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 109

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suparṇa uvāca |
yasmāduttāryate pāpādyasmānniḥśreyaso'śnute |
tasmāduttāraṇaphalāduttaretyucyate budhaiḥ || 1 ||
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uttarasya hiraṇyasya parivāpasya gālava |
mārgaḥ paścimapūrvābhyāṃ digbhyāṃ vai madhyamaḥ smṛtaḥ || 2 ||
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asyāṃ diśi variṣṭhāyāmuttarāyāṃ dvijarṣabha |
nāsaumyo nāvidheyātmā nādharmyo vasate janaḥ || 3 ||
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atra nārāyaṇaḥ kṛṣṇo jiṣṇuścaiva narottamaḥ |
badaryāmāśramapade tathā brahmā ca śāśvataḥ || 4 ||
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atra vai himavatpṛṣṭhe nityamāste maheśvaraḥ |
atra rājyena viprāṇāṃ candramāścābhyaṣicyata || 5 ||
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atra gaṅgāṃ mahādevaḥ patantīṃ gaganāccyutām |
pratigṛhya dadau loke mānuṣe brahmavittama || 6 ||
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atra devyā tapastaptaṃ maheśvaraparīpsayā |
atra kāmaśca roṣaśca śailaścomā ca saṃbabhuḥ || 7 ||
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atra rākṣasayakṣāṇāṃ gandharvāṇāṃ ca gālava |
ādhipatyena kailāse dhanado'pyabhiṣecitaḥ || 8 ||
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atra caitrarathaṃ ramyamatra vaikhānasāśramaḥ |
atra mandākinī caiva mandaraśca dvijarṣabha || 9 ||
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atra saugandhikavanaṃ nairṛtairabhirakṣyate |
śāḍvalaṃ kadalīskandhamatra saṃtānakā nagāḥ || 10 ||
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atra saṃyamanityānāṃ siddhānāṃ svairacāriṇām |
vimānānyanurūpāṇi kāmabhogyāni gālava || 11 ||
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atra te ṛṣayaḥ sapta devī cārundhatī tathā |
atra tiṣṭhati vai svātiratrāsyā udayaḥ smṛtaḥ || 12 ||
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atra yajñaṃ samāruhya dhruvaṃ sthātā pitāmahaḥ |
jyotīṃṣi candrasūryau ca parivartanti nityaśaḥ || 13 ||
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atra gāyantikādvāraṃ rakṣanti dvijasattamāḥ |
dhāmā nāma mahātmāno munayaḥ satyavādinaḥ || 14 ||
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na teṣāṃ jñāyate sūtirnākṛtirna tapaścitam |
parivartasahasrāṇi kāmabhogyāni gālava || 15 ||
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yathā yathā praviśati tasmātparataraṃ naraḥ |
tathā tathā dvijaśreṣṭha pravilīyati gālava || 16 ||
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na tatkenacidanyena gatapūrvaṃ dvijarṣabha |
ṛte nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ naraṃ vā jiṣṇumavyayam || 17 ||
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atra kailāsamityuktaṃ sthānamailavilasya tat |
atra vidyutprabhā nāma jajñire'psaraso daśa || 18 ||
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atra viṣṇupadaṃ nāma kramatā viṣṇunā kṛtam |
trilokavikrame brahmannuttarāṃ diśamāśritam || 19 ||
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atra rājñā maruttena yajñeneṣṭaṃ dvijottama |
uśīrabīje viprarṣe yatra jāmbūnadaṃ saraḥ || 20 ||
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jīmūtasyātra viprarṣerupatasthe mahātmanaḥ |
sākṣāddhaimavataḥ puṇyo vimalaḥ kamalākaraḥ || 21 ||
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brāhmaṇeṣu ca yatkṛtsnaṃ svantaṃ kṛtvā dhanaṃ mahat |
vavre vanaṃ maharṣiḥ sa jaimūtaṃ tadvanaṃ tataḥ || 22 ||
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atra nityaṃ diśāpālāḥ sāyaṃ prātardvijarṣabha |
kasya kāryaṃ kimiti vai parikrośanti gālava || 23 ||
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evameṣā dvijaśreṣṭha guṇairanyairdiguttarā |
uttareti parikhyātā sarvakarmasu cottarā || 24 ||
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etā vistaraśastāta tava saṃkīrtitā diśaḥ |
catasraḥ kramayogena kāmāśāṃ gantumicchasi || 25 ||
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udyato'haṃ dvijaśreṣṭha tava darśayituṃ diśaḥ |
pṛthivīṃ cākhilāṃ brahmaṃstasmādāroha māṃ dvija || 26 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 109

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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