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 115

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā śaratalpe pitāmaham |
punareva mahātejāḥ papraccha vadatāṃ varam || 1 ||
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ṛṣayo brāhmaṇā devāḥ praśaṃsanti mahāmate |
ahiṃsālakṣaṇaṃ dharmaṃ vedaprāmāṇyadarśanāt || 2 ||
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karmaṇā manujaḥ kurvanhiṃsāṃ pārthivasattama |
vācā ca manasā caiva kathaṃ duḥkhātpramucyate || 3 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
caturvidheyaṃ nirdiṣṭā ahiṃsā brahmavādibhiḥ |
eṣaikato'pi vibhraṣṭā na bhavatyarisūdana || 4 ||
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yathā sarvaścatuṣpādastribhiḥ pādairna tiṣṭhati |
tathaiveyaṃ mahīpāla procyate kāraṇaistribhiḥ || 5 ||
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yathā nāgapade'nyāni padāni padagāminām |
sarvāṇyevāpidhīyante padajātāni kauñjare |
evaṃ lokeṣvahiṃsā tu nirdiṣṭā dharmataḥ parā || 6 ||
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karmaṇā lipyate janturvācā ca manasaiva ca || 7 ||
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pūrvaṃ tu manasā tyaktvā tathā vācātha karmaṇā |
trikāraṇaṃ tu nirdiṣṭaṃ śrūyate brahmavādibhiḥ || 8 ||
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manovāci tathāsvāde doṣā hyeṣu pratiṣṭhitāḥ |
na bhakṣayantyato māṃsaṃ tapoyuktā manīṣiṇaḥ || 9 ||
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doṣāṃstu bhakṣaṇe rājanmāṃsasyeha nibodha me |
putramāṃsopamaṃ jānankhādate yo vicetanaḥ || 10 ||
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mātāpitṛsamāyoge putratvaṃ jāyate yathā |
rasaṃ ca prati jihvāyāḥ prajñānaṃ jāyate tathā |
tathā śāstreṣu niyataṃ rāgo hyāsvāditādbhavet || 11 ||
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asaṃskṛtāḥ saṃskṛtāśca lavaṇālavaṇāstathā |
prajñāyante yathā bhāvāstathā cittaṃ nirudhyate || 12 ||
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bherīśaṅkhamṛdaṅgādyāṃstantrīśabdāṃśca puṣkalān |
niṣeviṣyanti vai mandā māṃsabhakṣāḥ kathaṃ narāḥ || 13 ||
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acintitamanuddiṣṭamasaṃkalpitameva ca |
rasaṃ gṛddhyābhibhūtā vai praśaṃsanti phalārthinaḥ |
praśaṃsā hyeva māṃsasya doṣakarmaphalānvitā || 14 ||
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jīvitaṃ hi parityajya bahavaḥ sādhavo janāḥ |
svamāṃsaiḥ paramāṃsāni paripālya divaṃ gatāḥ || 15 ||
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evameṣā mahārāja caturbhiḥ kāraṇairvṛtā |
ahiṃsā tava nirdiṣṭā sarvadharmārthasaṃhitā || 16 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 115

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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