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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 12.139.72
श्वपच उवाच ।
यद्ब्राह्मणार्थे कृतमर्थितेन तेनर्षिणा तच्च भक्ष्याधिकारम् ।
स वै धर्मो यत्र न पापमस्ति सर्वैरुपायैर्हि स रक्षितव्यः ॥ ७२ ॥
śvapaca uvāca |
yadbrāhmaṇārthe kṛtamarthitena tenarṣiṇā tacca bhakṣyādhikāram |
sa vai dharmo yatra na pāpamasti sarvairupāyairhi sa rakṣitavyaḥ || 72 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...completion of that sacrifice, take away from his kinsmen the wealth of a Vaisya that is possessed of a large flock of cattle but that is averse from sacrifices and abstains from quaffing Soma. The Sudra has...
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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 (12.139.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shvapaca, Yat, Yad, Brahmana, Artha, Krit, Krita, Arthita, Tad, Tena, Rishi, Tat, Bhakshin, Bhakshya, Bhakshi, Adhikara, Dharma, Yatra, Papam, Papa, Asti, Sarva, Upaya, Rakshitavya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.139.72). 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* -
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śvapaca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√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: “yadbrāhmaṇārthe kṛtamarthitena tenarṣiṇā tacca bhakṣyādhikāram ”
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- brāhmaṇā -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arthe -
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artha (noun, masculine)[locative single]artha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√arth (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- arthitena -
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arthita (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]arthita (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tenar -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- ṛṣiṇā -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tac -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhakṣyā -
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bhakṣin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]bhakṣin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhakṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhakṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, masculine)[compound from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, neuter)[compound from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhakṣ]bhakṣi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhakṣi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]bhakṣi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhakṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √bhakṣ]
- ādhikāram -
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ādhikāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ādhikāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 3: “sa vai dharmo yatra na pāpamasti sarvairupāyairhi sa rakṣitavyaḥ ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- dharmo* -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yatra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāpam -
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pāpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pāpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- sarvair -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sarva (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- upāyair -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rakṣitavyaḥ -
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rakṣitavya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√rakṣ -> rakṣitavya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.139.72
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.139.72 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ವಪಚ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಯದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾರ್ಥೇ ಕೃತಮರ್ಥಿತೇನ ತೇನರ್ಷಿಣಾ ತಚ್ಚ ಭಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಧಿಕಾರಮ್ ।
ಸ ವೈ ಧರ್ಮೋ ಯತ್ರ ನ ಪಾಪಮಸ್ತಿ ಸರ್ವೈರುಪಾಯೈರ್ಹಿ ಸ ರಕ್ಷಿತವ್ಯಃ ॥ ೭೨ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.139.72 in Bengali sript:
শ্বপচ উবাচ ।
যদ্ব্রাহ্মণার্থে কৃতমর্থিতেন তেনর্ষিণা তচ্চ ভক্ষ্যাধিকারম্ ।
স বৈ ধর্মো যত্র ন পাপমস্তি সর্বৈরুপাযৈর্হি স রক্ষিতব্যঃ ॥ ৭২ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.139.72 in Gujarati sript:
શ્વપચ ઉવાચ ।
યદ્બ્રાહ્મણાર્થે કૃતમર્થિતેન તેનર્ષિણા તચ્ચ ભક્ષ્યાધિકારમ્ ।
સ વૈ ધર્મો યત્ર ન પાપમસ્તિ સર્વૈરુપાયૈર્હિ સ રક્ષિતવ્યઃ ॥ ૭૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.139.72 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്വപച ഉവാച ।
യദ്ബ്രാഹ്മണാര്ഥേ കൃതമര്ഥിതേന തേനര്ഷിണാ തച്ച ഭക്ഷ്യാധികാരമ് ।
സ വൈ ധര്മോ യത്ര ന പാപമസ്തി സര്വൈരുപായൈര്ഹി സ രക്ഷിതവ്യഃ ॥ ൭൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.139.72 in Telugu sript:
శ్వపచ ఉవాచ ।
యద్బ్రాహ్మణార్థే కృతమర్థితేన తేనర్షిణా తచ్చ భక్ష్యాధికారమ్ ।
స వై ధర్మో యత్ర న పాపమస్తి సర్వైరుపాయైర్హి స రక్షితవ్యః ॥ ౭౨ ॥