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 104

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janamejaya uvāca |
anarthe jātanirbandhaṃ parārthe lobhamohitam |
anāryakeṣvabhirataṃ maraṇe kṛtaniścayam || 1 ||
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jñātīnāṃ duḥkhakartāraṃ bandhūnāṃ śokavardhanam |
suhṛdāṃ kleśadātāraṃ dviṣatāṃ harṣavardhanam || 2 ||
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kathaṃ nainaṃ vimārgasthaṃ vārayantīha bāndhavāḥ |
sauhṛdādvā suhṛtsnigdho bhagavānvā pitāmahaḥ || 3 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
uktaṃ bhagavatā vākyamuktaṃ bhīṣmeṇa yatkṣamam |
uktaṃ bahuvidhaṃ caiva nāradenāpi tacchṛṇu || 4 ||
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nārada uvāca |
durlabho vai suhṛcchrotā durlabhaśca hitaḥ suhṛt |
tiṣṭhate hi suhṛdyatra na bandhustatra tiṣṭhati || 5 ||
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śrotavyamapi paśyāmi suhṛdāṃ kurunandana |
na kartavyaśca nirbandho nirbandho hi sudāruṇaḥ || 6 ||
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atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam |
yathā nirbandhataḥ prāpto gālavena parājayaḥ || 7 ||
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viśvāmitraṃ tapasyantaṃ dharmo jijñāsayā purā |
abhyagacchatsvayaṃ bhūtvā vasiṣṭho bhagavānṛṣiḥ || 8 ||
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saptarṣīṇāmanyatamaṃ veṣamāsthāya bhārata |
bubhukṣuḥ kṣudhito rājannāśramaṃ kauśikasya ha || 9 ||
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viśvāmitro'tha saṃbhrāntaḥ śrapayāmāsa vai carum |
paramānnasya yatnena na ca sa pratyapālayat || 10 ||
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annaṃ tena yadā bhuktamanyairdattaṃ tapasvibhiḥ |
atha gṛhyānnamatyuṣṇaṃ viśvāmitro'bhyupāgamat || 11 ||
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bhuktaṃ me tiṣṭha tāvattvamityuktvā bhagavānyayau |
viśvāmitrastato rājansthita eva mahādyutiḥ || 12 ||
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bhaktaṃ pragṛhya mūrdhnā tadbāhubhyāṃ pārśvato'gamat |
sthitaḥ sthāṇurivābhyāśe niśceṣṭo mārutāśanaḥ || 13 ||
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tasya śuśrūṣaṇe yatnamakarodgālavo muniḥ |
gauravādbahumānācca hārdena priyakāmyayā || 14 ||
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atha varṣaśate pūrṇe dharmaḥ punarupāgamat |
vāsiṣṭhaṃ veṣamāsthāya kauśikaṃ bhojanepsayā || 15 ||
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sa dṛṣṭvā śirasā bhaktaṃ dhriyamāṇaṃ maharṣiṇā |
tiṣṭhatā vāyubhakṣeṇa viśvāmitreṇa dhīmatā || 16 ||
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pratigṛhya tato dharmastathaivoṣṇaṃ tathā navam |
bhuktvā prīto'smi viprarṣe tamuktvā sa munirgataḥ || 17 ||
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kṣatrabhāvādapagato brāhmaṇatvamupāgataḥ |
dharmasya vacanātprīto viśvāmitrastadābhavat || 18 ||
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viśvāmitrastu śiṣyasya gālavasya tapasvinaḥ |
śuśrūṣayā ca bhaktyā ca prītimānityuvāca tam |
anujñāto mayā vatsa yatheṣṭaṃ gaccha gālava || 19 ||
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ityuktaḥ pratyuvācedaṃ gālavo munisattamam |
prīto madhurayā vācā viśvāmitraṃ mahādyutim || 20 ||
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dakṣiṇāṃ kāṃ prayacchāmi bhavate gurukarmaṇi |
dakṣiṇābhirupetaṃ hi karma sidhyati mānavam || 21 ||
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dakṣiṇānāṃ hi sṛṣṭānāmapavargeṇa bhujyate |
svarge kratuphalaṃ sadbhirdakṣiṇā śāntirucyate |
kimāharāmi gurvarthaṃ bravītu bhagavāniti || 22 ||
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jānamānastu bhagavāñjitaḥ śuśrūṣaṇena ca |
viśvāmitrastamasakṛdgaccha gacchetyacodayat || 23 ||
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asakṛdgaccha gaccheti viśvāmitreṇa bhāṣitaḥ |
kiṃ dadānīti bahuśo gālavaḥ pratyabhāṣata || 24 ||
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nirbandhatastu bahuśo gālavasya tapasvinaḥ |
kiṃcidāgatasaṃrambho viśvāmitro'bravīdidam || 25 ||
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ekataḥśyāmakarṇānāṃ śatānyaṣṭau dadasva me |
hayānāṃ candraśubhrāṇāṃ gaccha gālava māciram || 26 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 104

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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