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 118

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bhīṣma uvāca |
sa śvā prakṛtimāpannaḥ paraṃ dainyamupāgamat |
ṛṣiṇā huṃkṛtaḥ pāpastapovanabahiṣkṛtaḥ || 1 ||
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evaṃ rājñā matimatā viditvā śīlaśaucatām |
ārjavaṃ prakṛtiṃ sattvaṃ kulaṃ vṛttaṃ śrutaṃ damam || 2 ||
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anukrośaṃ balaṃ vīryaṃ bhāvaṃ saṃpraśamaṃ kṣamām |
bhṛtyā ye yatra yogyāḥ syustatra sthāpyāḥ suśikṣitāḥ || 3 ||
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nāparīkṣya mahīpālaḥ prakartuṃ bhṛtyamarhati |
akulīnanarākīrṇo na rājā sukhamedhate || 4 ||
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kulajaḥ prakṛto rājñā tatkulīnatayā sadā |
na pāpe kurute buddhiṃ nindyamāno'pyanāgasi || 5 ||
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akulīnastu puruṣaḥ prakṛtaḥ sādhusaṃkṣayāt |
durlabhaiśvaryatāṃ prāpto ninditaḥ śatrutāṃ vrajet || 6 ||
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kulīnaṃ śikṣitaṃ prājñaṃ jñānavijñānakovidam |
sarvaśāstrārthatattvajñaṃ sahiṣṇuṃ deśajaṃ tathā || 7 ||
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kṛtajñaṃ balavantaṃ ca kṣāntaṃ dāntaṃ jitendriyam |
alubdhaṃ labdhasaṃtuṣṭaṃ svāmimitrabubhūṣakam || 8 ||
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sacivaṃ deśakālajñaṃ sarvasaṃgrahaṇe ratam |
satkṛtaṃ yuktamanasaṃ hitaiṣiṇamatandritam || 9 ||
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yuktācāraṃ svaviṣaye saṃdhivigrahakovidam |
rājñastrivargavettāraṃ paurajānapadapriyam || 10 ||
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khātakavyūhatattvajñaṃ balaharṣaṇakovidam |
iṅgitākāratattvajñaṃ yātrāyānaviśāradam || 11 ||
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hastiśikṣāsu tattvajñamahaṃkāravivarjitam |
pragalbhaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ dāntaṃ balinaṃ yuktakāriṇam || 12 ||
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cokṣaṃ cokṣajanākīrṇaṃ suveṣaṃ sukhadarśanam |
nāyakaṃ nītikuśalaṃ guṇaṣaṣṭyā samanvitam || 13 ||
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astabdhaṃ praśritaṃ śaktaṃ mṛduvādinameva ca |
dhīraṃ ślakṣṇaṃ maharddhiṃ ca deśakālopapādakam || 14 ||
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sacivaṃ yaḥ prakurute na cainamavamanyate |
tasya vistīryate rājyaṃ jyotsnā grahapateriva || 15 ||
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etaireva guṇairyukto rājā śāstraviśāradaḥ |
eṣṭavyo dharmaparamaḥ prajāpālanatatparaḥ || 16 ||
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dhīro marṣī śuciḥ śīghraḥ kāle puruṣakāravit |
śuśrūṣuḥ śrutavāñśrotā ūhāpohaviśāradaḥ || 17 ||
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medhāvī dhāraṇāyukto yathānyāyopapādakaḥ |
dāntaḥ sadā priyābhāṣī kṣamāvāṃśca viparyaye || 18 ||
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dānācchede svayaṃkārī sudvāraḥ sukhadarśanaḥ |
ārtahastaprado nityamāptaṃmanyo naye rataḥ || 19 ||
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nāhaṃvādī na nirdvaṃdvo na yatkiṃcanakārakaḥ |
kṛte karmaṇyamoghānāṃ kartā bhṛtyajanapriyaḥ || 20 ||
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saṃgṛhītajano'stabdhaḥ prasannavadanaḥ sadā |
dātā bhṛtyajanāvekṣī na krodhī sumahāmanāḥ || 21 ||
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yuktadaṇḍo na nirdaṇḍo dharmakāryānuśāsakaḥ |
cāranetraḥ parāvekṣī dharmārthakuśalaḥ sadā || 22 ||
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rājā guṇaśatākīrṇa eṣṭavyastādṛśo bhavet |
yodhāścaiva manuṣyendra sarvairguṇaguṇairvṛtāḥ || 23 ||
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anveṣṭavyāḥ supuruṣāḥ sahāyā rājyadhāraṇāḥ |
na vimānayitavyāśca rājñā vṛddhimabhīpsatā || 24 ||
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yodhāḥ samaraśauṭīrāḥ kṛtajñāḥ śastrakovidāḥ |
dharmaśāstrasamāyuktāḥ padātijanasaṃyutāḥ || 25 ||
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arthamānavivṛddhāśca rathacaryāviśāradāḥ |
iṣvastrakuśalā yasya tasyeyaṃ nṛpatermahī || 26 ||
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sarvasaṃgrahaṇe yukto nṛpo bhavati yaḥ sadā |
utthānaśīlo mitrāḍhyaḥ sa rājā rājasattamaḥ || 27 ||
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śakyā aśvasahasreṇa vīrāroheṇa bhārata |
saṃgṛhītamanuṣyeṇa kṛtsnā jetuṃ vasuṃdharā || 28 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 118

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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