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 25

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brāhmaṇa uvāca |
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam |
cāturhotravidhānasya vidhānamiha yādṛśam || 1 ||
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tasya sarvasya vidhivadvidhānamupadekṣyate |
śṛṇu me gadato bhadre rahasyamidamuttamam || 2 ||
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karaṇaṃ karma kartā ca mokṣa ityeva bhāmini |
catvāra ete hotāro yairidaṃ jagadāvṛtam || 3 ||
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hotṝṇāṃ sādhanaṃ caiva śṛṇu sarvamaśeṣataḥ |
ghrāṇaṃ jihvā ca cakṣuśca tvakca śrotraṃ ca pañcamam |
mano buddhiśca saptaite vijñeyā guṇahetavaḥ || 4 ||
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gandho rasaśca rūpaṃ ca śabdaḥ sparśaśca pañcamaḥ |
mantavyamatha boddhavyaṃ saptaite karmahetavaḥ || 5 ||
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ghrātā bhakṣayitā draṣṭā spraṣṭā śrotā ca pañcamaḥ |
mantā boddhā ca saptaite vijñeyāḥ kartṛhetavaḥ || 6 ||
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svaguṇaṃ bhakṣayantyete guṇavantaḥ śubhāśubham |
ahaṃ ca nirguṇo'treti saptaite mokṣahetavaḥ || 7 ||
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viduṣāṃ budhyamānānāṃ svaṃ svaṃ sthānaṃ yathāvidhi |
guṇāste devatābhūtāḥ satataṃ bhuñjate haviḥ || 8 ||
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adanhyavidvānannāni mamatvenopapadyate |
ātmārthaṃ pācayannityaṃ mamatvenopahanyate || 9 ||
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abhakṣyabhakṣaṇaṃ caiva madyapānaṃ ca hanti tam |
sa cānnaṃ hanti taccānnaṃ sa hatvā hanyate budhaḥ || 10 ||
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attā hyannamidaṃ vidvānpunarjanayatīśvaraḥ |
sa cānnājjāyate tasminsūkṣmo nāma vyatikramaḥ || 11 ||
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manasā gamyate yacca yacca vācā nirudyate |
śrotreṇa śrūyate yacca cakṣuṣā yacca dṛśyate || 12 ||
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sparśena spṛśyate yacca ghrāṇena ghrāyate ca yat |
manaḥṣaṣṭhāni saṃyamya havīṃṣyetāni sarvaśaḥ || 13 ||
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guṇavatpāvako mahyaṃ dīpyate havyavāhanaḥ |
yogayajñaḥ pravṛtto me jñānabrahmamanodbhavaḥ |
prāṇastotro'pānaśastraḥ sarvatyāgasudakṣiṇaḥ || 14 ||
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karmānumantā brahmā me kartādhvaryuḥ kṛtastutiḥ |
kṛtapraśāstā tacchāstramapavargo'sya dakṣiṇā || 15 ||
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ṛcaścāpyatra śaṃsanti nārāyaṇavido janāḥ |
nārāyaṇāya devāya yadabadhnanpaśūnpurā || 16 ||
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tatra sāmāni gāyanti tāni cāhurnidarśanam |
devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ bhīru sarvātmānaṃ nibodha me || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 25

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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