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 244

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vyāsa uvāca |
dvaṃdvāni mokṣajijñāsurarthadharmāvanuṣṭhitaḥ |
vaktrā guṇavatā śiṣyaḥ śrāvyaḥ pūrvamidaṃ mahat || 1 ||
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ākāśaṃ māruto jyotirāpaḥ pṛthvī ca pañcamī |
bhāvābhāvau ca kālaśca sarvabhūteṣu pañcasu || 2 ||
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antarātmakamākāśaṃ tanmayaṃ śrotramindriyam |
tasya śabdaṃ guṇaṃ vidyānmūrtiśāstravidhānavit || 3 ||
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caraṇaṃ mārutātmeti prāṇāpānau ca tanmayau |
sparśanaṃ cendriyaṃ vidyāttathā sparśaṃ ca tanmayam || 4 ||
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tataḥ pākaḥ prakāśaśca jyotiścakṣuśca tanmayam |
tasya rūpaṃ guṇaṃ vidyāttamo'nvavasitātmakam || 5 ||
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prakledaḥ kṣudratā sneha ityāpo hyupadiśyate |
rasanaṃ cendriyaṃ jihvā rasaścāpāṃ guṇo mataḥ || 6 ||
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saṃghātaḥ pārthivo dhāturasthidantanakhāni ca |
śmaśru loma ca keśāśca sirāḥ snāyu ca carma ca || 7 ||
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indriyaṃ ghrāṇasaṃjñānaṃ nāsiketyabhidhīyate |
gandhaścaivendriyārtho'yaṃ vijñeyaḥ pṛthivīmayaḥ || 8 ||
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uttareṣu guṇāḥ santi sarve sarveṣu cottarāḥ |
pañcānāṃ bhūtasaṃghānāṃ saṃtatiṃ munayo viduḥ || 9 ||
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mano navamameṣāṃ tu buddhistu daśamī smṛtā |
ekādaśo'ntarātmā ca sarvataḥ para ucyate || 10 ||
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vyavasāyātmikā buddhirmano vyākaraṇātmakam |
karmānumānādvijñeyaḥ sa jīvaḥ kṣetrasaṃjñakaḥ || 11 ||
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ebhiḥ kālāṣṭamairbhāvairyaḥ sarvaiḥ sarvamanvitam |
paśyatyakaluṣaṃ prājñaḥ sa mohaṃ nānuvartate || 12 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 244

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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