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 12.139.66

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श्वपच उवाच ।
पञ्च पञ्चनखा भक्ष्या ब्रह्मक्षत्रस्य वै द्विज ।
यदि शास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते माभक्ष्ये मानसं कृथाः ॥ ६६ ॥

śvapaca uvāca |
pañca pañcanakhā bhakṣyā brahmakṣatrasya vai dvija |
yadi śāstraṃ pramāṇaṃ te mābhakṣye mānasaṃ kṛthāḥ || 66 ||

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

...with all the Vedas, and as are desirous of acquiring the merit of righteousness, to discharge their obligations to preceptors and the Pitris, and pass their days in reciting and studying the scriptures, wealth...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.139.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shvapaca, Panca, Pancan, Pancanakha, Bhakshya, Brahmakshatra, Dvija, Yadi, Yad, Shastra, Pramana, Tad, Yushmad, Asmad, Abhakshya, Manasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.139.66). 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: “śvapaca uvāca ”
śvapaca* -
śvapaca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

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

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “pañca pañcanakhā bhakṣyā brahmakṣatrasya vai dvija ”
pañca -
pañca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañcan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pañcan (noun, neuter)

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

√pañc (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
pañcanakhā* -
pañcanakha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pañcanakhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhakṣyā* -
bhakṣya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhakṣyā (noun, feminine)

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

√bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √bhakṣ], [vocative plural from √bhakṣ]

√bhakṣ -> bhakṣyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √bhakṣ], [vocative plural from √bhakṣ], [accusative plural from √bhakṣ]
brahmakṣatrasya -
brahmakṣatra (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dvija (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “yadi śāstraṃ pramāṇaṃ te mābhakṣye mānasaṃ kṛthāḥ ”
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
śāstram -
śāstra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pramāṇam -
pramāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pramāṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
mā -
mā (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

ma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
abhakṣye -
abhakṣya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

abhakṣya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

abhakṣyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√bhakṣ (verb class 1)

[imperfect passive first single]

√bhakṣ (verb class 10)

[imperfect passive first single]

√bhakṣ (verb class 0)

[imperfect passive first single]
mānasam -
mānasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mānasa (noun, neuter)

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

mānasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kṛthāḥ -
√kṛ (verb class 1)

[injunctive middle second single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[injunctive middle second single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[injunctive middle second single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[injunctive middle second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.139.66

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 12.139.66 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ವಪಚ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪಞ್ಚ ಪಞ್ಚನಖಾ ಭಕ್ಷ್ಯಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಕ್ಷತ್ರಸ್ಯ ವೈ ದ್ವಿಜ ।
ಯದಿ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಪ್ರಮಾಣಂ ತೇ ಮಾಭಕ್ಷ್ಯೇ ಮಾನಸಂ ಕೃಥಾಃ ॥ ೬೬ ॥

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 12.139.66 in Bengali sript:
শ্বপচ উবাচ ।
পঞ্চ পঞ্চনখা ভক্ষ্যা ব্রহ্মক্ষত্রস্য বৈ দ্বিজ ।
যদি শাস্ত্রং প্রমাণং তে মাভক্ষ্যে মানসং কৃথাঃ ॥ ৬৬ ॥

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 12.139.66 in Gujarati sript:
શ્વપચ ઉવાચ ।
પઞ્ચ પઞ્ચનખા ભક્ષ્યા બ્રહ્મક્ષત્રસ્ય વૈ દ્વિજ ।
યદિ શાસ્ત્રં પ્રમાણં તે માભક્ષ્યે માનસં કૃથાઃ ॥ ૬૬ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.139.66 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്വപച ഉവാച ।
പഞ്ച പഞ്ചനഖാ ഭക്ഷ്യാ ബ്രഹ്മക്ഷത്രസ്യ വൈ ദ്വിജ ।
യദി ശാസ്ത്രം പ്രമാണം തേ മാഭക്ഷ്യേ മാനസം കൃഥാഃ ॥ ൬൬ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.139.66 in Telugu sript:
శ్వపచ ఉవాచ ।
పఞ్చ పఞ్చనఖా భక్ష్యా బ్రహ్మక్షత్రస్య వై ద్విజ ।
యది శాస్త్రం ప్రమాణం తే మాభక్ష్యే మానసం కృథాః ॥ ౬౬ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021