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 64

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bhīṣma uvāca |
sarvānkāmānprayacchanti ye prayacchanti kāñcanam |
ityevaṃ bhagavānatriḥ pitāmahasuto'bravīt || 1 ||
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pavitraṃ śucyathāyuṣyaṃ pitṝṇāmakṣayaṃ ca tat |
suvarṇaṃ manujendreṇa hariścandreṇa kīrtitam || 2 ||
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pānīyadānaṃ paramaṃ dānānāṃ manurabravīt |
tasmādvāpīśca kūpāṃśca taḍāgāni ca khānayet || 3 ||
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ardhaṃ pāpasya harati puruṣasyeha karmaṇaḥ |
kūpaḥ pravṛttapānīyaḥ supravṛttaśca nityaśaḥ || 4 ||
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sarvaṃ tārayate vaṃśaṃ yasya khāte jalāśaye |
gāvaḥ pibanti viprāśca sādhavaśca narāḥ sadā || 5 ||
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nidāghakāle pānīyaṃ yasya tiṣṭhatyavāritam |
sa durgaṃ viṣamaṃ kṛcchraṃ na kadācidavāpnute || 6 ||
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bṛhaspaterbhagavataḥ pūṣṇaścaiva bhagasya ca |
aśvinoścaiva vahneśca prītirbhavati sarpiṣā || 7 ||
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paramaṃ bheṣajaṃ hyetadyajñānāmetaduttamam |
rasānāmuttamaṃ caitatphalānāṃ caitaduttamam || 8 ||
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phalakāmo yaśaskāmaḥ puṣṭikāmaśca nityadā |
ghṛtaṃ dadyāddvijātibhyaḥ puruṣaḥ śucirātmavān || 9 ||
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ghṛtaṃ māse āśvayuji viprebhyo yaḥ prayacchati |
tasmai prayacchato rūpaṃ prītau devāvihāśvinau || 10 ||
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pāyasaṃ sarpiṣā miśraṃ dvijebhyo yaḥ prayacchati |
gṛhaṃ tasya na rakṣāṃsi dharṣayanti kadācana || 11 ||
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pipāsayā na mriyate sopacchandaśca dṛśyate |
na prāpnuyācca vyasanaṃ karakānyaḥ prayacchati || 12 ||
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prayato brāhmaṇāgrebhyaḥ śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ |
upasparśanaṣaḍbhāgaṃ labhate puruṣaḥ sadā || 13 ||
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yaḥ sādhanārthaṃ kāṣṭhāni brāhmaṇebhyaḥ prayacchati |
pratāpārthaṃ ca rājendra vṛttavadbhyaḥ sadā naraḥ || 14 ||
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sidhyantyarthāḥ sadā tasya kāryāṇi vividhāni ca |
uparyupari śatrūṇāṃ vapuṣā dīpyate ca saḥ || 15 ||
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bhagavāṃścāsya suprīto vahnirbhavati nityaśaḥ |
na taṃ tyajante paśavaḥ saṃgrāme ca jayatyapi || 16 ||
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putrāñchriyaṃ ca labhate yaśchatraṃ saṃprayacchati |
cakṣurvyādhiṃ na labhate yajñabhāgamathāśnute || 17 ||
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nidāghakāle varṣe vā yaśchatraṃ saṃprayacchati |
nāsya kaścinmanodāhaḥ kadācidapi jāyate |
kṛcchrātsa viṣamāccaiva vipra mokṣamavāpnute || 18 ||
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pradānaṃ sarvadānānāṃ śakaṭasya viśiṣyate |
evamāha mahābhāgaḥ śāṇḍilyo bhagavānṛṣiḥ || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 64

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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