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 7.116.31

जयद्रथश्च हन्तव्यो लम्बते च दिवाकरः ।
श्रान्तश्चैष महाबाहुरल्पप्राणश्च सांप्रतम् ॥ ३१ ॥

jayadrathaśca hantavyo lambate ca divākaraḥ |
śrāntaścaiṣa mahābāhuralpaprāṇaśca sāṃpratam || 31 ||

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

...grinding hostile hosts, proceeded towards Arjuna, O king, resisting, as he went, the enemy’s troops. Indeed, O king, thus careering in the midst of the foe, the Vrishni hero, while...

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

Jayadratha, Hantavya, Divakara, Shranta, Shrat, Aisha, Mahabahu, Alpaprana, Sampratam, Samprata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.116.31). 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: “jayadrathaśca hantavyo lambate ca divākaraḥ
  • jayadrathaś -
  • jayadratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hantavyo* -
  • hantavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    han -> hantavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
  • lambate -
  • lamb (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • divākaraḥ -
  • divākara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śrāntaścaiṣa mahābāhuralpaprāṇaśca sāṃpratam
  • śrāntaś -
  • śrānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śrā -> śrāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śrā class 2 verb]
    śram -> śrānta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śram class 4 verb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiṣa -
  • aiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahābāhur -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alpaprāṇaś -
  • alpaprāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāmpratam -
  • sāmpratam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāmprata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāmprata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāmpratā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.116.31

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 7.116.31 in Kannada sript:
ಜಯದ್ರಥಶ್ಚ ಹನ್ತವ್ಯೋ ಲಮ್ಬತೇ ಚ ದಿವಾಕರಃ ।
ಶ್ರಾನ್ತಶ್ಚೈಷ ಮಹಾಬಾಹುರಲ್ಪಪ್ರಾಣಶ್ಚ ಸಾಂಪ್ರತಮ್ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 7.116.31 in Bengali sript:
জযদ্রথশ্চ হন্তব্যো লম্বতে চ দিবাকরঃ ।
শ্রান্তশ্চৈষ মহাবাহুরল্পপ্রাণশ্চ সাংপ্রতম্ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 7.116.31 in Gujarati sript:
જયદ્રથશ્ચ હન્તવ્યો લમ્બતે ચ દિવાકરઃ ।
શ્રાન્તશ્ચૈષ મહાબાહુરલ્પપ્રાણશ્ચ સાંપ્રતમ્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 7.116.31 in Malayalam sript:
ജയദ്രഥശ്ച ഹന്തവ്യോ ലമ്ബതേ ച ദിവാകരഃ ।
ശ്രാന്തശ്ചൈഷ മഹാബാഹുരല്പപ്രാണശ്ച സാംപ്രതമ് ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.116.31 in Telugu sript:
జయద్రథశ్చ హన్తవ్యో లమ్బతే చ దివాకరః ।
శ్రాన్తశ్చైష మహాబాహురల్పప్రాణశ్చ సాంప్రతమ్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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