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 77

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
svakarmaṇyapare yuktāstathaivānye vikarmaṇi |
teṣāṃ viśeṣamācakṣva brāhmaṇānāṃ pitāmaha || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
vidyālakṣaṇasaṃpannāḥ sarvatrāmnāyadarśinaḥ |
ete brahmasamā rājanbrāhmaṇāḥ parikīrtitāḥ || 2 ||
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ṛtvigācāryasaṃpannāḥ sveṣu karmasvavasthitāḥ |
ete devasamā rājanbrāhmaṇānāṃ bhavantyuta || 3 ||
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ṛtvikpurohito mantrī dūto'thārthānuśāsakaḥ |
ete kṣatrasamā rājanbrāhmaṇānāṃ bhavantyuta || 4 ||
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aśvārohā gajārohā rathino'tha padātayaḥ |
ete vaiśyasamā rājanbrāhmaṇānāṃ bhavantyuta || 5 ||
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janmakarmavihīnā ye kadaryā brahmabandhavaḥ |
ete śūdrasamā rājanbrāhmaṇānāṃ bhavantyuta || 6 ||
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aśrotriyāḥ sarva eva sarve cānāhitāgnayaḥ |
tānsarvāndhārmiko rājā baliṃ viṣṭiṃ ca kārayet || 7 ||
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āhvāyakā devalakā nakṣatragrāmayājakāḥ |
ete brāhmaṇacaṇḍālā mahāpathikapañcamāḥ || 8 ||
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etebhyo balimādadyāddhīnakośo mahīpatiḥ |
ṛte brahmasamebhyaśca devakalpebhya eva ca || 9 ||
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abrāhmaṇānāṃ vittasya svāmī rājeti vaidikam |
brāhmaṇānāṃ ca ye kecidvikarmasthā bhavantyuta || 10 ||
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vikarmasthāstu nopekṣyā jātu rājñā kathaṃcana |
niyamyāḥ saṃvibhajyāśca dharmānugrahakāmyayā || 11 ||
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yasya sma viṣaye rājñaḥ steno bhavati vai dvijaḥ |
rājña evāparādhaṃ taṃ manyante tadvido janāḥ || 12 ||
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avṛttyā yo bhavetsteno vedavitsnātakastathā |
rājansa rājñā bhartavya iti dharmavido viduḥ || 13 ||
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sa cenno parivarteta kṛtavṛttiḥ paraṃtapa |
tato nirvāsanīyaḥ syāttasmāddeśātsabāndhavaḥ || 14 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 77

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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