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 37

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brahmovāca |
rajo'haṃ vaḥ pravakṣyāmi yāthātathyena sattamāḥ |
nibodhata mahābhāgā guṇavṛttaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ || 1 ||
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saṃghāto rūpamāyāsaḥ sukhaduḥkhe himātapau |
aiśvaryaṃ vigrahaḥ saṃdhirhetuvādo'ratiḥ kṣamā || 2 ||
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balaṃ śauryaṃ mado roṣo vyāyāmakalahāvapi |
īrṣyepsā paiśunaṃ yuddhaṃ mamatvaṃ paripālanam || 3 ||
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vadhabandhaparikleśāḥ krayo vikraya eva ca |
nikṛnta chindhi bhindhīti paramarmāvakartanam || 4 ||
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ugraṃ dāruṇamākrośaḥ paravittānuśāsanam |
lokacintā vicintā ca matsaraḥ paribhāṣaṇam || 5 ||
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mṛṣāvādo mṛṣādānaṃ vikalpaḥ paribhāṣaṇam |
nindā stutiḥ praśaṃsā ca pratāpaḥ paritarpaṇam || 6 ||
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paricaryā ca śuśrūṣā sevā tṛṣṇā vyapāśrayaḥ |
vyūho'nayaḥ pramādaśca paritāpaḥ parigrahaḥ || 7 ||
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saṃskārā ye ca loke'sminpravartante pṛthakpṛthak |
nṛṣu nārīṣu bhūteṣu dravyeṣu śaraṇeṣu ca || 8 ||
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saṃtāpo'pratyayaścaiva vratāni niyamāśca ye |
pradānamāśīryuktaṃ ca satataṃ me bhavatviti || 9 ||
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svadhākāro namaskāraḥ svāhākāro vaṣaṭkriyā |
yājanādhyāpane cobhe tathaivāhuḥ parigraham || 10 ||
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idaṃ me syādidaṃ me syātsneho guṇasamudbhavaḥ |
abhidrohastathā māyā nikṛtirmāna eva ca || 11 ||
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stainyaṃ hiṃsā parīvādaḥ paritāpaḥ prajāgaraḥ |
stambho dambho'tha rāgaśca bhaktiḥ prītiḥ pramodanam || 12 ||
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dyūtaṃ ca janavādaśca saṃbandhāḥ strīkṛtāśca ye |
nṛttavāditragītāni prasaṅgā ye ca kecana |
sarva ete guṇā viprā rājasāḥ saṃprakīrtitāḥ || 13 ||
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bhūtabhavyabhaviṣyāṇāṃ bhāvānāṃ bhuvi bhāvanāḥ |
trivarganiratā nityaṃ dharmo'rthaḥ kāma ityapi || 14 ||
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kāmavṛttāḥ pramodante sarvakāmasamṛddhibhiḥ |
arvāksrotasa ityete taijasā rajasāvṛtāḥ || 15 ||
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asmiṃlloke pramodante jāyamānāḥ punaḥ punaḥ |
pretyabhāvikamīhanta iha laukikameva ca |
dadati pratigṛhṇanti japantyatha ca juhvati || 16 ||
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rajoguṇā vo bahudhānukīrtitā yathāvaduktaṃ guṇavṛttameva ca |
naro hi yo veda guṇānimānsadā sa rājasaiḥ sarvaguṇairvimucyate || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 37

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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