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 178

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bharadvāja uvāca |
pārthivaṃ dhātumāśritya śārīro'gniḥ kathaṃ bhavet |
avakāśaviśeṣeṇa kathaṃ vartayate'nilaḥ || 1 ||
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bhṛguruvāca |
vāyorgatimahaṃ brahmankīrtayiṣyāmi te'nagha |
prāṇināmanilo dehānyathā ceṣṭayate balī || 2 ||
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śrito mūrdhānamagnistu śarīraṃ paripālayan |
prāṇo mūrdhani cāgnau ca vartamāno viceṣṭate || 3 ||
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sa jantuḥ sarvabhūtātmā puruṣaḥ sa sanātanaḥ |
mano buddhirahaṃkāro bhūtāni viṣayāśca saḥ || 4 ||
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evaṃ tviha sa sarvatra prāṇena paripālyate |
pṛṣṭhataśca samānena svāṃ svāṃ gatimupāśritaḥ || 5 ||
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vastimūlaṃ gudaṃ caiva pāvakaṃ ca samāśritaḥ |
vahanmūtraṃ purīṣaṃ cāpyapānaḥ parivartate || 6 ||
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prayatne karmaṇi bale ya ekastriṣu vartate |
udāna iti taṃ prāhuradhyātmaviduṣo janāḥ || 7 ||
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saṃdhiṣvapi ca sarveṣu saṃniviṣṭastathānilaḥ |
śarīreṣu manuṣyāṇāṃ vyāna ityupadiśyate || 8 ||
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dhātuṣvagnistu vitataḥ samānena samīritaḥ |
rasāndhātūṃśca doṣāṃśca vartayannavatiṣṭhati || 9 ||
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apānaprāṇayormadhye prāṇāpānasamāhitaḥ |
samanvitaḥ svadhiṣṭhānaḥ samyakpacati pāvakaḥ || 10 ||
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āsyaṃ hi pāyusaṃyuktamante syādgudasaṃjñitam |
srotastasmātprajāyante sarvasrotāṃsi dehinām || 11 ||
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prāṇānāṃ saṃnipātācca saṃnipātaḥ prajāyate |
ūṣmā cāgniriti jñeyo yo'nnaṃ pacati dehinām || 12 ||
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agnivegavahaḥ prāṇo gudānte pratihanyate |
sa ūrdhvamāgamya punaḥ samutkṣipati pāvakam || 13 ||
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pakvāśayastvadho nābherūrdhvamāmāśayaḥ sthitaḥ |
nābhimadhye śarīrasya sarve prāṇāḥ samāhitāḥ || 14 ||
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prasṛtā hṛdayātsarve tiryagūrdhvamadhastathā |
vahantyannarasānnāḍyo daśa prāṇapracoditāḥ || 15 ||
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eṣa mārgo'tha yogānāṃ yena gacchanti tatpadam |
jitaklamāsanā dhīrā mūrdhanyātmānamādadhuḥ || 16 ||
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evaṃ sarveṣu vihitaḥ prāṇāpāneṣu dehinām |
tasminsthito nityamagniḥ sthālyāmiva samāhitaḥ || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 178

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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