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 7

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
karmaṇāṃ me samastānāṃ śubhānāṃ bharatarṣabha |
phalāni mahatāṃ śreṣṭha prabrūhi paripṛcchataḥ || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
rahasyaṃ yadṛṣīṇāṃ tu tacchṛṇuṣva yudhiṣṭhira |
yā gatiḥ prāpyate yena pretyabhāve cirepsitā || 2 ||
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yena yena śarīreṇa yadyatkarma karoti yaḥ |
tena tena śarīreṇa tattatphalamupāśnute || 3 ||
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yasyāṃ yasyāmavasthāyāṃ yatkaroti śubhāśubham |
tasyāṃ tasyāmavasthāyāṃ bhuṅkte janmani janmani || 4 ||
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na naśyati kṛtaṃ karma sadā pañcendriyairiha |
te hyasya sākṣiṇo nityaṃ ṣaṣṭha ātmā tathaiva ca || 5 ||
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cakṣurdadyānmano dadyādvācaṃ dadyācca sūnṛtām |
anuvrajedupāsīta sa yajñaḥ pañcadakṣiṇaḥ || 6 ||
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yo dadyādaparikliṣṭamannamadhvani vartate |
śrāntāyādṛṣṭapūrvāya tasya puṇyaphalaṃ mahat || 7 ||
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sthaṇḍile śayamānānāṃ gṛhāṇi śayanāni ca |
cīravalkalasaṃvīte vāsāṃsyābharaṇāni ca || 8 ||
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vāhanāsanayānāni yogātmani tapodhane |
agnīnupaśayānasya rājapauruṣamucyate || 9 ||
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rasānāṃ pratisaṃhāre saubhāgyamanugacchati |
āmiṣapratisaṃhāre paśūnputrāṃśca vindati || 10 ||
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avākśirāstu yo lambedudavāsaṃ ca yo vaset |
satataṃ caikaśāyī yaḥ sa labhetepsitāṃ gatim || 11 ||
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pādyamāsanamevātha dīpamannaṃ pratiśrayam |
dadyādatithipūjārthaṃ sa yajñaḥ pañcadakṣiṇaḥ || 12 ||
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vīrāsanaṃ vīraśayyāṃ vīrasthānamupāsataḥ |
akṣayāstasya vai lokāḥ sarvakāmagamāstathā || 13 ||
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dhanaṃ labheta dānena maunenājñāṃ viśāṃ pate |
upabhogāṃśca tapasā brahmacaryeṇa jīvitam || 14 ||
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rūpamaiśvaryamārogyamahiṃsāphalamaśnute |
phalamūlāśināṃ rājyaṃ svargaḥ parṇāśināṃ tathā || 15 ||
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prāyopaveśanādrājyaṃ sarvatra sukhamucyate |
svargaṃ satyena labhate dīkṣayā kulamuttamam || 16 ||
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gavāḍhyaḥ śākadīkṣāyāṃ svargagāmī tṛṇāśanaḥ |
striyastriṣavaṇaṃ snātvā vāyuṃ pītvā kratuṃ labhet || 17 ||
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salilāśī bhavedyaśca sadāgniḥ saṃskṛto dvijaḥ |
maruṃ sādhayato rājyaṃ nākapṛṣṭhamanāśake || 18 ||
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upavāsaṃ ca dīkṣāṃ ca abhiṣekaṃ ca pārthiva |
kṛtvā dvādaśavarṣāṇi vīrasthānādviśiṣyate || 19 ||
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adhītya sarvavedānvai sadyo duḥkhātpramucyate |
mānasaṃ hi carandharmaṃ svargalokamavāpnuyāt || 20 ||
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yā dustyajā durmatibhiryā na jīryati jīryataḥ |
yo'sau prāṇāntiko rogastāṃ tṛṣṇāṃ tyajataḥ sukham || 21 ||
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yathā dhenusahasreṣu vatso vindati mātaram |
evaṃ pūrvakṛtaṃ karma kartāramanugacchati || 22 ||
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acodyamānāni yathā puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca |
svakālaṃ nātivartante tathā karma purākṛtam || 23 ||
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jīryanti jīryataḥ keśā dantā jīryanti jīryataḥ |
cakṣuḥśrotre ca jīryete tṛṣṇaikā tu na jīryate || 24 ||
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yena prīṇāti pitaraṃ tena prītaḥ prajāpatiḥ |
prīṇāti mātaraṃ yena pṛthivī tena pūjitā |
yena prīṇātyupādhyāyaṃ tena syādbrahma pūjitam || 25 ||
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sarve tasyādṛtā dharmā yasyaite traya ādṛtāḥ |
anādṛtāstu yasyaite sarvāstasyāphalāḥ kriyāḥ || 26 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
bhīṣmasya tadvacaḥ śrutvā vismitāḥ kurupuṃgavāḥ |
āsanprahṛṣṭamanasaḥ prītimanto'bhavaṃstadā || 27 ||
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yanmantre bhavati vṛthā prayujyamāne yatsome bhavati vṛthābhiṣūyamāṇe |
yaccāgnau bhavati vṛthābhihūyamāne tatsarvaṃ bhavati vṛthābhidhīyamāne || 28 ||
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ityetadṛṣiṇā proktamuktavānasmi yadvibho |
śubhāśubhaphalaprāptau kimataḥ śrotumicchasi || 29 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 7

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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