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 49

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saṃjaya uvāca |
tasmiṃstu nihate vīre saubhadre rathayūthape |
vimuktarathasaṃnāhāḥ sarve nikṣiptakārmukāḥ || 1 ||
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upopaviṣṭā rājānaṃ parivārya yudhiṣṭhiram |
tadeva duḥkhaṃ dhyāyantaḥ saubhadragatamānasāḥ || 2 ||
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tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā vilalāpa suduḥkhitaḥ |
abhimanyau hate vīre bhrātuḥ putre mahārathe || 3 ||
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droṇānīkamasaṃbādhaṃ mama priyacikīrṣayā |
bhittvā vyūhaṃ praviṣṭo'sau gomadhyamiva kesarī || 4 ||
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yasya śūrā maheṣvāsāḥ pratyanīkagatā raṇe |
prabhagnā vinivartante kṛtāstrā yuddhadurmadāḥ || 5 ||
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atyantaśatrurasmākaṃ yena duḥśāsanaḥ śaraiḥ |
kṣipraṃ hyabhimukhaḥ saṃkye visaṃjño vimukhīkṛtaḥ || 6 ||
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sa tīrtvā dustaraṃ vīro droṇānīkamahārṇavam |
prāpya dauḥśāsaniṃ kārṣṇiryāto vaivasvatakṣayam || 7 ||
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kathaṃ drakṣyāmi kaunteyaṃ saubhadre nihate'rjunam |
subhadrāṃ vā mahābhāgāṃ priyaṃ putramapaśyatīm || 8 ||
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kiṃ svidvayamapetārthamaśliṣṭamasamañjasam |
tāvubhau prativakṣyāmo hṛṣīkeśadhanaṃjayau || 9 ||
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ahameva subhadrāyāḥ keśavārjunayorapi |
priyakāmo jayākāṅkṣī kṛtavānidamapriyam || 10 ||
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na lubdho budhyate doṣānmohāllobhaḥ pravartate |
madhu lipsurhi nāpaśyaṃ prapātamidamīdṛśam || 11 ||
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yo hi bhojye puraskāryo yāneṣu śayaneṣu ca |
bhūṣaṇeṣu ca so'smābhirbālo yudhi puraskṛtaḥ || 12 ||
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kathaṃ hi bālastaruṇo yuddhānāmaviśāradaḥ |
sadaśva iva saṃbādhe viṣame kṣemamarhati || 13 ||
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no ceddhi vayamapyenaṃ mahīmanuśayīmahi |
bībhatsoḥ kopadīptasya dagdhāḥ kṛpaṇacakṣuṣā || 14 ||
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alubdho matimānhrīmānkṣamāvānrūpavānbalī |
vapuṣmānmānakṛdvīraḥ priyaḥ satyaparāyaṇaḥ || 15 ||
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yasya ślāghanti vibudhāḥ karmāṇyūrjitakarmaṇaḥ |
nivātakavacāñjaghne kālakeyāṃśca vīryavān || 16 ||
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mahendraśatravo yena hiraṇyapuravāsinaḥ |
akṣṇornimeṣamātreṇa paulomāḥ sagaṇā hatāḥ || 17 ||
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parebhyo'pyabhayārthibhyo yo dadātyabhayaṃ vibhuḥ |
tasyāsmābhirna śakitastrātumadyātmajo bhayāt || 18 ||
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bhayaṃ tu sumahatprāptaṃ dhārtarāṣṭraṃ mahadbalam |
pārthaḥ putravadhātkruddhaḥ kauravāñśoṣayiṣyati || 19 ||
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kṣudraḥ kṣudrasahāyaśca svapakṣakṣayamāturaḥ |
vyaktaṃ duryodhano dṛṣṭvā śocanhāsyati jīvitam || 20 ||
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na me jayaḥ prītikaro na rājyaṃ na cāmaratvaṃ na suraiḥ salokatā |
imaṃ samīkṣyāprativīryapauruṣaṃ nipātitaṃ devavarātmajātmajam || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 49

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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