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Ch. 1456 MBh 1456.26
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MBh • Parva 12 • Adhyāya 128: Śāntiparva Adhyāya 128

MBh 12.128.26

Canonical Ref: MBh 12.128.26
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
आपद्गतेन धर्माणामन्यायेनोपजीवनम् । अपि ह्येतद्ब्राह्मणेषु दृष्टं वृत्तिपरिक्षये ॥
English Scholarly Translation
In a time of distress, when ordinary practices cannot be followed, a Kshatriya may support himself by even unjust and improper means. The very Brahmanas, it is seen, do the same when their means of living run out.

Linguistic & Morphemic Analysis (Padaccheda)

Grammatical Parsing
आपद्गतेन
Lemma: आपद्
POS: f
आपद्गतेन
Lemma: गम्
POS: 6. Ā.
धर्माणाम्
Lemma: धर्म
POS: mn
अन्यायेनोपजीवनम्
Lemma: अन्याय
POS: m
अन्यायेनोपजीवनम्
Lemma: उपजीवन
POS: n
अपि
Lemma: अपि
POS: ind
ह्येतद्
Lemma: हि
POS: ind
ह्येतद्
Lemma: एतद्
POS: pron
ब्राह्मणेषु
Lemma: ब्राह्मण
POS: m
दृष्टं
Lemma: दृश्
POS: 6. P.
वृत्तिपरिक्षये
Lemma: वृत्ति
POS: f
वृत्तिपरिक्षये
Lemma: परिक्षय
POS: m
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Mahābhārata, MBh 12.128.26. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.
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