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 28

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
prajñāśrutābhyāṃ vṛttena śīlena ca yathā bhavān |
guṇaiḥ samuditaḥ sarvairvayasā ca samanvitaḥ |
tasmādbhavantaṃ pṛcchāmi dharmaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ vara || 1 ||
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kṣatriyo yadi vā vaiśyaḥ śūdro vā rājasattama |
brāhmaṇyaṃ prāpnuyātkena tanme vyākhyātumarhasi || 2 ||
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tapasā vā sumahatā karmaṇā vā śrutena vā |
brāhmaṇyamatha cedicchettanme brūhi pitāmaha || 3 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
brāhmaṇyaṃ tāta duṣprāpaṃ varṇaiḥ kṣatrādibhistribhiḥ |
paraṃ hi sarvabhūtānāṃ sthānametadyudhiṣṭhira || 4 ||
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bahvīstu saṃsaranyonīrjāyamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ |
paryāye tāta kasmiṃścidbrāhmaṇo nāma jāyate || 5 ||
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atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam |
mataṅgasya ca saṃvādaṃ gardabhyāśca yudhiṣṭhira || 6 ||
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dvijāteḥ kasyacittāta tulyavarṇaḥ sutaḥ prabhuḥ |
mataṅgo nāma nāmnābhūtsarvaiḥ samudito guṇaiḥ || 7 ||
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sa yajñakāraḥ kaunteya pitrā sṛṣṭaḥ paraṃtapa |
prāyādgardabhayuktena rathenehāśugāminā || 8 ||
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sa bālaṃ gardabhaṃ rājanvahantaṃ māturantike |
niravidhyatpratodena nāsikāyāṃ punaḥ punaḥ || 9 ||
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taṃ tu tīvravraṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā gardabhī putragṛddhinī |
uvāca mā śucaḥ putra caṇḍālastvādhitiṣṭhati || 10 ||
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brāhmaṇe dāruṇaṃ nāsti maitro brāhmaṇa ucyate |
ācāryaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ śāstā kiṃ prahariṣyati || 11 ||
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ayaṃ tu pāpaprakṛtirbāle na kurute dayām |
svayoniṃ mānayatyeṣa bhāvo bhāvaṃ nigacchati || 12 ||
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etacchrutvā mataṅgastu dāruṇaṃ rāsabhīvacaḥ |
avatīrya rathāttūrṇaṃ rāsabhīṃ pratyabhāṣata || 13 ||
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brūhi rāsabhi kalyāṇi mātā me yena dūṣitā |
kathaṃ māṃ vetsi caṇḍālaṃ kṣipraṃ rāsabhi śaṃsa me || 14 ||
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kena jāto'smi caṇḍālo brāhmaṇyaṃ yena me'naśat |
tattvenaitanmahāprājñe brūhi sarvamaśeṣataḥ || 15 ||
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gardabhyuvāca |
brāhmaṇyāṃ vṛṣalena tvaṃ mattāyāṃ nāpitena ha |
jātastvamasi caṇḍālo brāhmaṇyaṃ tena te'naśat || 16 ||
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evamukto mataṅgastu pratyupāyādgṛhaṃ prati |
tamāgatamabhiprekṣya pitā vākyamathābravīt || 17 ||
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mayā tvaṃ yajñasaṃsiddhau niyukto gurukarmaṇi |
kasmātpratinivṛtto'si kaccinna kuśalaṃ tava || 18 ||
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mataṅga uvāca |
ayoniragryayonirvā yaḥ syātsa kuśalī bhavet |
kuśalaṃ tu kutastasya yasyeyaṃ jananī pitaḥ || 19 ||
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brāhmaṇyāṃ vṛṣalājjātaṃ pitarvedayatīha mām |
amānuṣī gardabhīyaṃ tasmāttapsye tapo mahat || 20 ||
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evamuktvā sa pitaraṃ pratasthe kṛtaniścayaḥ |
tato gatvā mahāraṇyamatapyata mahattapaḥ || 21 ||
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tataḥ saṃtāpayāmāsa vibudhāṃstapasānvitaḥ |
mataṅgaḥ susukhaṃ prepsuḥ sthānaṃ sucaritādapi || 22 ||
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taṃ tathā tapasā yuktamuvāca harivāhanaḥ |
mataṅga tapyase kiṃ tvaṃ bhogānutsṛjya mānuṣān || 23 ||
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varaṃ dadāni te hanta vṛṇīṣva tvaṃ yadicchasi |
yaccāpyavāpyamanyatte sarvaṃ prabrūhi māciram || 24 ||
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mataṅga uvāca |
brāhmaṇyaṃ kāmayāno'hamidamārabdhavāṃstapaḥ |
gaccheyaṃ tadavāpyeha vara eṣa vṛto mayā || 25 ||
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etacchrutvā tu vacanaṃ tamuvāca puraṃdaraḥ |
brāhmaṇyaṃ prārthayānastvamaprāpyamakṛtātmabhiḥ || 26 ||
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śreṣṭhaṃ yatsarvabhūteṣu tapo yannātivartate |
tadagryaṃ prārthayānastvamacirādvinaśiṣyasi || 27 ||
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devatāsuramartyeṣu yatpavitraṃ paraṃ smṛtam |
caṇḍālayonau jātena na tatprāpyaṃ kathaṃcana || 28 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 28

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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