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 49

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
brūhi putrānkuruśreṣṭha varṇānāṃ tvaṃ pṛthakpṛthak |
kīdṛśyāṃ kīdṛśāścāpi putrāḥ kasya ca ke ca te || 1 ||
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vipravādāḥ subahuśaḥ śrūyante putrakāritāḥ |
atra no muhyatāṃ rājansaṃśayaṃ chettumarhasi || 2 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
ātmā putrastu vijñeyastasyānantarajaśca yaḥ |
niyuktajaśca vijñeyaḥ sutaḥ prasṛtajastathā || 3 ||
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patitasya ca bhāryāyāṃ bhartrā susamavetayā |
tathā dattakṛtau putrāvadhyūḍhaśca tathāparaḥ || 4 ||
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ṣaḍapadhvaṃsajāścāpi kānīnāpasadāstathā |
ityete te samākhyātāstānvijānīhi bhārata || 5 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
ṣaḍapadhvaṃsajāḥ ke syuḥ ke vāpyapasadāstathā |
etatsarvaṃ yathātattvaṃ vyākhyātuṃ me tvamarhasi || 6 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
triṣu varṇeṣu ye putrā brāhmaṇasya yudhiṣṭhira |
varṇayośca dvayoḥ syātāṃ yau rājanyasya bhārata || 7 ||
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eko dvivarṇa evātha tathātraivopalakṣitaḥ |
ṣaḍapadhvaṃsajāste hi tathaivāpasadāñśṛṇu || 8 ||
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caṇḍālo vrātyavenau ca brāhmaṇyāṃ kṣatriyāsu ca |
vaiśyāyāṃ caiva śūdrasya lakṣyante'pasadāstrayaḥ || 9 ||
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māgadho vāmakaścaiva dvau vaiśyasyopalakṣitau |
brāhmaṇyāṃ kṣatriyāyāṃ ca kṣatriyasyaika eva tu || 10 ||
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brāhmaṇyāṃ lakṣyate sūta ityete'pasadāḥ smṛtāḥ |
putrareto na śakyaṃ hi mithyā kartuṃ narādhipa || 11 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kṣetrajaṃ kecidevāhuḥ sutaṃ kecittu śukrajam |
tulyāvetau sutau kasya tanme brūhi pitāmaha || 12 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
retajo vā bhavetputrastyakto vā kṣetrajo bhavet |
adhyūḍhaḥ samayaṃ bhittvetyetadeva nibodha me || 13 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
retojaṃ vidma vai putraṃ kṣetrajasyāgamaḥ katham |
adhyūḍhaṃ vidma vai putraṃ hitvā ca samayaṃ katham || 14 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
ātmajaṃ putramutpādya yastyajetkāraṇāntare |
na tatra kāraṇaṃ retaḥ sa kṣetrasvāmino bhavet || 15 ||
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putrakāmo hi putrārthe yāṃ vṛṇīte viśāṃ pate |
tatra kṣetraṃ pramāṇaṃ syānna vai tatrātmajaḥ sutaḥ || 16 ||
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anyatra kṣetrajaḥ putro lakṣyate bharatarṣabha |
na hyātmā śakyate hantuṃ dṛṣṭāntopagato hyasau || 17 ||
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kaścicca kṛtakaḥ putraḥ saṃgrahādeva lakṣyate |
na tatra retaḥ kṣetraṃ vā pramāṇaṃ syādyudhiṣṭhira || 18 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kīdṛśaḥ kṛtakaḥ putraḥ saṃgrahādeva lakṣyate |
śukraṃ kṣetraṃ pramāṇaṃ vā yatra lakṣyeta bhārata || 19 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
mātāpitṛbhyāṃ saṃtyaktaṃ pathi yaṃ tu pralakṣayet |
na cāsya mātāpitarau jñāyete sa hi kṛtrimaḥ || 20 ||
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asvāmikasya svāmitvaṃ yasminsaṃpratilakṣayet |
savarṇastaṃ ca poṣeta savarṇastasya jāyate || 21 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kathamasya prayoktavyaḥ saṃskāraḥ kasya vā katham |
deyā kanyā kathaṃ ceti tanme brūhi pitāmaha || 22 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
ātmavattasya kurvīta saṃskāraṃ svāmivattathā || 23 ||
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tyakto mātāpitṛbhyāṃ yaḥ savarṇaṃ pratipadyate |
tadgotravarṇatastasya kuryātsaṃskāramacyuta || 24 ||
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atha deyā tu kanyā syāttadvarṇena yudhiṣṭhira |
saṃskartuṃ mātṛgotraṃ ca mātṛvarṇaviniścaye || 25 ||
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kānīnādhyūḍhajau cāpi vijñeyau putrakilbiṣau |
tāvapi svāviva sutau saṃskāryāviti niścayaḥ || 26 ||
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kṣetrajo vāpyapasado ye'dhyūḍhāsteṣu cāpyatha |
ātmavadvai prayuñjīransaṃskāraṃ brāhmaṇādayaḥ || 27 ||
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dharmaśāstreṣu varṇānāṃ niścayo'yaṃ pradṛśyate |
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi || 28 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 49

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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