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 32

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tūṣṇīṃbhūtaṃ tu rājānaṃ śocamānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram |
tapasvī dharmatattvajñaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyano'bravīt || 1 ||
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prajānāṃ pālanaṃ dharmo rājñāṃ rājīvalocana |
dharmaḥ pramāṇaṃ lokasya nityaṃ dharmānuvartanam || 2 ||
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anutiṣṭhasva vai rājanpitṛpaitāmahaṃ padam |
brāhmaṇeṣu ca yo dharmaḥ sa nityo vedaniścitaḥ || 3 ||
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tatpramāṇaṃ pramāṇānāṃ śāśvataṃ bharatarṣabha |
tasya dharmasya kṛtsnasya kṣatriyaḥ parirakṣitā || 4 ||
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tathā yaḥ pratihantyasya śāsanaṃ viṣaye naraḥ |
sa bāhubhyāṃ vinigrāhyo lokayātrāvighātakaḥ || 5 ||
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pramāṇamapramāṇaṃ yaḥ kuryānmohavaśaṃ gataḥ |
bhṛtyo vā yadi vā putrastapasvī vāpi kaścana |
pāpānsarvairupāyaistānniyacchedghātayeta vā || 6 ||
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ato'nyathā vartamāno rājā prāpnoti kilbiṣam |
dharmaṃ vinaśyamānaṃ hi yo na rakṣetsa dharmahā || 7 ||
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te tvayā dharmahantāro nihatāḥ sapadānugāḥ |
svadharme vartamānastvaṃ kiṃ nu śocasi pāṇḍava |
rājā hi hanyāddadyācca prajā rakṣecca dharmataḥ || 8 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
na te'bhiśaṅke vacanaṃ yadbravīṣi tapodhana |
aparokṣo hi te dharmaḥ sarvadharmabhṛtāṃ vara || 9 ||
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mayā hyavadhyā bahavo ghātitā rājyakāraṇāt |
tānyakāryāṇi me brahmandahanti ca tapanti ca || 10 ||
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vyāsa uvāca |
īśvaro vā bhavetkartā puruṣo vāpi bhārata |
haṭho vā vartate loke karmajaṃ vā phalaṃ smṛtam || 11 ||
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īśvareṇa niyuktā hi sādhvasādhu ca pārthiva |
kurvanti puruṣāḥ karma phalamīśvaragāmi tat || 12 ||
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yathā hi puruṣaśchindyādvṛkṣaṃ paraśunā vane |
chettureva bhavetpāpaṃ paraśorna kathaṃcana || 13 ||
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atha vā tadupādānātprāpnuyuḥ karmaṇaḥ phalam |
daṇḍaśastrakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ puruṣe tanna vidyate || 14 ||
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na caitadiṣṭaṃ kaunteya yadanyena phalaṃ kṛtam |
prāpnuyāditi tasmācca īśvare tanniveśaya || 15 ||
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atha vā puruṣaḥ kartā karmaṇoḥ śubhapāpayoḥ |
na paraṃ vidyate tasmādevamanyacchubhaṃ kuru || 16 ||
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na hi kaścitkvacidrājandiṣṭātpratinivartate |
daṇḍaśastrakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ puruṣe tanna vidyate || 17 ||
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yadi vā manyase rājanhaṭhe lokaṃ pratiṣṭhitam |
evamapyaśubhaṃ karma na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati || 18 ||
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athābhipattirlokasya kartavyā śubhapāpayoḥ |
abhipannatamaṃ loke rājñāmudyatadaṇḍanam || 19 ||
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athāpi loke karmāṇi samāvartanta bhārata |
śubhāśubhaphalaṃ ceme prāpnuvantīti me matiḥ || 20 ||
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evaṃ satyaṃ śubhādeśaṃ karmaṇastatphalaṃ dhruvam |
tyaja tadrājaśārdūla maivaṃ śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥ || 21 ||
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svadharme vartamānasya sāpavāde'pi bhārata |
evamātmaparityāgastava rājanna śobhanaḥ || 22 ||
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vihitānīha kaunteya prāyaścittāni karmiṇām |
śarīravāṃstāni kuryādaśarīraḥ parābhavet || 23 ||
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tadrājañjīvamānastvaṃ prāyaścittaṃ cariṣyasi |
prāyaścittamakṛtvā tu pretya taptāsi bhārata || 24 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 32

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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