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 71

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
uktaṃ vai gopradānaṃ te nāciketamṛṣiṃ prati |
māhātmyamapi caivoktamuddeśena gavāṃ prabho || 1 ||
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nṛgeṇa ca yathā duḥkhamanubhūtaṃ mahātmanā |
ekāparādhādajñānātpitāmaha mahāmate || 2 ||
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dvāravatyāṃ yathā cāsau niviśantyāṃ samuddhṛtaḥ |
mokṣaheturabhūtkṛṣṇastadapyavadhṛtaṃ mayā || 3 ||
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kiṃ tvasti mama saṃdeho gavāṃ lokaṃ prati prabho |
tattvataḥ śrotumicchāmi godā yatra viśantyuta || 4 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam |
yathāpṛcchatpadmayonimetadeva śatakratuḥ || 5 ||
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śakra uvāca |
svarlokavāsināṃ lakṣmīmabhibhūya svayā tviṣā |
golokavāsinaḥ paśye vrajataḥ saṃśayo'tra me || 6 ||
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kīdṛśā bhagavaṃllokā gavāṃ tadbrūhi me'nagha |
yānāvasanti dātāra etadicchāmi veditum || 7 ||
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kīdṛśāḥ kiṃphalāḥ kaḥ svitparamastatra vai guṇaḥ |
kathaṃ ca puruṣāstatra gacchanti vigatajvarāḥ || 8 ||
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kiyatkālaṃ pradānasya dātā ca phalamaśnute |
kathaṃ bahuvidhaṃ dānaṃ syādalpamapi vā katham || 9 ||
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bahvīnāṃ kīdṛśaṃ dānamalpānāṃ vāpi kīdṛśam |
adattvā gopradāḥ santi kena vā tacca śaṃsa me || 10 ||
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kathaṃ ca bahudātā syādalpadātrā samaḥ prabho |
alpapradātā bahudaḥ kathaṃ ca syādiheśvara || 11 ||
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kīdṛśī dakṣiṇā caiva gopradāne viśiṣyate |
etattathyena bhagavanmama śaṃsitumarhasi || 12 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 71

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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