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 5.28.10

यदि ह्यहं विसृजन्स्यामगर्ह्यो युध्यमानो यदि जह्यां स्वधर्मम् ।
महायशाः केशवस्तद्ब्रवीतु वासुदेवस्तूभयोरर्थकामः ॥ १० ॥

yadi hyahaṃ visṛjansyāmagarhyo yudhyamāno yadi jahyāṃ svadharmam |
mahāyaśāḥ keśavastadbravītu vāsudevastūbhayorarthakāmaḥ || 10 ||

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

...clouds upon all earthly creatures, when the hot season is over, has attained the highest prosperity, O sire, so great is this Krishna! Him you must know as the great judge of the propriety...

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

Yadi, Yad, Aha, Asmad, Srijat, Syama, Garhya, Yudhyamana, Jahi, Svadharma, Mahayashas, Mahayasha, Keshava, Tad, Tat, Vasudeva, Ubha, Arthakama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.28.10). 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: “yadi hyahaṃ visṛjansyāmagarhyo yudhyamāno yadi jahyāṃ svadharmam
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sṛjan -
  • sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
  • syāma -
  • syāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    syāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active first plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • garhyo* -
  • garhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yudhyamāno* -
  • yudh -> yudhyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • jahyām -
  • jahi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 3)
    [optative active first single]
  • svadharmam -
  • svadharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svadharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svadharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “mahāyaśāḥ keśavastadbravītu vāsudevastūbhayorarthakāmaḥ
  • mahāyaśāḥ -
  • mahāyaśas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahāyaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahāyaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • keśavas -
  • keśava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bravītu -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • vāsudevas -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ubhayor -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • arthakāmaḥ -
  • arthakāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.28.10

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 5.28.10 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಿ ಹ್ಯಹಂ ವಿಸೃಜನ್ಸ್ಯಾಮಗರ್ಹ್ಯೋ ಯುಧ್ಯಮಾನೋ ಯದಿ ಜಹ್ಯಾಂ ಸ್ವಧರ್ಮಮ್ ।
ಮಹಾಯಶಾಃ ಕೇಶವಸ್ತದ್ಬ್ರವೀತು ವಾಸುದೇವಸ್ತೂಭಯೋರರ್ಥಕಾಮಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 5.28.10 in Bengali sript:
যদি হ্যহং বিসৃজন্স্যামগর্হ্যো যুধ্যমানো যদি জহ্যাং স্বধর্মম্ ।
মহাযশাঃ কেশবস্তদ্ব্রবীতু বাসুদেবস্তূভযোরর্থকামঃ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 5.28.10 in Gujarati sript:
યદિ હ્યહં વિસૃજન્સ્યામગર્હ્યો યુધ્યમાનો યદિ જહ્યાં સ્વધર્મમ્ ।
મહાયશાઃ કેશવસ્તદ્બ્રવીતુ વાસુદેવસ્તૂભયોરર્થકામઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 5.28.10 in Malayalam sript:
യദി ഹ്യഹം വിസൃജന്സ്യാമഗര്ഹ്യോ യുധ്യമാനോ യദി ജഹ്യാം സ്വധര്മമ് ।
മഹായശാഃ കേശവസ്തദ്ബ്രവീതു വാസുദേവസ്തൂഭയോരര്ഥകാമഃ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.28.10 in Telugu sript:
యది హ్యహం విసృజన్స్యామగర్హ్యో యుధ్యమానో యది జహ్యాం స్వధర్మమ్ ।
మహాయశాః కేశవస్తద్బ్రవీతు వాసుదేవస్తూభయోరర్థకామః ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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