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 195

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manuruvāca |
akṣarātkhaṃ tato vāyurvāyorjyotistato jalam |
jalātprasūtā jagatī jagatyāṃ jāyate jagat || 1 ||
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ime śarīrairjalameva gatvā jalācca tejaḥ pavano'ntarikṣam |
khādvai nivartanti nabhāvinaste ye bhāvinaste paramāpnuvanti || 2 ||
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noṣṇaṃ na śītaṃ mṛdu nāpi tīkṣṇaṃ nāmlaṃ kaṣāyaṃ madhuraṃ na tiktam |
na śabdavannāpi ca gandhavattanna rūpavattatparamasvabhāvam || 3 ||
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sparśaṃ tanurveda rasaṃ tu jihvā ghrāṇaṃ ca gandhāñśravaṇe ca śabdān |
rūpāṇi cakṣurna ca tatparaṃ yadgṛhṇantyanadhyātmavido manuṣyāḥ || 4 ||
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nivartayitvā rasanaṃ rasebhyo ghrāṇaṃ ca gandhācchravaṇe ca śabdāt |
sparśāttanuṃ rūpaguṇāttu cakṣustataḥ paraṃ paśyati svaṃ svabhāvam || 5 ||
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yato gṛhītvā hi karoti yacca yasmiṃśca tāmārabhate pravṛttim |
yasmiṃśca yadyena ca yaśca kartā tatkāraṇaṃ taṃ samupāyamāhuḥ || 6 ||
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yaccābhibhūḥ sādhakaṃ vyāpakaṃ ca yanmantravacchaṃsyate caiva loke |
yaḥ sarvahetuḥ paramārthakārī tatkāraṇaṃ kāryamato yadanyat || 7 ||
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yathā ca kaścitsukṛtairmanuṣyaḥ śubhāśubhaṃ prāpnute'thāvirodhāt |
evaṃ śarīreṣu śubhāśubheṣu svakarmajairjñānamidaṃ nibaddham || 8 ||
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yathā pradīpaḥ purataḥ pradīptaḥ prakāśamanyasya karoti dīpyan |
tatheha pañcendriyadīpavṛkṣā jñānapradīptāḥ paravanta eva || 9 ||
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yathā hi rājño bahavo hyamātyāḥ pṛthakpramānaṃ pravadanti yuktāḥ |
tadvaccharīreṣu bhavanti pañca jñānaikadeśaḥ paramaḥ sa tebhyaḥ || 10 ||
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yathārciṣo'gneḥ pavanasya vegā marīcayo'rkasya nadīṣu cāpaḥ |
gacchanti cāyānti ca tanyamānāstadvaccharīrāṇi śarīriṇāṃ tu || 11 ||
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yathā ca kaścitparaśuṃ gṛhītvā dhūmaṃ na paśyejjvalanaṃ ca kāṣṭhe |
tadvaccharīrodarapāṇipādaṃ chittvā na paśyanti tato yadanyat || 12 ||
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tānyeva kāṣṭhāni yathā vimathya dhūmaṃ ca paśyejjvalanaṃ ca yogāt |
tadvatsubuddhiḥ samamindriyatvādbudhaḥ paraṃ paśyati svaṃ svabhāvam || 13 ||
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yathātmano'ṅgaṃ patitaṃ pṛthivyāṃ svapnāntare paśyati cātmano'nyat |
śrotrādiyuktaḥ sumanāḥ subuddhirliṅgāttathā gacchati liṅgamanyat || 14 ||
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utpattivṛddhikṣayasaṃnipātairna yujyate'sau paramaḥ śarīrī |
anena liṅgena tu liṅgamanyadgacchatyadṛṣṭaḥ pratisaṃdhiyogāt || 15 ||
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na cakṣuṣā paśyati rūpamātmano na cāpi saṃsparśamupaiti kiṃcit |
na cāpi taiḥ sādhayate'tha kāryaṃ te taṃ na paśyanti sa paśyate tān || 16 ||
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yathā pradīpe jvalato'nalasya saṃtāpajaṃ rūpamupaiti kiṃcit |
na cāntaraṃ rūpaguṇaṃ bibharti tathaiva taddṛśyate rūpamasya || 17 ||
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yathā manuṣyaḥ parimucya kāyamadṛśyamanyadviśate śarīram |
visṛjya bhūteṣu mahatsu dehaṃ tadāśrayaṃ caiva bibharti rūpam || 18 ||
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khaṃ vāyumagniṃ salilaṃ tathorvīṃ samantato'bhyāviśate śarīrī |
nānāśrayāḥ karmasu vartamānāḥ śrotrādayaḥ pañca guṇāñśrayante || 19 ||
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śrotraṃ khato ghrāṇamatho pṛthivyāstejomayaṃ rūpamatho vipākaḥ |
jalāśrayaḥ sveda ukto rasaśca vāyvātmakaḥ sparśakṛto guṇaśca || 20 ||
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mahatsu bhūteṣu vasanti pañca pañcendriyārthāśca tathendriyeṣu |
sarvāṇi caitāni manonugāni buddhiṃ mano'nveti manaḥ svabhāvam || 21 ||
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śubhāśubhaṃ karma kṛtaṃ yadasya tadeva pratyādadate svadehe |
mano'nuvartanti parāvarāṇi jalaukasaḥ srota ivānukūlam || 22 ||
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calaṃ yathā dṛṣṭipathaṃ paraiti sūkṣmaṃ mahadrūpamivābhipāti |
svarūpamālocayate ca rūpaṃ paraṃ tathā buddhipathaṃ paraiti || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 195

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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