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 342

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brāhmaṇa uvāca |
samutpannābhidhāno'smi vāṅmādhuryeṇa te'nagha |
mitratāmabhipannastvāṃ kiṃcidvakṣyāmi tacchṛṇu || 1 ||
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gṛhasthadharmaṃ viprendra kṛtvā putragataṃ tvaham |
dharmaṃ paramakaṃ kuryāṃ ko hi mārgo bhaveddvija || 2 ||
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ahamātmānamātmasthameka evātmani sthitaḥ |
kartuṃ kāṅkṣāmi necchāmi baddhaḥ sādhāraṇairguṇaiḥ || 3 ||
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yāvadevānatītaṃ me vayaḥ putraphalāśritam |
tāvadicchāmi pātheyamādātuṃ pāralaukikam || 4 ||
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asminhi lokasaṃtāne paraṃ pāramabhīpsataḥ |
utpannā me matiriyaṃ kuto dharmamayaḥ plavaḥ || 5 ||
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samuhyamānāni niśamya loke niryātyamānāni ca sāttvikāni |
dṛṣṭvā ca dharmadhvajaketumālāṃ prakīryamāṇāmupari prajānām || 6 ||
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na me mano rajyati bhogakāle dṛṣṭvā yatīnprārthayataḥ paratra |
tenātithe buddhibalāśrayeṇa dharmārthatattve viniyuṅkṣva māṃ tvam || 7 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
so'tithirvacanaṃ tasya śrutvā dharmābhilāṣiṇaḥ |
provāca vacanaṃ ślakṣṇaṃ prājño madhurayā girā || 8 ||
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ahamapyatra muhyāmi mamāpyeṣa manorathaḥ |
na ca saṃniścayaṃ yāmi bahudvāre triviṣṭape || 9 ||
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kecinmokṣaṃ praśaṃsanti kecidyajñaphalaṃ dvijāḥ |
vānaprasthāśramaṃ kecidgārhasthyaṃ kecidāśritāḥ || 10 ||
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rājadharmāśrayaṃ kecitkecidātmaphalāśrayam |
gurucaryāśrayaṃ kecitkecidvākyaṃ yamāśrayam || 11 ||
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mātaraṃ pitaraṃ kecicchuśrūṣanto divaṃ gatāḥ |
ahiṃsayā pare svargaṃ satyena ca tathā pare || 12 ||
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āhave'bhimukhāḥ kecinnihatāḥ sviddivaṃ gatāḥ |
keciduñchavrataiḥ siddhāḥ svargamārgasamāśritāḥ || 13 ||
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kecidadhyayane yuktā vedavrataparāḥ śubhāḥ |
buddhimanto gatāḥ svargaṃ tuṣṭātmāno jitendriyāḥ || 14 ||
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ārjavenāpare yuktā nihatānārjavairjanaiḥ |
ṛjavo nākapṛṣṭhe vai śuddhātmānaḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ || 15 ||
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evaṃ bahuvidhairloke dharmadvārairanāvṛtaiḥ |
mamāpi matirāvignā meghalekheva vāyunā || 16 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 342

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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