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 28

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
asaṃśayaṃ saṃjaya satyametaddharmo varaḥ karmaṇāṃ yattvamāttha |
jñātvā tu māṃ saṃjaya garhayestvaṃ yadi dharmaṃ yadyadharmaṃ carāmi || 1 ||
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yatrādharmo dharmarūpāṇi bibhraddharmaḥ kṛtsno dṛśyate'dharmarūpaḥ |
tathā dharmo dhārayandharmarūpaṃ vidvāṃsastaṃ saṃprapaśyanti buddhyā || 2 ||
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evametāvāpadi liṅgametaddharmādharmau vṛttinityau bhajetām |
ādyaṃ liṅgaṃ yasya tasya pramāṇamāpaddharmaṃ saṃjaya taṃ nibodha || 3 ||
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luptāyāṃ tu prakṛtau yena karma niṣpādayettatparīpsedvihīnaḥ |
prakṛtisthaścāpadi vartamāna ubhau garhyau bhavataḥ saṃjayaitau || 4 ||
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avilopamicchatāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ prāyaścittaṃ vihitaṃ yadvidhātrā |
āpadyathākarmasu vartamānānvikarmasthānsaṃjaya garhayeta || 5 ||
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manīṣiṇāṃ tattvavicchedanāya vidhīyate satsu vṛttiḥ sadaiva |
abrāhmaṇāḥ santi tu ye na vaidyāḥ sarvocchedaṃ sādhu manyeta tebhyaḥ || 6 ||
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tadarthā naḥ pitaro ye ca pūrve pitāmahā ye ca tebhyaḥ pare'nye |
prajñaiṣiṇo ye ca hi karma cakrurnāstyantato nāsti nāstīti manye || 7 ||
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yatkiṃcidetadvittamasyāṃ pṛthivyāṃ yaddevānāṃ tridaśānāṃ paratra |
prājāpatyaṃ tridivaṃ brahmalokaṃ nādharmataḥ saṃjaya kāmaye tat || 8 ||
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dharmeśvaraḥ kuśalo nītimāṃścāpyupāsitā brāhmaṇānāṃ manīṣī |
nānāvidhāṃścaiva mahābalāṃśca rājanyabhojānanuśāsti kṛṣṇaḥ || 9 ||
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yadi hyahaṃ visṛjansyāmagarhyo yudhyamāno yadi jahyāṃ svadharmam |
mahāyaśāḥ keśavastadbravītu vāsudevastūbhayorarthakāmaḥ || 10 ||
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śaineyā hi caitrakāścāndhakāśca vārṣṇeyabhojāḥ kaukurāḥ sṛñjayāśca |
upāsīnā vāsudevasya buddhiṃ nigṛhya śatrūnsuhṛdo nandayanti || 11 ||
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vṛṣṇyandhakā hyugrasenādayo vai kṛṣṇapraṇītāḥ sarva evendrakalpāḥ |
manasvinaḥ satyaparākramāśca mahābalā yādavā bhogavantaḥ || 12 ||
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kāśyo babhruḥ śriyamuttamāṃ gato labdhvā kṛṣṇaṃ bhrātaramīśitāram |
yasmai kāmānvarṣati vāsudevo grīṣmātyaye megha iva prajābhyaḥ || 13 ||
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īdṛśo'yaṃ keśavastāta bhūyo vidmo hyenaṃ karmaṇāṃ niścayajñam |
priyaśca naḥ sādhutamaśca kṛṣṇo nātikrame vacanaṃ keśavasya || 14 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 28

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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