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 41

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dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
bālamatyantasukhinamavāryabaladarpitam |
yuddheṣu kuśalaṃ vīraṃ kulaputraṃ tanutyajam || 1 ||
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gāhamānamanīkāni sadaśvaistaṃ trihāyanaiḥ |
api yaudhiṣṭhirātsainyātkaścidanvapatadrathī || 2 ||
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saṃjaya uvāca |
yudhiṣṭhiro bhīmasenaḥ śikhaṇḍī sātyakiryamau |
dhṛṣṭadyumno virāṭaśca drupadaśca sakekayaḥ |
dhṛṣṭaketuśca saṃrabdho matsyāścānvapatanraṇe || 3 ||
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abhyadravanparīpsanto vyūḍhānīkāḥ prahāriṇaḥ |
tāndṛṣṭvā dravataḥ śūrāṃstvadīyā vimukhābhavan || 4 ||
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tatastadvimukhaṃ dṛṣṭvā tava sūnormahadbalam |
jāmātā tava tejasvī viṣṭambhayiṣurādravat || 5 ||
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saindhavasya mahārāja putro rājā jayadrathaḥ |
sa putragṛddhinaḥ pārthānsahasainyānavārayat || 6 ||
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ugradhanvā maheṣvāso divyamastramudīrayan |
vārdhakṣatrirupāsedhatpravaṇādiva kuñjarān || 7 ||
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dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
atibhāramahaṃ manye saindhave saṃjayāhitam |
yadekaḥ pāṇḍavānkruddhānputragṛddhīnavārayat || 8 ||
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atyadbhutamidaṃ manye balaṃ śauryaṃ ca saindhave |
tadasya brūhi me vīryaṃ karma cāgryaṃ mahātmanaḥ || 9 ||
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kiṃ dattaṃ hutamiṣṭaṃ vā sutaptamatha vā tapaḥ |
sindhurājena yenaikaḥ kruddhānpārthānavārayat || 10 ||
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saṃjaya uvāca |
draupadīharaṇe yattadbhīmasenena nirjitaḥ |
mānātsa taptavānrājā varārthī sumahattapaḥ || 11 ||
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indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyaḥ priyebhyaḥ saṃnivartya saḥ |
kṣutpipāsātapasahaḥ kṛśo dhamanisaṃtataḥ |
devamārādhayaccharvaṃ gṛṇanbrahma sanātanam || 12 ||
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bhaktānukampī bhagavāṃstasya cakre tato dayām |
svapnānte'pyatha caivāha haraḥ sindhupateḥ sutam |
varaṃ vṛṇīṣva prīto'smi jayadratha kimicchasi || 13 ||
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evamuktastu śarveṇa sindhurājo jayadrathaḥ |
uvāca praṇato rudraṃ prāñjalirniyatātmavān || 14 ||
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pāṇḍaveyānahaṃ saṃkhye bhīmavīryaparākramān |
eko raṇe dhārayeyaṃ samastāniti bhārata || 15 ||
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evamuktastu deveśo jayadrathamathābravīt |
dadāmi te varaṃ saumya vinā pārthaṃ dhanaṃjayam || 16 ||
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dhārayiṣyasi saṃgrāme caturaḥ pāṇḍunandanān |
evamastviti deveśamuktvābudhyata pārthivaḥ || 17 ||
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sa tena varadānena divyenāstrabalena ca |
ekaḥ saṃdhārayāmāsa pāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm || 18 ||
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tasya jyātalaghoṣeṇa kṣatriyānbhayamāviśat |
parāṃstu tava sainyasya harṣaḥ paramako'bhavat || 19 ||
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dṛṣṭvā tu kṣatriyā bhāraṃ saindhave sarvamarpitam |
utkruśyābhyadravanrājanyena yaudhiṣṭhiraṃ balam || 20 ||
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Other print editions:

Also see the following print editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 41

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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