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 190

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
gatīnāmuttamā prāptiḥ kathitā jāpakeṣviha |
ekaivaiṣā gatisteṣāmuta yāntyaparāmapi || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
śṛṇuṣvāvahito rājañjāpakānāṃ gatiṃ vibho |
yathā gacchanti nirayamanekaṃ puruṣarṣabha || 2 ||
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yathoktametatpūrvaṃ yo nānutiṣṭhati jāpakaḥ |
ekadeśakriyaścātra nirayaṃ sa nigacchati || 3 ||
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avajñānena kurute na tuṣyati na śocati |
īdṛśo jāpako yāti nirayaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ || 4 ||
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ahaṃkārakṛtaścaiva sarve nirayagāminaḥ |
parāvamānī puruṣo bhavitā nirayopagaḥ || 5 ||
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abhidhyāpūrvakaṃ japyaṃ kurute yaśca mohitaḥ |
yatrābhidhyāṃ sa kurute taṃ vai nirayamṛcchati || 6 ||
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athaiśvaryapravṛttaḥ sañjāpakastatra rajyate |
sa eva nirayastasya nāsau tasmātpramucyate || 7 ||
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rāgeṇa jāpako japyaṃ kurute tatra mohitaḥ |
yatrāsya rāgaḥ patati tatra tatropajāyate || 8 ||
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durbuddhirakṛtaprajñaścale manasi tiṣṭhati |
calāmeva gatiṃ yāti nirayaṃ vādhigacchati || 9 ||
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akṛtaprajñako bālo mohaṃ gacchati jāpakaḥ |
sa mohānnirayaṃ yāti tatra gatvānuśocati || 10 ||
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dṛḍhagrāhī karomīti japyaṃ japati jāpakaḥ |
na saṃpūrṇo na vā yukto nirayaṃ so'dhigacchati || 11 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
animittaṃ paraṃ yattadavyaktaṃ brahmaṇi sthitam |
sadbhūto jāpakaḥ kasmātsa śarīramathāviśet || 12 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
duṣprajñānena nirayā bahavaḥ samudāhṛtāḥ |
praśastaṃ jāpakatvaṃ ca doṣāścaite tadātmakāḥ || 13 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 190

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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