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 86

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aṣṭaka uvāca |
carangṛhasthaḥ kathameti devānkathaṃ bhikṣuḥ kathamācāryakarmā |
vānaprasthaḥ satpathe saṃniviṣṭo bahūnyasminsaṃprati vedayanti || 1 ||
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yayātiruvāca |
āhūtādhyāyī gurukarmasvacodyaḥ pūrvotthāyī caramaṃ copaśāyī |
mṛdurdānto dhṛtimānapramattaḥ svādhyāyaśīlaḥ sidhyati brahmacārī || 2 ||
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dharmāgataṃ prāpya dhanaṃ yajeta dadyātsadaivātithīnbhojayecca |
anādadānaśca parairadattaṃ saiṣā gṛhasthopaniṣatpurāṇī || 3 ||
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svavīryajīvī vṛjinānnivṛtto dātā parebhyo na paropatāpī |
tādṛṅmuniḥ siddhimupaiti mukhyāṃ vasannaraṇye niyatāhāraceṣṭaḥ || 4 ||
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aśilpajīvī nagṛhaśca nityaṃ jitendriyaḥ sarvato vipramuktaḥ |
anokasārī laghuralpacāraścarandeśānekacaraḥ sa bhikṣuḥ || 5 ||
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rātryā yayā cābhijitāśca lokā bhavanti kāmā vijitāḥ sukhāśca |
tāmeva rātriṃ prayateta vidvānaraṇyasaṃstho bhavituṃ yatātmā || 6 ||
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daśaiva pūrvāndaśa cāparāṃstu jñātīnsahātmānamathaikaviṃśam |
araṇyavāsī sukṛte dadhāti vimucyāraṇye svaśarīradhātūn || 7 ||
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aṣṭaka uvāca |
kati svideva munayo maunāni kati cāpyuta |
bhavantīti tadācakṣva śrotumicchāmahe vayam || 8 ||
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yayātiruvāca |
araṇye vasato yasya grāmo bhavati pṛṣṭhataḥ |
grāme vā vasato'raṇyaṃ sa muniḥ syājjanādhipa || 9 ||
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aṣṭaka uvāca |
kathaṃ svidvasato'raṇye grāmo bhavati pṛṣṭhataḥ |
grāme vā vasato'raṇyaṃ kathaṃ bhavati pṛṣṭhataḥ || 10 ||
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yayātiruvāca |
na grāmyamupayuñjīta ya āraṇyo munirbhavet |
tathāsya vasato'raṇye grāmo bhavati pṛṣṭhataḥ || 11 ||
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anagniraniketaśca agotracaraṇo muniḥ |
kaupīnācchādanaṃ yāvattāvadicchecca cīvaram || 12 ||
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yāvatprāṇābhisaṃdhānaṃ tāvadicchecca bhojanam |
tathāsya vasato grāme'raṇyaṃ bhavati pṛṣṭhataḥ || 13 ||
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yastu kāmānparityajya tyaktakarmā jitendriyaḥ |
ātiṣṭheta munirmaunaṃ sa loke siddhimāpnuyāt || 14 ||
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dhautadantaṃ kṛttanakhaṃ sadā snātamalaṃkṛtam |
asitaṃ sitakarmasthaṃ kastaṃ nārcitumarhati || 15 ||
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tapasā karśitaḥ kṣāmaḥ kṣīṇamāṃsāsthiśoṇitaḥ |
yadā bhavati nirdvandvo munirmaunaṃ samāsthitaḥ |
atha lokamimaṃ jitvā lokaṃ vijayate param || 16 ||
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āsyena tu yadāhāraṃ govanmṛgayate muniḥ |
athāsya lokaḥ pūrvo yaḥ so'mṛtatvāya kalpate || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 86

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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