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 6

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dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
aho khalu mahadduḥkhaṃ kṛcchravāsaṃ vasatyasau |
kathaṃ tasya ratistatra tuṣṭirvā vadatāṃ vara || 1 ||
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sa deśaḥ kva nu yatrāsau vasate dharmasaṃkaṭe |
kathaṃ vā sa vimucyeta narastasmānmahābhayāt || 2 ||
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etanme sarvamācakṣva sādhu ceṣṭāmahe tathā |
kṛpā me mahatī jātā tasyābhyuddharaṇena hi || 3 ||
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vidura uvāca |
upamānamidaṃ rājanmokṣavidbhirudāhṛtam |
sugatiṃ vindate yena paralokeṣu mānavaḥ || 4 ||
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yattaducyati kāntāraṃ mahatsaṃsāra eva saḥ |
vanaṃ durgaṃ hi yattvetatsaṃsāragahanaṃ hi tat || 5 ||
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ye ca te kathitā vyālā vyādhayaste prakīrtitāḥ |
yā sā nārī bṛhatkāyā adhitiṣṭhati tatra vai |
tāmāhustu jarāṃ prājñā varṇarūpavināśinīm || 6 ||
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yastatra kūpo nṛpate sa tu dehaḥ śarīriṇām |
yastatra vasate'dhastānmahāhiḥ kāla eva saḥ |
antakaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ dehināṃ sarvahāryasau || 7 ||
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kūpamadhye ca yā jātā vallī yatra sa mānavaḥ |
pratāne lambate sā tu jīvitāśā śarīriṇām || 8 ||
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sa yastu kūpavīnāhe taṃ vṛkṣaṃ parisarpati |
ṣaḍvaktraḥ kuñjaro rājansa tu saṃvatsaraḥ smṛtaḥ |
mukhāni ṛtavo māsāḥ pādā dvādaśa kīrtitāḥ || 9 ||
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ye tu vṛkṣaṃ nikṛntanti mūṣakāḥ satatotthitāḥ |
rātryahāni tu tānyāhurbhūtānāṃ paricintakāḥ |
ye te madhukarāstatra kāmāste parikīrtitāḥ || 10 ||
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yāstu tā bahuśo dhārāḥ sravanti madhunisravam |
tāṃstu kāmarasānvidyādyatra majjanti mānavāḥ || 11 ||
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evaṃ saṃsāracakrasya parivṛttiṃ sma ye viduḥ |
te vai saṃsāracakrasya pāśāṃśchindanti vai budhāḥ || 12 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 6

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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