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 158

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
ānṛśaṃsyaṃ vijānāmi darśanena satāṃ sadā |
nṛśaṃsānna vijānāmi teṣāṃ karma ca bhārata || 1 ||
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kaṇṭakānkūpamagniṃ ca varjayanti yathā narāḥ |
tathā nṛśaṃsakarmāṇaṃ varjayanti narā naram || 2 ||
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nṛśaṃso hyadhamo nityaṃ pretya ceha ca bhārata |
tasmādbravīhi kauravya tasya dharmaviniścayam || 3 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
spṛhāsyāntarhitā caiva viditārthā ca karmaṇā |
ākroṣṭā kruśyate caiva bandhitā badhyate ca yaḥ || 4 ||
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dattānukīrtirviṣamaḥ kṣudro naikṛtikaḥ śaṭhaḥ |
asaṃbhogī ca mānī ca tathā saṅgī vikatthanaḥ || 5 ||
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sarvātiśaṅkī paruṣo bāliśaḥ kṛpaṇastathā |
vargapraśaṃsī satatamāśramadveṣasaṃkarī || 6 ||
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hiṃsāvihārī satatamaviśeṣaguṇāguṇaḥ |
bahvalīko manasvī ca lubdho'tyarthaṃ nṛśaṃsakṛt || 7 ||
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dharmaśīlaṃ guṇopetaṃ pāpa ityavagacchati |
ātmaśīlānumānena na viśvasiti kasyacit || 8 ||
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pareṣāṃ yatra doṣaḥ syāttadguhyaṃ saṃprakāśayet |
samāneṣveva doṣeṣu vṛttyarthamupaghātayet || 9 ||
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tathopakāriṇaṃ caiva manyate vañcitaṃ param |
dattvāpi ca dhanaṃ kāle saṃtapatyupakāriṇe || 10 ||
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bhakṣyaṃ bhojyamatho lehyaṃ yaccānyatsādhu bhojanam |
prekṣamāṇeṣu yo'śnīyānnṛśaṃsa iti taṃ viduḥ || 11 ||
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brāhmaṇebhyaḥ pradāyāgraṃ yaḥ suhṛdbhiḥ sahāśnute |
sa pretya labhate svargamiha cānantyamaśnute || 12 ||
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eṣa te bharataśreṣṭha nṛśaṃsaḥ parikīrtitaḥ |
sadā vivarjanīyo vai puruṣeṇa bubhūṣatā || 13 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 158

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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