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 229

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vyāsa uvāca |
atha jñānaplavaṃ dhīro gṛhītvā śāntimāsthitaḥ |
unmajjaṃśca nimajjaṃśca jñānamevābhisaṃśrayet || 1 ||
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śuka uvāca |
kiṃ tajjñānamatho vidyā yayā nistarati dvayam |
pravṛttilakṣaṇo dharmo nivṛttiriti caiva hi || 2 ||
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vyāsa uvāca |
yastu paśyetsvabhāvena vinā bhāvamacetanaḥ |
puṣyate ca punaḥ sarvānprajñayā muktahetukaḥ || 3 ||
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yeṣāṃ caikāntabhāvena svabhāvaḥ kāraṇaṃ matam |
pūtvā tṛṇabusīkāṃ vai te labhante na kiṃcana || 4 ||
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ye cainaṃ pakṣamāśritya vartayantyalpacetasaḥ |
svabhāvaṃ kāraṇaṃ jñātvā na śreyaḥ prāpnuvanti te || 5 ||
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svabhāvo hi vināśāya mohakarmamanobhavaḥ |
niruktametayoretatsvabhāvaparabhāvayoḥ || 6 ||
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kṛṣyādīni hi karmāṇi sasyasaṃharaṇāni ca |
prajñāvadbhiḥ prakḷptāni yānāsanagṛhāṇi ca || 7 ||
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ākrīḍānāṃ gṛhāṇāṃ ca gadānāmagadasya ca |
prajñāvantaḥ pravaktāro jñānavadbhiranuṣṭhitāḥ || 8 ||
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prajñā saṃyojayatyarthaiḥ prajñā śreyo'dhigacchati |
rājāno bhuñjate rājyaṃ prajñayā tulyalakṣaṇāḥ || 9 ||
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pārāvaryaṃ tu bhūtānāṃ jñānenaivopalabhyate |
vidyayā tāta sṛṣṭānāṃ vidyaiva paramā gatiḥ || 10 ||
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bhūtānāṃ janma sarveṣāṃ vividhānāṃ caturvidham |
jarāyvaṇḍamathodbhedaṃ svedaṃ cāpyupalakṣayet || 11 ||
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sthāvarebhyo viśiṣṭāni jaṅgamānyupalakṣayet |
upapannaṃ hi yacceṣṭā viśiṣyeta viśeṣyayoḥ || 12 ||
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āhurdvibahupādāni jaṅgamāni dvayāni ca |
bahupādbhyo viśiṣṭāni dvipādāni bahūnyapi || 13 ||
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dvipadāni dvayānyāhuḥ pārthivānītarāṇi ca |
pārthivāni viśiṣṭāni tāni hyannāni bhuñjate || 14 ||
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pārthivāni dvayānyāhurmadhyamānyuttamāni ca |
madhyamāni viśiṣṭāni jātidharmopadhāraṇāt || 15 ||
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madhyamāni dvayānyāhurdharmajñānītarāṇi ca |
dharmajñāni viśiṣṭāni kāryākāryopadhāraṇāt || 16 ||
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dharmajñāni dvayānyāhurvedajñānītarāṇi ca |
vedajñāni viśiṣṭāni vedo hyeṣu pratiṣṭhitaḥ || 17 ||
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vedajñāni dvayānyāhuḥ pravaktṝṇītarāṇi ca |
pravaktṝṇi viśiṣṭāni sarvadharmopadhāraṇāt || 18 ||
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vijñāyante hi yairvedāḥ sarvadharmakriyāphalāḥ |
sayajñāḥ sakhilā vedāḥ pravaktṛbhyo viniḥsṛtāḥ || 19 ||
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pravaktṝṇi dvayānyāhurātmajñānītarāṇi ca |
ātmajñāni viśiṣṭāni janmājanmopadhāraṇāt || 20 ||
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dharmadvayaṃ hi yo veda sa sarvaḥ sarvadharmavid |
sa tyāgī satyasaṃkalpaḥ sa tu kṣāntaḥ sa īśvaraḥ || 21 ||
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dharmajñānapratiṣṭhaṃ hi taṃ devā brāhmaṇaṃ viduḥ |
śabdabrahmaṇi niṣṇātaṃ pare ca kṛtaniścayam || 22 ||
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antaḥsthaṃ ca bahiṣṭhaṃ ca ye''dhiyajñādhidaivatam |
jānanti tānnamasyāmaste devāstāta te dvijāḥ || 23 ||
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teṣu viśvamidaṃ bhūtaṃ sāgraṃ ca jagadāhitam |
teṣāṃ māhātmyabhāvasya sadṛśaṃ nāsti kiṃcana || 24 ||
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ādiṃ te nidhanaṃ caiva karma cātītya sarvaśaḥ |
caturvidhasya bhūtasya sarvasyeśāḥ svayaṃbhuvaḥ || 25 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 229

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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