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 138

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vāyuruvāca |
śṛṇu mūḍha guṇānkāṃścidbrāhmaṇānāṃ mahātmanām |
ye tvayā kīrtitā rājaṃstebhyo'tha brāhmaṇo varaḥ || 1 ||
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tyaktvā mahītvaṃ bhūmistu spardhayāṅganṛpasya ha |
nāśaṃ jagāma tāṃ vipro vyaṣṭambhayata kaśyapaḥ || 2 ||
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akṣayā brāhmaṇā rājandivi ceha ca nityadā |
apibattejasā hyāpaḥ svayamevāṅgirāḥ purā || 3 ||
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sa tāḥ pibankṣīramiva nātṛpyata mahātapāḥ |
apūrayanmahaughena mahīṃ sarvāṃ ca pārthiva || 4 ||
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tasminnahaṃ ca kruddhe vai jagattyaktvā tato gataḥ |
vyatiṣṭhamagnihotre ca ciramaṅgiraso bhayāt || 5 ||
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abhiśaptaśca bhagavāngautamena puraṃdaraḥ |
ahalyāṃ kāmayāno vai dharmārthaṃ ca na hiṃsitaḥ || 6 ||
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tathā samudro nṛpate pūrṇo mṛṣṭena vāriṇā |
brāhmaṇairabhiśaptaḥ saṃllavaṇodaḥ kṛto vibho || 7 ||
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suvarṇavarṇo nirdhūmaḥ saṃhatordhvaśikhaḥ kaviḥ |
kruddhenāṅgirasā śapto guṇairetairvivarjitaḥ || 8 ||
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marutaścūrṇitānpaśya ye'hasanta mahodadhim |
suvarṇadhāriṇā nityamavaśaptā dvijātinā || 9 ||
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samo na tvaṃ dvijātibhyaḥ śreṣṭhaṃ viddhi narādhipa |
garbhasthānbrāhmaṇānsamyaṅnamasyati kila prabhuḥ || 10 ||
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daṇḍakānāṃ mahadrājyaṃ brāhmaṇena vināśitam |
tālajaṅghaṃ mahatkṣatramaurveṇaikena nāśitam || 11 ||
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tvayā ca vipulaṃ rājyaṃ balaṃ dharmaḥ śrutaṃ tathā |
dattātreyaprasādena prāptaṃ paramadurlabham || 12 ||
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agniṃ tvaṃ yajase nityaṃ kasmādarjuna brāhmaṇam |
sa hi sarvasya lokasya havyavāṭkiṃ na vetsi tam || 13 ||
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atha vā brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhamanu bhūtānupālakam |
kartāraṃ jīvalokasya kasmājjānanvimuhyase || 14 ||
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tathā prajāpatirbrahmā avyaktaḥ prabhavāpyayaḥ |
yenedaṃ nikhilaṃ viśvaṃ janitaṃ sthāvaraṃ caram || 15 ||
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aṇḍajātaṃ tu brahmāṇaṃ kecidicchantyapaṇḍitāḥ |
aṇḍādbhinnādbabhuḥ śailā diśo'mbhaḥ pṛthivī divam || 16 ||
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draṣṭavyaṃ naitadevaṃ hi kathaṃ jyāyastamo hi saḥ |
smṛtamākāśamaṇḍaṃ tu tasmājjātaḥ pitāmahaḥ || 17 ||
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tiṣṭhetkathamiti brūhi na kiṃciddhi tadā bhavet |
ahaṃkāra iti proktaḥ sarvatejogataḥ prabhuḥ || 18 ||
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nāstyaṇḍamasti tu brahmā sa rājaṃllokabhāvanaḥ |
ityuktaḥ sa tadā tūṣṇīmabhūdvāyustamabravīt || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 138

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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