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 37

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dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
tathā pramathamānaṃ taṃ maheṣvāsamajihmagaiḥ |
ārjuniṃ māmakāḥ sarve ke tvenaṃ samavākiran || 1 ||
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saṃjaya uvāca |
śṛṇu rājankumārasya raṇe vikrīḍitaṃ mahat |
bibhitsato rathānīkaṃ bhāradvājena rakṣitam || 2 ||
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madreśaṃ sāditaṃ dṛṣṭvā saubhādreṇāśugai raṇe |
śalyādavarajaḥ kruddhaḥ kiranbāṇānsamabhyayāt || 3 ||
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sa viddhvā daśabhirbāṇaiḥ sāśvayantāramārjunim |
udakrośanmahāśabdaṃ tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt || 4 ||
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tasyārjuniḥ śirogrīvaṃ pāṇipādaṃ dhanurhayān |
chatraṃ dhvajaṃ niyantāraṃ triveṇuṃ śamyupaskaram || 5 ||
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cakre yugeṣāṃ tūṇīrānanukarṣaṃ ca sāyakaiḥ |
patākāṃ cakragoptārau sarvopakaraṇāni ca |
vyadhamallāghavāttacca dadṛśe nāsya kaścana || 6 ||
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sa papāta kṣitau kṣīṇaḥ praviddhābharaṇāmbaraḥ |
vāyuneva mahācaityaḥ saṃbhagno'mitatejasā |
anugāścāsya vitrastāḥ prādravansarvatodiśam || 7 ||
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ārjuneḥ karma taddṛṣṭva praṇeduśca samantataḥ |
nādena sarvabhūtāni sādhu sādhviti bhārata || 8 ||
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śalyabhrātaryathārugṇe bahuśastasya sainikāḥ |
kulādhivāsanāmāni śrāvayanto'rjunātmajam || 9 ||
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abhyavartanta saṃkruddhā vividhāyudhapāṇayaḥ |
rathairaśvairgajaiścānye pādātaiśca balotkaṭāḥ || 10 ||
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bāṇaśabdena mahatā khuranemisvanena ca |
huṃkāraiḥ kṣveḍitotkruṣṭaiḥ siṃhanādaiḥ sagarjitaiḥ || 11 ||
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jyātalatrasvanairanye garjanto'rjunanandanam |
bruvantaśca na no jīvanmokṣyase jīvatāmiti || 12 ||
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tāṃstathā bruvato dṛṣṭvā saubhadraḥ prahasanniva |
yo yaḥ sma prāharatpūrvaṃ taṃ taṃ vivyādha patribhiḥ || 13 ||
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saṃdarśayiṣyannastrāṇi citrāṇi ca laghūni ca |
ārjuniḥ samare śūro mṛdupūrvamayudhyata || 14 ||
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vāsudevādupāttaṃ yadyadastraṃ ca dhanaṃjayāt |
adarśayata tatkārṣṇiḥ kṛṣṇābhyāmaviśeṣayan || 15 ||
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dūramasyanguruṃ bhāraṃ sādhayaṃśca punaḥ punaḥ |
saṃdadhadvisṛjaṃśceṣūnnirviśeṣamadṛśyata || 16 ||
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cāpamaṇḍalamevāsya visphuraddikṣvadṛśyata |
tamo ghnataḥ sudīptasya saviturmaṇḍalaṃ yathā || 17 ||
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jyāśabdaḥ śuśruve tasya talaśabdaśca dāruṇaḥ |
mahāśanimucaḥ kāle payodasyeva nisvanaḥ || 18 ||
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hrīmānamarṣī saubhadro mānakṛtpriyadarśanaḥ |
saṃmimānayiṣurvīrāniṣvāsāṃścāpyayudhyata || 19 ||
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mṛdurbhūtvā mahārāja dāruṇaḥ samapadyata |
varṣābhyatīto bhagavāñśaradīva divākaraḥ || 20 ||
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śarānvicitrānmahato rukmapuṅkhāñśilāśitān |
mumoca śataśaḥ kruddho gabhastīniva bhāskaraḥ || 21 ||
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kṣuraprairvatsadantaiśca vipāṭhaiśca mahāyaśāḥ |
nārācairardhanārācairbhallairajñalikairapi || 22 ||
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avākiradrathānīkaṃ bhāradvājasya paśyataḥ |
tatastatsainyamabhavadvimukhaṃ śarapīḍitam || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 37

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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