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).

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
anīśvaro'yaṃ puruṣo bhavābhave sūtraprotā dārumayīva yoṣā |
dhātrā tu diṣṭasya vaśe kilāyaṃ tasmādvada tvaṃ śravaṇe dhṛto'ham || 1 ||
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vidura uvāca |
aprāptakālaṃ vacanaṃ bṛhaspatirapi bruvan |
labhate buddhyavajñānamavamānaṃ ca bhārata || 2 ||
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priyo bhavati dānena priyavādena cāparaḥ |
mantraṃ mūlabalenānyo yaḥ priyaḥ priya eva saḥ || 3 ||
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dveṣyo na sādhurbhavati na medhāvī na paṇḍitaḥ |
priye śubhāni karmāṇi dveṣye pāpāni bhārata || 4 ||
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na sa kṣayo mahārāja yaḥ kṣayo vṛddhimāvahet |
kṣayaḥ sa tviha mantavyo yaṃ labdhvā bahu nāśayet || 5 ||
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samṛddhā guṇataḥ kecidbhavanti dhanato'pare |
dhanavṛddhānguṇairhīnāndhṛtarāṣṭra vivarjayet || 6 ||
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dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
sarvaṃ tvamāyatīyuktaṃ bhāṣase prājñasaṃmatam |
na cotsahe sutaṃ tyaktuṃ yato dharmastato jayaḥ || 7 ||
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vidura uvāca |
svabhāvaguṇasaṃpanno na jātu vinayānvitaḥ |
susūkṣmamapi bhūtānāmupamardaṃ prayokṣyate || 8 ||
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parāpavādaniratāḥ paraduḥkhodayeṣu ca |
parasparavirodhe ca yatante satatotthitāḥ || 9 ||
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sadoṣaṃ darśanaṃ yeṣāṃ saṃvāse sumahadbhayam |
arthādāne mahāndoṣaḥ pradāne ca mahadbhayam || 10 ||
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ye pāpā iti vikhyātāḥ saṃvāse parigarhitāḥ |
yuktāścānyairmahādoṣairye narāstānvivarjayet || 11 ||
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nivartamāne sauhārde prītirnīce praṇaśyati |
yā caiva phalanirvṛttiḥ sauhṛde caiva yatsukham || 12 ||
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yatate cāpavādāya yatnamārabhate kṣaye |
alpe'pyapakṛte mohānna śāntimupagacchati || 13 ||
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tādṛśaiḥ saṃgataṃ nīcairnṛśaṃsairakṛtātmabhiḥ |
niśāmya nipuṇaṃ buddhyā vidvāndūrādvivarjayet || 14 ||
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yo jñātimanugṛhṇāti daridraṃ dīnamāturam |
sa putrapaśubhirvṛddhiṃ yaśaścāvyayamaśnute || 15 ||
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jñātayo vardhanīyāstairya icchantyātmanaḥ śubham |
kulavṛddhiṃ ca rājendra tasmātsādhu samācara || 16 ||
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śreyasā yokṣyase rājankurvāṇo jñātisatkriyām |
viguṇā hyapi saṃrakṣyā jñātayo bharatarṣabha || 17 ||
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kiṃ punarguṇavantaste tvatprasādābhikāṅkṣiṇaḥ |
prasādaṃ kuru dīnānāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ viśāṃ pate || 18 ||
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dīyantāṃ grāmakāḥ kecitteṣāṃ vṛttyarthamīśvara |
evaṃ loke yaśaḥprāpto bhaviṣyasi narādhipa || 19 ||
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vṛddhena hi tvayā kāryaṃ putrāṇāṃ tāta rakṣaṇam |
mayā cāpi hitaṃ vācyaṃ viddhi māṃ tvaddhitaiṣiṇam || 20 ||
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jñātibhirvigrahastāta na kartavyo bhavārthinā |
sukhāni saha bhojyāni jñātibhirbharatarṣabha || 21 ||
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saṃbhojanaṃ saṃkathanaṃ saṃprītiśca parasparam |
jñātibhiḥ saha kāryāṇi na virodhaḥ kathaṃcana || 22 ||
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jñātayastārayantīha jñātayo majjayanti ca |
