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 6

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dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
nadīnāṃ parvatānāṃ ca nāmadheyāni saṃjaya |
tathā janapadānāṃ ca ye cānye bhūmimāśritāḥ || 1 ||
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pramāṇaṃ ca pramāṇajña pṛthivyā api sarvaśaḥ |
nikhilena samācakṣva kānanāni ca saṃjaya || 2 ||
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saṃjaya uvāca |
pañcemāni mahārāja mahābhūtāni saṃgrahāt |
jagatsthitāni sarvāṇi samānyāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ || 3 ||
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bhūmirāpastathā vāyuragnirākāśameva ca |
guṇottarāṇi sarvāṇi teṣāṃ bhūmiḥ pradhānataḥ || 4 ||
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śabdaḥ sparśaśca rūpaṃ ca raso gandhaśca pañcamaḥ |
bhūmerete guṇāḥ proktā ṛṣibhistattvavedibhiḥ || 5 ||
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catvāro'psu guṇā rājangandhastatra na vidyate |
śabdaḥ sparśaśca rūpaṃ ca tejaso'tha guṇāstrayaḥ |
śabdaḥ sparśaśca vāyostu ākāśe śabda eva ca || 6 ||
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ete pañca guṇā rājanmahābhūteṣu pañcasu |
vartante sarvalokeṣu yeṣu lokāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ || 7 ||
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anyonyaṃ nābhivartante sāmyaṃ bhavati vai yadā |
yadā tu viṣamībhāvamāviśanti parasparam |
tadā dehairdehavanto vyatirohanti nānyathā || 8 ||
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ānupūrvyādvinaśyanti jāyante cānupūrvaśaḥ |
sarvāṇyaparimeyāni tadeṣāṃ rūpamaiśvaram || 9 ||
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tatra tatra hi dṛśyante dhātavaḥ pāñcabhautikāḥ |
teṣāṃ manuṣyāstarkeṇa pramāṇāni pracakṣate || 10 ||
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acintyāḥ khalu ye bhāvā na tāṃstarkeṇa sādhayet |
prakṛtibhyaḥ paraṃ yattu tadacintyasya lakṣaṇam || 11 ||
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sudarśanaṃ pravakṣyāmi dvīpaṃ te kurunandana |
parimaṇḍalo mahārāja dvīpo'sau cakrasaṃsthitaḥ || 12 ||
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nadījalapraticchannaḥ parvataiścābhrasaṃnibhaiḥ |
puraiśca vividhākārai ramyairjanapadaistathā || 13 ||
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vṛkṣaiḥ puṣpaphalopetaiḥ saṃpannadhanadhānyavān |
lāvaṇena samudreṇa samantātparivāritaḥ || 14 ||
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yathā ca puruṣaḥ paśyedādarśe mukhamātmanaḥ |
evaṃ sudarśanadvīpo dṛśyate candramaṇḍale || 15 ||
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dviraṃśe pippalastatra dviraṃśe ca śaśo mahān |
sarvauṣadhisamāvāpaiḥ sarvataḥ paribṛṃhitaḥ |
āpastato'nyā vijñeyā eṣa saṃkṣepa ucyate || 16 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 6

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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