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 239

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śuka uvāca |
adhyātmaṃ vistareṇeha punareva vadasva me |
yadadhyātmaṃ yathā cedaṃ bhagavannṛṣisattama || 1 ||
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vyāsa uvāca |
adhyātmaṃ yadidaṃ tāta puruṣasyeha vidyate |
tatte'haṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi tasya vyākhyāmimāṃ śṛṇu || 2 ||
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bhūmirāpastathā jyotirvāyurākāśameva ca |
mahābhūtāni bhūtānāṃ sāgarasyormayo yathā || 3 ||
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prasāryeha yathāṅgāni kūrmaḥ saṃharate punaḥ |
tadvanmahānti bhūtāni yavīyaḥsu vikurvate || 4 ||
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iti tanmayamevedaṃ sarvaṃ sthāvarajaṅgamam |
sarge ca pralaye caiva tasmānnirdiśyate tathā || 5 ||
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mahābhūtāni pañcaiva sarvabhūteṣu bhūtakṛt |
akarottāta vaiṣamyaṃ yasminyadanupaśyati || 6 ||
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śuka uvāca |
akarodyaccharīreṣu kathaṃ tadupalakṣayet |
indriyāṇi guṇāḥ kecitkathaṃ tānupalakṣayet || 7 ||
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vyāsa uvāca |
etatte vartayiṣyāmi yathāvadiha darśanam |
śṛṇu tattvamihaikāgro yathātattvaṃ yathā ca tat || 8 ||
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śabdaḥ śrotraṃ tathā khāni trayamākāśasaṃbhavam |
prāṇaśceṣṭā tathā sparśa ete vāyuguṇāstrayaḥ || 9 ||
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rūpaṃ cakṣurvipākaśca tridhā jyotirvidhīyate |
raso'tha rasanaṃ sneho guṇāstvete trayo'mbhasām || 10 ||
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ghreyaṃ ghrāṇaṃ śarīraṃ ca bhūmerete guṇāstrayaḥ |
etāvānindriyagrāmo vyākhyātaḥ pāñcabhautikaḥ || 11 ||
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vāyoḥ sparśo raso'dbhyaśca jyotiṣo rūpamucyate |
ākāśaprabhavaḥ śabdo gandho bhūmiguṇaḥ smṛtaḥ || 12 ||
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mano buddhiśca bhāvaśca traya ete''tmayonijāḥ |
na guṇānativartante guṇebhyaḥ paramā matāḥ || 13 ||
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indriyāṇi nare pañca ṣaṣṭhaṃ tu mana ucyate |
saptamīṃ buddhimevāhuḥ kṣetrajñaṃ punaraṣṭamam || 14 ||
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cakṣurālocanāyaiva saṃśayaṃ kurute manaḥ |
buddhiradhyavasānāya sākṣī kṣetrajña ucyate || 15 ||
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rajastamaśca sattvaṃ ca traya ete svayonijāḥ |
samāḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu tadguṇeṣūpalakṣayet || 16 ||
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yathā kūrma ihāṅgāni prasārya viniyacchati |
evamevendriyagrāmaṃ buddhiḥ sṛṣṭvā niyacchati || 17 ||
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yadūrdhvaṃ pādatalayoravāṅmūrdhnaśca paśyati |
etasminneva kṛtye vai vartate buddhiruttamā || 18 ||
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guṇānnenīyate buddhirbuddhirevendriyāṇyapi |
manaḥṣaṣṭhāni sarvāṇi buddhyabhāve kuto guṇāḥ || 19 ||
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tatra yatprītisaṃyuktaṃ kiṃcidātmani lakṣayet |
praśāntamiva saṃśuddhaṃ sattvaṃ tadupadhārayet || 20 ||
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yattu saṃtāpasaṃyuktaṃ kāye manasi vā bhavet |
rajaḥ pravartakaṃ tatsyātsatataṃ hāri dehinām || 21 ||
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yattu saṃmohasaṃyuktamavyaktaviṣayaṃ bhavet |
apratarkyamavijñeyaṃ tamastadupadhāryatām || 22 ||
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praharṣaḥ prītirānandaḥ sāmyaṃ svasthātmacittatā |
akasmādyadi vā kasmādvartate sāttviko guṇaḥ || 23 ||
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abhimāno mṛṣāvādo lobho mohastathākṣamā |
liṅgāni rajasastāni vartante hetvahetutaḥ || 24 ||
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tathā mohaḥ pramādaśca tandrī nidrāprabodhitā |
kathaṃcidabhivartante vijñeyāstāmasā guṇāḥ || 25 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 239

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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