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 197
vidura uvāca |
rājanniḥsaṃśayaṃ śreyo vācyastvamasi bāndhavaiḥ |
na tvaśuśrūṣamāṇeṣu vākyaṃ saṃpratitiṣṭhati || 1 ||
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hitaṃ hi tava tadvākyamuktavānkurusattamaḥ |
bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavo rājanpratigṛhṇāsi tanna ca || 2 ||
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tathā droṇena bahudhā bhāṣitaṃ hitamuttamam |
tacca rādhāsutaḥ karṇo manyate na hitaṃ tava || 3 ||
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cintayaṃśca na paśyāmi rājaṃstava suhṛttamam |
ābhyāṃ puruṣasiṃhābhyāṃ yo vā syātprajñayādhikaḥ || 4 ||
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imau hi vṛddhau vayasā prajñayā ca śrutena ca |
samau ca tvayi rājendra teṣu pāṇḍusuteṣu ca || 5 ||
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dharme cānavamau rājansatyatāyāṃ ca bhārata |
rāmāddāśaratheścaiva gayāccaiva na saṃśayaḥ || 6 ||
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na coktavantāvaśreyaḥ purastādapi kiṃcana |
na cāpyapakṛtaṃ kiṃcidanayorlakṣyate tvayi || 7 ||
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tāvimau puruṣavyāghrāvanāgasi nṛpa tvayi |
na mantrayetāṃ tvacchreyaḥ kathaṃ satyaparākramau || 8 ||
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prajñāvantau naraśreṣṭhāvasmiṃlloke narādhipa |
tvannimittamato nemau kiṃcijjihmaṃ vadiṣyataḥ |
iti me naiṣṭhikī buddhirvartate kurunandana || 9 ||
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na cārthahetordharmajñau vakṣyataḥ pakṣasaṃśritam |
etaddhi paramaṃ śreyo menāte tava bhārata || 10 ||
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duryodhanaprabhṛtayaḥ putrā rājanyathā tava |
tathaiva pāṇḍaveyāste putrā rājanna saṃśayaḥ || 11 ||
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teṣu cedahitaṃ kiṃcinmantrayeyurabuddhitaḥ |
mantriṇaste na te śreyaḥ prapaśyanti viśeṣataḥ || 12 ||
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atha te hṛdaye rājanviśeṣasteṣu vartate |
antarasthaṃ vivṛṇvānāḥ śreyaḥ kuryurna te dhruvam || 13 ||
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etadarthamimau rājanmahātmānau mahādyutī |
nocaturvivṛtaṃ kiṃcinna hyeṣa tava niścayaḥ || 14 ||
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yaccāpyaśakyatāṃ teṣāmāhatuḥ puruṣarṣabhau |
tattathā puruṣavyāghra tava tadbhadramastu te || 15 ||
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kathaṃ hi pāṇḍavaḥ śrīmānsavyasācī paraṃtapaḥ |
śakyo vijetuṃ saṃgrāme rājanmaghavatā api || 16 ||
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bhīmaseno mahābāhurnāgāyutabalo mahān |
kathaṃ hi yudhi śakyeta vijetumamarairapi || 17 ||
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tathaiva kṛtinau yuddhe yamau yamasutāviva |
kathaṃ viṣahituṃ śakyau raṇe jīvitumicchatā || 18 ||
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yasmindhṛtiranukrośaḥ kṣamā satyaṃ parākramaḥ |
nityāni pāṇḍavaśreṣṭhe sa jīyeta kathaṃ raṇe || 19 ||
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yeṣāṃ pakṣadharo rāmo yeṣāṃ mantrī janārdanaḥ |
kiṃ nu tairajitaṃ saṃkhye yeṣāṃ pakṣe ca sātyakiḥ || 20 ||
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drupadaḥ śvaśuro yeṣāṃ yeṣāṃ śyālāśca pārṣatāḥ |
dhṛṣṭadyumnamukhā vīrā bhrātaro drupadātmajāḥ || 21 ||
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so'śakyatāṃ ca vijñāya teṣāmagreṇa bhārata |
dāyādyatāṃ ca dharmeṇa samyakteṣu samācara || 22 ||
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idaṃ nirdigdhamayaśaḥ purocanakṛtaṃ mahat |
teṣāmanugraheṇādya rājanprakṣālayātmanaḥ || 23 ||
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drupado'pi mahānrājā kṛtavairaśca naḥ purā |
tasya saṃgrahaṇaṃ rājansvapakṣasya vivardhanam || 24 ||
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balavantaśca dāśārhā bahavaśca viśāṃ pate |
yataḥ kṛṣṇastataste syuryataḥ kṛṣṇastato jayaḥ || 25 ||
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yacca sāmnaiva śakyeta kāryaṃ sādhayituṃ nṛpa |
ko daivaśaptastatkārtuṃ vigraheṇa samācaret || 26 ||
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śrutvā ca jīvataḥ pārthānpaurajānapado janaḥ |
balavaddarśane gṛdhnusteṣāṃ rājankuru priyam || 27 ||
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duryodhanaśca karṇaśca śakuniścāpi saubalaḥ |
adharmayuktā duṣprajñā bālā maiṣāṃ vacaḥ kṛthāḥ || 28 ||
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uktametanmayā rājanpurā guṇavatastava |
duryodhanāparādhena prajeyaṃ vinaśiṣyati || 29 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 197
The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
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by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
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by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
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by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
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