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 131

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bhīṣma uvāca |
svarāṣṭrātpararāṣṭrācca kośaṃ saṃjanayennṛpaḥ |
kośāddhi dharmaḥ kaunteya rājyamūlaḥ pravartate || 1 ||
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tasmātsaṃjanayetkośaṃ saṃhṛtya paripālayet |
paripālyānugṛhṇīyādeṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ || 2 ||
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na kośaḥ śuddhaśaucena na nṛśaṃsena jāyate |
padaṃ madhyamamāsthāya kośasaṃgrahaṇaṃ caret || 3 ||
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abalasya kutaḥ kośo hyakośasya kuto balam |
abalasya kuto rājyamarājñaḥ śrīḥ kuto bhavet || 4 ||
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uccairvṛtteḥ śriyo hāniryathaiva maraṇaṃ tathā |
tasmātkośaṃ balaṃ mitrāṇyatha rājā vivardhayet || 5 ||
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hīnakośaṃ hi rājānamavajānanti mānavāḥ |
na cāsyālpena tuṣyanti kāryamabhyutsahanti ca || 6 ||
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śriyo hi kāraṇādrājā satkriyāṃ labhate parām |
sāsya gūhati pāpāni vāso guhyamiva striyāḥ || 7 ||
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ṛddhimasyānuvartante purā viprakṛtā janāḥ |
śālāvṛkā ivājasraṃ jighāṃsūniva vindati |
īdṛśasya kuto rājñaḥ sukhaṃ bharatasattama || 8 ||
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udyacchedeva na glāyedudyamo hyeva pauruṣam |
apyaparvaṇi bhajyeta na nameteha kasyacit || 9 ||
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apyaraṇyaṃ samāśritya careddasyugaṇaiḥ saha |
na tvevoddhṛtamaryādairdasyubhiḥ sahitaścaret |
dasyūnāṃ sulabhā senā raudrakarmasu bhārata || 10 ||
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ekāntena hyamaryādātsarvo'pyudvijate janaḥ |
dasyavo'pyupaśaṅkante niranukrośakāriṇaḥ || 11 ||
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sthāpayedeva maryādāṃ janacittaprasādinīm |
alpāpyatheha maryādā loke bhavati pūjitā || 12 ||
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nāyaṃ loko'sti na para iti vyavasito janaḥ |
nālaṃ gantuṃ ca viśvāsaṃ nāstike bhayaśaṅkini || 13 ||
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yathā sadbhiḥ parādānamahiṃsā dasyubhistathā |
anurajyanti bhūtāni samaryādeṣu dasyuṣu || 14 ||
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ayudhyamānasya vadho dārāmarśaḥ kṛtaghnatā |
brahmavittasya cādānaṃ niḥśeṣakaraṇaṃ tathā |
striyā moṣaḥ paristhānaṃ dasyuṣvetadvigarhitam || 15 ||
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sa eṣa eva bhavati dasyuretāni varjayan |
abhisaṃdadhate ye na vināśāyāsya bhārata |
naśeṣamevopālabhya na kurvantīti niścayaḥ || 16 ||
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tasmātsaśeṣaṃ kartavyaṃ svādhīnamapi dasyubhiḥ |
na balastho'hamasmīti nṛśaṃsāni samācaret || 17 ||
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saśeṣakāriṇastāta śeṣaṃ paśyanti sarvataḥ |
niḥśeṣakāriṇo nityamaśeṣakaraṇādbhayam || 18 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 131

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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