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 281

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parāśara uvāca |
kaḥ kasya copakurute kaśca kasmai prayacchati |
prāṇī karotyayaṃ karma sarvamātmārthamātmanā || 1 ||
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gauraveṇa parityaktaṃ niḥsnehaṃ parivarjayet |
sodaryaṃ bhrātaramapi kimutānyaṃ pṛthagjanam || 2 ||
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viśiṣṭasya viśiṣṭācca tulyau dānapratigrahau |
tayoḥ puṇyataraṃ dānaṃ taddvijasya prayacchataḥ || 3 ||
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nyāyāgataṃ dhanaṃ varṇairnyāyenaiva vivardhitam |
saṃrakṣyaṃ yatnamāsthāya dharmārthamiti niścayaḥ || 4 ||
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na dharmārthī nṛśaṃsena karmaṇā dhanamarjayet |
śaktitaḥ sarvakāryāṇi kuryānnarddhimanusmaret || 5 ||
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apo hi prayataḥ śītāstāpitā jvalanena vā |
śaktito'tithaye dattvā kṣudhārtāyāśnute phalam || 6 ||
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rantidevena lokeṣṭā siddhiḥ prāptā mahātmanā |
phalapatrairatho mūlairmunīnarcitavānasau || 7 ||
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taireva phalapatraiśca sa māṭharamatoṣayat |
tasmāllebhe paraṃ sthānaṃ śaibyo'pi pṛthivīpatiḥ || 8 ||
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devatātithibhṛtyebhyaḥ pitṛbhyo'thātmanastathā |
ṛṇavāñjāyate martyastasmādanṛṇatāṃ vrajet || 9 ||
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svādhyāyena maharṣibhyo devebhyo yajñakarmaṇā |
pitṛbhyaḥ śrāddhadānena nṛṇāmabhyarcanena ca || 10 ||
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vācaḥ śeṣāvahāryeṇa pālanenātmano'pi ca |
yathāvadbhṛtyavargasya cikīrṣeddharmamāditaḥ || 11 ||
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prayatnena ca saṃsiddhā dhanairapi vivarjitāḥ |
samyagghutvā hutavahaṃ munayaḥ siddhimāgatāḥ || 12 ||
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viśvāmitrasya putratvamṛcīkatanayo'gamat |
ṛgbhiḥ stutvā mahābhāgo devānvai yajñabhāginaḥ || 13 ||
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gataḥ śukratvamuśanā devadevaprasādanāt |
devīṃ stutvā tu gagane modate tejasā vṛtaḥ || 14 ||
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asito devalaścaiva tathā nāradaparvatau |
kakṣīvāñjāmadagnyaśca rāmastāṇḍyastathāṃśumān || 15 ||
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vasiṣṭho jamadagniśca viśvāmitro'trireva ca |
bharadvājo hariśmaśruḥ kuṇḍadhāraḥ śrutaśravāḥ || 16 ||
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ete maharṣayaḥ stutvā viṣṇumṛgbhiḥ samāhitāḥ |
lebhire tapasā siddhiṃ prasādāttasya dhīmataḥ || 17 ||
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anarhāścārhatāṃ prāptāḥ santaḥ stutvā tameva ha |
na tu vṛddhimihānvicchetkarma kṛtvā jugupsitam || 18 ||
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ye'rthā dharmeṇa te satyā ye'dharmeṇa dhigastu tān |
dharmaṃ vai śāśvataṃ loke na jahyāddhanakāṅkṣayā || 19 ||
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āhitāgnirhi dharmātmā yaḥ sa puṇyakṛduttamaḥ |
vedā hi sarve rājendra sthitāstriṣvagniṣu prabho || 20 ||
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sa cāpyagnyāhito vipraḥ kriyā yasya na hīyate |
śreyo hyanāhitāgnitvamagnihotraṃ na niṣkriyam || 21 ||
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agnirātmā ca mātā ca pitā janayitā tathā |
guruśca naraśārdūla paricaryā yathātatham || 22 ||
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mānaṃ tyaktvā yo naro vṛddhasevī vidvānklībaḥ paśyati prītiyogāt |
dākṣyeṇāhīno dharmayukto nadānto loke'sminvai pūjyate sadbhirāryaḥ || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 281

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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