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 171

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aurva uvāca |
uktavānasmi yāṃ krodhātpratijñāṃ pitarastadā |
sarvalokavināśāya na sā me vitathā bhavet || 1 ||
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vṛthāroṣapratijño hi nāhaṃ jīvitumutsahe |
anistīrṇo hi māṃ roṣo dahedagnirivāraṇim || 2 ||
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yo hi kāraṇataḥ krodhaṃ saṃjātaṃ kṣantumarhati |
nālaṃ sa manujaḥ samyaktrivargaṃ parirakṣitum || 3 ||
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aśiṣṭānāṃ niyantā hi śiṣṭānāṃ parirakṣatā |
sthāne roṣaḥ prayuktaḥ syānnṛpaiḥ svargajigīṣubhiḥ || 4 ||
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aśrauṣamahamūrustho garbhaśayyāgatastadā |
ārāvaṃ mātṛvargasya bhṛgūṇāṃ kṣatriyairvadhe || 5 ||
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sāmarairhi yadā lokairbhṛgūṇāṃ kṣatriyādhamaiḥ |
āgarbhotsādanaṃ kṣāntaṃ tadā māṃ manyurāviṣat || 6 ||
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āpūrṇakośāḥ kila me mātaraḥ pitarastathā |
bhayātsarveṣu lokeṣu nādhijagmuḥ parāyaṇam || 7 ||
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tānbhṛgūṇāṃ tadā dārānkaścinnābhyavapadyata |
yadā tadā dadhāreyamūruṇaikena māṃ śubhā || 8 ||
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pratiṣeddhā hi pāpasya yadā lokeṣu vidyate |
tadā sarveṣu lokeṣu pāpakṛnnopapadyate || 9 ||
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yadā tu pratiṣeddhāraṃ pāpo na labhate kvacit |
tiṣṭhanti bahavo loke tadā pāpeṣu karmasu || 10 ||
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jānannapi ca yaḥ pāpaṃ śaktimānna niyacchati |
īśaḥ sanso'pi tenaiva karmaṇā saṃprayujyate || 11 ||
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rājabhiśceśvaraiścaiva yadi vai pitaro mama |
śaktairna śakitā trātumiṣṭaṃ matveha jīvitam || 12 ||
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ata eṣāmahaṃ kruddho lokānāmīśvaro'dya san |
bhavatāṃ tu vaco nāhamalaṃ samativartitum || 13 ||
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mama cāpi bhavedetadīśvarasya sato mahat |
upekṣamāṇasya punarlokānāṃ kilbiṣādbhayam || 14 ||
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yaścāyaṃ manyujo me'gnirlokānādātumicchati |
dahedeṣa ca māmeva nigṛhītaḥ svatejasā || 15 ||
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bhavatāṃ ca vijānāmi sarvalokahitepsutām |
tasmādvidadhvaṃ yacchreyo lokānāṃ mama ceśvarāḥ || 16 ||
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pitara ūcuḥ |
ya eṣa manyujaste'gnirlokānādātumicchati |
apsu taṃ muñca bhadraṃ te lokā hyapsu pratiṣṭhitāḥ || 17 ||
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āpomayāḥ sarvarasāḥ sarvamāpomayaṃ jagat |
tasmādapsu vimuñcemaṃ krodhāgniṃ dvijasattama || 18 ||
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ayaṃ tiṣṭhatu te vipra yadīcchasi mahodadhau |
manyujo'gnirdahannāpo lokā hyāpomayāḥ smṛtāḥ || 19 ||
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evaṃ pratijñā satyeyaṃ tavānagha bhaviṣyati |
na caiva sāmarā lokā gamiṣyanti parābhavam || 20 ||
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vasiṣṭha uvāca |
tatastaṃ krodhajaṃ tāta aurvo'gniṃ varuṇālaye |
utsasarja sa caivāpa upayuṅkte mahodadhau || 21 ||
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mahaddhayaśiro bhūtvā yattadvedavido viduḥ |
tamagnimudgiranvaktrātpibatyāpo mahodadhau || 22 ||
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tasmāttvamapi bhadraṃ te na lokānhantumarhasi |
parāśara parāndharmāñjānañjñānavatāṃ vara || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 171

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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