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 9.31.7

श्रुत्वा स कटुका वाचो विषमस्थो जनाधिपः ।
दीर्घमुष्णं च निःश्वस्य सलिलस्थः पुनः पुनः ॥ ७ ॥

śrutvā sa kaṭukā vāco viṣamastho janādhipaḥ |
dīrghamuṣṇaṃ ca niḥśvasya salilasthaḥ punaḥ punaḥ || 7 ||

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

...having obtained such prosperity and ruled the entire earth, think of making a gift of that earth to his enemies? Stupefied by folly, you seest not the impropriety...

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

Katuka, Vac, Vaca, Vishamastha, Janadhipa, Dirgham, Dirgha, Ushnam, Ushna, Nihshvasya, Salila, Tha, Puna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.31.7). 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: “śrutvā sa kaṭukā vāco viṣamastho janādhipaḥ
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaṭukā* -
  • kaṭuka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kaṭukā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vāco* -
  • vāc (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣamastho* -
  • viṣamastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • janādhipaḥ -
  • janādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dīrghamuṣṇaṃ ca niḥśvasya salilasthaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
  • dīrgham -
  • dīrgham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dīrgha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dīrghā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uṣṇam -
  • uṣṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niḥśvasya -
  • niḥśvasya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    niḥśvasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niḥśvasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • salilas -
  • salila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • thaḥ -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.31.7

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 9.31.7 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಸ ಕಟುಕಾ ವಾಚೋ ವಿಷಮಸ್ಥೋ ಜನಾಧಿಪಃ ।
ದೀರ್ಘಮುಷ್ಣಂ ಚ ನಿಃಶ್ವಸ್ಯ ಸಲಿಲಸ್ಥಃ ಪುನಃ ಪುನಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 9.31.7 in Bengali sript:
শ্রুত্বা স কটুকা বাচো বিষমস্থো জনাধিপঃ ।
দীর্ঘমুষ্ণং চ নিঃশ্বস্য সলিলস্থঃ পুনঃ পুনঃ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 9.31.7 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રુત્વા સ કટુકા વાચો વિષમસ્થો જનાધિપઃ ।
દીર્ઘમુષ્ણં ચ નિઃશ્વસ્ય સલિલસ્થઃ પુનઃ પુનઃ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 9.31.7 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രുത്വാ സ കടുകാ വാചോ വിഷമസ്ഥോ ജനാധിപഃ ।
ദീര്ഘമുഷ്ണം ച നിഃശ്വസ്യ സലിലസ്ഥഃ പുനഃ പുനഃ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.31.7 in Telugu sript:
శ్రుత్వా స కటుకా వాచో విషమస్థో జనాధిపః ।
దీర్ఘముష్ణం చ నిఃశ్వస్య సలిలస్థః పునః పునః ॥ ౭ ॥

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