Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya Shloka Lyrics | Mahabharat

This shloka is from Star Plus show Mahabharat which was produced by Swastik Productions. Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya Shloka was sung by Rohit Shastri & Sushant Pawar. Music was composed by Lenin Nandi & Sushant Pawar.

These lines are one of the major verses of the Hindu holy book Gita. These verses are 7 and 8 of Chapter 4 of the Gita. This verse was described by Lord Sri Krishna in Mahabharata when Arjuna had refused to fight in Kurukshetra.

Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya Shloka Lyrics - Mahabharat

Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya Glanirbhavati Bharata
Abhythanamadharmasya Tadatmanam Srijamyaham

Paritranaya Sadhunang Vinashay Cha Dushkritam
Dharmasangsthapanart- Hay Sambhabami Yuge Yuge

Sanskrit Lyrics:

यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत ।
अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ॥

परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् ।
धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ॥

Also Read: Mahabharat Serial All Songs Lyrics

Shloka Meaning:

When there is a decay of dharma (righteousness) and the rise of adharma (unrighteousness),
then I (the Lord) am born in this world

For the protection of the good, for the destruction of the wicked and for the establishment of righteousness, I (the Lord) am born in every age

Word to Word Meaning of Shloka

Verse 7:

Yada means Whenever

Yada means wherever

Hi means Certainly

Dharmasya means Of Religion 

Glanih means Discrepancies

Bhavati means Manifested, Becomes

Bharata means O Descendant Of Bharata

Abhyutthanam means Predominance

Adharmasya means Of Irreligion

Tada means At That Time

Atmanam means Self

Srjami means Manifest

Aham means I

Verse 8:

Paritranay means to protect/save
Sadhunang means of the good or good people
Vinashay means to destroy/for the destruction
Cha means And
Dushkritam means of the evil or evil-doers
Dharma means religion
Sangsthapan means to establish
Arthay means to/for the sake of
Sambhabami means I am born
Yuge means In age
Yuge means In age