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 44

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brahmovāca |
yadādimadhyaparyantaṃ grahaṇopāyameva ca |
nāmalakṣaṇasaṃyuktaṃ sarvaṃ vakṣyāmi tattvataḥ || 1 ||
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ahaḥ pūrvaṃ tato rātrirmāsāḥ śuklādayaḥ smṛtāḥ |
śraviṣṭhādīni ṛkṣāṇi ṛtavaḥ śiśirādayaḥ || 2 ||
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bhūmirādistu gandhānāṃ rasānāmāpa eva ca |
rūpāṇāṃ jyotirādistu sparśādirvāyurucyate |
śabdasyādistathākāśameṣa bhūtakṛto guṇaḥ || 3 ||
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ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi bhūtānāmādimuttamam |
ādityo jyotiṣāmādiragnirbhūtādiriṣyate || 4 ||
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sāvitrī sarvavidyānāṃ devatānāṃ prajāpatiḥ |
oṃkāraḥ sarvavedānāṃ vacasāṃ prāṇa eva ca |
yadyasminniyataṃ loke sarvaṃ sāvitramucyate || 5 ||
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gāyatrī chandasāmādiḥ paśūnāmaja ucyate |
gāvaścatuṣpadāmādirmanuṣyāṇāṃ dvijātayaḥ || 6 ||
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śyenaḥ patatriṇāmādiryajñānāṃ hutamuttamam |
parisarpiṇāṃ tu sarveṣāṃ jyeṣṭhaḥ sarpo dvijottamāḥ || 7 ||
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kṛtamādiryugānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ |
hiraṇyaṃ sarvaratnānāmoṣadhīnāṃ yavāstathā || 8 ||
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sarveṣāṃ bhakṣyabhojyānāmannaṃ paramamucyate |
dravāṇāṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ peyānāmāpa uttamāḥ || 9 ||
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sthāvarāṇāṃ ca bhūtānāṃ sarveṣāmaviśeṣataḥ |
brahmakṣetraṃ sadā puṇyaṃ plakṣaḥ prathamajaḥ smṛtaḥ || 10 ||
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ahaṃ prajāpatīnāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ |
mama viṣṇuracintyātmā svayaṃbhūriti sa smṛtaḥ || 11 ||
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parvatānāṃ mahāmeruḥ sarveṣāmagrajaḥ smṛtaḥ |
diśāṃ ca pradiśāṃ cordhvā digjātā prathamaṃ tathā || 12 ||
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tathā tripathagā gaṅgā nadīnāmagrajā smṛtā |
tathā sarodapānānāṃ sarveṣāṃ sāgaro'grajaḥ || 13 ||
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devadānavabhūtānāṃ piśācoragarakṣasām |
narakiṃnarayakṣāṇāṃ sarveṣāmīśvaraḥ prabhuḥ || 14 ||
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ādirviśvasya jagato viṣṇurbrahmamayo mahān |
bhūtaṃ parataraṃ tasmāttrailokye neha vidyate || 15 ||
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āśramāṇāṃ ca gārhasthyaṃ sarveṣāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ |
lokānāmādiravyaktaṃ sarvasyāntastadeva ca || 16 ||
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ahānyastamayāntāni udayāntā ca śarvarī |
sukhasyāntaḥ sadā duḥkhaṃ duḥkhasyāntaḥ sadā sukham || 17 ||
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sarve kṣayāntā nicayāḥ patanāntāḥ samucchrayāḥ |
saṃyogā viprayogāntā maraṇāntaṃ hi jīvitam || 18 ||
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sarvaṃ kṛtaṃ vināśāntaṃ jātasya maraṇaṃ dhruvam |
aśāśvataṃ hi loke'sminsarvaṃ sthāvarajaṅgamam || 19 ||
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iṣṭaṃ dattaṃ tapo'dhītaṃ vratāni niyamāśca ye |
sarvametadvināśāntaṃ jñānasyānto na vidyate || 20 ||
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tasmājjñānena śuddhena prasannātmā samāhitaḥ |
nirmamo nirahaṃkāro mucyate sarvapāpmabhiḥ || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 44

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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