suvṛttāstārayantīha durvṛttā majjayanti ca || 23 ||
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suvṛtto bhava rājendra pāṇḍavānprati mānada |
adharṣaṇīyaḥ śatrūṇāṃ tairvṛtastvaṃ bhaviṣyasi || 24 ||
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śrīmantaṃ jñātimāsādya yo jñātiravasīdati |
digdhahastaṃ mṛga iva sa enastasya vindati || 25 ||
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paścādapi naraśreṣṭha tava tāpo bhaviṣyati |
tānvā hatānsutānvāpi śrutvā tadanucintaya || 26 ||
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yena khaṭvāṃ samārūḍhaḥ paritapyeta karmaṇā |
ādāveva na tatkuryādadhruve jīvite sati || 27 ||
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na kaścinnāpanayate pumānanyatra bhārgavāt |
śeṣasaṃpratipattistu buddhimatsveva tiṣṭhati || 28 ||
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duryodhanena yadyetatpāpaṃ teṣu purā kṛtam |
tvayā tatkulavṛddhena pratyāneyaṃ nareśvara || 29 ||
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tāṃstvaṃ pade pratiṣṭhāpya loke vigatakalmaṣaḥ |
bhaviṣyasi naraśreṣṭha pūjanīyo manīṣiṇām || 30 ||
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suvyāhṛtāni dhīrāṇāṃ phalataḥ pravicintya yaḥ |
adhyavasyati kāryeṣu ciraṃ yaśasi tiṣṭhati || 31 ||
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avṛttiṃ vinayo hanti hantyanarthaṃ parākramaḥ |
hanti nityaṃ kṣamā krodhamācāro hantyalakṣaṇam || 32 ||
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paricchadena kṣetreṇa veśmanā paricaryayā |
parīkṣeta kulaṃ rājanbhojanācchādanena ca || 33 ||
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yayościttena vā cittaṃ naibhṛtaṃ naibhṛtena vā |
sameti prajñayā prajñā tayormaitrī na jīryate || 34 ||
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durbuddhimakṛtaprajñaṃ channaṃ kūpaṃ tṛṇairiva |
vivarjayīta medhāvī tasminmaitrī praṇaśyati || 35 ||
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avalipteṣu mūrkheṣu raudrasāhasikeṣu ca |
tathaivāpetadharmeṣu na maitrīmācaredbudhaḥ || 36 ||
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kṛtajñaṃ dhārmikaṃ satyamakṣudraṃ dṛḍhabhaktikam |
jitendriyaṃ sthitaṃ sthityāṃ mitramatyāgi ceṣyate || 37 ||
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indriyāṇāmanutsargo mṛtyunā na viśiṣyate |
atyarthaṃ punarutsargaḥ sādayeddaivatānyapi || 38 ||
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mārdavaṃ sarvabhūtānāmanasūyā kṣamā dhṛtiḥ |
āyuṣyāṇi budhāḥ prāhurmitrāṇāṃ cāvimānanā || 39 ||
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apanītaṃ sunītena yo'rthaṃ pratyāninīṣate |
matimāsthāya sudṛḍhāṃ tadakāpuruṣavratam || 40 ||
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āyatyāṃ pratikārajñastadātve dṛḍhaniścayaḥ |
atīte kāryaśeṣajño naro'rthairna prahīyate || 41 ||
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karmaṇā manasā vācā yadabhīkṣṇaṃ niṣevate |
tadevāpaharatyenaṃ tasmātkalyāṇamācaret || 42 ||
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maṅgalālambhanaṃ yogaḥ śrutamutthānamārjavam |
bhūtimetāni kurvanti satāṃ cābhīkṣṇadarśanam || 43 ||
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anirvedaḥ śriyo mūlaṃ duḥkhanāśe sukhasya ca |
mahānbhavatyanirviṇṇaḥ sukhaṃ cātyantamaśnute || 44 ||
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nātaḥ śrīmattaraṃ kiṃcidanyatpathyatamaṃ tathā |
prabhaviṣṇoryathā tāta kṣamā sarvatra sarvadā || 45 ||
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kṣamedaśaktaḥ sarvasya śaktimāndharmakāraṇāt |
arthānarthau samau yasya tasya nityaṃ kṣamā hitā || 46 ||
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yatsukhaṃ sevamāno'pi dharmārthābhyāṃ na hīyate |
kāmaṃ tadupaseveta na mūḍhavratamācaret || 47 ||
