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 108

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
yathā jyeṣṭhaḥ kaniṣṭheṣu vartate bharatarṣabha |
kaniṣṭhāśca yathā jyeṣṭhe varteraṃstadbravīhi me || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
jyeṣṭhavattāta vartasva jyeṣṭho hi satataṃ bhavān |
gurorgarīyasī vṛttiryā cecchiṣyasya bhārata || 2 ||
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na gurāvakṛtaprajñe śakyaṃ śiṣyeṇa vartitum |
gurorhi dīrghadarśitvaṃ yattacchiṣyasya bhārata || 3 ||
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andhaḥ syādandhavelāyāṃ jaḍaḥ syādapi vā budhaḥ |
parihāreṇa tadbrūyādyasteṣāṃ syādvyatikramaḥ || 4 ||
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pratyakṣaṃ bhinnahṛdayā bhedayeyuḥ kṛtaṃ narāḥ |
śriyābhitaptāḥ kaunteya bhedakāmāstathārayaḥ || 5 ||
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jyeṣṭhaḥ kulaṃ vardhayati vināśayati vā punaḥ |
hanti sarvamapi jyeṣṭhaḥ kulaṃ yatrāvajāyate || 6 ||
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atha yo vinikurvīta jyeṣṭho bhrātā yavīyasaḥ |
ajyeṣṭhaḥ syādabhāgaśca niyamyo rājabhiśca saḥ || 7 ||
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nikṛtī hi naro lokānpāpāngacchatyasaṃśayam |
vidulasyeva tatpuṣpaṃ moghaṃ janayituḥ smṛtam || 8 ||
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sarvānarthaḥ kule yatra jāyate pāpapūruṣaḥ |
akīrtiṃ janayatyeva kīrtimantardadhāti ca || 9 ||
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sarve cāpi vikarmasthā bhāgaṃ nārhanti sodarāḥ |
nāpradāya kaniṣṭhebhyo jyeṣṭhaḥ kurvīta yautakam || 10 ||
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anujaṃ hi piturdāyo jaṅghāśramaphalo'dhvagaḥ |
svayamīhitalabdhaṃ tu nākāmo dātumarhati || 11 ||
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bhrātṝṇāmavibhaktānāmutthānamapi cetsaha |
na putrabhāgaṃ viṣamaṃ pitā dadyātkathaṃcana || 12 ||
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na jyeṣṭhānavamanyeta duṣkṛtaḥ sukṛto'pi vā |
yadi strī yadyavarajaḥ śreyaḥ paśyettathācaret |
dharmaṃ hi śreya ityāhuriti dharmavido viduḥ || 13 ||
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daśācāryānupādhyāya upādhyāyānpitā daśa |
daśa caiva pitṝnmātā sarvāṃ vā pṛthivīmapi || 14 ||
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gauraveṇābhibhavati nāsti mātṛsamo guruḥ |
mātā garīyasī yacca tenaitāṃ manyate janaḥ || 15 ||
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jyeṣṭho bhrātā pitṛsamo mṛte pitari bhārata |
sa hyeṣāṃ vṛttidātā syātsa caitānparipālayet || 16 ||
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kaniṣṭhāstaṃ namasyeransarve chandānuvartinaḥ |
tameva copajīveranyathaiva pitaraṃ tathā || 17 ||
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śarīrametau sṛjataḥ pitā mātā ca bhārata |
ācāryaśāstā yā jātiḥ sā satyā sājarāmarā || 18 ||
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jyeṣṭhā mātṛsamā cāpi bhaginī bharatarṣabha |
bhrāturbhāryā ca tadvatsyādyasyā bālye stanaṃ pibet || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 108

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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