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 204

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gururuvāca |
caturvidhāni bhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca |
avyaktaprabhavānyāhuravyaktanidhanāni ca |
avyaktanidhanaṃ vidyādavyaktātmātmakaṃ manaḥ || 1 ||
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yathāśvatthakaṇīkāyāmantarbhūto mahādrumaḥ |
niṣpanno dṛśyate vyaktamavyaktātsaṃbhavastathā || 2 ||
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abhidravatyayaskāntamayo niścetanāvubhau |
svabhāvahetujā bhāvā yadvadanyadapīdṛśam || 3 ||
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tadvadavyaktajā bhāvāḥ kartuḥ kāraṇalakṣaṇāḥ |
acetanāścetayituḥ kāraṇādabhisaṃhitāḥ || 4 ||
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na bhūḥ khaṃ dyaurna bhūtāni narṣayo na surāsurāḥ |
nānyadāsīdṛte jīvamāsedurna tu saṃhitam || 5 ||
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sarvanītyā sarvagataṃ manohetu salakṣaṇam |
ajñānakarma nirdiṣṭametatkāraṇalakṣaṇam || 6 ||
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tatkāraṇairhi saṃyuktaṃ kāryasaṃgrahakārakam |
yenaitadvartate cakramanādinidhanaṃ mahat || 7 ||
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avyaktanābhaṃ vyaktāraṃ vikāraparimaṇḍalam |
kṣetrajñādhiṣṭhitaṃ cakraṃ snigdhākṣaṃ vartate dhruvam || 8 ||
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snigdhatvāttilavatsarvaṃ cakre'sminpīḍyate jagat |
tilapīḍairivākramya bhogairajñānasaṃbhavaiḥ || 9 ||
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karma tatkurute tarṣādahaṃkāraparigraham |
kāryakāraṇasaṃyoge sa heturupapāditaḥ || 10 ||
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nātyeti kāraṇaṃ kāryaṃ na kāryaṃ kāraṇaṃ tathā |
kāryāṇāṃ tūpakaraṇe kālo bhavati hetumān || 11 ||
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hetuyuktāḥ prakṛtayo vikārāśca parasparam |
anyonyamabhivartante puruṣādhiṣṭhitāḥ sadā || 12 ||
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sarajastāmasairbhāvaiścyuto hetubalānvitaḥ |
kṣetrajñamevānuyāti pāṃsurvāterito yathā |
na ca taiḥ spṛśyate bhāvo na te tena mahātmanā || 13 ||
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sarajasko'rajaskaśca sa vai vāyuryathā bhavet |
tathaitadantaraṃ vidyātkṣetrakṣetrajñayorbudhaḥ |
abhyāsātsa tathā yukto na gacchetprakṛtiṃ punaḥ || 14 ||
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saṃdehametamutpannamacchinadbhagavānṛṣiḥ |
tathā vārtāṃ samīkṣeta kṛtalakṣaṇasaṃmitām || 15 ||
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bījānyagnyupadagdhāni na rohanti yathā punaḥ |
jñānadagdhaistathā kleśairnātmā saṃbadhyate punaḥ || 16 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 204

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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