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 230

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vyāsa uvāca |
eṣā pūrvatarā vṛttirbrāhmaṇasya vidhīyate |
jñānavāneva karmāṇi kurvansarvatra sidhyati || 1 ||
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tatra cenna bhavedevaṃ saṃśayaḥ karmaniścaye |
kiṃ nu karma svabhāvo'yaṃ jñānaṃ karmeti vā punaḥ || 2 ||
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tatra ceha vivitsā syājjñānaṃ cetpuruṣaṃ prati |
upapattyupalabdhibhyāṃ varṇayiṣyāmi tacchṛṇu || 3 ||
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pauruṣaṃ kāraṇaṃ kecidāhuḥ karmasu mānavāḥ |
daivameke praśaṃsanti svabhāvaṃ cāpare janāḥ || 4 ||
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pauruṣaṃ karma daivaṃ ca phalavṛttisvabhāvataḥ |
trayametatpṛthagbhūtamavivekaṃ tu kecana || 5 ||
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evametanna cāpyevamubhe cāpi na cāpyubhe |
karmasthā viṣamaṃ brūyuḥ sattvasthāḥ samadarśinaḥ || 6 ||
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tretāyāṃ dvāpare caiva kalijāśca sasaṃśayāḥ |
tapasvinaḥ praśāntāśca sattvasthāśca kṛte yuge || 7 ||
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apṛthagdarśinaḥ sarve ṛksāmasu yajuḥṣu ca |
kāmadveṣau pṛthagdṛṣṭvā tapaḥ kṛta upāsate || 8 ||
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tapodharmeṇa saṃyuktastaponityaḥ susaṃśitaḥ |
tena sarvānavāpnoti kāmānyānmanasecchati || 9 ||
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tapasā tadavāpnoti yadbhūtvā sṛjate jagat |
tadbhūtaśca tataḥ sarvo bhūtānāṃ bhavati prabhuḥ || 10 ||
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taduktaṃ vedavādeṣu gahanaṃ vedadarśibhiḥ |
vedānteṣu punarvyaktaṃ kramayogena lakṣyate || 11 ||
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ārambhayajñāḥ kṣatrasya haviryajñā viśaḥ smṛtāḥ |
paricārayajñāḥ śūdrāśca japayajñā dvijātayaḥ || 12 ||
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pariniṣṭhitakāryo hi svādhyāyena dvijo bhavet |
kuryādanyanna vā kuryānmaitro brāhmaṇa ucyate || 13 ||
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tretādau sakalā vedā yajñā varṇāśramāstathā |
saṃrodhādāyuṣastvete vyasyante dvāpare yuge || 14 ||
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dvāpare viplavaṃ yānti vedāḥ kaliyuge tathā |
dṛśyante nāpi dṛśyante kalerante punaḥ punaḥ || 15 ||
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utsīdanti svadharmāśca tatrādharmeṇa pīḍitāḥ |
gavāṃ bhūmeśca ye cāpāmoṣadhīnāṃ ca ye rasāḥ || 16 ||
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adharmāntarhitā vedā vedadharmāstathāśramāḥ |
vikriyante svadharmasthāḥ sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca || 17 ||
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yathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni vṛṣṭirbhaumāni varṣati |
sṛjate sarvato'ṅgāni tathā vedā yuge yuge || 18 ||
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visṛtaṃ kālanānātvamanādinidhanaṃ ca yat |
kīrtitaṃ tatpurastānme yataḥ saṃyānti yānti ca || 19 ||
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dhātedaṃ prabhavasthānaṃ bhūtānāṃ saṃyamo yamaḥ |
svabhāvena pravartante dvaṃdvasṛṣṭāni bhūriśaḥ || 20 ||
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sargaḥ kālo dhṛtirvedāḥ kartā kāryaṃ kriyā phalam |
etatte kathitaṃ tāta yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 230

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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