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 29

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bhīṣma uvāca |
evamukto mataṅgastu saṃśitātmā yatavrataḥ |
atiṣṭhadekapādena varṣāṇāṃ śatamacyuta || 1 ||
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tamuvāca tataḥ śakraḥ punareva mahāyaśāḥ |
mataṅga paramaṃ sthānaṃ prārthayannatidurlabham || 2 ||
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mā kṛthāḥ sāhasaṃ putra naiṣa dharmapathastava |
aprāpyaṃ prārthayāno hi nacirādvinaśiṣyasi || 3 ||
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mataṅga paramaṃ sthānaṃ vāryamāṇo mayā sakṛt |
cikīrṣasyeva tapasā sarvathā na bhaviṣyasi || 4 ||
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tiryagyonigataḥ sarvo mānuṣyaṃ yadi gacchati |
sa jāyate pulkaso vā caṇḍālo vā kadācana || 5 ||
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puṃścalaḥ pāpayonirvā yaḥ kaścidiha lakṣyate |
sa tasyāmeva suciraṃ mataṅga parivartate || 6 ||
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tato daśaguṇe kāle labhate śūdratāmapi |
śūdrayonāvapi tato bahuśaḥ parivartate || 7 ||
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tatastriṃśadguṇe kāle labhate vaiśyatāmapi |
vaiśyatāyāṃ ciraṃ kālaṃ tatraiva parivartate || 8 ||
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tataḥ ṣaṣṭiguṇe kāle rājanyo nāma jāyate |
rājanyatve ciraṃ kālaṃ tatraiva parivartate || 9 ||
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tataḥ ṣaṣṭiguṇe kāle labhate brahmabandhutām |
brahmabandhuściraṃ kālaṃ tatraiva parivartate || 10 ||
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tatastu dviśate kāle labhate kāṇḍapṛṣṭhatām |
kāṇḍapṛṣṭhaściraṃ kālaṃ tatraiva parivartate || 11 ||
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tatastu triśate kāle labhate dvijatāmapi |
tāṃ ca prāpya ciraṃ kālaṃ tatraiva parivartate || 12 ||
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tataścatuḥśate kāle śrotriyo nāma jāyate |
śrotriyatve ciraṃ kālaṃ tatraiva parivartate || 13 ||
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tadaiva krodhaharṣau ca kāmadveṣau ca putraka |
atimānātivādau tamāviśanti dvijādhamam || 14 ||
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tāṃścejjayati śatrūnsa tadā prāpnoti sadgatim |
atha te vai jayantyenaṃ tālāgrādiva pātyate || 15 ||
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mataṅga saṃpradhāryaitadyadahaṃ tvāmacūcudam |
vṛṇīṣva kāmamanyaṃ tvaṃ brāhmaṇyaṃ hi sudurlabham || 16 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 29

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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