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 12.139.32

न च क्वचिदविन्दत्स भिक्षमाणोऽपि कौशिकः ।
मांसमन्नं मूलफलमन्यद्वा तत्र किंचन ॥ ३२ ॥

na ca kvacidavindatsa bhikṣamāṇo'pi kauśikaḥ |
māṃsamannaṃ mūlaphalamanyadvā tatra kiṃcana || 32 ||

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

...proceed gifts, and sacrifice with presents, as well as the threefold Agnihotras, the Vedas, and everything else that leads to righteousness. Once on a time a thousand horse-sacrifices and Truth were weighed...

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

Kva, Acit, Bhikshamana, Api, Kaushika, Mamsa, Anna, Mulaphala, Ani, Anya, Adu, Advan, Tatra, Kincana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.139.32). 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: “na ca kvacidavindatsa bhikṣamāṇo'pi kauśikaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acid -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • avindat -
  • vid (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhikṣamāṇo' -
  • bhaj -> bhikṣamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √bhaj]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kauśikaḥ -
  • kauśika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “māṃsamannaṃ mūlaphalamanyadvā tatra kiṃcana
  • māṃsam -
  • māṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • annam -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    annā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mūlaphalam -
  • mūlaphala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • advā -
  • adū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    adū (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    advan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kiñcana -
  • kiñcana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kiñcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.139.32

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 12.139.32 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಚ ಕ್ವಚಿದವಿನ್ದತ್ಸ ಭಿಕ್ಷಮಾಣೋಽಪಿ ಕೌಶಿಕಃ ।
ಮಾಂಸಮನ್ನಂ ಮೂಲಫಲಮನ್ಯದ್ವಾ ತತ್ರ ಕಿಂಚನ ॥ ೩೨ ॥

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 12.139.32 in Bengali sript:
ন চ ক্বচিদবিন্দত্স ভিক্ষমাণোঽপি কৌশিকঃ ।
মাংসমন্নং মূলফলমন্যদ্বা তত্র কিংচন ॥ ৩২ ॥

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 12.139.32 in Gujarati sript:
ન ચ ક્વચિદવિન્દત્સ ભિક્ષમાણોઽપિ કૌશિકઃ ।
માંસમન્નં મૂલફલમન્યદ્વા તત્ર કિંચન ॥ ૩૨ ॥

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 12.139.32 in Malayalam sript:
ന ച ക്വചിദവിന്ദത്സ ഭിക്ഷമാണോഽപി കൌശികഃ ।
മാംസമന്നം മൂലഫലമന്യദ്വാ തത്ര കിംചന ॥ ൩൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.139.32 in Telugu sript:
న చ క్వచిదవిన్దత్స భిక్షమాణోఽపి కౌశికః ।
మాంసమన్నం మూలఫలమన్యద్వా తత్ర కించన ॥ ౩౨ ॥

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