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).

Chapter 4

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dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
kathaṃ saṃsāragahanaṃ vijñeyaṃ vadatāṃ vara |
etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ tattvamākhyāhi pṛcchataḥ || 1 ||
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vidura uvāca |
janmaprabhṛti bhūtānāṃ kriyāḥ sarvāḥ śṛṇu prabho |
pūrvameveha kalale vasate kiṃcidantaram || 2 ||
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tataḥ sa pañcame'tīte māse māṃsaṃ prakalpayet |
tataḥ sarvāṅgasaṃpūrṇo garbho māse prajāyate || 3 ||
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amedhyamadhye vasati māṃsaśoṇitalepane |
tatastu vāyuvegena ūrdhvapādo hyadhaḥśirāḥ || 4 ||
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yonidvāramupāgamya bahūnkleśānsamṛcchati |
yonisaṃpīḍanāccaiva pūrvakarmabhiranvitaḥ || 5 ||
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tasmānmuktaḥ sa saṃsārādanyānpaśyatyupadravān |
grahāstamupasarpanti sārameyā ivāmiṣam || 6 ||
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tataḥ prāptottare kāle vyādhayaścāpi taṃ tathā |
upasarpanti jīvantaṃ badhyamānaṃ svakarmabhiḥ || 7 ||
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baddhamindriyapāśaistaṃ saṅgasvādubhirāturam |
vyasanānyupavartante vividhāni narādhipa |
badhyamānaśca tairbhūyo naiva tṛptimupaiti saḥ || 8 ||
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ayaṃ na budhyate tāvadyamalokamathāgatam |
yamadūtairvikṛṣyaṃśca mṛtyuṃ kālena gacchati || 9 ||
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vāgghīnasya ca yanmātramiṣṭāniṣṭaṃ kṛtaṃ mukhe |
bhūya evātmanātmānaṃ badhyamānamupekṣate || 10 ||
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aho vinikṛto loko lobhena ca vaśīkṛtaḥ |
lobhakrodhamadonmatto nātmānamavabudhyate || 11 ||
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kulīnatvena ramate duṣkulīnānvikutsayan |
dhanadarpeṇa dṛptaśca daridrānparikutsayan || 12 ||
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mūrkhāniti parānāha nātmānaṃ samavekṣate |
śikṣāṃ kṣipati cānyeṣāṃ nātmānaṃ śāstumicchati || 13 ||
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adhruve jīvaloke'sminyo dharmamanupālayan |
janmaprabhṛti varteta prāpnuyātparamāṃ gatim || 14 ||
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evaṃ sarvaṃ viditvā vai yastattvamanuvartate |
sa pramokṣāya labhate panthānaṃ manujādhipa || 15 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 4

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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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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