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 25

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
punareva maharṣistaṃ kṛṣṇadvaipāyano'bravīt |
ajātaśatruṃ kaunteyamidaṃ vacanamarthavat || 1 ||
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araṇye vasatāṃ tāta bhrātṝṇāṃ te tapasvinām |
manorathā mahārāja ye tatrāsanyudhiṣṭhira || 2 ||
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tānime bharataśreṣṭha prāpnuvantu mahārathāḥ |
praśādhi pṛthivīṃ pārtha yayātiriva nāhuṣaḥ || 3 ||
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araṇye duḥkhavasatiranubhūtā tapasvibhiḥ |
duḥkhasyānte naravyāghrāḥ sukhaṃ tvanubhavantvime || 4 ||
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dharmamarthaṃ ca kāmaṃ ca bhrātṛbhiḥ saha bhārata |
anubhūya tataḥ paścātprasthātāsi viśāṃ pate || 5 ||
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atithīnāṃ ca pitṝṇāṃ devatānāṃ ca bhārata |
ānṛṇyaṃ gaccha kaunteya tataḥ svargaṃ gamiṣyasi || 6 ||
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sarvamedhāśvamedhābhyāṃ yajasva kurunandana |
tataḥ paścānmahārāja gamiṣyasi parāṃ gatim || 7 ||
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bhrātṝṃśca sarvānkratubhiḥ saṃyojya bahudakṣiṇaiḥ |
saṃprāptaḥ kīrtimatulāṃ pāṇḍaveya bhaviṣyasi || 8 ||
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vidma te puruṣavyāghra vacanaṃ kurunandana |
śṛṇu macca yathā kurvandharmānna cyavate nṛpaḥ || 9 ||
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ādadānasya ca dhanaṃ nigrahaṃ ca yudhiṣṭhira |
samānaṃ dharmakuśalāḥ sthāpayanti nareśvara || 10 ||
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deśakālapratīkṣe yo dasyordarśayate nṛpaḥ |
śāstrajāṃ buddhimāsthāya nainasā sa hi yujyate || 11 ||
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ādāya baliṣaḍbhāgaṃ yo rāṣṭraṃ nābhirakṣati |
pratigṛhṇāti tatpāpaṃ caturthāṃśena pārthivaḥ || 12 ||
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nibodha ca yathātiṣṭhandharmānna cyavate nṛpaḥ |
nigrahāddharmaśāstrāṇāmanurudhyannapetabhīḥ |
kāmakrodhāvanādṛtya piteva samadarśanaḥ || 13 ||
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daivenopahate rājā karmakāle mahādyute |
pramādayati tatkarma na tatrāhuratikramam || 14 ||
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tarasā buddhipūrvaṃ vā nigrāhyā eva śatravaḥ |
pāpaiḥ saha na saṃdadhyādrāṣṭraṃ paṇyaṃ na kārayet || 15 ||
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śūrāścāryāśca satkāryā vidvāṃsaśca yudhiṣṭhira |
gomato dhaninaścaiva paripālyā viśeṣataḥ || 16 ||
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vyavahāreṣu dharmyeṣu niyojyāśca bahuśrutāḥ |
guṇayukte'pi naikasminviśvasyācca vicakṣaṇaḥ || 17 ||
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arakṣitā durvinīto mānī stabdho'bhyasūyakaḥ |
enasā yujyate rājā durdānta iti cocyate || 18 ||
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ye'rakṣyamāṇā hīyante daivenopahate nṛpe |
taskaraiścāpi hanyante sarvaṃ tadrājakilbiṣam || 19 ||
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sumantrite sunīte ca vidhivaccopapādite |
pauruṣe karmaṇi kṛte nāstyadharmo yudhiṣṭhira || 20 ||
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vipadyante samārambhāḥ sidhyantyapi ca daivataḥ |
kṛte puruṣakāre tu nainaḥ spṛśati pārthivam || 21 ||
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atra te rājaśārdūla vartayiṣye kathāmimām |
yadvṛttaṃ pūrvarājarṣerhayagrīvasya pārthiva || 22 ||
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śatrūnhatvā hatasyājau śūrasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ |
asahāyasya dhīrasya nirjitasya yudhiṣṭhira || 23 ||
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yatkarma vai nigrahe śātravāṇāṃ yogaścāgryaḥ pālane mānavānām |
kṛtvā karma prāpya kīrtiṃ suyuddhe vājigrīvo modate devaloke || 24 ||
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saṃtyaktātmā samareṣvātatāyī śastraiśchinno dasyubhirardyamānaḥ |
aśvagrīvaḥ karmaśīlo mahātmā saṃsiddhātmā modate devaloke || 25 ||
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dhanuryūpo raśanā jyā śaraḥ sruksruvaḥ khaḍgo rudhiraṃ yatra cājyam |
ratho vedī kāmago yuddhamagniścāturhotraṃ caturo vājimukhyāḥ || 26 ||
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hutvā tasminyajñavahnāvathārīnpāpānmukto rājasiṃhastarasvī |
prāṇānhutvā cāvabhṛthe raṇe sa vājigrīvo modate devaloke || 27 ||
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rāṣṭraṃ rakṣanbuddhipūrvaṃ nayena saṃtyaktātmā yajñaśīlo mahātmā |
sarvāṃllokānvyāpya kīrtyā manasvī vājigrīvo modate devaloke || 28 ||
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daivīṃ siddhiṃ mānuṣīṃ daṇḍanītiṃ yoganyāyaiḥ pālayitvā mahīṃ ca |
tasmādrājā dharmaśīlo mahātmā hayagrīvo modate svargaloke || 29 ||
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vidvāṃstyāgī śraddadhānaḥ kṛtajñastyaktvā lokaṃ mānuṣaṃ karma kṛtvā |
medhāvināṃ viduṣāṃ saṃmatānāṃ tanutyajāṃ lokamākramya rājā || 30 ||
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samyagvedānprāpya śāstrāṇyadhītya samyagrāṣṭraṃ pālayitvā mahātmā |
cāturvarṇyaṃ sthāpayitvā svadharme vājigrīvo modate devaloke || 31 ||
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jitvā saṃgrāmānpālayitvā prajāśca somaṃ pītvā tarpayitvā dvijāgryān |
yuktyā daṇḍaṃ dhārayitvā prajānāṃ yuddhe kṣīṇo modate devaloke || 32 ||
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vṛttaṃ yasya ślāghanīyaṃ manuṣyāḥ santo vidvāṃsaścārhayantyarhaṇīyāḥ |
svargaṃ jitvā vīralokāṃśca gatvā siddhiṃ prāptaḥ puṇyakīrtirmahātmā || 33 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 25

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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