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 120

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bhīṣma uvāca |
kṣatradharmamanuprāptaḥ smaranneva sa vīryavān |
tyaktvā sa kīṭatāṃ rājaṃścacāra vipulaṃ tapaḥ || 1 ||
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tasya dharmārthaviduṣo dṛṣṭvā tadvipulaṃ tapaḥ |
ājagāma dvijaśreṣṭhaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanastadā || 2 ||
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vyāsa uvāca |
kṣātraṃ caiva vrataṃ kīṭa bhūtānāṃ paripālanam |
kṣātraṃ caiva vrataṃ dhyāyaṃstato vipratvameṣyasi || 3 ||
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pāhi sarvāḥ prajāḥ samyakśubhāśubhavidātmavān |
śubhaiḥ saṃvibhajankāmairaśubhānāṃ ca pāvanaiḥ || 4 ||
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ātmavānbhava suprītaḥ svadharmacaraṇe rataḥ |
kṣātrīṃ tanuṃ samutsṛjya tato vipratvameṣyasi || 5 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
so'thāraṇyamabhipretya punareva yudhiṣṭhira |
maharṣervacanaṃ śrutvā prajā dharmeṇa pālya ca || 6 ||
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acireṇaiva kālena kīṭaḥ pārthivasattama |
prajāpālanadharmeṇa pretya vipratvamāgataḥ || 7 ||
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tatastaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā punareva mahāyaśāḥ |
ājagāma mahāprājñaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanastadā || 8 ||
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vyāsa uvāca |
bho bho viprarṣabha śrīmanmā vyathiṣṭhāḥ kathaṃcana |
śubhakṛcchubhayonīṣu pāpakṛtpāpayoniṣu |
upapadyati dharmajña yathādharmaṃ yathāgamam || 9 ||
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tasmānmṛtyubhayātkīṭa mā vyathiṣṭhāḥ kathaṃcana |
dharmalopādbhayaṃ te syāttasmāddharmaṃ carottamam || 10 ||
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kīṭa uvāca |
sukhātsukhataraṃ prāpto bhagavaṃstvatkṛte hyaham |
dharmamūlāṃ śriyaṃ prāpya pāpmā naṣṭa ihādya me || 11 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
bhagavadvacanātkīṭo brāhmaṇyaṃ prāpya durlabham |
akarotpṛthivīṃ rājanyajñayūpaśatāṅkitām |
tataḥ sālokyamagamadbrahmaṇo brahmavittamaḥ || 12 ||
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avāpa ca paraṃ kīṭaḥ pārtha brahma sanātanam |
svakarmaphalanirvṛttaṃ vyāsasya vacanāttadā || 13 ||
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te'pi yasmātsvabhāvena hatāḥ kṣatriyapuṃgavāḥ |
saṃprāptāste gatiṃ puṇyāṃ tasmānmā śoca putraka || 14 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 120

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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