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 119

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vyāsa uvāca |
śubhena karmaṇā yadvai tiryagyonau na muhyase |
mamaiva kīṭa tatkarma yena tvaṃ na pramuhyase || 1 ||
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ahaṃ hi darśanādeva tārayāmi tapobalāt |
tapobalāddhi balavadbalamanyanna vidyate || 2 ||
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jānāmi pāpaiḥ svakṛtairgataṃ tvāṃ kīṭa kīṭatām |
avāpsyasi paraṃ dharmaṃ dharmastho yadi manyase || 3 ||
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karma bhūmikṛtaṃ devā bhuñjate tiryagāśca ye |
dharmādapi manuṣyeṣu kāmo'rthaśca yathā guṇaiḥ || 4 ||
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vāgbuddhipāṇipādaiścāpyupetasya vipaścitaḥ |
kiṃ hīyate manuṣyasya mandasyāpi hi jīvataḥ || 5 ||
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jīvanhi kurute pūjāṃ viprāgryaḥ śaśisūryayoḥ |
bruvannapi kathāṃ puṇyāṃ tatra kīṭa tvameṣyasi || 6 ||
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guṇabhūtāni bhūtāni tatra tvamupabhokṣyase |
tatra te'haṃ vineṣyāmi brahmatvaṃ yatra cecchasi || 7 ||
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sa tatheti pratiśrutya kīṭo vartmanyatiṣṭhata |
tamṛṣiṃ draṣṭumagamatsarvāsvanyāsu yoniṣu || 8 ||
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śvāvidgodhāvarāhāṇāṃ tathaiva mṛgapakṣiṇām |
śvapākavaiśyaśūdrāṇāṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ ca yoniṣu || 9 ||
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sa kīṭetyevamābhāṣya ṛṣiṇā satyavādinā |
pratismṛtyātha jagrāha pādau mūrdhnā kṛtāñjaliḥ || 10 ||
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kīṭa uvāca |
idaṃ tadatulaṃ sthānamīpsitaṃ daśabhirguṇaiḥ |
yadahaṃ prāpya kīṭatvamāgato rājaputratām || 11 ||
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vahanti māmatibalāḥ kuñjarā hemamālinaḥ |
syandaneṣu ca kāmbojā yuktāḥ paramavājinaḥ || 12 ||
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uṣṭrāśvatarayuktāni yānāni ca vahanti mām |
sabāndhavaḥ sahāmātyaścāśnāmi piśitaudanam || 13 ||
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gṛheṣu sunivāseṣu sukheṣu śayaneṣu ca |
parārdhyeṣu mahābhāga svapāmīha supūjitaḥ || 14 ||
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sarveṣvapararātreṣu sūtamāgadhabandinaḥ |
stuvanti māṃ yathā devaṃ mahendraṃ priyavādinaḥ || 15 ||
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prasādātsatyasaṃdhasya bhavato'mitatejasaḥ |
yadahaṃ kīṭatāṃ prāpya saṃprāpto rājaputratām || 16 ||
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namaste'stu mahāprājña kiṃ karomi praśādhi mām |
tvattapobalanirdiṣṭamidaṃ hyadhigataṃ mayā || 17 ||
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vyāsa uvāca |
arcito'haṃ tvayā rājanvāgbhiradya yadṛcchayā |
adya te kīṭatāṃ prāpya smṛtirjātājugupsitā || 18 ||
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na tu nāśo'sti pāpasya yattvayopacitaṃ purā |
śūdreṇārthapradhānena nṛśaṃsenātatāyinā || 19 ||
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mama te darśanaṃ prāptaṃ taccaiva sukṛtaṃ purā |
tiryagyonau sma jātena mama cāpyarcanāttathā || 20 ||
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itastvaṃ rājaputratvādbrāhmaṇyaṃ samavāpsyasi |
gobrāhmaṇakṛte prāṇānhutvātmīyānraṇājire || 21 ||
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rājaputrasukhaṃ prāpya ṛtūṃścaivāptadakṣiṇān |
atha modiṣyase svarge brahmabhūto'vyayaḥ sukhī || 22 ||
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tiryagyonyāḥ śūdratāmabhyupaiti śūdro vaiśyatvaṃ kṣatriyatvaṃ ca vaiśyaḥ |
vṛttaślāghī kṣatriyo brāhmaṇatvaṃ svargaṃ puṇyaṃ brāhmaṇaḥ sādhuvṛttaḥ || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 119

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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