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 23

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evamuktastu kaunteyo guḍākeśena bhārata |
novāca kiṃcitkauravyastato dvaipāyano'bravīt || 1 ||
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bībhatsorvacanaṃ samyaksatyametadyudhiṣṭhira |
śāstradṛṣṭaḥ paro dharmaḥ smṛto gārhasthya āśramaḥ || 2 ||
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svadharmaṃ cara dharmajña yathāśāstraṃ yathāvidhi |
na hi gārhasthyamutsṛjya tavāraṇyaṃ vidhīyate || 3 ||
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gṛhasthaṃ hi sadā devāḥ pitara ṛṣayastathā |
bhṛtyāścaivopajīvanti tānbhajasva mahīpate || 4 ||
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vayāṃsi paśavaścaiva bhūtāni ca mahīpate |
gṛhasthaireva dhāryante tasmājjyeṣṭhāśramo gṛhī || 5 ||
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so'yaṃ caturṇāmeteṣāmāśramāṇāṃ durācaraḥ |
taṃ carāvimanāḥ pārtha duścaraṃ durbalendriyaiḥ || 6 ||
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vedajñānaṃ ca te kṛtsnaṃ tapaśca caritaṃ mahat |
pitṛpaitāmahe rājye dhuramudvoḍhumarhasi || 7 ||
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tapo yajñastathā vidyā bhaikṣamindriyanigrahaḥ |
dhyānamekāntaśīlatvaṃ tuṣṭirdānaṃ ca śaktitaḥ || 8 ||
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brāhmaṇānāṃ mahārāja ceṣṭāḥ saṃsiddhikārikāḥ |
kṣatriyāṇāṃ ca vakṣyāmi tavāpi viditaṃ punaḥ || 9 ||
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yajño vidyā samutthānamasaṃtoṣaḥ śriyaṃ prati |
daṇḍadhāraṇamatyugraṃ prajānāṃ paripālanam || 10 ||
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vedajñānaṃ tathā kṛtsnaṃ tapaḥ sucaritaṃ tathā |
draviṇopārjanaṃ bhūri pātreṣu pratipādanam || 11 ||
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etāni rājñāṃ karmāṇi sukṛtāni viśāṃ pate |
imaṃ lokamamuṃ lokaṃ sādhayantīti naḥ śrutam || 12 ||
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teṣāṃ jyāyastu kaunteya daṇḍadhāraṇamucyate |
balaṃ hi kṣatriye nityaṃ bale daṇḍaḥ samāhitaḥ || 13 ||
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etāśceṣṭāḥ kṣatriyāṇāṃ rājansaṃsiddhikārikāḥ |
api gāthāmimāṃ cāpi bṛhaspatirabhāṣata || 14 ||
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bhūmiretau nigirati sarpo bilaśayāniva |
rājānaṃ cāviroddhāraṃ brāhmaṇaṃ cāpravāsinam || 15 ||
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sudyumnaścāpi rājarṣiḥ śrūyate daṇḍadhāraṇāt |
prāptavānparamāṃ siddhiṃ dakṣaḥ prācetaso yathā || 16 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 23

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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