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 25

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
idaṃ me tattvato rājanvaktumarhasi bhārata |
ahiṃsayitvā keneha brahmahatyā vidhīyate || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
vyāsamāmantrya rājendra purā yatpṛṣṭavānaham |
tatte'haṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi tadihaikamanāḥ śṛṇu || 2 ||
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caturthastvaṃ vasiṣṭhasya tattvamākhyāhi me mune |
ahiṃsayitvā keneha brahmahatyā vidhīyate || 3 ||
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iti pṛṣṭo mahārāja parāśaraśarīrajaḥ |
abravīnnipuṇo dharme niḥsaṃśayamanuttamam || 4 ||
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brāhmaṇaṃ svayamāhūya bhikṣārthe kṛśavṛttinam |
brūyānnāstīti yaḥ paścāttaṃ vidyādbrahmaghātinam || 5 ||
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madhyasthasyeha viprasya yo'nūcānasya bhārata |
vṛttiṃ harati durbuddhistaṃ vidyādbrahmaghātinam || 6 ||
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gokulasya tṛṣārtasya jalārthe vasudhādhipa |
utpādayati yo vighnaṃ taṃ vidyādbrahmaghātinam || 7 ||
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yaḥ pravṛttāṃ śrutiṃ samyakśāstraṃ vā munibhiḥ kṛtam |
dūṣayatyanabhijñāya taṃ vidyādbrahmaghātinam || 8 ||
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ātmajāṃ rūpasaṃpannāṃ mahatīṃ sadṛśe vare |
na prayacchati yaḥ kanyāṃ taṃ vidyādbrahmaghātinam || 9 ||
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adharmanirato mūḍho mithyā yo vai dvijātiṣu |
dadyānmarmātigaṃ śokaṃ taṃ vidyādbrahmaghātinam || 10 ||
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cakṣuṣā viprahīnasya paṅgulasya jaḍasya vā |
hareta yo vai sarvasvaṃ taṃ vidyādbrahmaghātinam || 11 ||
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āśrame vā vane vā yo grāme vā yadi vā pure |
agniṃ samutsṛjenmohāttaṃ vidyādbrahmaghātinam || 12 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 25

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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