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 7.31.18

गृध्रपत्राधिवासांसि शयनानि नराधिपाः ।
ह्रीमन्तः कालसंपक्वाः सुदुःखान्यधिशेरते ॥ १८ ॥

gṛdhrapatrādhivāsāṃsi śayanāni narādhipāḥ |
hrīmantaḥ kālasaṃpakvāḥ suduḥkhānyadhiśerate || 18 ||

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

...Ghatotkacha, and the powerful Yudhamanyu and the unvanquished Sikhandin, and the irresistible Uttamaujas and the mighty car-warrior Virata, and the five sons of Draupadi,—these all...

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

Gridhrapatra, Adhivasa, Shayana, Naradhipa, Hrimat, Kala, Sampakva, Suduhkha, Adhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.31.18). 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: “gṛdhrapatrādhivāsāṃsi śayanāni narādhipāḥ
  • gṛdhrapatrā -
  • gṛdhrapatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛdhrapatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛdhrapatrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhivāsā -
  • adhivāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṃ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • si -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śayanāni -
  • śayana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • narādhipāḥ -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “hrīmantaḥ kālasaṃpakvāḥ suduḥkhānyadhiśerate
  • hrīmantaḥ -
  • hrīmat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kāla -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sampakvāḥ -
  • sampakva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sampakvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • suduḥkhānya -
  • suduḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • adhi -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    adhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śerate -
  • śī (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.31.18

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 7.31.18 in Kannada sript:
ಗೃಧ್ರಪತ್ರಾಧಿವಾಸಾಂಸಿ ಶಯನಾನಿ ನರಾಧಿಪಾಃ ।
ಹ್ರೀಮನ್ತಃ ಕಾಲಸಂಪಕ್ವಾಃ ಸುದುಃಖಾನ್ಯಧಿಶೇರತೇ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 7.31.18 in Bengali sript:
গৃধ্রপত্রাধিবাসাংসি শযনানি নরাধিপাঃ ।
হ্রীমন্তঃ কালসংপক্বাঃ সুদুঃখান্যধিশেরতে ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 7.31.18 in Gujarati sript:
ગૃધ્રપત્રાધિવાસાંસિ શયનાનિ નરાધિપાઃ ।
હ્રીમન્તઃ કાલસંપક્વાઃ સુદુઃખાન્યધિશેરતે ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 7.31.18 in Malayalam sript:
ഗൃധ്രപത്രാധിവാസാംസി ശയനാനി നരാധിപാഃ ।
ഹ്രീമന്തഃ കാലസംപക്വാഃ സുദുഃഖാന്യധിശേരതേ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.31.18 in Telugu sript:
గృధ్రపత్రాధివాసాంసి శయనాని నరాధిపాః ।
హ్రీమన్తః కాలసంపక్వాః సుదుఃఖాన్యధిశేరతే ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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