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 122

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bhīṣma uvāca |
evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca maitreyaḥ karmapūjakaḥ |
atyantaṃ śrīmati kule jātaḥ prājño bahuśrutaḥ || 1 ||
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asaṃśayaṃ mahāprājña yathaivāttha tathaiva tat |
anujñātastu bhavatā kiṃcidbrūyāmahaṃ vibho || 2 ||
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vyāsa uvāca |
yadyadicchasi maitreya yāvadyāvadyathā tathā |
brūhi tāvanmahāprājña śuśrūṣe vacanaṃ tava || 3 ||
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maitreya uvāca |
nirdoṣaṃ nirmalaṃ caiva vacanaṃ dānasaṃhitam |
vidyātapobhyāṃ hi bhavānbhāvitātmā na saṃśayaḥ || 4 ||
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bhavato bhāvitātmatvāddāyo'yaṃ sumahānmama |
bhūyo buddhyānupaśyāmi susamṛddhatapā iva || 5 ||
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api me darśanādeva bhavato'bhyudayo mahān |
manye bhavatprasādo'yaṃ taddhi karma svabhāvataḥ || 6 ||
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tapaḥ śrutaṃ ca yoniścāpyetadbrāhmaṇyakāraṇam |
tribhirguṇaiḥ samuditastato bhavati vai dvijaḥ || 7 ||
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tasmiṃstṛpte ca tṛpyante pitaro daivatāni ca |
na hi śrutavatāṃ kiṃcidadhikaṃ brāhmaṇādṛte || 8 ||
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yathā hi sukṛte kṣetre phalaṃ vindati mānavaḥ |
evaṃ dattvā śrutavati phalaṃ dātā samaśnute || 9 ||
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brāhmaṇaścenna vidyeta śrutavṛttopasaṃhitaḥ |
pratigrahītā dānasya moghaṃ syāddhanināṃ dhanam || 10 ||
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adanhyavidvānhantyannamadyamānaṃ ca hanti tam |
taṃ ca hanyati yasyānnaṃ sa hatvā hanyate'budhaḥ || 11 ||
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prabhurhyannamadanvidvānpunarjanayatīśvaraḥ |
sa cānnājjāyate tasmātsūkṣma eva vyatikramaḥ || 12 ||
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yadeva dadataḥ puṇyaṃ tadeva pratigṛhṇataḥ |
na hyekacakraṃ varteta ityevamṛṣayo viduḥ || 13 ||
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yatra vai brāhmaṇāḥ santi śrutavṛttopasaṃhitāḥ |
tatra dānaphalaṃ puṇyamiha cāmutra cāśnute || 14 ||
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ye yoniśuddhāḥ satataṃ tapasyabhiratā bhṛśam |
dānādhyayanasaṃpannāste vai pūjyatamāḥ sadā || 15 ||
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tairhi sadbhiḥ kṛtaḥ panthāścetayāno na muhyate |
te hi svargasya netāro yajñavāhāḥ sanātanāḥ || 16 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 122

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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