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 23

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brāhmaṇa uvāca |
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam |
subhage pañcahotṝṇāṃ vidhānamiha yādṛśam || 1 ||
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prāṇāpānāvudānaśca samāno vyāna eva ca |
pañcahotṝnathaitānvai paraṃ bhāvaṃ vidurbudhāḥ || 2 ||
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brāhmaṇyuvāca |
svabhāvātsapta hotāra iti te pūrvikā matiḥ |
yathā vai pañca hotāraḥ paro bhāvastathocyatām || 3 ||
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brāhmaṇa uvāca |
prāṇena saṃbhṛto vāyurapāno jāyate tataḥ |
apāne saṃbhṛto vāyustato vyānaḥ pravartate || 4 ||
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vyānena saṃbhṛto vāyustatodānaḥ pravartate |
udāne saṃbhṛto vāyuḥ samānaḥ saṃpravartate || 5 ||
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te'pṛcchanta purā gatvā pūrvajātaṃ prajāpatim |
yo no jyeṣṭhastamācakṣva sa naḥ śreṣṭho bhaviṣyati || 6 ||
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brahmovāca |
yasminpralīne pralayaṃ vrajanti sarve prāṇāḥ prāṇabhṛtāṃ śarīre |
yasminpracīrṇe ca punaścaranti sa vai śreṣṭho gacchata yatra kāmaḥ || 7 ||
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prāṇa uvāca |
mayi pralīne pralayaṃ vrajanti sarve prāṇāḥ prāṇabhṛtāṃ śarīre |
mayi pracīrṇe ca punaścaranti śreṣṭho hyahaṃ paśyata māṃ pralīnam || 8 ||
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brāhmaṇa uvāca |
prāṇaḥ pralīyata tataḥ punaśca pracacāra ha |
samānaścāpyudānaśca vaco'brūtāṃ tataḥ śubhe || 9 ||
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na tvaṃ sarvamidaṃ vyāpya tiṣṭhasīha yathā vayam |
na tvaṃ śreṣṭho'si naḥ prāṇa apāno hi vaśe tava |
pracacāra punaḥ prāṇastamapāno'bhyabhāṣata || 10 ||
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mayi pralīne pralayaṃ vrajanti sarve prāṇāḥ prāṇabhṛtāṃ śarīre |
mayi pracīrṇe ca punaścaranti śreṣṭho hyahaṃ paśyata māṃ pralīnam || 11 ||
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vyānaśca tamudānaśca bhāṣamāṇamathocatuḥ |
apāna na tvaṃ śreṣṭho'si prāṇo hi vaśagastava || 12 ||
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apānaḥ pracacārātha vyānastaṃ punarabravīt |
śreṣṭho'hamasmi sarveṣāṃ śrūyatāṃ yena hetunā || 13 ||
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mayi pralīne pralayaṃ vrajanti sarve prāṇāḥ prāṇabhṛtāṃ śarīre |
mayi pracīrṇe ca punaścaranti śreṣṭho hyahaṃ paśyata māṃ pralīnam || 14 ||
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prālīyata tato vyānaḥ punaśca pracacāra ha |
prāṇāpānāvudānaśca samānaśca tamabruvan |
na tvaṃ śreṣṭho'si no vyāna samāno hi vaśe tava || 15 ||
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pracacāra punarvyānaḥ samānaḥ punarabravīt |
śreṣṭho'hamasmi sarveṣāṃ śrūyatāṃ yena hetunā || 16 ||
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mayi pralīne pralayaṃ vrajanti sarve prāṇāḥ prāṇabhṛtāṃ śarīre |
mayi pracīrṇe ca punaścaranti śreṣṭho hyahaṃ paśyata māṃ pralīnam || 17 ||
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tataḥ samānaḥ prālilye punaśca pracacāra ha |
prāṇāpānāvudānaśca vyānaścaiva tamabruvan |
samāna na tvaṃ śreṣṭho'si vyāna eva vaśe tava || 18 ||
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samānaḥ pracacārātha udānastamuvāca ha |
śreṣṭho'hamasmi sarveṣāṃ śrūyatāṃ yena hetunā || 19 ||
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mayi pralīne pralayaṃ vrajanti sarve prāṇāḥ prāṇabhṛtāṃ śarīre |
mayi pracīrṇe ca punaścaranti śreṣṭho hyahaṃ paśyata māṃ pralīnam || 20 ||
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tataḥ prālīyatodānaḥ punaśca pracacāra ha |
prāṇāpānau samānaśca vyānaścaiva tamabruvan |
udāna na tvaṃ śreṣṭho'si vyāna eva vaśe tava || 21 ||
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tatastānabravīdbrahmā samavetānprajāpatiḥ |
sarve śreṣṭhā na vā śreṣṭhāḥ sarve cānyonyadharmiṇaḥ |
sarve svaviṣaye śreṣṭhāḥ sarve cānyonyarakṣiṇaḥ || 22 ||
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ekaḥ sthiraścāsthiraśca viśeṣātpañca vāyavaḥ |
eka eva mamaivātmā bahudhāpyupacīyate || 23 ||
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parasparasya suhṛdo bhāvayantaḥ parasparam |
svasti vrajata bhadraṃ vo dhārayadhvaṃ parasparam || 24 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 23

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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