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 59

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
yau tu syātāṃ caraṇenopapannau yau vidyayā sadṛśau janmanā ca |
tābhyāṃ dānaṃ katarasmai viśiṣṭamayācamānāya ca yācate ca || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
śreyo vai yācataḥ pārtha dattamāhurayācate |
arhattamo vai dhṛtimānkṛpaṇādadhṛtātmanaḥ || 2 ||
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kṣatriyo rakṣaṇadhṛtirbrāhmaṇo'narthanādhṛtiḥ |
brāhmaṇo dhṛtimānvidvāndevānprīṇāti tuṣṭimān || 3 ||
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yācñāmāhuranīśasya abhihāraṃ ca bhārata |
udvejayati yācanhi sadā bhūtāni dasyuvat || 4 ||
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mriyate yācamāno vai tamanu mriyate dadat |
dadatsaṃjīvayatyenamātmānaṃ ca yudhiṣṭhira || 5 ||
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ānṛśaṃsyaṃ paro dharmo yācate yatpradīyate |
ayācataḥ sīdamānānsarvopāyairnimantraya || 6 ||
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yadi vai tādṛśā rāṣṭre vaseyuste dvijottamāḥ |
bhasmacchannānivāgnīṃstānbudhyethāstvaṃ prayatnataḥ || 7 ||
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tapasā dīpyamānāste daheyuḥ pṛthivīmapi |
pūjyā hi jñānavijñānatapoyogasamanvitāḥ || 8 ||
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tebhyaḥ pūjāṃ prayuñjīthā brāhmaṇebhyaḥ paraṃtapa |
dadadbahuvidhāndāyānupacchandānayācatām || 9 ||
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yadagnihotre suhute sāyaṃprātarbhavetphalam |
vidyāvedavratavati taddānaphalamucyate || 10 ||
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vidyāvedavratasnātānavyapāśrayajīvinaḥ |
gūḍhasvādhyāyatapaso brāhmaṇānsaṃśitavratān || 11 ||
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kṛtairāvasathairhṛdyaiḥ sapreṣyaiḥ saparicchadaiḥ |
nimantrayethāḥ kaunteya kāmaiścānyairdvijottamān || 12 ||
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api te pratigṛhṇīyuḥ śraddhāpūtaṃ yudhiṣṭhira |
kāryamityeva manvānā dharmajñāḥ sūkṣmadarśinaḥ || 13 ||
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api te brāhmaṇā bhuktvā gatāḥ soddharaṇāngṛhān |
yeṣāṃ dārāḥ pratīkṣante parjanyamiva karṣakāḥ || 14 ||
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annāni prātaḥsavane niyatā brahmacāriṇaḥ |
brāhmaṇāstāta bhuñjānāstretāgnīnprīṇayantu te || 15 ||
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mādhyaṃdinaṃ te savanaṃ dadatastāta vartatām |
gā hiraṇyāni vāsāṃsi tenendraḥ prīyatāṃ tava || 16 ||
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tṛtīyaṃ savanaṃ tatte vaiśvadevaṃ yudhiṣṭhira |
yaddevebhyaḥ pitṛbhyaśca viprebhyaśca prayacchasi || 17 ||
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ahiṃsā sarvabhūtebhyaḥ saṃvibhāgaśca sarvaśaḥ |
damastyāgo dhṛtiḥ satyaṃ bhavatvavabhṛthāya te || 18 ||
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eṣa te vitato yajñaḥ śraddhāpūtaḥ sadakṣiṇaḥ |
viśiṣṭaḥ sarvayajñebhyo nityaṃ tāta pravartatām || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 59

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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