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 266

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
mokṣaḥ pitāmahenokta upāyānnānupāyataḥ |
tamupāyaṃ yathānyāyaṃ śrotumicchāmi bhārata || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
tvayyevaitanmahāprājña yuktaṃ nipuṇadarśanam |
yadupāyena sarvārthānnityaṃ mṛgayase'nagha || 2 ||
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karaṇe ghaṭasya yā buddhirghaṭotpattau na sānagha |
evaṃ dharmābhyupāyeṣu nānyaddharmeṣu kāraṇam || 3 ||
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pūrve samudre yaḥ panthā na sa gacchati paścimam |
ekaḥ panthā hi mokṣasya tanme vistarataḥ śṛṇu || 4 ||
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kṣamayā krodhamucchindyātkāmaṃ saṃkalpavarjanāt |
sattvasaṃsevanāddhīro nidrāmucchetumarhati || 5 ||
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apramādādbhayaṃ rakṣecchvāsaṃ kṣetrajñaśīlanāt |
icchāṃ dveṣaṃ ca kāmaṃ ca dhairyeṇa vinivartayet || 6 ||
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bhramaṃ pramohamāvartamabhyāsādvinivartayet |
nidrāṃ ca pratibhāṃ caiva jñānābhyāsena tattvavit || 7 ||
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upadravāṃstathā rogānhitajīrṇamitāśanāt |
lobhaṃ mohaṃ ca saṃtoṣādviṣayāṃstattvadarśanāt || 8 ||
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anukrośādadharmaṃ ca jayeddharmamupekṣayā |
āyatyā ca jayedāśāmarthaṃ saṅgavivarjanāt || 9 ||
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anityatvena ca snehaṃ kṣudhaṃ yogena paṇḍitaḥ |
kāruṇyenātmano mānaṃ tṛṣṇāṃ ca paritoṣataḥ || 10 ||
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utthānena jayettandrīṃ vitarkaṃ niścayājjayet |
maunena bahubhāṣyaṃ ca śauryeṇa ca bhayaṃ jayet || 11 ||
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yacchedvāṅmanasī buddhyā tāṃ yacchejjñānacakṣuṣā |
jñānamātmā mahānyacchettaṃ yacchecchāntirātmanaḥ || 12 ||
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tadetadupaśāntena boddhavyaṃ śucikarmaṇā |
yogadoṣānsamucchidya pañca yānkavayo viduḥ || 13 ||
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kāmaṃ krodhaṃ ca lobhaṃ ca bhayaṃ svapnaṃ ca pañcamam |
parityajya niṣeveta tathemānyogasādhanān || 14 ||
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dhyānamadhyayanaṃ dānaṃ satyaṃ hrīrārjavaṃ kṣamā |
śaucamāhārataḥ śuddhirindriyāṇāṃ ca saṃyamaḥ || 15 ||
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etairvivardhate tejaḥ pāpmānamapahanti ca |
sidhyanti cāsya saṃkalpā vijñānaṃ ca pravartate || 16 ||
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dhūtapāpaḥ sa tejasvī laghvāhāro jitendriyaḥ |
kāmakrodhau vaśe kṛtvā ninīṣedbrahmaṇaḥ padam || 17 ||
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amūḍhatvamasaṅgitvaṃ kāmakrodhavivarjanam |
adainyamanudīrṇatvamanudvego vyavasthitiḥ || 18 ||
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eṣa mārgo hi mokṣasya prasanno vimalaḥ śuciḥ |
tathā vākkāyamanasāṃ niyamaḥ kāmato'nyathā || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 266

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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