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 196

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā mārkaṇḍeyaṃ mahādyutim |
papraccha bharataśreṣṭho dharmapraśnaṃ sudurvacam || 1 ||
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śrotumicchāmi bhagavanstrīṇāṃ māhātmyamuttamam |
kathyamānaṃ tvayā vipra sūkṣmaṃ dharmaṃ ca tattvataḥ || 2 ||
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pratyakṣeṇa hi viprarṣe devā dṛśyanti sattama |
sūryācandramasau vāyuḥ pṛthivī vahnireva ca || 3 ||
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pitā mātā ca bhagavangāva eva ca sattama |
yaccānyadeva vihitaṃ taccāpi bhṛgunandana || 4 ||
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manye'haṃ guruvatsarvamekapatnyastathā striyaḥ |
pativratānāṃ śuśrūṣā duṣkarā pratibhāti me || 5 ||
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pativratānāṃ māhātmyaṃ vaktumarhasi naḥ prabho |
nirudhya cendriyagrāmaṃ manaḥ saṃrudhya cānagha |
patiṃ daivatavaccāpi cintayantyaḥ sthitā hi yāḥ || 6 ||
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bhagavanduṣkaraṃ hyetatpratibhāti mama prabho |
mātāpitṛṣu śuśrūṣā strīṇāṃ bhartṛṣu ca dvija || 7 ||
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strīṇāṃ dharmātsughorāddhi nānyaṃ paśyāmi duṣkaram |
sādhvācārāḥ striyo brahmanyatkurvanti sadādṛtāḥ |
duṣkaraṃ bata kurvanti pitaro mātaraśca vai || 8 ||
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ekapatnyaśca yā nāryo yāśca satyaṃ vadantyuta |
kukṣiṇā daśa māsāṃśca garbhaṃ saṃdhārayanti yāḥ |
nāryaḥ kālena saṃbhūya kimadbhutataraṃ tataḥ || 9 ||
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saṃśayaṃ paramaṃ prāpya vedanāmatulāmapi |
prajāyante sutānnāryo duḥkhena mahatā vibho |
puṣṇanti cāpi mahatā snehena dvijasattama || 10 ||
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ye ca krūreṣu sarveṣu vartamānā jugupsitāḥ |
svakarma kurvanti sadā duṣkaraṃ tacca me matam || 11 ||
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kṣatradharmasamācāraṃ tathyaṃ cākhyāhi me dvija |
dharmaḥ sudurlabho vipra nṛśaṃsena durātmanā || 12 ||
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etadicchāmi bhagavanpraśnaṃ praśnavidāṃ vara |
śrotuṃ bhṛgukulaśreṣṭha śuśrūṣe tava suvrata || 13 ||
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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
hanta te sarvamākhyāsye praśnametaṃ sudurvacam |
tattvena bharataśreṣṭha gadatastannibodha me || 14 ||
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mātaraṃ sadṛśīṃ tāta pitṝnanye ca manyate |
duṣkaraṃ kurute mātā vivardhayati yā prajāḥ || 15 ||
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tapasā devatejyābhirvandanena titikṣayā |
abhicārairupāyaiśca īhante pitaraḥ sutān || 16 ||
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evaṃ kṛcchreṇa mahatā putraṃ prāpya sudurlabham |
cintayanti sadā vīra kīdṛśo'yaṃ bhaviṣyati || 17 ||
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āśaṃsate ca putreṣu pitā mātā ca bhārata |
yaśaḥ kīrtimathaiśvaryaṃ prajā dharmaṃ tathaiva ca || 18 ||
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tayorāśāṃ tu saphalāṃ yaḥ karoti sa dharmavit |
pitā mātā ca rājendra tuṣyato yasya nityadā |
iha pretya ca tasyātha kīrtirdharmaśca śāśvataḥ || 19 ||
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naiva yajñaḥ striyaḥ kaścinna śrāddhaṃ nopavāsakam |
yā tu bhartari śuśrūṣā tayā svargamupāśnute || 20 ||
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etatprakaraṇaṃ rājannadhikṛtya yudhiṣṭhira |
prativratānāṃ niyataṃ dharmaṃ cāvahitaḥ śṛṇu || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 196

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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