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 252

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
sūkṣmaṃ sādhu samādiṣṭaṃ bhavatā dharmalakṣaṇam |
pratibhā tvasti me kācittāṃ brūyāmanumānataḥ || 1 ||
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bhūyāṃso hṛdaye ye me praśnāste vyāhṛtāstvayā |
imamanyaṃ pravakṣyāmi na rājanvigrahādiva || 2 ||
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imāni hi prāpayanti sṛjantyuttārayanti ca |
na dharmaḥ paripāṭhena śakyo bhārata veditum || 3 ||
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anyo dharmaḥ samasthasya viṣamasthasya cāparaḥ |
āpadastu kathaṃ śakyāḥ paripāṭhena veditum || 4 ||
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sadācāro mato dharmaḥ santastvācāralakṣaṇāḥ |
sādhyāsādhyaṃ kathaṃ śakyaṃ sadācāro hyalakṣaṇam || 5 ||
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dṛśyate dharmarūpeṇa adharmaṃ prākṛtaścaran |
dharmaṃ cādharmarūpeṇa kaścidaprākṛtaścaran || 6 ||
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punarasya pramāṇaṃ hi nirdiṣṭaṃ śāstrakovidaiḥ |
vedavādāścānuyugaṃ hrasantīti ha naḥ śrutam || 7 ||
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anye kṛtayuge dharmāstretāyāṃ dvāpare'pare |
anye kaliyuge dharmā yathāśaktikṛtā iva || 8 ||
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āmnāyavacanaṃ satyamityayaṃ lokasaṃgrahaḥ |
āmnāyebhyaḥ paraṃ vedāḥ prasṛtā viśvatomukhāḥ || 9 ||
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te cetsarve pramāṇaṃ vai pramāṇaṃ tanna vidyate |
pramāṇe cāpramāṇe ca viruddhe śāstratā kutaḥ || 10 ||
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dharmasya hriyamāṇasya balavadbhirdurātmabhiḥ |
yā yā vikriyate saṃsthā tataḥ sāpi praṇaśyati || 11 ||
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vidma caivaṃ na vā vidma śakyaṃ vā vedituṃ na vā |
aṇīyānkṣuradhārāyā garīyānparvatādapi || 12 ||
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gandharvanagarākāraḥ prathamaṃ saṃpradṛśyate |
anvīkṣyamāṇaḥ kavibhiḥ punargacchatyadarśanam || 13 ||
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nipānānīva gobhyāśe kṣetre kulyeva bhārata |
smṛto'pi śāśvato dharmo viprahīṇo na dṛśyate || 14 ||
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kāmādanye kṣayādanye kāraṇairaparaistathā |
asanto hi vṛthācāraṃ bhajante bahavo'pare || 15 ||
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dharmo bhavati sa kṣipraṃ vilīnastveva sādhuṣu |
anye tānāhurunmattānapi cāvahasantyuta || 16 ||
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mahājanā hyupāvṛttā rājadharmaṃ samāśritāḥ |
na hi sarvahitaḥ kaścidācāraḥ saṃpradṛśyate || 17 ||
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tenaivānyaḥ prabhavati so'paraṃ bādhate punaḥ |
dṛśyate caiva sa punastulyarūpo yadṛcchayā || 18 ||
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yenaivānyaḥ prabhavati so'parānapi bādhate |
ācārāṇāmanaikāgryaṃ sarveṣāmeva lakṣayet || 19 ||
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cirābhipannaḥ kavibhiḥ pūrvaṃ dharma udāhṛtaḥ |
tenācāreṇa pūrveṇa saṃsthā bhavati śāśvatī || 20 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 252

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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