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 268

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
bhrātaraḥ pitaraḥ putrā jñātayaḥ suhṛdastathā |
arthahetorhatāḥ krūrairasmābhiḥ pāpabuddhibhiḥ || 1 ||
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yeyamarthodbhavā tṛṣṇā kathametāṃ pitāmaha |
nivartayema pāpaṃ hi tṛṣṇayā kāritā vayam || 2 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam |
gītaṃ videharājena māṇḍavyāyānupṛcchate || 3 ||
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susukhaṃ bata jīvāmi yasya me nāsti kiṃcana |
mithilāyāṃ pradīptāyāṃ na me dahyati kiṃcana || 4 ||
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arthāḥ khalu samṛddhā hi bāḍhaṃ duḥkhaṃ vijānatām |
asamṛddhāstvapi sadā mohayantyavicakṣaṇān || 5 ||
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yacca kāmasukhaṃ loke yacca divyaṃ mahatsukham |
tṛṣṇākṣayasukhasyaite nārhataḥ ṣoḍaśīṃ kalām || 6 ||
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yathaiva śṛṅgaṃ goḥ kāle vardhamānasya vardhate |
tathaiva tṛṣṇā vittena vardhamānena vardhate || 7 ||
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kiṃcideva mamatvena yadā bhavati kalpitam |
tadeva paritāpāya nāśe saṃpadyate punaḥ || 8 ||
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na kāmānanurudhyeta duḥkhaṃ kāmeṣu vai ratiḥ |
prāpyārthamupayuñjīta dharme kāmaṃ vivarjayet || 9 ||
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vidvānsarveṣu bhūteṣu vyāghramāṃsopamo bhavet |
kṛtakṛtyo viśuddhātmā sarvaṃ tyajati vai saha || 10 ||
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ubhe satyānṛte tyaktvā śokānandau priyāpriye |
bhayābhaye ca saṃtyajya saṃpraśānto nirāmayaḥ || 11 ||
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yā dustyajā durmatibhiryā na jīryati jīryataḥ |
yo'sau prāṇāntiko rogastāṃ tṛṣṇāṃ tyajataḥ sukham || 12 ||
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cāritramātmanaḥ paśyaṃścandraśuddhamanāmayam |
dharmātmā labhate kīrtiṃ pretya ceha yathāsukham || 13 ||
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rājñastadvacanaṃ śrutvā prītimānabhavaddvijaḥ |
pūjayitvā ca tadvākyaṃ māṇḍavyo mokṣamāśritaḥ || 14 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 268

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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