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 147

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bhīṣma uvāca |
evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca taṃ muniṃ janamejayaḥ |
garhyaṃ bhavāngarhayati nindyaṃ nindati mā bhavān || 1 ||
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dhikkāryaṃ mā dhikkurute tasmāttvāhaṃ prasādaye |
sarvaṃ hīdaṃ svakṛtaṃ me jvalāmyagnāvivāhitaḥ || 2 ||
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svakarmāṇyabhisaṃdhāya nābhinandati me manaḥ |
prāptaṃ nūnaṃ mayā ghoraṃ bhayaṃ vaivasvatādapi || 3 ||
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tattu śalyamanirhṛtya kathaṃ śakṣyāmi jīvitum |
sarvamanyūnvinīya tvamabhi mā vada śaunaka || 4 ||
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mahānasaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ bhaviṣyāmyarthavānpunaḥ |
astu śeṣaṃ kulasyāsya mā parābhūdidaṃ kulam || 5 ||
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na hi no brahmaśaptānāṃ śeṣo bhavitumarhati |
śrutīralabhamānānāṃ saṃvidaṃ vedaniścayāt || 6 ||
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nirvidyamānaḥ subhṛśaṃ bhūyo vakṣyāmi sāṃpratam |
bhūyaścaivābhinaṅkṣanti nirdharmā nirjapā iva || 7 ||
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arvākca pratitiṣṭhanti pulindaśabarā iva |
na hyayajñā amuṃ lokaṃ prāpnuvanti kathaṃcana || 8 ||
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avijñāyaiva me prajñāṃ bālasyeva supaṇḍitaḥ |
brahmanpiteva putrebhyaḥ prati māṃ vāñcha śaunaka || 9 ||
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śaunaka uvāca |
kimāścaryaṃ yataḥ prājño bahu kuryāddhi sāṃpratam |
iti vai paṇḍito bhūtvā bhūtānāṃ nopatapyati || 10 ||
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prajñāprāsādamāruhya aśocyaḥ śocate janān |
jagatīsthānivādristhaḥ prajñayā pratipaśyati || 11 ||
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na copalabhate tatra na ca kāryāṇi paśyati |
nirviṇṇātmā parokṣo vā dhikkṛtaḥ sarvasādhuṣu || 12 ||
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viditvobhayato vīryaṃ māhātmyaṃ veda āgame |
kuruṣveha mahāśāntiṃ brahmā śaraṇamastu te || 13 ||
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tadvai pāratrikaṃ cāru brāhmaṇānāmakupyatām |
atha cettapyase pāpairdharmaṃ cedanupaśyasi || 14 ||
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janamejaya uvāca |
anutapye ca pāpena na cādharmaṃ carāmyaham |
bubhūṣuṃ bhajamānaṃ ca prativāñchāmi śaunaka || 15 ||
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śaunaka uvāca |
chittvā stambhaṃ ca mānaṃ ca prītimicchāmi te nṛpa |
sarvabhūtahite tiṣṭha dharmaṃ caiva pratismara || 16 ||
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na bhayānna ca kārpaṇyānna lobhāttvāmupāhvaye |
tāṃ me devā giraṃ satyāṃ śṛṇvantu brāhmaṇaiḥ saha || 17 ||
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so'haṃ na kenaciccārthī tvāṃ ca dharmamupāhvaye |
krośatāṃ sarvabhūtānāmaho dhigiti kurvatām || 18 ||
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vakṣyanti māmadharmajñā vakṣyantyasuhṛdo janāḥ |
vācastāḥ suhṛdaḥ śrutvā saṃjvariṣyanti me bhṛśam || 19 ||
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kecideva mahāprājñāḥ parijñāsyanti kāryatām |
jānīhi me kṛtaṃ tāta brāhmaṇānprati bhārata || 20 ||
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yathā te matkṛte kṣemaṃ labheraṃstattathā kuru |
pratijānīhi cādrohaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ narādhipa || 21 ||
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janamejaya uvāca |
naiva vācā na manasā na punarjātu karmaṇā |
drogdhāsmi brāhmaṇānvipra caraṇāveva te spṛśe || 22 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 147

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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