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 9

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
brāhmaṇānāṃ tu ye loke pratiśrutya pitāmaha |
na prayacchanti mohātte ke bhavanti mahāmate || 1 ||
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etanme tattvato brūhi dharmaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ vara |
pratiśrutya durātmāno na prayacchanti ye narāḥ || 2 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
yo na dadyātpratiśrutya svalpaṃ vā yadi vā bahu |
āśāstasya hatāḥ sarvāḥ klībasyeva prajāphalam || 3 ||
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yāṃ rātriṃ jāyate pāpo yāṃ ca rātriṃ vinaśyati |
etasminnantare yadyatsukṛtaṃ tasya bhārata |
yacca tasya hutaṃ kiṃcitsarvaṃ tasyopahanyate || 4 ||
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atraitadvacanaṃ prāhurdharmaśāstravido janāḥ |
niśamya bharataśreṣṭha buddhyā paramayuktayā || 5 ||
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api codāharantīmaṃ dharmaśāstravido janāḥ |
aśvānāṃ śyāmakarṇānāṃ sahasreṇa sa mucyate || 6 ||
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atraivodāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam |
sṛgālasya ca saṃvādaṃ vānarasya ca bhārata || 7 ||
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tau sakhāyau purā hyāstāṃ mānuṣatve paraṃtapa |
anyāṃ yoniṃ samāpannau sārgālīṃ vānarīṃ tathā || 8 ||
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tataḥ parāsūnkhādantaṃ sṛgālaṃ vānaro'bravīt |
śmaśānamadhye saṃprekṣya pūrvajātimanusmaran || 9 ||
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kiṃ tvayā pāpakaṃ karma kṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ sudāruṇam |
yastvaṃ śmaśāne mṛtakānpūtikānatsi kutsitān || 10 ||
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evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca sṛgālo vānaraṃ tadā |
brāhmaṇasya pratiśrutya na mayā tadupākṛtam || 11 ||
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tatkṛte pāpikāṃ yonimāpanno'smi plavaṃgama |
tasmādevaṃvidhaṃ bhakṣyaṃ bhakṣayāmi bubhukṣitaḥ || 12 ||
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ityetadbruvato rājanbrāhmaṇasya mayā śrutam |
kathāṃ kathayataḥ puṇyāṃ dharmajñasya purātanīm || 13 ||
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śrutaṃ cāpi mayā bhūyaḥ kṛṣṇasyāpi viśāṃ pate |
kathāṃ kathayataḥ pūrvaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ prati pāṇḍava || 14 ||
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evameva ca māṃ nityaṃ brāhmaṇāḥ saṃdiśanti vai |
pratiśrutya bhaveddeyaṃ nāśā kāryā hi brāhmaṇaiḥ || 15 ||
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brāhmaṇo hyāśayā pūrvaṃ kṛtayā pṛthivīpate |
susamiddho yathā dīptaḥ pāvakastadvidhaḥ smṛtaḥ || 16 ||
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yaṃ nirīkṣeta saṃkruddha āśayā pūrvajātayā |
pradaheta hi taṃ rājankakṣamakṣayyabhugyathā || 17 ||
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sa eva hi yadā tuṣṭo vacasā pratinandati |
bhavatyagadasaṃkāśo viṣaye tasya bhārata || 18 ||
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putrānpautrānpaśūṃścaiva bāndhavānsacivāṃstathā |
puraṃ janapadaṃ caiva śāntiriṣṭeva puṣyati || 19 ||
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etaddhi paramaṃ tejo brāhmaṇasyeha dṛśyate |
sahasrakiraṇasyeva saviturdharaṇītale || 20 ||
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tasmāddātavyameveha pratiśrutya yudhiṣṭhira |
yadīcchecchobhanāṃ jātiṃ prāptuṃ bharatasattama || 21 ||
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brāhmaṇasya hi dattena dhruvaṃ svargo hyanuttamaḥ |
śakyaṃ prāptuṃ viśeṣeṇa dānaṃ hi mahatī kriyā || 22 ||
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ito dattena jīvanti devatāḥ pitarastathā |
tasmāddānāni deyāni brāhmaṇebhyo vijānatā || 23 ||
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mahaddhi bharataśreṣṭha brāhmaṇastīrthamucyate |
velāyāṃ na tu kasyāṃcidgacchedvipro hyapūjitaḥ || 24 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 9

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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