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 5.28.2

यत्राधर्मो धर्मरूपाणि बिभ्रद्धर्मः कृत्स्नो दृश्यतेऽधर्मरूपः ।
तथा धर्मो धारयन्धर्मरूपं विद्वांसस्तं संप्रपश्यन्ति बुद्ध्या ॥ २ ॥

yatrādharmo dharmarūpāṇi bibhraddharmaḥ kṛtsno dṛśyate'dharmarūpaḥ |
tathā dharmo dhārayandharmarūpaṃ vidvāṃsastaṃ saṃprapaśyanti buddhyā || 2 ||

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

...otherwise. Even that is the path followed by our fathers and grandfathers before us and those also that had lived before them. As regards those that are desirous of knowledge 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 (5.28.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatra, Adharma, Dharmarupa, Bibhrat, Dharma, Kritsna, Drishyata, Rupa, Tatha, Dharayat, Vidvas, Prapashyat, Buddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.28.2). 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: “yatrādharmo dharmarūpāṇi bibhraddharmaḥ kṛtsno dṛśyate'dharmarūpaḥ
  • yatrā -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adharmo* -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmarūpāṇi -
  • dharmarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bibhrad -
  • bibhrat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bibhrat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtsno* -
  • kṛtsna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dṛśyate' -
  • dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • adharma -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpaḥ -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tathā dharmo dhārayandharmarūpaṃ vidvāṃsastaṃ saṃprapaśyanti buddhyā
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhārayan -
  • dhārayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dhṛ], [vocative single from √dhṛ]
  • dharmarūpam -
  • dharmarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharmarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vidvāṃsas -
  • vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 2 verb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prapaśyanti -
  • prapaśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • buddhyā -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.28.2

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 5.28.2 in Kannada sript:
ಯತ್ರಾಧರ್ಮೋ ಧರ್ಮರೂಪಾಣಿ ಬಿಭ್ರದ್ಧರ್ಮಃ ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನೋ ದೃಶ್ಯತೇಽಧರ್ಮರೂಪಃ ।
ತಥಾ ಧರ್ಮೋ ಧಾರಯನ್ಧರ್ಮರೂಪಂ ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸಸ್ತಂ ಸಂಪ್ರಪಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಬುದ್ಧ್ಯಾ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 5.28.2 in Bengali sript:
যত্রাধর্মো ধর্মরূপাণি বিভ্রদ্ধর্মঃ কৃত্স্নো দৃশ্যতেঽধর্মরূপঃ ।
তথা ধর্মো ধারযন্ধর্মরূপং বিদ্বাংসস্তং সংপ্রপশ্যন্তি বুদ্ধ্যা ॥ ২ ॥

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 5.28.2 in Gujarati sript:
યત્રાધર્મો ધર્મરૂપાણિ બિભ્રદ્ધર્મઃ કૃત્સ્નો દૃશ્યતેઽધર્મરૂપઃ ।
તથા ધર્મો ધારયન્ધર્મરૂપં વિદ્વાંસસ્તં સંપ્રપશ્યન્તિ બુદ્ધ્યા ॥ ૨ ॥

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 5.28.2 in Malayalam sript:
യത്രാധര്മോ ധര്മരൂപാണി ബിഭ്രദ്ധര്മഃ കൃത്സ്നോ ദൃശ്യതേഽധര്മരൂപഃ ।
തഥാ ധര്മോ ധാരയന്ധര്മരൂപം വിദ്വാംസസ്തം സംപ്രപശ്യന്തി ബുദ്ധ്യാ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.28.2 in Telugu sript:
యత్రాధర్మో ధర్మరూపాణి బిభ్రద్ధర్మః కృత్స్నో దృశ్యతేఽధర్మరూపః ।
తథా ధర్మో ధారయన్ధర్మరూపం విద్వాంసస్తం సంప్రపశ్యన్తి బుద్ధ్యా ॥ ౨ ॥

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