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 66

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
śrutaṃ dānaphalaṃ tāta yattvayā parikīrtitam |
annaṃ tu te viśeṣeṇa praśastamiha bhārata || 1 ||
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pānīyadānaṃ paramaṃ kathaṃ ceha mahāphalam |
ityetacchrotumicchāmi vistareṇa pitāmaha || 2 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
hanta te vartayiṣyāmi yathāvadbharatarṣabha |
gadatastanmamādyeha śṛṇu satyaparākrama |
pānīyadānātprabhṛti sarvaṃ vakṣyāmi te'nagha || 3 ||
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yadannaṃ yacca pānīyaṃ saṃpradāyāśnute naraḥ |
na tasmātparamaṃ dānaṃ kiṃcidastīti me matiḥ || 4 ||
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annātprāṇabhṛtastāta pravartante hi sarvaśaḥ |
tasmādannaṃ paraṃ loke sarvadāneṣu kathyate || 5 ||
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annādbalaṃ ca tejaśca prāṇināṃ vardhate sadā |
annadānamatastasmācchreṣṭhamāha prajāpatiḥ || 6 ||
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sāvitryā hyapi kaunteya śrutaṃ te vacanaṃ śubham |
yataścaitadyathā caitaddevasatre mahāmate || 7 ||
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anne datte nareṇeha prāṇā dattā bhavantyuta |
prāṇadānāddhi paramaṃ na dānamiha vidyate || 8 ||
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śrutaṃ hi te mahābāho lomaśasyāpi tadvacaḥ |
prāṇāndattvā kapotāya yatprāptaṃ śibinā purā || 9 ||
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tāṃ gatiṃ labhate dattvā dvijasyānnaṃ viśāṃ pate |
gatiṃ viśiṣṭāṃ gacchanti prāṇadā iti naḥ śrutam || 10 ||
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annaṃ cāpi prabhavati pānīyātkurusattama |
nīrajātena hi vinā na kiṃcitsaṃpravartate || 11 ||
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nīrajātaśca bhagavānsomo grahagaṇeśvaraḥ |
amṛtaṃ ca sudhā caiva svāhā caiva vaṣaṭtathā || 12 ||
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annauṣadhyo mahārāja vīrudhaśca jalodbhavāḥ |
yataḥ prāṇabhṛtāṃ prāṇāḥ saṃbhavanti viśāṃ pate || 13 ||
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devānāmamṛtaṃ cānnaṃ nāgānāṃ ca sudhā tathā |
pitṝṇāṃ ca svadhā proktā paśūnāṃ cāpi vīrudhaḥ || 14 ||
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annameva manuṣyāṇāṃ prāṇānāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ |
tacca sarvaṃ naravyāghra pānīyātsaṃpravartate || 15 ||
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tasmātpānīyadānādvai na paraṃ vidyate kvacit |
tacca dadyānnaro nityaṃ ya icchedbhūtimātmanaḥ || 16 ||
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dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ jaladānaṃ viśāṃ pate |
śatrūṃścāpyadhi kaunteya sadā tiṣṭhati toyadaḥ || 17 ||
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sarvakāmānavāpnoti kīrtiṃ caiveha śāśvatīm |
pretya cānantyamāpnoti pāpebhyaśca pramucyate || 18 ||
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toyado manujavyāghra svargaṃ gatvā mahādyute |
akṣayānsamavāpnoti lokānityabravīnmanuḥ || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 66

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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