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 191

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kīdṛśo jāpako yāti nirayaṃ varṇayasva me |
kautūhalaṃ hi me jātaṃ tadbhavānvaktumarhati || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
dharmasyāṃśaḥ prasūto'si dharmiṣṭho'si svabhāvataḥ |
dharmamūlāśrayaṃ vākyaṃ śṛṇuṣvāvahito'nagha || 2 ||
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amūni yāni sthānāni devānāṃ paramātmanām |
nānāsaṃsthānavarṇāni nānārūpaphalāni ca || 3 ||
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divyāni kāmacārīṇi vimānāni sabhāstathā |
ākrīḍā vividhā rājanpadminyaścāmalodakāḥ || 4 ||
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caturṇāṃ lokapālānāṃ śukrasyātha bṛhaspateḥ |
marutāṃ viśvadevānāṃ sādhyānāmaśvinorapi || 5 ||
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rudrādityavasūnāṃ ca tathānyeṣāṃ divaukasām |
ete vai nirayāstāta sthānasya paramātmanaḥ || 6 ||
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abhayaṃ cānimittaṃ ca na ca kleśabhayāvṛtam |
dvābhyāṃ muktaṃ tribhirmuktamaṣṭābhistribhireva ca || 7 ||
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caturlakṣaṇavarjaṃ tu catuṣkāraṇavarjitam |
apraharṣamanānandamaśokaṃ vigataklamam || 8 ||
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kālaḥ saṃpacyate tatra na kālastatra vai prabhuḥ |
sa kālasya prabhū rājansvargasyāpi tatheśvaraḥ || 9 ||
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ātmakevalatāṃ prāptastatra gatvā na śocati |
īdṛśaṃ paramaṃ sthānaṃ nirayāste ca tādṛśāḥ || 10 ||
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ete te nirayāḥ proktāḥ sarva eva yathātatham |
tasya sthānavarasyeha sarve nirayasaṃjñitāḥ || 11 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 191

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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