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duḥkhārteṣu pramatteṣu nāstikeṣvalaseṣu ca |
na śrīrvasatyadānteṣu ye cotsāhavivarjitāḥ || 48 ||
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ārjavena naraṃ yuktamārjavātsavyapatrapam |
aśaktimantaṃ manyanto dharṣayanti kubuddhayaḥ || 49 ||
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atyāryamatidātāramatiśūramativratam |
prajñābhimāninaṃ caiva śrīrbhayānnopasarpati || 50 ||
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agnihotraphalā vedāḥ śīlavṛttaphalaṃ śrutam |
ratiputraphalā dārā dattabhuktaphalaṃ dhanam || 51 ||
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adharmopārjitairarthairyaḥ karotyaurdhvadehikam |
na sa tasya phalaṃ pretya bhuṅkte'rthasya durāgamāt || 52 ||
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kāntāravanadurgeṣu kṛcchrāsvāpatsu saṃbhrame |
udyateṣu ca śastreṣu nāsti śeṣavatāṃ bhayam || 53 ||
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utthānaṃ saṃyamo dākṣyamapramādo dhṛtiḥ smṛtiḥ |
samīkṣya ca samārambho viddhi mūlaṃ bhavasya tat || 54 ||
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tapo balaṃ tāpasānāṃ brahma brahmavidāṃ balam |
hiṃsā balamasādhūnāṃ kṣamā guṇavatāṃ balam || 55 ||
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aṣṭau tānyavrataghnāni āpo mūlaṃ phalaṃ payaḥ |
havirbrāhmaṇakāmyā ca gurorvacanamauṣadham || 56 ||
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na tatparasya saṃdadhyātpratikūlaṃ yadātmanaḥ |
saṃgraheṇaiṣa dharmaḥ syātkāmādanyaḥ pravartate || 57 ||
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akrodhena jayetkrodhamasādhuṃ sādhunā jayet |
jayetkadaryaṃ dānena jayetsatyena cānṛtam || 58 ||
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strīdhūrtake'lase bhīrau caṇḍe puruṣamānini |
caure kṛtaghne viśvāso na kāryo na ca nāstike || 59 ||
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abhivādanaśīlasya nityaṃ vṛddhopasevinaḥ |
catvāri saṃpravardhante kīrtirāyuryaśobalam || 60 ||
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atikleśena ye'rthāḥ syurdharmasyātikrameṇa ca |
arervā praṇipātena mā sma teṣu manaḥ kṛthāḥ || 61 ||
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avidyaḥ puruṣaḥ śocyaḥ śocyaṃ mithunamaprajam |
nirāhārāḥ prajāḥ śocyāḥ śocyaṃ rāṣṭramarājakam || 62 ||
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adhvā jarā dehavatāṃ parvatānāṃ jalaṃ jarā |
asaṃbhogo jarā strīṇāṃ vākśalyaṃ manaso jarā || 63 ||
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anāmnāyamalā vedā brāhmaṇasyāvrataṃ malam |
kautūhalamalā sādhvī vipravāsamalāḥ striyaḥ || 64 ||
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suvarṇasya malaṃ rūpyaṃ rūpyasyāpi malaṃ trapu |
jñeyaṃ trapumalaṃ sīsaṃ sīsasyāpi malaṃ malam || 65 ||
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na svapnena jayennidrāṃ na kāmena striyaṃ jayet |
nendhanena jayedagniṃ na pānena surāṃ jayet || 66 ||
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yasya dānajitaṃ mitramamitrā yudhi nirjitāḥ |
annapānajitā dārāḥ saphalaṃ tasya jīvitam || 67 ||
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sahasriṇo'pi jīvanti jīvanti śatinastathā |
dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ vimuñcecchāṃ na kathaṃcinna jīvyate || 68 ||
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yatpṛthivyāṃ vrīhiyavaṃ hiraṇyaṃ paśavaḥ striyaḥ |
nālamekasya tatsarvamiti paśyanna muhyati || 69 ||
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rājanbhūyo bravīmi tvāṃ putreṣu samamācara |
samatā yadi te rājansveṣu pāṇḍusuteṣu ca || 70 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 39

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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