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 89

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bhīṣma uvāca |
yamastu yāni śrāddhāni provāca śaśabindave |
tāni me śṛṇu kāmyāni nakṣatreṣu pṛthakpṛthak || 1 ||
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śrāddhaṃ yaḥ kṛttikāyoge kurvīta satataṃ naraḥ |
agnīnādhāya sāpatyo yajeta vigatajvaraḥ || 2 ||
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apatyakāmo rohiṇyāmojaskāmo mṛgottame |
krūrakarmā dadacchrāddhamārdrāyāṃ mānavo bhavet || 3 ||
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kṛṣibhāgī bhavenmartyaḥ kurvañśrāddhaṃ punarvasau |
puṣṭikāmo'tha puṣyeṇa śrāddhamīheta mānavaḥ || 4 ||
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āśleṣāyāṃ dadacchrāddhaṃ vīrānputrānprajāyate |
jñātīnāṃ tu bhavecchreṣṭho maghāsu śrāddhamāvapan || 5 ||
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phalgunīṣu dadacchrāddhaṃ subhagaḥ śrāddhado bhavet |
apatyabhāguttarāsu hastena phalabhāgbhavet || 6 ||
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citrāyāṃ tu dadacchrāddhaṃ labhedrūpavataḥ sutān |
svātiyoge pitṝnarcya vāṇijyamupajīvati || 7 ||
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bahuputro viśākhāsu pitryamīhanbhavennaraḥ |
anurādhāsu kurvāṇo rājacakraṃ pravartayet || 8 ||
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ādipatyaṃ vrajenmartyo jyeṣṭhāyāmapavarjayan |
naraḥ kurukulaśreṣṭha śraddhādamapuraḥsaraḥ || 9 ||
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mūle tvārogyamarccheta yaśo'ṣāḍhāsvanuttamam |
uttarāsu tvaṣāḍhāsu vītaśokaścarenmahīm || 10 ||
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śrāddhaṃ tvabhijitā kurvanvidyāṃ śreṣṭhāmavāpnuyāt |
śravaṇe tu dadacchrāddhaṃ pretya gacchetparāṃ gatim || 11 ||
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rājyabhāgī dhaniṣṭhāyāṃ prāpnuyānnāpadaṃ naraḥ |
nakṣatre vāruṇe kurvanbhiṣaksiddhimavāpnuyāt || 12 ||
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pūrvaproṣṭhapadāḥ kurvanbahu vindedajāvikam |
uttarāsvatha kurvāṇo vindate gāḥ sahasraśaḥ || 13 ||
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bahurūpyakṛtaṃ vittaṃ vindate revatīṃ śritaḥ |
aśvāṃścāśvayuje vetti bharaṇīṣvāyuruttamam || 14 ||
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imaṃ śrāddhavidhiṃ śrutvā śaśabindustathākarot |
akleśenājayaccāpi mahīṃ so'nuśaśāsa ha || 15 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 89

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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