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 45

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kanyāyāḥ prāptaśulkāyāḥ patiścennāsti kaścana |
tatra kā pratipattiḥ syāttanme brūhi pitāmaha || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
yāputrakasyāpyarikthasya pratipatsā tadā bhavet || 2 ||
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atha cetsāharecchulkaṃ krītā śulkapradasya sā |
tasyārthe'patyamīheta yena nyāyena śaknuyāt || 3 ||
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na tasyā mantravatkāryaṃ kaścitkurvīta kiṃcana || 4 ||
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svayaṃ vṛteti sāvitrī pitrā vai pratyapadyata |
tattasyānye praśaṃsanti dharmajñā netare janāḥ || 5 ||
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etattu nāpare cakrurna pare jātu sādhavaḥ |
sādhūnāṃ punarācāro garīyo dharmalakṣaṇam || 6 ||
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asminneva prakaraṇe sukraturvākyamabravīt |
naptā videharājasya janakasya mahātmanaḥ || 7 ||
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asadācarite mārge kathaṃ syādanukīrtanam |
anupraśnaḥ saṃśayo vā satāmetadupālabhet || 8 ||
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asadeva hi dharmasya pramādo dharma āsuraḥ |
nānuśuśruma jātvetāmimāṃ pūrveṣu janmasu || 9 ||
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bhāryāpatyorhi saṃbandhaḥ strīpuṃsostulya eva saḥ |
ratiḥ sādhāraṇo dharma iti cāha sa pārthivaḥ || 10 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
atha kena pramāṇena puṃsāmādīyate dhanam |
putravaddhi pitustasya kanyā bhavitumarhati || 11 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
yathaivātmā tathā putraḥ putreṇa duhitā samā |
tasyāmātmani tiṣṭhantyāṃ kathamanyo dhanaṃ haret || 12 ||
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mātuśca yautakaṃ yatsyātkumārībhāga eva saḥ |
dauhitra eva vā rikthamaputrasya piturharet || 13 ||
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dadāti hi sa piṇḍaṃ vai piturmātāmahasya ca |
putradauhitrayorneha viśeṣo dharmataḥ smṛtaḥ || 14 ||
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anyatra jātayā sā hi prajayā putra īhate |
duhitānyatra jātena putreṇāpi viśiṣyate || 15 ||
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dauhitrakeṇa dharmeṇa nātra paśyāmi kāraṇam |
vikrītāsu ca ye putrā bhavanti pitureva te || 16 ||
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asūyavastvadharmiṣṭhāḥ parasvādāyinaḥ śaṭhāḥ |
āsurādadhisaṃbhūtā dharmādviṣamavṛttayaḥ || 17 ||
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atra gāthā yamodgītāḥ kīrtayanti purāvidaḥ |
dharmajñā dharmaśāstreṣu nibaddhā dharmasetuṣu || 18 ||
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yo manuṣyaḥ svakaṃ putraṃ vikrīya dhanamicchati |
kanyāṃ vā jīvitārthāya yaḥ śulkena prayacchati || 19 ||
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saptāvare mahāghore niraye kālasāhvaye |
svedaṃ mūtraṃ purīṣaṃ ca tasminpreta upāśnute || 20 ||
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ārṣe gomithunaṃ śulkaṃ kecidāhurmṛṣaiva tat |
alpaṃ vā bahu vā rājanvikrayastāvadeva saḥ || 21 ||
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yadyapyācaritaḥ kaiścinnaiṣa dharmaḥ kathaṃcana |
anyeṣāmapi dṛśyante lobhataḥ saṃpravṛttayaḥ || 22 ||
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vaśyāṃ kumārīṃ vihitāṃ ye ca tāmupabhuñjate |
ete pāpasya kartārastamasyandhe'tha śerate || 23 ||
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anyo'pyatha na vikreyo manuṣyaḥ kiṃ punaḥ prajāḥ |
adharmamūlairhi dhanairna tairartho'sti kaścana || 24 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 45

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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