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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: MahÄbhÄrata (महाभारà¤�).

yudhiṣṭhira uvÄca |
asaṃśayaá¹� saṃjaya satyametaddharmo varaá¸� karmaṇÄṃ yattvamÄttha |
jñÄtvÄ tu mÄá¹� saṃjaya garhayestvaá¹� yadi dharmaá¹� yadyadharmaá¹� carÄmi || 1 ||
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yatrÄdharmo dharmarÅ«pÄṇi bibhraddharmaá¸� ká¹›tsno dṛśyate'dharmarÅ«paá¸� |
tathÄ dharmo dhÄrayandharmarÅ«paá¹� vidvÄṃsastaá¹� saṃprapaÅ›yanti buddhyÄ || 2 ||
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evametÄvÄpadi liá¹…gametaddharmÄdharmau vá¹›ttinityau bhajetÄm |
Ädyaá¹� liá¹…gaá¹� yasya tasya pramÄṇamÄpaddharmaá¹� saṃjaya taá¹� nibodha || 3 ||
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luptÄyÄá¹� tu praká¹›tau yena karma niá¹£pÄdayettatparÄ«psedvihÄ«naá¸� |
praká¹›tisthaÅ›cÄpadi vartamÄna ubhau garhyau bhavataá¸� saṃjayaitau || 4 ||
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avilopamicchatÄá¹� brÄhmaṇÄnÄá¹� prÄyaÅ›cittaá¹� vihitaá¹� yadvidhÄtrÄ |
ÄpadyathÄkarmasu vartamÄnÄnvikarmasthÄnsaṃjaya garhayeta || 5 ||
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manīṣiṇÄṃ tattvavicchedanÄya vidhÄ«yate satsu vá¹›ttiá¸� sadaiva |
abrÄhmaṇÄḥ santi tu ye na vaidyÄá¸� sarvocchedaá¹� sÄdhu manyeta tebhyaá¸� || 6 ||
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tadarthÄ naá¸� pitaro ye ca pÅ«rve pitÄmahÄ ye ca tebhyaá¸� pare'nye |
prajñaiá¹£iṇo ye ca hi karma cakrurnÄstyantato nÄsti nÄstÄ«ti manye || 7 ||
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yatkiṃcidetadvittamasyÄá¹� pá¹›thivyÄá¹� yaddevÄnÄá¹� tridaÅ›ÄnÄá¹� paratra |
prÄjÄpatyaá¹� tridivaá¹� brahmalokaá¹� nÄdharmataá¸� saṃjaya kÄmaye tat || 8 ||
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dharmeÅ›varaá¸� kuÅ›alo nÄ«timÄṃścÄpyupÄsitÄ brÄhmaṇÄnÄá¹� manīṣÄ� |
nÄnÄvidhÄṃścaiva mahÄbalÄṃśca rÄjanyabhojÄnanuÅ›Ästi kṛṣṇaá¸� || 9 ||
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yadi hyahaá¹� visá¹›jansyÄmagarhyo yudhyamÄno yadi jahyÄá¹� svadharmam |
mahÄyaÅ›Äá¸� keÅ›avastadbravÄ«tu vÄsudevastÅ«bhayorarthakÄmaá¸� || 10 ||
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Å›aineyÄ hi caitrakÄÅ›cÄndhakÄÅ›ca vÄrṣṇeyabhojÄá¸� kaukurÄá¸� sṛñjayÄÅ›ca |
upÄsÄ«nÄ vÄsudevasya buddhiá¹� nigá¹›hya Å›atrÅ«nsuhá¹›do nandayanti || 11 ||
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vṛṣṇyandhakÄ hyugrasenÄdayo vai kṛṣṇapraṇītÄá¸� sarva evendrakalpÄá¸� |
manasvinaá¸� satyaparÄkramÄÅ›ca mahÄbalÄ yÄdavÄ bhogavantaá¸� || 12 ||
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kÄÅ›yo babhruá¸� Å›riyamuttamÄá¹� gato labdhvÄ kṛṣṇaá¹� bhrÄtaramīśitÄram |
yasmai kÄmÄnvará¹£ati vÄsudevo grīṣmÄtyaye megha iva prajÄbhyaá¸� || 13 ||
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Ä«dṛśo'yaá¹� keÅ›avastÄta bhÅ«yo vidmo hyenaá¹� karmaṇÄṃ niÅ›cayajñam |
priyaÅ›ca naá¸� sÄdhutamaÅ›ca kṛṣṇo nÄtikrame vacanaá¹� keÅ›avasya || 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;

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

ಶà³à²°à³‡à²®à²¹à²­à²¾à²°à²¤ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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.]

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.

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

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহারà§à¦·à§€ বদভà§à¦¯à¦¾à¦� (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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

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

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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

7248pages

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