Mahabharata [sanskrit]

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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 12.139.74

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श्वपच उवाच ।
कामं नरा जीवितं संत्यजन्ति न चाभक्ष्यैः प्रतिकुर्वन्ति तत्र ।
सर्वान्कामान्प्राप्नुवन्तीह विद्वन्प्रियस्व कामं सहितः क्षुधा वै ॥ ७४ ॥

śvapaca uvāca |
kāmaṃ narā jīvitaṃ saṃtyajanti na cābhakṣyaiḥ pratikurvanti tatra |
sarvānkāmānprāpnuvantīha vidvanpriyasva kāmaṃ sahitaḥ kṣudhā vai || 74 ||

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

...from the kinsmen the wealth of him who does not perform sacrifices though possessed of a hundred kine and also of him who abstains from sacrifices though possessed of a thousand kine. The king should always...
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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 (12.139.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shvapaca, Kamam, Kama, Nara, Jivita, Sat, Santya, Santi, Abhakshya, Prati, Kurvat, Tatra, Sarva, Pra, Iha, Vidvan, Vidvas, Sahitri, Sahita, Kshudha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.139.74). 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: “kāmaṃ narā jīvitaṃ saṃtyajanti na cābhakṣyaiḥ pratikurvanti tatra ”
kāmam -
kāmam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāma (noun, neuter)

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

kāmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
narā* -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

narā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jīvitam -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

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

jīvitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
santya -
santya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

santya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

santi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

santi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

santi (noun, neuter)

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

sat (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
ajanti -
√aj (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhakṣyaiḥ -
abhakṣya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

abhakṣya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, neuter)

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

prati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
kurvanti -
kurvat (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active third plural]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 3: “sarvānkāmānprāpnuvantīha vidvanpriyasva kāmaṃ sahitaḥ kṣudhā vai ”
sarvān -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
kāmān -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
prā -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]

prā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
āpnuvantī -
√āp (verb class 5)

[present active third plural]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vidvan -
vidvan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

vidvan (noun, neuter)

[vocative single]

vidvas (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vid class 2 verb]
priyasva -
√pṛ (verb class 3)

[imperative passive second single]

√pṛ (verb class 9)

[imperative passive second single]

√pṛ (verb class 5)

[imperative passive second single]

√pṛ (verb class 6)

[imperative middle second single], [imperative passive second single]
kāmam -
kāmam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāma (noun, neuter)

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

kāmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sahitaḥ -
sahitṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

sahita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb]
kṣudhā* -
kṣudhā (noun, feminine)

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

kṣudha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.139.74

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 12.139.74 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ವಪಚ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಾಮಂ ನರಾ ಜೀವಿತಂ ಸಂತ್ಯಜನ್ತಿ ನ ಚಾಭಕ್ಷ್ಯೈಃ ಪ್ರತಿಕುರ್ವನ್ತಿ ತತ್ರ ।
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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 12.139.74 in Bengali sript:
শ্বপচ উবাচ ।
কামং নরা জীবিতং সংত্যজন্তি ন চাভক্ষ্যৈঃ প্রতিকুর্বন্তি তত্র ।
সর্বান্কামান্প্রাপ্নুবন্তীহ বিদ্বন্প্রিযস্ব কামং সহিতঃ ক্ষুধা বৈ ॥ ৭৪ ॥

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 12.139.74 in Gujarati sript:
શ્વપચ ઉવાચ ।
કામં નરા જીવિતં સંત્યજન્તિ ન ચાભક્ષ્યૈઃ પ્રતિકુર્વન્તિ તત્ર ।
સર્વાન્કામાન્પ્રાપ્નુવન્તીહ વિદ્વન્પ્રિયસ્વ કામં સહિતઃ ક્ષુધા વૈ ॥ ૭૪ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.139.74 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്വപച ഉവാച ।
കാമം നരാ ജീവിതം സംത്യജന്തി ന ചാഭക്ഷ്യൈഃ പ്രതികുര്വന്തി തത്ര ।
സര്വാന്കാമാന്പ്രാപ്നുവന്തീഹ വിദ്വന്പ്രിയസ്വ കാമം സഹിതഃ ക്ഷുധാ വൈ ॥ ൭൪ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.139.74 in Telugu sript:
శ్వపచ ఉవాచ ।
కామం నరా జీవితం సంత్యజన్తి న చాభక్ష్యైః ప్రతికుర్వన్తి తత్ర ।
సర్వాన్కామాన్ప్రాప్నువన్తీహ విద్వన్ప్రియస్వ కామం సహితః క్షుధా వై ॥ ౭౪ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021