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 9.42.31

एवं स कृत्वा समयं सृष्ट्वा नीहारमीश्वरः ।
चिच्छेदास्य शिरो राजन्नपां फेनेन वासवः ॥ ३१ ॥

evaṃ sa kṛtvā samayaṃ sṛṣṭvā nīhāramīśvaraḥ |
cicchedāsya śiro rājannapāṃ phenena vāsavaḥ || 31 ||

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

...and obtained great happiness, became desirous of acquiring more merit. Those learned persons at last came, O king, to that tirtha where the Sarasvati ran a bloody...

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

Evam, Eva, Kritva, Kritvan, Samaya, Nihara, Ishvara, Idam, Shira, Shiras, Rajanna, Phena, Vasava, Vasu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.42.31). 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: “evaṃ sa kṛtvā samayaṃ sṛṣṭvā nīhāramīśvaraḥ
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samayam -
  • samaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sṛṣṭvā -
  • sṛj -> sṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛj]
  • nīhāram -
  • nīhāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • īśvaraḥ -
  • īśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “cicchedāsya śiro rājannapāṃ phenena vāsavaḥ
  • cicchedā -
  • chid (verb class 7)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    chid (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śiro* -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājanna -
  • rājanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • phenena -
  • phena (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    phena (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vāsavaḥ -
  • vāsava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.42.31

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 9.42.31 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ಸ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಸಮಯಂ ಸೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ನೀಹಾರಮೀಶ್ವರಃ ।
ಚಿಚ್ಛೇದಾಸ್ಯ ಶಿರೋ ರಾಜನ್ನಪಾಂ ಫೇನೇನ ವಾಸವಃ ॥ 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 9.42.31 in Bengali sript:
এবং স কৃত্বা সমযং সৃষ্ট্বা নীহারমীশ্বরঃ ।
চিচ্ছেদাস্য শিরো রাজন্নপাং ফেনেন বাসবঃ ॥ 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 9.42.31 in Gujarati sript:
એવં સ કૃત્વા સમયં સૃષ્ટ્વા નીહારમીશ્વરઃ ।
ચિચ્છેદાસ્ય શિરો રાજન્નપાં ફેનેન વાસવઃ ॥ 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 9.42.31 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം സ കൃത്വാ സമയം സൃഷ്ട്വാ നീഹാരമീശ്വരഃ ।
ചിച്ഛേദാസ്യ ശിരോ രാജന്നപാം ഫേനേന വാസവഃ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.42.31 in Telugu sript:
ఏవం స కృత్వా సమయం సృష్ట్వా నీహారమీశ్వరః ।
చిచ్ఛేదాస్య శిరో రాజన్నపాం ఫేనేన వాసవః ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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