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 179

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bharadvāja uvāca |
yadi prāṇāyate vāyurvāyureva viceṣṭate |
śvasityābhāṣate caiva tasmājjīvo nirarthakaḥ || 1 ||
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yadyūṣmabhāva āgneyo vahninā pacyate yadi |
agnirjarayate caiva tasmājjīvo nirarthakaḥ || 2 ||
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jantoḥ pramīyamāṇasya jīvo naivopalabhyate |
vāyureva jahātyenamūṣmabhāvaśca naśyati || 3 ||
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yadi vātopamo jīvaḥ saṃśleṣo yadi vāyunā |
vāyumaṇḍalavaddṛśyo gacchetsaha marudgaṇaiḥ || 4 ||
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śleṣo yadi ca vātena yadi tasmātpraṇaśyati |
mahārṇavavimuktatvādanyatsalilabhājanam || 5 ||
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kūpe vā salilaṃ dadyātpradīpaṃ vā hutāśane |
prakṣiptaṃ naśyati kṣipraṃ yathā naśyatyasau tathā || 6 ||
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pañcasādhāraṇe hyasmiñśarīre jīvitaṃ kutaḥ |
yeṣāmanyataratyāgāccaturṇāṃ nāsti saṃgrahaḥ || 7 ||
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naśyantyāpo hyanāhārādvāyurucchvāsanigrahāt |
naśyate koṣṭhabhedātkhamagnirnaśyatyabhojanāt || 8 ||
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vyādhivraṇaparikleśairmedinī caiva śīryate |
pīḍite'nyatare hyeṣāṃ saṃghāto yāti pañcadhā || 9 ||
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tasminpañcatvamāpanne jīvaḥ kimanudhāvati |
kiṃ vedayati vā jīvaḥ kiṃ śṛṇoti bravīti vā || 10 ||
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eṣā gauḥ paralokasthaṃ tārayiṣyati māmiti |
yo dattvā mriyate jantuḥ sā gauḥ kaṃ tārayiṣyati || 11 ||
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gauśca pratigrahītā ca dātā caiva samaṃ yadā |
ihaiva vilayaṃ yānti kutasteṣāṃ samāgamaḥ || 12 ||
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vihagairupayuktasya śailāgrātpatitasya vā |
agninā copayuktasya kutaḥ saṃjīvanaṃ punaḥ || 13 ||
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chinnasya yadi vṛkṣasya na mūlaṃ pratirohati |
bījānyasya pravartante mṛtaḥ kva punareṣyati || 14 ||
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bījamātraṃ purā sṛṣṭaṃ yadetatparivartate |
mṛtā mṛtāḥ praṇaśyanti bījādbījaṃ pravartate || 15 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 179

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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