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 304

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yājñavalkya uvāca |
sāṃkhyajñānaṃ mayā proktaṃ yogajñānaṃ nibodha me |
yathāśrutaṃ yathādṛṣṭaṃ tattvena nṛpasattama || 1 ||
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nāsti sāṃkhyasamaṃ jñānaṃ nāsti yogasamaṃ balam |
tāvubhāvekacaryau tu ubhāvanidhanau smṛtau || 2 ||
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pṛthakpṛthaktu paśyanti ye'lpabuddhiratā narāḥ |
vayaṃ tu rājanpaśyāma ekameva tu niścayāt || 3 ||
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yadeva yogāḥ paśyanti tatsāṃkhyairapi dṛśyate |
ekaṃ sāṃkhyaṃ ca yogaṃ ca yaḥ paśyati sa tattvavit || 4 ||
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rudrapradhānānaparānviddhi yogānparaṃtapa |
tenaiva cātha dehena vicaranti diśo daśa || 5 ||
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yāvaddhi pralayastāta sūkṣmeṇāṣṭaguṇena vai |
yogena lokānvicaransukhaṃ saṃnyasya cānagha || 6 ||
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vedeṣu cāṣṭaguṇitaṃ yogamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ |
sūkṣmamaṣṭaguṇaṃ prāhurnetaraṃ nṛpasattama || 7 ||
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dviguṇaṃ yogakṛtyaṃ tu yogānāṃ prāhuruttamam |
saguṇaṃ nirguṇaṃ caiva yathāśāstranidarśanam || 8 ||
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dhāraṇā caiva manasaḥ prāṇāyāmaśca pārthiva |
prāṇāyāmo hi saguṇo nirguṇaṃ dhāraṇaṃ manaḥ || 9 ||
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yatra dṛśyeta muñcanvai prāṇānmaithilasattama |
vātādhikyaṃ bhavatyeva tasmāddhi na samācaret || 10 ||
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niśāyāḥ prathame yāme codanā dvādaśa smṛtāḥ |
madhye suptvā pare yāme dvādaśaiva tu codanāḥ || 11 ||
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tadevamupaśāntena dāntenaikāntaśīlinā |
ātmārāmeṇa buddhena yoktavyo''tmā na saṃśayaḥ || 12 ||
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pañcānāmindriyāṇāṃ tu doṣānākṣipya pañcadhā |
śabdaṃ sparśaṃ tathā rūpaṃ rasaṃ gandhaṃ tathaiva ca || 13 ||
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pratibhāmapavargaṃ ca pratisaṃhṛtya maithila |
indriyagrāmamakhilaṃ manasyabhiniveśya ha || 14 ||
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manastathaivāhaṃkāre pratiṣṭhāpya narādhipa |
ahaṃkāraṃ tathā buddhau buddhiṃ ca prakṛtāvapi || 15 ||
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evaṃ hi parisaṃkhyāya tato dhyāyeta kevalam |
virajaskamalaṃ nityamanantaṃ śuddhamavraṇam || 16 ||
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tasthuṣaṃ puruṣaṃ sattvamabhedyamajarāmaram |
śāśvataṃ cāvyayaṃ caiva īśānaṃ brahma cāvyayam || 17 ||
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yuktasya tu mahārāja lakṣaṇānyupadhārayet |
lakṣaṇaṃ tu prasādasya yathā tṛptaḥ sukhaṃ svapet || 18 ||
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nivāte tu yathā dīpo jvaletsnehasamanvitaḥ |
niścalordhvaśikhastadvadyuktamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ || 19 ||
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pāṣāṇa iva meghotthairyathā bindubhirāhataḥ |
nālaṃ cālayituṃ śakyastathā yuktasya lakṣaṇam || 20 ||
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śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣairvividhairgītavāditaiḥ |
kriyamāṇairna kampeta yuktasyaitannidarśanam || 21 ||
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tailapātraṃ yathā pūrṇaṃ karābhyāṃ gṛhya pūruṣaḥ |
sopānamāruhedbhītastarjyamāno'sipāṇibhiḥ || 22 ||
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saṃyatātmā bhayātteṣāṃ na pātrādbindumutsṛjet |
tathaivottaramāṇasya ekāgramanasastathā || 23 ||
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sthiratvādindriyāṇāṃ tu niścalatvāttathaiva ca |
evaṃ yuktasya tu munerlakṣaṇānyupadhārayet || 24 ||
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sa yuktaḥ paśyati brahma yattatparamamavyayam |
mahatastamaso madhye sthitaṃ jvalanasaṃnibham || 25 ||
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etena kevalaṃ yāti tyaktvā dehamasākṣikam |
kālena mahatā rājañśrutireṣā sanātanī || 26 ||
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etaddhi yogaṃ yogānāṃ kimanyadyogalakṣaṇam |
vijñāya taddhi manyante kṛtakṛtyā manīṣiṇaḥ || 27 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 304

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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