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 73

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indra uvāca |
jānanyo gāmapaharedvikrīyādvārthakāraṇāt |
etadvijñātumicchāmi kā nu tasya gatirbhavet || 1 ||
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brahmovāca |
bhakṣārthaṃ vikrayārthaṃ vā ye'pahāraṃ hi kurvate |
dānārthaṃ vā brāhmaṇāya tatredaṃ śrūyatāṃ phalam || 2 ||
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vikrayārthaṃ hi yo hiṃsyādbhakṣayedvā niraṅkuśaḥ |
ghātayānaṃ hi puruṣaṃ ye'numanyeyurarthinaḥ || 3 ||
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ghātakaḥ khādako vāpi tathā yaścānumanyate |
yāvanti tasyā lomāni tāvadvarṣāṇi majjati || 4 ||
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ye doṣā yādṛśāścaiva dvijayajñopaghātake |
vikraye cāpahāre ca te doṣā vai smṛtāḥ prabho || 5 ||
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apahṛtya tu yo gāṃ vai brāhmaṇāya prayacchati |
yāvaddāne phalaṃ tasyāstāvannirayamṛcchati || 6 ||
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suvarṇaṃ dakṣiṇāmāhurgopradāne mahādyute |
suvarṇaṃ paramaṃ hyuktaṃ dakṣiṇārthamasaṃśayam || 7 ||
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gopradānaṃ tārayate sapta pūrvāṃstathā parān |
suvarṇaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ dattvā tāvaddviguṇamucyate || 8 ||
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suvarṇaṃ paramaṃ dānaṃ suvarṇaṃ dakṣiṇā parā |
suvarṇaṃ pāvanaṃ śakra pāvanānāṃ paraṃ smṛtam || 9 ||
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kulānāṃ pāvanaṃ prāhurjātarūpaṃ śatakrato |
eṣā me dakṣiṇā proktā samāsena mahādyute || 10 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
etatpitāmahenoktamindrāya bharatarṣabha |
indro daśarathāyāha rāmāyāha pitā tathā || 11 ||
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rāghavo'pi priyabhrātre lakṣmaṇāya yaśasvine |
ṛṣibhyo lakṣmaṇenoktamaraṇye vasatā vibho || 12 ||
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pāraṃparyāgataṃ cedamṛṣayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ |
durdharaṃ dhārayāmāsū rājānaścaiva dhārmikāḥ |
upādhyāyena gaditaṃ mama cedaṃ yudhiṣṭhira || 13 ||
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ya idaṃ brāhmaṇo nityaṃ vadedbrāhmaṇasaṃsadi |
yajñeṣu gopradāneṣu dvayorapi samāgame || 14 ||
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tasya lokāḥ kilākṣayyā daivataiḥ saha nityadā |
iti brahmā sa bhagavānuvāca parameśvaraḥ || 15 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 73

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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