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 149

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
nābhāgadheyaḥ prāpnoti dhanaṃ subalavānapi |
bhāgadheyānvitastvarthānkṛśo bālaśca vindati || 1 ||
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nālābhakāle labhate prayatne'pi kṛte sati |
lābhakāle'prayatnena labhate vipulaṃ dhanam |
kṛtayatnāphalāścaiva dṛśyante śataśo narāḥ || 2 ||
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yadi yatno bhavenmartyaḥ sa sarvaṃ phalamāpnuyāt |
nālabhyaṃ copalabhyeta nṛṇāṃ bharatasattama || 3 ||
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yadā prayatnaṃ kṛtavāndṛśyate hyaphalo naraḥ |
mārgannayaśatairarthānamārgaṃścāparaḥ sukhī || 4 ||
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akāryamasakṛtkṛtvā dṛśyante hyadhanā narāḥ |
dhanayuktāstvadharmasthā dṛśyante cāpare janāḥ || 5 ||
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adhītya nītiṃ yasmācca nītiyukto na dṛśyate |
anabhijñaśca sācivyaṃ gamitaḥ kena hetunā |
vidyāyukto hyavidyaśca dhanavāndurgatastathā || 6 ||
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yadi vidyāmupāśritya naraḥ sukhamavāpnuyāt |
na vidvānvidyayā hīnaṃ vṛttyarthamupasaṃśrayet || 7 ||
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yathā pipāsāṃ jayati puruṣaḥ prāpya vai jalam |
dṛṣṭārtho vidyayāpyevamavidyāṃ prajahennaraḥ || 8 ||
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nāprāptakālo mriyate viddhaḥ śaraśatairapi |
tṛṇāgreṇāpi saṃspṛṣṭaḥ prāptakālo na jīvati || 9 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
īhamānaḥ samārambhānyadi nāsādayeddhanam |
ugraṃ tapaḥ samārohenna hyanuptaṃ prarohati || 10 ||
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dānena bhogī bhavati medhāvī vṛddhasevayā |
ahiṃsayā ca dīrghāyuriti prāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ || 11 ||
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tasmāddadyānna yāceta pūjayeddhārmikānapi |
svābhāṣī priyakṛcchuddhaḥ sarvasattvāvihiṃsakaḥ || 12 ||
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yadā pramāṇaprabhavaḥ svabhāvaśca sukhāsukhe |
maśakīṭapipīlānāṃ sthiro bhava yudhiṣṭhira || 13 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 149

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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