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 19

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
vedāhaṃ tāta śāstrāṇi aparāṇi parāṇi ca |
ubhayaṃ vedavacanaṃ kuru karma tyajeti ca || 1 ||
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ākulāni ca śāstrāṇi hetubhiścitritāni ca |
niścayaścaiva yanmātro vedāhaṃ taṃ yathāvidhi || 2 ||
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tvaṃ tu kevalamastrajño vīravratamanuṣṭhitaḥ |
śāstrārthaṃ tattvato gantuṃ na samarthaḥ kathaṃcana || 3 ||
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śāstrārthasūkṣmadarśī yo dharmaniścayakovidaḥ |
tenāpyevaṃ na vācyo'haṃ yadi dharmaṃ prapaśyasi || 4 ||
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bhrātṛsauhṛdamāsthāya yaduktaṃ vacanaṃ tvayā |
nyāyyaṃ yuktaṃ ca kaunteya prīto'haṃ tena te'rjuna || 5 ||
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yuddhadharmeṣu sarveṣu kriyāṇāṃ naipuṇeṣu ca |
na tvayā sadṛśaḥ kaścittriṣu lokeṣu vidyate || 6 ||
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dharmasūkṣmaṃ tu yadvākyaṃ tatra duṣprataraṃ tvayā |
dhanaṃjaya na me buddhimabhiśaṅkitumarhasi || 7 ||
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yuddhaśāstravideva tvaṃ na vṛddhāḥ sevitāstvayā |
samāsavistaravidāṃ na teṣāṃ vetsi niścayam || 8 ||
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tapastyāgo vidhiriti niścayastāta dhīmatām |
paraṃ paraṃ jyāya eṣāṃ saiṣā naiḥśreyasī gatiḥ || 9 ||
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na tvetanmanyase pārtha na jyāyo'sti dhanāditi |
atra te vartayiṣyāmi yathā naitatpradhānataḥ || 10 ||
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tapaḥsvādhyāyaśīlā hi dṛśyante dhārmikā janāḥ |
ṛṣayastapasā yuktā yeṣāṃ lokāḥ sanātanāḥ || 11 ||
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ajātaśmaśravo dhīrāstathānye vanavāsinaḥ |
anantā adhanā eva svādhyāyena divaṃ gatāḥ || 12 ||
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uttareṇa tu panthānamāryā viṣayanigrahāt |
abuddhijaṃ tamastyaktvā lokāṃstyāgavatāṃ gatāḥ || 13 ||
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dakṣiṇena tu panthānaṃ yaṃ bhāsvantaṃ prapaśyasi |
ete kriyāvatāṃ lokā ye śmaśānāni bhejire || 14 ||
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anirdeśyā gatiḥ sā tu yāṃ prapaśyanti mokṣiṇaḥ |
tasmāttyāgaḥ pradhāneṣṭaḥ sa tu duḥkhaḥ praveditum || 15 ||
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anusṛtya tu śāstrāṇi kavayaḥ samavasthitāḥ |
apīha syādapīha syātsārāsāradidṛkṣayā || 16 ||
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vedavādānatikramya śāstrāṇyāraṇyakāni ca |
vipāṭya kadalīskandhaṃ sāraṃ dadṛśire na te || 17 ||
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athaikāntavyudāsena śarīre pañcabhautike |
icchādveṣasamāyuktamātmānaṃ prāhuriṅgitaiḥ || 18 ||
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agrāhyaścakṣuṣā so'pi anirdeśyaṃ ca tadgirā |
karmahetupuraskāraṃ bhūteṣu parivartate || 19 ||
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kalyāṇagocaraṃ kṛtvā manastṛṣṇāṃ nigṛhya ca |
karmasaṃtatimutsṛjya syānnirālambanaḥ sukhī || 20 ||
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asminnevaṃ sūkṣmagamye mārge sadbhirniṣevite |
kathamarthamanarthāḍhyamarjuna tvaṃ praśaṃsasi || 21 ||
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pūrvaśāstravido hyevaṃ janāḥ paśyanti bhārata |
kriyāsu niratā nityaṃ dāne yajñe ca karmaṇi || 22 ||
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bhavanti sudurāvartā hetumanto'pi paṇḍitāḥ |
dṛḍhapūrvaśrutā mūḍhā naitadastīti vādinaḥ || 23 ||
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amṛtasyāvamantāro vaktāro janasaṃsadi |
caranti vasudhāṃ kṛtsnāṃ vāvadūkā bahuśrutāḥ || 24 ||
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yānvayaṃ nābhijānīmaḥ kastāñjñātumihārhati |
evaṃ prājñānsataścāpi mahataḥ śāstravittamān || 25 ||
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tapasā mahadāpnoti buddhyā vai vindate mahat |
tyāgena sukhamāpnoti sadā kaunteya dharmavit || 26 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 19

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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