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 264

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
bahūnāṃ yajñatapasāmekārthānāṃ pitāmaha |
dharmārthaṃ na sukhārthārthaṃ kathaṃ yajñaḥ samāhitaḥ || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
atra te vartayiṣyāmi nāradenānukīrtitam |
uñchavṛtteḥ purāvṛttaṃ yajñārthe brāhmaṇasya ha || 2 ||
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rāṣṭre dharmottare śreṣṭhe vidarbheṣvabhavaddvijaḥ |
uñchavṛttirṛṣiḥ kaścidyajñe yajñaṃ samādadhe || 3 ||
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śyāmākamaśanaṃ tatra sūryapatnī suvarcalā |
tiktaṃ ca virasaṃ śākaṃ tapasā svādutāṃ gatam || 4 ||
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upagamya vane pṛthvīṃ sarvabhūtavihiṃsayā |
api mūlaphalairijyo yajñaḥ svargyaḥ paraṃtapa || 5 ||
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tasya bhāryā vratakṛśā śuciḥ puṣkaracāriṇī |
yajñapatnītvamānītā satyenānuvidhīyate |
sā tu śāpaparitrastā na svabhāvānuvartinī || 6 ||
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mayūrajīrṇaparṇānāṃ vastraṃ tasyāśca parṇinām |
akāmāyāḥ kṛtaṃ tatra yajñe hotrānumārgataḥ || 7 ||
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śukrasya punarājātirapadhyānādadharmavit |
tasminvane samīpastho mṛgo'bhūtsahacārikaḥ |
vacobhirabravītsatyaṃ tvayā duṣkṛtakaṃ kṛtam || 8 ||
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yadi mantrāṅgahīno'yaṃ yajño bhavati vaikṛtaḥ |
māṃ bhoḥ prakṣipa hotre tvaṃ gaccha svargamatandritaḥ || 9 ||
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tatastu yajñe sāvitrī sākṣāttaṃ saṃnyamantrayat |
nimantrayantī pratyuktā na hanyāṃ sahavāsinam || 10 ||
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evamuktā nivṛttā sā praviṣṭā yajñapāvakam |
kiṃ nu duścaritaṃ yajñe didṛkṣuḥ sā rasātalam || 11 ||
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sā tu baddhāñjaliṃ satyamayācaddhariṇaṃ punaḥ |
satyena saṃpariṣvajya saṃdiṣṭo gamyatāmiti || 12 ||
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tataḥ sa hariṇo gatvā padānyaṣṭau nyavartata |
sādhu hiṃsaya māṃ satya hato yāsyāmi sadgatim || 13 ||
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paśya hyapsaraso divyā mayā dattena cakṣuṣā |
vimānāni vicitrāṇi gandharvāṇāṃ mahātmanām || 14 ||
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tataḥ suruciraṃ dṛṣṭvā spṛhālagnena cakṣuṣā |
mṛgamālokya hiṃsāyāṃ svargavāsaṃ samarthayat || 15 ||
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sa tu dharmo mṛgo bhūtvā bahuvarṣoṣito vane |
tasya niṣkṛtimādhatta na hyasau yajñasaṃvidhiḥ || 16 ||
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tasya tena tu bhāvena mṛgahiṃsātmanastadā |
tapo mahatsamucchinnaṃ tasmāddhiṃsā na yajñiyā || 17 ||
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tatastaṃ bhagavāndharmo yajñaṃ yājayata svayam |
samādhānaṃ ca bhāryāyā lebhe sa tapasā param || 18 ||
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ahiṃsā sakalo dharmo hiṃsā yajñe'samāhitā |
satyaṃ te'haṃ pravakṣyāmi yo dharmaḥ satyavādinām || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 264

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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