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 27

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brāhmaṇa uvāca |
saṃkalpadaṃśamaśakaṃ śokaharṣahimātapam |
mohāndhakāratimiraṃ lobhavyālasarīsṛpam || 1 ||
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viṣayaikātyayādhvānaṃ kāmakrodhavirodhakam |
tadatītya mahādurgaṃ praviṣṭo'smi mahadvanam || 2 ||
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brāhmaṇyuvāca |
kva tadvanaṃ mahāprājña ke vṛkṣāḥ saritaśca kāḥ |
girayaḥ parvatāścaiva kiyatyadhvani tadvanam || 3 ||
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brāhmaṇa uvāca |
na tadasti pṛthagbhāve kiṃcidanyattataḥ samam |
na tadastyapṛthagbhāve kiṃciddūrataraṃ tataḥ || 4 ||
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tasmāddhrasvataraṃ nāsti na tato'sti bṛhattaram |
nāsti tasmādduḥkhataraṃ nāstyanyattatsamaṃ sukham || 5 ||
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na tatpraviśya śocanti na prahṛṣyanti ca dvijāḥ |
na ca bibhyati keṣāṃcittebhyo bibhyati ke ca na || 6 ||
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tasminvane sapta mahādrumāśca phalāni saptātithayaśca sapta |
saptāśramāḥ sapta samādhayaśca dīkṣāśca saptaitadaraṇyarūpam || 7 ||
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pañcavarṇāni divyāni puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca |
sṛjantaḥ pādapāstatra vyāpya tiṣṭhanti tadvanam || 8 ||
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suvarṇāni dvivarṇāni puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca |
sṛjantaḥ pādapāstatra vyāpya tiṣṭhanti tadvanam || 9 ||
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caturvarṇāni divyāni puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca |
sṛjantaḥ pādapāstatra vyāpya tiṣṭhanti tadvanam || 10 ||
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śaṃkarāṇi trivarṇāni puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca |
sṛjantaḥ pādapāstatra vyāpya tiṣṭhanti tadvanam || 11 ||
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surabhīṇyekavarṇāni puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca |
sṛjantaḥ pādapāstatra vyāpya tiṣṭhanti tadvanam || 12 ||
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bahūnyavyaktavarṇāni puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca |
visṛjantau mahāvṛkṣau tadvanaṃ vyāpya tiṣṭhataḥ || 13 ||
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eko hyagniḥ sumanā brāhmaṇo'tra pañcendriyāṇi samidhaścātra santi |
tebhyo mokṣāḥ sapta bhavanti dīkṣā guṇāḥ phalānyatithayaḥ phalāśāḥ || 14 ||
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ātithyaṃ pratigṛhṇanti tatra sapta maharṣayaḥ |
arciteṣu pralīneṣu teṣvanyadrocate vanam || 15 ||
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pratijñāvṛkṣamaphalaṃ śānticchāyāsamanvitam |
jñānāśrayaṃ tṛptitoyamantaḥkṣetrajñabhāskaram || 16 ||
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ye'dhigacchanti tatsantasteṣāṃ nāsti bhayaṃ punaḥ |
ūrdhvaṃ cāvākca tiryakca tasya nānto'dhigamyate || 17 ||
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sapta striyastatra vasanti sadyo avāṅmukhā bhānumatyo janitryaḥ |
ūrdhvaṃ rasānāṃ dadate prajābhyaḥ sarvānyathā sarvamanityatāṃ ca || 18 ||
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tatraiva pratitiṣṭhanti punastatrodayanti ca |
sapta saptarṣayaḥ siddhā vasiṣṭhapramukhāḥ saha || 19 ||
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yaśo varco bhagaścaiva vijayaḥ siddhitejasī |
evamevānuvartante sapta jyotīṃṣi bhāskaram || 20 ||
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girayaḥ parvatāścaiva santi tatra samāsataḥ |
nadyaśca sarito vāri vahantyo brahmasaṃbhavam || 21 ||
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nadīnāṃ saṃgamastatra vaitānaḥ samupahvare |
svātmatṛptā yato yānti sākṣāddāntāḥ pitāmaham || 22 ||
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kṛśāśāḥ suvratāśāśca tapasā dagdhakilbiṣāḥ |
ātmanyātmānamāveśya brahmāṇaṃ samupāsate || 23 ||
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ṛcamapyatra śaṃsanti vidyāraṇyavido janāḥ |
tadaraṇyamabhipretya yathādhīramajāyata || 24 ||
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etadetādṛśaṃ divyamaraṇyaṃ brāhmaṇā viduḥ |
viditvā cānvatiṣṭhanta kṣetrajñenānudarśitam || 25 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 27

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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