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 282

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parāśara uvāca |
vṛttiḥ sakāśādvarṇebhyastribhyo hīnasya śobhanā |
prītyopanītā nirdiṣṭā dharmiṣṭhānkurute sadā || 1 ||
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vṛttiścennāsti śūdrasya pitṛpaitāmahī dhruvā |
na vṛttiṃ parato mārgecchuśrūṣāṃ tu prayojayet || 2 ||
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sadbhistu saha saṃsargaḥ śobhate dharmadarśibhiḥ |
nityaṃ sarvāsvavasthāsu nāsadbhiriti me matiḥ || 3 ||
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yathodayagirau dravyaṃ saṃnikarṣeṇa dīpyate |
tathā satsaṃnikarṣeṇa hīnavarṇo'pi dīpyate || 4 ||
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yādṛśena hi varṇena bhāvyate śuklamambaram |
tādṛśaṃ kurute rūpametadevamavaihi me || 5 ||
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tasmādguṇeṣu rajyethā mā doṣeṣu kadācana |
anityamiha martyānāṃ jīvitaṃ hi calācalam || 6 ||
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sukhe vā yadi vā duḥkhe vartamāno vicakṣaṇaḥ |
yaścinoti śubhānyeva sa bhadrāṇīha paśyati || 7 ||
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dharmādapetaṃ yatkarma yadyapi syānmahāphalam |
na tatseveta medhāvī na taddhitamihocyate || 8 ||
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yo hṛtvā gosahasrāṇi nṛpo dadyādarakṣitā |
sa śabdamātraphalabhāgrājā bhavati taskaraḥ || 9 ||
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svayaṃbhūrasṛjaccāgre dhātāraṃ lokapūjitam |
dhātāsṛjatputramekaṃ prajānāṃ dhāraṇe ratam || 10 ||
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tamarcayitvā vaiśyastu kuryādatyarthamṛddhimat |
rakṣitavyaṃ tu rājanyairupayojyaṃ dvijātibhiḥ || 11 ||
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ajihmairaśaṭhakrodhairhavyakavyaprayoktṛbhiḥ |
śūdrairnirmārjanaṃ kāryamevaṃ dharmo na naśyati || 12 ||
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apranaṣṭe tato dharme bhavanti sukhitāḥ prajāḥ |
sukhena tāsāṃ rājendra modante divi devatāḥ || 13 ||
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tasmādyo rakṣati nṛpaḥ sa dharmeṇābhipūjyate |
adhīte cāpi yo vipro vaiśyo yaścārjane rataḥ || 14 ||
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yaśca śuśrūṣate śūdraḥ satataṃ niyatendriyaḥ |
ato'nyathā manuṣyendra svadharmātparihīyate || 15 ||
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prāṇasaṃtāpanirdiṣṭāḥ kākiṇyo'pi mahāphalāḥ |
nyāyenopārjitā dattāḥ kimutānyāḥ sahasraśaḥ || 16 ||
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satkṛtya tu dvijātibhyo yo dadāti narādhipa |
yādṛśaṃ tādṛśaṃ nityamaśnāti phalamūrjitam || 17 ||
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abhigamya dattaṃ tuṣṭyā yaddhanyamāhurabhiṣṭutam |
yācitena tu yaddattaṃ tadāhurmadhyamaṃ budhāḥ || 18 ||
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avajñayā dīyate yattathaivāśraddhayāpi ca |
tadāhuradhamaṃ dānaṃ munayaḥ satyavādinaḥ || 19 ||
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atikrame majjamāno vividhena naraḥ sadā |
tathā prayatnaṃ kurvīta yathā mucyeta saṃśayāt || 20 ||
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damena śobhate vipraḥ kṣatriyo vijayena tu |
dhanena vaiśyaḥ śūdrastu nityaṃ dākṣyeṇa śobhate || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 282

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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