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 87

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
cāturvarṇyasya dharmātmandharmaḥ proktastvayānagha |
tathaiva me śrāddhavidhiṃ kṛtsnaṃ prabrūhi pārthiva || 1 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
yudhiṣṭhireṇaivamukto bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavastadā |
imaṃ śrāddhavidhiṃ kṛtsnaṃ pravaktumupacakrame || 2 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
śṛṇuṣvāvahito rājañśrāddhakalpamimaṃ śubham |
dhanyaṃ yaśasyaṃ putrīyaṃ pitṛyajñaṃ paraṃtapa || 3 ||
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devāsuramanuṣyāṇāṃ gandharvoragarakṣasām |
piśācakiṃnarāṇāṃ ca pūjyā vai pitaraḥ sadā || 4 ||
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pitṝnpūjyāditaḥ paścāddevānsaṃtarpayanti vai |
tasmātsarvaprayatnena puruṣaḥ pūjayetsadā || 5 ||
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anvāhāryaṃ mahārāja pitṝṇāṃ śrāddhamucyate |
taccāmiṣeṇa vidhinā vidhiḥ prathamakalpitaḥ || 6 ||
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sarveṣvahaḥsu prīyante kṛtaiḥ śrāddhaiḥ pitāmahāḥ |
pravakṣyāmi tu te sarvāṃstithyāṃ tithyāṃ guṇāguṇān || 7 ||
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yeṣvahaḥsu kṛtaiḥ śrāddhairyatphalaṃ prāpyate'nagha |
tatsarvaṃ kīrtayiṣyāmi yathāvattannibodha me || 8 ||
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pitṝnarcya pratipadi prāpnuyātsvagṛhe striyaḥ |
abhirūpaprajāyinyo darśanīyā bahuprajāḥ || 9 ||
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striyo dvitīyāṃ jāyante tṛtīyāyāṃ tu vandinaḥ |
caturthyāṃ kṣudrapaśavo bhavanti bahavo gṛhe || 10 ||
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pañcamyāṃ bahavaḥ putrā jāyante kurvatāṃ nṛpa |
kurvāṇāstu narāḥ ṣaṣṭhyāṃ bhavanti dyutibhāginaḥ || 11 ||
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kṛṣibhāgī bhavecchrāddhaṃ kurvāṇaḥ saptamīṃ nṛpa |
aṣṭamyāṃ tu prakurvāṇo vāṇijye lābhamāpnuyāt || 12 ||
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navamyāṃ kurvataḥ śrāddhaṃ bhavatyekaśaphaṃ bahu |
vivardhante tu daśamīṃ gāvaḥ śrāddhāni kurvataḥ || 13 ||
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kupyabhāgī bhavenmartyaḥ kurvannekādaśīṃ nṛpa |
brahmavarcasvinaḥ putrā jāyante tasya veśmani || 14 ||
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dvādaśyāmīhamānasya nityameva pradṛśyate |
rajataṃ bahu citraṃ ca suvarṇaṃ ca manoramam || 15 ||
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jñātīnāṃ tu bhavecchreṣṭhaḥ kurvañśrāddhaṃ trayodaśīm |
avaśyaṃ tu yuvāno'sya pramīyante narā gṛhe || 16 ||
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yuddhabhāgī bhavenmartyaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurvaṃścaturdaśīm |
amāvāsyāṃ tu nivapansarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt || 17 ||
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kṛṣṇapakṣe daśamyādau varjayitvā caturdaśīm |
śrāddhakarmaṇi tithyaḥ syuḥ praśastā na tathetarāḥ || 18 ||
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yathā caivāparaḥ pakṣaḥ pūrvapakṣādviśiṣyate |
tathā śrāddhasya pūrvāhṇādaparāhṇo viśiṣyate || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 87

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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