Mahabharata Quotes
A curated collection of the best quotes about Mahabharata.
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“The Bhagavad Gita”
“Ageless Wisdom teachings”
“Discontent is the root of fortune.”
“Once war has been undertaken, no peace is made by pretending there is no war.”
“Wikipedia: Mahabharata”
“Do not do to another what is disagreeable to yourself: this is the summary Law.”
“Wikisource: The Mahabharat”
“धर्मादर्थश्च कामश्च स किमर्थं न सेव्यते”
“Be he ever so wise and strong, wealth confounds a man. In my view, anyone living in comfort fails to reason.”
“Duryodhana, the primary antagonist in the Mahabharata”
“With gentleness one defeats the gentle as well as the hard; there is nothing impossible to the gentle; therefore the gentle is the more severe.”
“Quotes from Mahabharata : A collection of wise sayings chosen from Mahabharat.”
“The intoxication with power is worse than drunkenness with liquor and such, for he who is drunk with power does not come to his senses before he falls.”
“And men with false reputation of learning will contract Truth and the old will betray the senselessness of the young, and the young will betray the dotage of the old.''''''”
“dharmādarthaśca kāmaśca sa kimarthaṁ na sēvyatē
• From Righteousness is Wealth as also Pleasure. Why should not Righteousness, therefore, be courted?”
“A chariot, king, is a person's body:
The soul is the driver, the senses his horses;
Undistracted by his fine horses a driver
Who is skilled rides happily, if they are trained.”
“Whatever fruits one enjoys by penances, by sacrifices, by practising liberality, by speaking the truth, and by paying court to wisdom, may all be had by practising the duty of harmlessness. p. 236”
“Twice blessed be the man that reflects long before he acts. One that reflects long before he acts is certainly possessed of great intelligence. Such a man never offends in respect of any act. p. 248”
“There is no shelter (protection against the sun) like the mother. There is no refuge like the mother. There is no defense like the mother. There is no one so dear as the mother. p. 248”