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 132

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bhīṣma uvāca |
atra karmāntavacanaṃ kīrtayanti purāvidaḥ |
pratyakṣāveva dharmārthau kṣatriyasya vijānataḥ |
tatra na vyavadhātavyaṃ parokṣā dharmayāpanā || 1 ||
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adharmo dharma ityetadyathā vṛkapadaṃ tathā |
dharmādharmaphale jātu na dadarśeha kaścana || 2 ||
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bubhūṣedbalavāneva sarvaṃ balavato vaśe |
śriyaṃ balamamātyāṃśca balavāniha vindati || 3 ||
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yo hyanāḍhyaḥ sa patitastaducchiṣṭaṃ yadalpakam |
bahvapathyaṃ balavati na kiṃcittrāyate bhayāt || 4 ||
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ubhau satyādhikārau tau trāyete mahato bhayāt |
ati dharmādbalaṃ manye balāddharmaḥ pravartate || 5 ||
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bale pratiṣṭhito dharmo dharaṇyāmiva jaṅgamaḥ |
dhūmo vāyoriva vaśaṃ balaṃ dharmo'nuvartate || 6 ||
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anīśvare balaṃ dharmo drumaṃ vallīva saṃśritā |
vaśyo balavatāṃ dharmaḥ sukhaṃ bhogavatāmiva |
nāstyasādhyaṃ balavatāṃ sarvaṃ balavatāṃ śuci || 7 ||
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durācāraḥ kṣīṇabalaḥ parimāṇaṃ niyacchati |
atha tasmādudvijate sarvo loko vṛkādiva || 8 ||
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apadhvasto hyavamato duḥkhaṃ jīvati jīvitam |
jīvitaṃ yadavakṣiptaṃ yathaiva maraṇaṃ tathā || 9 ||
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yadenamāhuḥ pāpena cāritreṇa vinikṣatam |
sa bhṛśaṃ tapyate'nena vākśalyena parikṣataḥ || 10 ||
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atraitadāhurācāryāḥ pāpasya parimokṣaṇe |
trayīṃ vidyāṃ niṣeveta tathopāsīta sa dvijān || 11 ||
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prasādayenmadhurayā vācāpyatha ca karmaṇā |
mahāmanāścaiva bhavedvivahecca mahākule || 12 ||
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ityasmīti vadedevaṃ pareṣāṃ kīrtayanguṇān |
japedudakaśīlaḥ syātpeśalo nātijalpanaḥ || 13 ||
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brahmakṣatraṃ saṃpraviśedbahu kṛtvā suduṣkaram |
ucyamāno'pi lokena bahu tattadacintayan || 14 ||
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apāpo hyevamācāraḥ kṣipraṃ bahumato bhavet |
sukhaṃ vittaṃ ca bhuñjīta vṛttenaitena gopayet |
loke ca labhate pūjāṃ paratra ca mahatphalam || 15 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 132

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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