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 80

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kvasamutthāḥ kathaṃśīlā ṛtvijaḥ syuḥ pitāmaha |
kathaṃvidhāśca rājendra tadbrūhi vadatāṃ vara || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
pratikarma purācāra ṛtvijāṃ sma vidhīyate |
ādau chandāṃsi vijñāya dvijānāṃ śrutameva ca || 2 ||
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ye tvekaratayo nityaṃ dhīrā nāpriyavādinaḥ |
parasparasya suhṛdaḥ saṃmatāḥ samadarśinaḥ || 3 ||
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yeṣvānṛśaṃsyaṃ satyaṃ cāpyahiṃsā tapa ārjavam |
adroho nābhimānaśca hrīstitikṣā damaḥ śamaḥ || 4 ||
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hrīmānsatyadhṛtirdānto bhūtānāmavihiṃsakaḥ |
akāmadveṣasaṃyuktastribhiḥ śuklaiḥ samanvitaḥ || 5 ||
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ahiṃsako jñānatṛptaḥ sa brahmāsanamarhati |
ete mahartvijastāta sarve mānyā yathātatham || 6 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
yadidaṃ vedavacanaṃ dakṣiṇāsu vidhīyate |
idaṃ deyamidaṃ deyaṃ na kvacidvyavatiṣṭhate || 7 ||
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nedaṃ prati dhanaṃ śāstramāpaddharmamaśāstrataḥ |
ājñā śāstrasya ghoreyaṃ na śaktiṃ samavekṣate || 8 ||
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śraddhāmārabhya yaṣṭavyamityeṣā vaidikī śrutiḥ |
mithyopetasya yajñasya kimu śraddhā kariṣyati || 9 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
na vedānāṃ paribhavānna śāṭhyena na māyayā |
kaścinmahadavāpnoti mā te bhūdbuddhirīdṛśī || 10 ||
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yajñāṅgaṃ dakṣiṇāstāta vedānāṃ paribṛṃhaṇam |
na mantrā dakṣiṇāhīnāstārayanti kathaṃcana || 11 ||
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śaktistu pūrṇapātreṇa saṃmitānavamā bhavet |
avaśyaṃ tāta yaṣṭavyaṃ tribhirvarṇairyathāvidhi || 12 ||
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somo rājā brāhmaṇānāmityeṣā vaidikī śrutiḥ |
taṃ ca vikretumicchanti na vṛthā vṛttiriṣyate |
tena krītena dharmeṇa tato yajñaḥ pratāyate || 13 ||
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ityevaṃ dharmataḥ khyātamṛṣibhirdharmavādibhiḥ |
pumānyajñaśca somaśca nyāyavṛtto yathā bhavet |
anyāyavṛttaḥ puruṣo na parasya na cātmanaḥ || 14 ||
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śarīraṃ yajñapātrāṇi ityeṣā śrūyate śrutiḥ |
tāni samyakpraṇītāni brāhmaṇānāṃ mahātmanām || 15 ||
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tapo yajñādapi śreṣṭhamityeṣā paramā śrutiḥ |
tatte tapaḥ pravakṣyāmi vidvaṃstadapi me śṛṇu || 16 ||
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ahiṃsā satyavacanamānṛśaṃsyaṃ damo ghṛṇā |
etattapo vidurdhīrā na śarīrasya śoṣaṇam || 17 ||
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aprāmāṇyaṃ ca vedānāṃ śāstrāṇāṃ cātilaṅghanam |
avyavasthā ca sarvatra tadvai nāśanamātmanaḥ || 18 ||
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nibodha daśahotṝṇāṃ vidhānaṃ pārtha yādṛśam |
cittiḥ srukcittamājyaṃ ca pavitraṃ jñānamuttamam || 19 ||
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sarvaṃ jihmaṃ mṛtyupadamārjavaṃ brahmaṇaḥ padam |
etāvāñjñānaviṣayaḥ kiṃ pralāpaḥ kariṣyati || 20 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 80

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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