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 42

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saṃjaya uvāca |
yanmā pṛcchasi rājendra sindhurājasya vikramam |
śṛṇu tatsarvamākhyāsye yathā pāṇḍūnayodhayat || 1 ||
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tamūhuḥ sārathervaśyāḥ saindhavāḥ sādhuvāhinaḥ |
vikurvāṇā bṛhanto'śvāḥ śvasanopamaraṃhasaḥ || 2 ||
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gandharvanagarākāraṃ vidhivatkalpitaṃ ratham |
tasyābhyaśobhayatketurvārāho rājato mahān || 3 ||
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śvetacchatrapatākābhiścāmaravyajanena ca |
sa babhau rājaliṅgaistaistārāpatirivāmbare || 4 ||
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muktāvajramaṇisvarṇairbhūṣitaṃ tadayasmayam |
varūthaṃ vibabhau tasya jyotirbhiḥ khamivāvṛtam || 5 ||
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sa visphārya mahaccāpaṃ kiranniṣugaṇānbahūn |
tatkhaṇḍaṃ pūrayāmāsa yadvyadārayadārjuniḥ || 6 ||
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sa sātyakiṃ tribhirbāṇairaṣṭabhiśca vṛkodaram |
dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ tathā ṣaṣṭyā virāṭaṃ daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ || 7 ||
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drupadaṃ pañcabhistīkṣṇairdaśabhiśca śikhaṇḍinam |
kekayānpañcaviṃśatyā draupadeyāṃstribhistribhiḥ || 8 ||
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yudhiṣṭhiraṃ ca saptatyā tataḥ śeṣānapānudat |
iṣujālena mahatā tadadbhutamivābhavat || 9 ||
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athāsya śitapītena bhallenādiśya kārmukam |
ciccheda prahasanrājā dharmaputraḥ pratāpavān || 10 ||
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akṣṇornimeṣamātreṇa so'nyadādāya kārmukam |
vivyādha daśabhiḥ pārtha tāṃścaivānyāṃstribhistribhiḥ || 11 ||
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tasya tallāghavaṃ jñātvā bhīmo bhallaistribhiḥ punaḥ |
dhanurdhvajaṃ ca chatraṃ ca kṣitau kṣipramapātayat || 12 ||
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so'nyadādāya balavānsajyaṃ kṛtvā ca kārmukam |
bhīmasyāpothayatketuṃ dhanuraśvāṃśca māriṣa || 13 ||
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sa hatāśvādavaplutya chinnadhanvā rathottamāt |
sātyakerāpluto yānaṃ giryagramiva kesarī || 14 ||
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tatastvadīyāḥ saṃhṛṣṭāḥ sādhu sādhviti cukruśuḥ |
sindhurājasya tatkarma prekṣyāśraddheyamuttamam || 15 ||
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saṃkruddhānpāṇḍavāneko yaddadhārāstratejasā |
tattasya karma bhūtāni sarvāṇyevābhyapūjayan || 16 ||
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saubhadreṇa hataiḥ pūrvaṃ sottarāyudhibhirdvipaiḥ |
pāṇḍūnāṃ darśitaḥ panthāḥ saindhavena nivāritaḥ || 17 ||
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yatamānāstu te vīrā matsyapāñcālakekayāḥ |
pāṇḍavāścānvapadyanta pratyaikaśyena saindhavam || 18 ||
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yo yo hi yatate bhettuṃ droṇānīkaṃ tavāhitaḥ |
taṃ taṃ devavaraprāptyā saindhavaḥ pratyavārayat || 19 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 42

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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