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 214

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
dvijātayo vratopetā yadidaṃ bhuñjate haviḥ |
annaṃ brāhmaṇakāmāya kathametatpitāmaha || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
avedoktavratopetā bhuñjānāḥ kāryakāriṇaḥ |
vedokteṣu ca bhuñjānā vrataluptā yudhiṣṭhira || 2 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
yadidaṃ tapa ityāhurupavāsaṃ pṛthagjanāḥ |
etattapo mahārāja utāho kiṃ tapo bhavet || 3 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
māsapakṣopavāsena manyante yattapo janāḥ |
ātmatantropaghātaḥ sa na tapastatsatāṃ matam |
tyāgaśca sannatiścaiva śiṣyate tapa uttamam || 4 ||
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sadopavāsī ca bhavedbrahmacārī sadaiva ca |
muniśca syātsadā vipro daivataṃ ca sadā bhajet || 5 ||
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kuṭumbiko dharmakāmaḥ sadāsvapnaśca bhārata |
amāṃsāśī sadā ca syātpavitraṃ ca sadā japet || 6 ||
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amṛtāśī sadā ca syānna ca syādviṣabhojanaḥ |
vighasāśī sadā ca syātsadā caivātithipriyaḥ || 7 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kathaṃ sadopavāsī syādbrahmacārī kathaṃ bhavet |
vighasāśī kathaṃ ca syātsadā caivātithipriyaḥ || 8 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
antarā prātarāśaṃ ca sāyamāśaṃ tathaiva ca |
sadopavāsī ca bhavedyo na bhuṅkte kathaṃcana || 9 ||
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bhāryāṃ gacchanbrahmacārī ṛtau bhavati brāhmaṇaḥ |
ṛtavādī sadā ca syājjñānanityaśca yo naraḥ || 10 ||
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abhakṣayanvṛthāmāṃsamamāṃsāśī bhavatyuta |
dānanityaḥ pavitraśca asvapnaśca divāsvapan || 11 ||
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bhṛtyātithiṣu yo bhuṅkte bhuktavatsu sadā sa ha |
amṛtaṃ sakalaṃ bhuṅkta iti viddhi yudhiṣṭhira || 12 ||
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abhuktavatsu nāśnānaḥ satataṃ yastu vai dvijaḥ |
abhojanena tenāsya jitaḥ svargo bhavatyuta || 13 ||
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devatābhyaḥ pitṛbhyaśca bhṛtyebhyo'tithibhiḥ saha |
avaśiṣṭaṃ tu yo'śnāti tamāhurvighasāśinam || 14 ||
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teṣāṃ lokā hyaparyantāḥ sadane brahmaṇā saha |
upasthitāścāpsarobhiḥ pariyānti divaukasaḥ || 15 ||
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devatābhiśca ye sārdhaṃ pitṛbhiścopabhuñjate |
ramante putrapautraiśca teṣāṃ gatiranuttamā || 16 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 214

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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