Mahabharata 5.44.18
Mahābhārata 5.44.18
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- Sanskrit
5.44.18
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
ābhāti śuklamiva lohitamiva atho kṛṣṇamathāñjanaṃ kādravaṃ vā |
tadbrāhmaṇaḥ paśyati yo'tra vidvānkathaṃrūpaṃ tadamṛtamakṣaraṃ padam || 18 ||
"Dhritarashtra said, 'The existence of Brahman, thou sayest, a wise man perceiveth in his own soul. Now, is Brahman white, or red, or black or blue, or purple? Tell me what is the true form and colour of the Omnipresent and Eternal Brahman?'
Translations (1)
- The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English
Commentaries (5)
- Bhāratabhāvadīpa — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit
- Jñānadīpikā — Devabodha, Sanskrit
- Lakṣaślokālaṅkāra — Vādirāja, Sanskrit
- Mahābhārataṭīkā — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, Sanskrit
- Lakṣābharaṇa — Vādirāja Sūri, Sanskrit
Other recensions (2)
- Southern recension — Sanskrit
- Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text) — Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Sanatsujātīya — Sanskrit