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 24

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brāhmaṇa uvāca |
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam |
nāradasya ca saṃvādamṛṣerdevamatasya ca || 1 ||
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devamata uvāca |
jantoḥ saṃjāyamānasya kiṃ nu pūrvaṃ pravartate |
prāṇo'pānaḥ samāno vā vyāno vodāna eva ca || 2 ||
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nārada uvāca |
yenāyaṃ sṛjyate jantustato'nyaḥ pūrvameti tam |
prāṇadvaṃdvaṃ ca vijñeyaṃ tiryagaṃ cordhvagaṃ ca yat || 3 ||
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devamata uvāca |
kenāyaṃ sṛjyate jantuḥ kaścānyaḥ pūrvameti tam |
prāṇadvaṃdvaṃ ca me brūhi tiryagūrdhvaṃ ca niścayāt || 4 ||
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nārada uvāca |
saṃkalpājjāyate harṣaḥ śabdādapi ca jāyate |
rasātsaṃjāyate cāpi rūpādapi ca jāyate || 5 ||
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sparśātsaṃjāyate cāpi gandhādapi ca jāyate |
etadrūpamudānasya harṣo mithunasaṃbhavaḥ || 6 ||
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kāmātsaṃjāyate śukraṃ kāmātsaṃjāyate rasaḥ |
samānavyānajanite sāmānye śukraśoṇite || 7 ||
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śukrācchoṇitasaṃsṛṣṭātpūrvaṃ prāṇaḥ pravartate |
prāṇena vikṛte śukre tato'pānaḥ pravartate || 8 ||
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prāṇāpānāvidaṃ dvaṃdvamavākcordhvaṃ ca gacchataḥ |
vyānaḥ samānaścaivobhau tiryagdvaṃdvatvamucyate || 9 ||
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agnirvai devatāḥ sarvā iti vedasya śāsanam |
saṃjāyate brāhmaṇeṣu jñānaṃ buddhisamanvitam || 10 ||
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tasya dhūmastamorūpaṃ rajo bhasma suretasaḥ |
sattvaṃ saṃjāyate tasya yatra prakṣipyate haviḥ || 11 ||
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āghārau samāno vyānaśca iti yajñavido viduḥ |
prāṇāpānāvājyabhāgau tayormadhye hutāśanaḥ |
etadrūpamudānasya paramaṃ brāhmaṇā viduḥ || 12 ||
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nirdvaṃdvamiti yattvetattanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu || 13 ||
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ahorātramidaṃ dvaṃdvaṃ tayormadhye hutāśanaḥ |
etadrūpamudānasya paramaṃ brāhmaṇā viduḥ || 14 ||
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ubhe caivāyane dvaṃdvaṃ tayormadhye hutāśanaḥ |
etadrūpamudānasya paramaṃ brāhmaṇā viduḥ || 15 ||
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ubhe satyānṛte dvaṃdvaṃ tayormadhye hutāśanaḥ |
etadrūpamudānasya paramaṃ brāhmaṇā viduḥ || 16 ||
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ubhe śubhāśubhe dvaṃdvaṃ tayormadhye hutāśanaḥ |
etadrūpamudānasya paramaṃ brāhmaṇā viduḥ || 17 ||
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saccāsaccaiva taddvaṃdvaṃ tayormadhye hutāśanaḥ |
etadrūpamudānasya paramaṃ brāhmaṇā viduḥ || 18 ||
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prathamaṃ samāno vyāno vyasyate karma tena tat |
tṛtīyaṃ tu samānena punareva vyavasyate || 19 ||
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śāntyarthaṃ vāmadevaṃ ca śāntirbrahma sanātanam |
etadrūpamudānasya paramaṃ brāhmaṇā viduḥ || 20 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 24

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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