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 93

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kathaṃ dharme sthātumicchanrājā varteta dhārmikaḥ |
pṛcchāmi tvā kuruśreṣṭha tanme brūhi pitāmaha || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam |
gītaṃ dṛṣṭārthatattvena vāmadevena dhīmatā || 2 ||
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rājā vasumanā nāma kausalyo balavāñśuciḥ |
maharṣiṃ paripapraccha vāmadevaṃ yaśasvinam || 3 ||
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dharmārthasahitaṃ vākyaṃ bhagavannanuśādhi mām |
yena vṛttena vai tiṣṭhanna cyaveyaṃ svadharmataḥ || 4 ||
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tamabravīdvāmadevastapasvī japatāṃ varaḥ |
hemavarṇamupāsīnaṃ yayātimiva nāhuṣam || 5 ||
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dharmamevānuvartasva na dharmādvidyate param |
dharme sthitā hi rājāno jayanti pṛthivīmimām || 6 ||
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arthasiddheḥ paraṃ dharmaṃ manyate yo mahīpatiḥ |
ṛtāṃ ca kurute buddhiṃ sa dharmeṇa virocate || 7 ||
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adharmadarśī yo rājā balādeva pravartate |
kṣipramevāpayāto'smādubhau prathamamadhyamau || 8 ||
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asatpāpiṣṭhasacivo vadhyo lokasya dharmahā |
sahaiva parivāreṇa kṣipramevāvasīdati || 9 ||
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arthānāmananuṣṭhātā kāmacārī vikatthanaḥ |
api sarvāṃ mahīṃ labdhvā kṣiprameva vinaśyati || 10 ||
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athādadānaḥ kalyāṇamanasūyurjitendriyaḥ |
vardhate matimānrājā srotobhiriva sāgaraḥ || 11 ||
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na pūrṇo'smīti manyeta dharmataḥ kāmato'rthataḥ |
buddhito mitrataścāpi satataṃ vasudhādhipaḥ || 12 ||
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eteṣveva hi sarveṣu lokayātrā pratiṣṭhitā |
etāni śṛṇvaṃllabhate yaśaḥ kīrtiṃ śriyaḥ prajāḥ || 13 ||
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evaṃ yo dharmasaṃrambhī dharmārthaparicintakaḥ |
arthānsamīkṣyārabhate sa dhruvaṃ mahadaśnute || 14 ||
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adātā hyanatisneho daṇḍenāvartayanprajāḥ |
sāhasaprakṛtī rājā kṣiprameva vinaśyati || 15 ||
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atha pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ buddhyā na ca paśyatyabuddhimān |
akīrtyāpi samāyukto mṛto narakamaśnute || 16 ||
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atha mānayiturdātuḥ śuklasya rasavedinaḥ |
vyasanaṃ svamivotpannaṃ vijighāṃsanti mānavāḥ || 17 ||
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yasya nāsti gururdharme na cānyānanupṛcchati |
sukhatantro'rthalābheṣu na ciraṃ mahadaśnute || 18 ||
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gurupradhāno dharmeṣu svayamarthānvavekṣitā |
dharmapradhāno lokeṣu suciraṃ mahadaśnute || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 93

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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