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 7.158.37

कथमस्मासु जीवत्सु त्वयि चैव जनार्दन ।
हैडिम्बः प्राप्तवान्मृत्युं सूतपुत्रेण संगतः ॥ ३७ ॥

kathamasmāsu jīvatsu tvayi caiva janārdana |
haiḍimbaḥ prāptavānmṛtyuṃ sūtaputreṇa saṃgataḥ || 37 ||

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

...upon the Pandava troops and began to slay them. Seeing all this, king Yudhishthira became exceedingly cheerless, O chastiser of foes. The mighty-armed son of Pandu, then addressed...

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

Katham, Katha, Asmad, Jivat, Yushmad, Janardana, Haidimba, Praptavat, Mrityu, Sutaputra, Sangata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.158.37). 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: “kathamasmāsu jīvatsu tvayi caiva janārdana
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • asmāsu -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative plural]
  • jīvatsu -
  • jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • tvayi -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • janārdana -
  • janārdana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “haiḍimbaḥ prāptavānmṛtyuṃ sūtaputreṇa saṃgataḥ
  • haiḍimbaḥ -
  • haiḍimba (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāptavān -
  • prāptavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛtyum -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sūtaputreṇa -
  • sūtaputra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṅgataḥ -
  • saṅgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.158.37

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 7.158.37 in Kannada sript:
ಕಥಮಸ್ಮಾಸು ಜೀವತ್ಸು ತ್ವಯಿ ಚೈವ ಜನಾರ್ದನ ।
ಹೈಡಿಮ್ಬಃ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತವಾನ್ಮೃತ್ಯುಂ ಸೂತಪುತ್ರೇಣ ಸಂಗತಃ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 7.158.37 in Bengali sript:
কথমস্মাসু জীবত্সু ত্বযি চৈব জনার্দন ।
হৈডিম্বঃ প্রাপ্তবান্মৃত্যুং সূতপুত্রেণ সংগতঃ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 7.158.37 in Gujarati sript:
કથમસ્માસુ જીવત્સુ ત્વયિ ચૈવ જનાર્દન ।
હૈડિમ્બઃ પ્રાપ્તવાન્મૃત્યું સૂતપુત્રેણ સંગતઃ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 7.158.37 in Malayalam sript:
കഥമസ്മാസു ജീവത്സു ത്വയി ചൈവ ജനാര്ദന ।
ഹൈഡിമ്ബഃ പ്രാപ്തവാന്മൃത്യും സൂതപുത്രേണ സംഗതഃ ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.158.37 in Telugu sript:
కథమస్మాసు జీవత్సు త్వయి చైవ జనార్దన ।
హైడిమ్బః ప్రాప్తవాన్మృత్యుం సూతపుత్రేణ సంగతః ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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