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 88

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kiṃ sviddattaṃ pitṛbhyo vai bhavatyakṣayamīśvara |
kiṃ haviścirarātrāya kimānantyāya kalpate || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
havīṃṣi śrāddhakalpe tu yāni śrāddhavido viduḥ |
tāni me śṛṇu kāmyāni phalaṃ caiṣāṃ yudhiṣṭhira || 2 ||
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tilairvrīhiyavairmāṣairadbhirmūlaphalaistathā |
dattena māsaṃ prīyante śrāddhena pitaro nṛpa || 3 ||
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vardhamānatilaṃ śrāddhamakṣayaṃ manurabravīt |
sarveṣveva tu bhojyeṣu tilāḥ prādhānyataḥ smṛtāḥ || 4 ||
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dvau māsau tu bhavettṛptirmatsyaiḥ pitṛgaṇasya ha |
trīnmāsānāvikenāhuścāturmāsyaṃ śaśena tu || 5 ||
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ājena māsānprīyante pañcaiva pitaro nṛpa |
vārāheṇa tu ṣaṇmāsānsapta vai śākunena tu || 6 ||
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māsānaṣṭau pārṣatena rauraveṇa navaiva tu |
gavayasya tu māṃsena tṛptiḥ syāddaśamāsikī || 7 ||
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māsānekādaśa prītiḥ pitṝṇāṃ māhiṣeṇa tu |
gavyena datte śrāddhe tu saṃvatsaramihocyate || 8 ||
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yathā gavyaṃ tathā yuktaṃ pāyasaṃ sarpiṣā saha |
vādhrīṇasasya māṃsena tṛptirdvādaśavārṣikī || 9 ||
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ānantyāya bhaveddattaṃ khaḍgamāṃsaṃ pitṛkṣaye |
kālaśākaṃ ca lauhaṃ cāpyānantyaṃ chāga ucyate || 10 ||
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gāthāścāpyatra gāyanti pitṛgītā yudhiṣṭhira |
sanatkumāro bhagavānpurā mayyabhyabhāṣata || 11 ||
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api naḥ sa kule jāyādyo no dadyāttrayodaśīm |
maghāsu sarpiṣā yuktaṃ pāyasaṃ dakṣiṇāyane || 12 ||
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ājena vāpi lauhena maghāsveva yatavrataḥ |
hasticchāyāsu vidhivatkarṇavyajanavījitam || 13 ||
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eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā yadyeko'pi gayāṃ vrajet |
yatrāsau prathito lokeṣvakṣayyakaraṇo vaṭaḥ || 14 ||
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āpo mūlaṃ phalaṃ māṃsamannaṃ vāpi pitṛkṣaye |
yatkiṃcinmadhusaṃmiśraṃ tadānantyāya kalpate || 15 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 88

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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