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 174

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
yadyasti dattamiṣṭaṃ vā tapastaptaṃ tathaiva ca |
gurūṇāṃ cāpi śuśrūṣā tanme brūhi pitāmaha || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
ātmanānarthayuktena pāpe niviśate manaḥ |
sa karma kaluṣaṃ kṛtvā kleśe mahati dhīyate || 2 ||
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durbhikṣādeva durbhikṣaṃ kleśātkleśaṃ bhayādbhayam |
mṛtebhyaḥ pramṛtaṃ yānti daridrāḥ pāpakāriṇaḥ || 3 ||
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utsavādutsavaṃ yānti svargātsvargaṃ sukhātsukham |
śraddadhānāśca dāntāśca dhanāḍhyāḥ śubhakāriṇaḥ || 4 ||
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vyālakuñjaradurgeṣu sarpacorabhayeṣu ca |
hastāvāpena gacchanti nāstikāḥ kimataḥ param || 5 ||
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priyadevātitheyāśca vadānyāḥ priyasādhavaḥ |
kṣemyamātmavatāṃ mārgamāsthitā hastadakṣiṇam || 6 ||
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pulākā iva dhānyeṣu puttikā iva pakṣiṣu |
tadvidhāste manuṣyeṣu yeṣāṃ dharmo na kāraṇam || 7 ||
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suśīghramapi dhāvantaṃ vidhānamanudhāvati |
śete saha śayānena yena yena yathā kṛtam || 8 ||
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upatiṣṭhati tiṣṭhantaṃ gacchantamanugacchati |
karoti kurvataḥ karma chāyevānuvidhīyate || 9 ||
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yena yena yathā yadyatpurā karma samācitam |
tattadeva naro bhuṅkte nityaṃ vihitamātmanā || 10 ||
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svakarmaphalavikṣiptaṃ vidhānaparirakṣitam |
bhūtagrāmamimaṃ kālaḥ samantātparikarṣati || 11 ||
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acodyamānāni yathā puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca |
svakālaṃ nātivartante tathā karma purākṛtam || 12 ||
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saṃmānaścāvamānaśca lābhālābhau kṣayodayau |
pravṛttā vinivartante vidhānānte punaḥ punaḥ || 13 ||
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ātmanā vihitaṃ duḥkhamātmanā vihitaṃ sukham |
garbhaśayyāmupādāya bhujyate paurvadehikam || 14 ||
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bālo yuvā ca vṛddhaśca yatkaroti śubhāśubham |
tasyāṃ tasyāmavasthāyāṃ bhuṅkte janmani janmani || 15 ||
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yathā dhenusahasreṣu vatso vindati mātaram |
tathā pūrvakṛtaṃ karma kartāramanugacchati || 16 ||
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samunnamagrato vastraṃ paścācchudhyati karmaṇā |
upavāsaiḥ prataptānāṃ dīrghaṃ sukhamanantakam || 17 ||
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dīrghakālena tapasā sevitena tapovane |
dharmanirdhūtapāpānāṃ saṃsidhyante manorathāḥ || 18 ||
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śakunīnāmivākāśe matsyānāmiva codake |
padaṃ yathā na dṛśyeta tathā jñānavidāṃ gatiḥ || 19 ||
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alamanyairupālambhaiḥ kīrtitaiśca vyatikramaiḥ |
peśalaṃ cānurūpaṃ ca kartavyaṃ hitamātmanaḥ || 20 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 174

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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