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 7

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dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
aho'bhihitamākhyānaṃ bhavatā tattvadarśinā |
bhūya eva tu me harṣaḥ śrotuṃ vāgamṛtaṃ tava || 1 ||
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vidura uvāca |
śṛṇu bhūyaḥ pravakṣyāmi mārgasyaitasya vistaram |
yacchrutvā vipramucyante saṃsārebhyo vicakṣaṇāḥ || 2 ||
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yathā tu puruṣo rājandīrghamadhvānamāsthitaḥ |
kvacitkvacicchramātsthātā kurute vāsameva vā || 3 ||
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evaṃ saṃsāraparyāye garbhavāseṣu bhārata |
kurvanti durbudhā vāsaṃ mucyante tatra paṇḍitāḥ || 4 ||
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tasmādadhvānamevaitamāhuḥ śāstravido janāḥ |
yattu saṃsāragahanaṃ vanamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ || 5 ||
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so'yaṃ lokasamāvarto martyānāṃ bharatarṣabha |
carāṇāṃ sthāvarāṇāṃ ca gṛdhyettatra na paṇḍitaḥ || 6 ||
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śārīrā mānasāścaiva martyānāṃ ye tu vyādhayaḥ |
pratyakṣāśca parokṣāśca te vyālāḥ kathitā budhaiḥ || 7 ||
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kliśyamānāśca tairnityaṃ hanyamānāśca bhārata |
svakarmabhirmahāvyālairnodvijantyalpabuddhayaḥ || 8 ||
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athāpi tairvimucyeta vyādhibhiḥ puruṣo nṛpa |
āvṛṇotyeva taṃ paścājjarā rūpavināśinī || 9 ||
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śabdarūparasasparśairgandhaiśca vividhairapi |
majjamānaṃ mahāpaṅke nirālambe samantataḥ || 10 ||
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saṃvatsarartavo māsāḥ pakṣāhorātrasaṃdhayaḥ |
krameṇāsya pralumpanti rūpamāyustathaiva ca || 11 ||
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ete kālasya nidhayo naitāñjānanti durbudhāḥ |
atrābhilikhitānyāhuḥ sarvabhūtāni karmaṇā || 12 ||
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rathaṃ śarīraṃ bhūtānāṃ sattvamāhustu sārathim |
indriyāṇi hayānāhuḥ karma buddhiśca raśmayaḥ || 13 ||
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teṣāṃ hayānāṃ yo vegaṃ dhāvatāmanudhāvati |
sa tu saṃsāracakre'smiṃścakravatparivartate || 14 ||
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yastānyamayate buddhyā sa yantā na nivartate |
yāmyamāhū rathaṃ hyenaṃ muhyante yena durbudhāḥ || 15 ||
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sa caitatprāpnute rājanyattvaṃ prāpto narādhipa |
rājyanāśaṃ suhṛnnāśaṃ sutanāśaṃ ca bhārata || 16 ||
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anutarṣulamevaitadduḥkhaṃ bhavati bhārata |
sādhuḥ paramaduḥkhānāṃ duḥkhabhaiṣajyamācaret || 17 ||
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na vikramo na cāpyartho na mitraṃ na suhṛjjanaḥ |
tathonmocayate duḥkhādyathātmā sthirasaṃyamaḥ || 18 ||
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tasmānmaitraṃ samāsthāya śīlamāpadya bhārata |
damastyāgo'pramādaśca te trayo brahmaṇo hayāḥ || 19 ||
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śīlaraśmisamāyukte sthito yo mānase rathe |
tyaktvā mṛtyubhayaṃ rājanbrahmalokaṃ sa gacchati || 20 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 7

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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