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 9.37.31

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तद्रेतः स तु जग्राह कलशे वै महातपाः ।
सप्तधा प्रविभागं तु कलशस्थं जगाम ह ।
तत्रर्षयः सप्त जाता जज्ञिरे मरुतां गणाः ॥ ३१ ॥

tadretaḥ sa tu jagrāha kalaśe vai mahātapāḥ |
saptadhā pravibhāgaṃ tu kalaśasthaṃ jagāma ha |
tatrarṣayaḥ sapta jātā jajñire marutāṃ gaṇāḥ || 31 ||

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

...there. The Gandharvas sang and the diverse tribes of Apsaras danced. And they played upon many celestial instruments all the time. The wealth of provisions procured...
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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 (9.37.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Retas, Kalasha, Kalashi, Mahatapa, Mahatapas, Saptadha, Pravibhaga, Tha, Han, Tatra, Rishi, Sapta, Saptan, Jata, Marut, Maruta, Gana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.37.31). 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: “tadretaḥ sa tu jagrāha kalaśe vai mahātapāḥ ”
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
retaḥ -
retas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
jagrāha -
√grah (verb class 9)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
kalaśe -
kalaśa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kalaśi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
mahātapāḥ -
mahātapa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mahātapā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

mahātapas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “saptadhā pravibhāgaṃ tu kalaśasthaṃ jagāma ha ”
saptadhā -
saptadhā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pravibhāgam -
pravibhāga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kalaśas -
kalaśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tham -
tha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
jagāma -
√gā (verb class 3)

[imperative active first plural]

√gam (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√gam (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√gam (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
ha -
ha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 3: “tatrarṣayaḥ sapta jātā jajñire marutāṃ gaṇāḥ ”
tatrar -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ṛṣayaḥ -
ṛṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
sapta -
sapta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sapta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saptan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

saptan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]

√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
jātā* -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
jajñire -
√jan (verb class 1)

[perfect middle third plural]

√jan (verb class 2)

[perfect middle third plural]

√jan (verb class 3)

[perfect middle third plural]

√jan (verb class 4)

[perfect middle third plural]

√jñā (verb class 3)

[perfect middle third plural]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[perfect middle third plural]
marutām -
marut (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

marut (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

marutā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gaṇāḥ -
gaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.37.31

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 9.37.31 in Kannada sript:
ತದ್ರೇತಃ ಸ ತು ಜಗ್ರಾಹ ಕಲಶೇ ವೈ ಮಹಾತಪಾಃ ।
ಸಪ್ತಧಾ ಪ್ರವಿಭಾಗಂ ತು ಕಲಶಸ್ಥಂ ಜಗಾಮ ಹ ।
ತತ್ರರ್ಷಯಃ ಸಪ್ತ ಜಾತಾ ಜಜ್ಞಿರೇ ಮರುತಾಂ ಗಣಾಃ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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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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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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 9.37.31 in Bengali sript:
তদ্রেতঃ স তু জগ্রাহ কলশে বৈ মহাতপাঃ ।
সপ্তধা প্রবিভাগং তু কলশস্থং জগাম হ ।
তত্রর্ষযঃ সপ্ত জাতা জজ্ঞিরে মরুতাং গণাঃ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 9.37.31 in Gujarati sript:
તદ્રેતઃ સ તુ જગ્રાહ કલશે વૈ મહાતપાઃ ।
સપ્તધા પ્રવિભાગં તુ કલશસ્થં જગામ હ ।
તત્રર્ષયઃ સપ્ત જાતા જજ્ઞિરે મરુતાં ગણાઃ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 9.37.31 in Malayalam sript:
തദ്രേതഃ സ തു ജഗ്രാഹ കലശേ വൈ മഹാതപാഃ ।
സപ്തധാ പ്രവിഭാഗം തു കലശസ്ഥം ജഗാമ ഹ ।
തത്രര്ഷയഃ സപ്ത ജാതാ ജജ്ഞിരേ മരുതാം ഗണാഃ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.37.31 in Telugu sript:
తద్రేతః స తు జగ్రాహ కలశే వై మహాతపాః ।
సప్తధా ప్రవిభాగం తు కలశస్థం జగామ హ ।
తత్రర్షయః సప్త జాతా జజ్ఞిరే మరుతాం గణాః ॥ ౩౧ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021