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 280

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parāśara uvāca |
manoratharathaṃ prāpya indriyārthahayaṃ naraḥ |
raśmibhirjñānasaṃbhūtairyo gacchati sa buddhimān || 1 ||
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sevāśritena manasā vṛttihīnasya śasyate |
dvijātihastānnirvṛttā na tu tulyātparasparam || 2 ||
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āyurnasulabhaṃ labdhvā nāvakarṣedviśāṃ pate |
utkarṣārthaṃ prayatate naraḥ puṇyena karmaṇā || 3 ||
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varṇebhyo'pi paribhraṣṭaḥ sa vai saṃmānamarhati |
na tu yaḥ satkriyāṃ prāpya rājasaṃ karma sevate || 4 ||
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varṇotkarṣamavāpnoti naraḥ puṇyena karmaṇā |
durlabhaṃ tamalabdhā hi hanyātpāpena karmaṇā || 5 ||
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ajñānāddhi kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tapasaivābhinirṇudet |
pāpaṃ hi karma phalati pāpameva svayaṃ kṛtam |
tasmātpāpaṃ na seveta karma duḥkhaphalodayam || 6 ||
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pāpānubandhaṃ yatkarma yadyapi syānmahāphalam |
na tatseveta medhāvī śuciḥ kusalilaṃ yathā || 7 ||
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kiṃkaṣṭamanupaśyāmi phalaṃ pāpasya karmaṇaḥ |
pratyāpannasya hi sato nātmā tāvadvirocate || 8 ||
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pratyāpattiśca yasyeha bāliśasya na jāyate |
tasyāpi sumahāṃstāpaḥ prasthitasyopajāyate || 9 ||
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viraktaṃ śodhyate vastraṃ na tu kṛṣṇopasaṃhitam |
prayatnena manuṣyendra pāpamevaṃ nibodha me || 10 ||
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svayaṃ kṛtvā tu yaḥ pāpaṃ śubhamevānutiṣṭhati |
prāyaścittaṃ naraḥ kartumubhayaṃ so'śnute pṛthak || 11 ||
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ajñānāttu kṛtāṃ hiṃsāmahiṃsā vyapakarṣati |
brāhmaṇāḥ śāstranirdeśādityāhurbrahmavādinaḥ || 12 ||
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tathā kāmakṛtaṃ cāsya vihiṃsaivāpakarṣati |
ityāhurdharmaśāstrajñā brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ || 13 ||
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ahaṃ tu tāvatpaśyāmi karma yadvartate kṛtam |
guṇayuktaṃ prakāśaṃ ca pāpenānupasaṃhitam || 14 ||
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yathā sūkṣmāṇi karmāṇi phalantīha yathātatham |
buddhiyuktāni tānīha kṛtāni manasā saha || 15 ||
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bhavatyalpaphalaṃ karma sevitaṃ nityamulbaṇam |
abuddhipūrvaṃ dharmajña kṛtamugreṇa karmaṇā || 16 ||
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kṛtāni yāni karmāṇi daivatairmunibhistathā |
nācarettāni dharmātmā śrutvā cāpi na kutsayet || 17 ||
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saṃcintya manasā rājanviditvā śaktimātmanaḥ |
karoti yaḥ śubhaṃ karma sa vai bhadrāṇi paśyati || 18 ||
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nave kapāle salilaṃ saṃnyastaṃ hīyate yathā |
navetare tathābhāvaṃ prāpnoti sukhabhāvitam || 19 ||
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satoye'nyattu yattoyaṃ tasminneva prasicyate |
vṛddhe vṛddhimavāpnoti salile salilaṃ yathā || 20 ||
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evaṃ karmāṇi yānīha buddhiyuktāni bhūpate |
nasamānīha hīnāni tāni puṇyatamānyapi || 21 ||
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rājñā jetavyāḥ sāyudhāśconnatāśca samyakkartavyaṃ pālanaṃ ca prajānām |
agniśceyo bahubhiścāpi yajñairante madhye vā vanamāśritya stheyam || 22 ||
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damānvitaḥ puruṣo dharmaśīlo bhūtāni cātmānamivānupaśyet |
garīyasaḥ pūjayedātmaśaktyā satyena śīlena sukhaṃ narendra || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 280

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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