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 305

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yājñavalkya uvāca |
tathaivotkramamāṇaṃ tu śṛṇuṣvāvahito nṛpa |
padbhyāmutkramamāṇasya vaiṣṇavaṃ sthānamucyate || 1 ||
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jaṅghābhyāṃ tu vasūndevānāpnuyāditi naḥ śrutam |
jānubhyāṃ ca mahābhāgāndevānsādhyānavāpnuyāt || 2 ||
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pāyunotkramamāṇastu maitraṃ sthānamavāpnuyāt |
pṛthivīṃ jaghanenātha ūrubhyāṃ tu prajāpatim || 3 ||
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pārśvābhyāṃ maruto devānnāsābhyāmindumeva ca |
bāhubhyāmindramityāhururasā rudrameva ca || 4 ||
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grīvāyāstamṛṣiśreṣṭhaṃ naramāpnotyanuttamam |
viśvedevānmukhenātha diśaḥ śrotreṇa cāpnuyāt || 5 ||
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ghrāṇena gandhavahanaṃ netrābhyāṃ sūryameva ca |
bhrūbhyāṃ caivāśvinau devau lalāṭena pitṝnatha || 6 ||
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brahmāṇamāpnoti vibhuṃ mūrdhnā devāgrajaṃ tathā |
etānyutkramaṇasthānānyuktāni mithileśvara || 7 ||
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ariṣṭāni tu vakṣyāmi vihitāni manīṣibhiḥ |
saṃvatsaraviyogasya saṃbhaveyuḥ śarīriṇaḥ || 8 ||
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yo'rundhatīṃ na paśyeta dṛṣṭapūrvāṃ kadācana |
tathaiva dhruvamityāhuḥ pūrṇenduṃ dīpameva ca |
khaṇḍābhāsaṃ dakṣiṇataste'pi saṃvatsarāyuṣaḥ || 9 ||
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paracakṣuṣi cātmānaṃ ye na paśyanti pārthiva |
ātmacchāyākṛtībhūtaṃ te'pi saṃvatsarāyuṣaḥ || 10 ||
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atidyutiratiprajñā aprajñā cādyutistathā |
prakṛtervikriyāpattiḥ ṣaṇmāsānmṛtyulakṣaṇam || 11 ||
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daivatānyavajānāti brāhmaṇaiśca virudhyate |
kṛṣṇaśyāvacchavicchāyaḥ ṣaṇmāsānmṛtyulakṣaṇam || 12 ||
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śīrṇanābhi yathā cakraṃ chidraṃ somaṃ prapaśyati |
tathaiva ca sahasrāṃśuṃ saptarātreṇa mṛtyubhāk || 13 ||
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śavagandhamupāghrāti surabhiṃ prāpya yo naraḥ |
devatāyatanasthastu ṣaḍrātreṇa sa mṛtyubhāk || 14 ||
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karṇanāsāvanamanaṃ dantadṛṣṭivirāgitā |
saṃjñālopo nirūṣmatvaṃ sadyomṛtyunidarśanam || 15 ||
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akasmācca sravedyasya vāmamakṣi narādhipa |
mūrdhataścotpateddhūmaḥ sadyomṛtyunidarśanam || 16 ||
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etāvanti tvariṣṭāni viditvā mānavo''tmavān |
niśi cāhani cātmānaṃ yojayetparamātmani || 17 ||
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pratīkṣamāṇastatkālaṃ yatkālaṃ prati tadbhavet |
athāsya neṣṭaṃ maraṇaṃ sthātumicchedimāṃ kriyām || 18 ||
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sarvagandhānrasāṃścaiva dhārayeta samāhitaḥ |
tathā hi mṛtyuṃ jayati tatpareṇāntarātmanā || 19 ||
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sasāṃkhyadhāraṇaṃ caiva viditvā manujarṣabha |
jayecca mṛtyuṃ yogena tatpareṇāntarātmanā || 20 ||
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gacchetprāpyākṣayaṃ kṛtsnamajanma śivamavyayam |
śāśvataṃ sthānamacalaṃ duṣprāpamakṛtātmabhiḥ || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 305

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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