീര്ണശ്ച ശിഷ്ടാനാം ത്രിവിധം ധര്മലക്ഷണമ് ॥ ൭൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.198.78 in Telugu sript:
వేదోక్తః పరమో ధర్మో ధర్మశాస్త్రేషు చాపరః ।
శిష్టాచీర్ణశ్చ శిష్టానాం త్రివిధం ధర్మలక్షణమ్ ॥ ౭౮ ॥

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