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 307

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
aiśvaryaṃ vā mahatprāpya dhanaṃ vā bharatarṣabha |
dīrghamāyuravāpyātha kathaṃ mṛtyumatikramet || 1 ||
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tapasā vā sumahatā karmaṇā vā śrutena vā |
rasāyanaprayogairvā kairnopaiti jarāntakau || 2 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam |
bhikṣoḥ pañcaśikhasyeha saṃvādaṃ janakasya ca || 3 ||
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vaideho janako rājā maharṣiṃ vedavittamam |
paryapṛcchatpañcaśikhaṃ chinnadharmārthasaṃśayam || 4 ||
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kena vṛttena bhagavannatikrāmejjarāntakau |
tapasā vātha buddhyā vā karmaṇā vā śrutena vā || 5 ||
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evamuktaḥ sa vaidehaṃ pratyuvāca parokṣavit |
nivṛttirnaitayorasti nānivṛttiḥ kathaṃcana || 6 ||
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na hyahāni nivartante na māsā na punaḥ kṣapāḥ |
so'yaṃ prapadyate'dhvānaṃ cirāya dhruvamadhruvaḥ || 7 ||
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sarvabhūtasamucchedaḥ srotasevohyate sadā |
uhyamānaṃ nimajjantamaplave kālasāgare |
jarāmṛtyumahāgrāhe na kaścidabhipadyate || 8 ||
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naivāsya bhavitā kaścinnāsau bhavati kasyacit |
pathi saṃgatamevedaṃ dārairanyaiśca bandhubhiḥ |
nāyamatyantasaṃvāso labdhapūrvo hi kenacit || 9 ||
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kṣipyante tena tenaiva niṣṭanantaḥ punaḥ punaḥ |
kālena jātā jātā hi vāyunevābhrasaṃcayāḥ || 10 ||
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jarāmṛtyū hi bhūtānāṃ khāditārau vṛkāviva |
balināṃ durbalānāṃ ca hrasvānāṃ mahatāmapi || 11 ||
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evaṃbhūteṣu bhūteṣu nityabhūtādhruveṣu ca |
kathaṃ hṛṣyeta jāteṣu mṛteṣu ca kathaṃ jvaret || 12 ||
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kuto'hamāgataḥ ko'smi kva gamiṣyāmi kasya vā |
kasminsthitaḥ kva bhavitā kasmātkimanuśocasi || 13 ||
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draṣṭā svargasya na hyasti tathaiva narakasya ca |
āgamāṃstvanatikramya dadyāccaiva yajeta ca || 14 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 307

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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