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 62

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saṃjaya uvāca |
hanta te saṃpravakṣyāmi sarvaṃ pratyakṣadarśivān |
śuśrūṣasva sthiro bhūtvā tava hyapanayo mahān || 1 ||
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gatodake setubandho yādṛktādṛgayaṃ tava |
vilāpo niṣphalo rājanmā śuco bharatarṣabha || 2 ||
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anatikramaṇīyo'yaṃ kṛtāntasyādbhuto vidhiḥ |
mā śuco bharataśreṣṭha diṣṭametatpurātanam || 3 ||
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yadi hi tvaṃ purā dyūtātkuntīputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram |
nivartayethāḥ putrāṃśca na tvāṃ vyasanamāvrajet || 4 ||
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yuddhakāle punaḥ prāpte tadaiva bhavatā yadi |
nivartitāḥ syuḥ saṃrabdhā na tvāṃ vyasanamāvrajet || 5 ||
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duryodhanaṃ cāvidheyaṃ badhnīteti purā yadi |
kurūnacodayiṣyastvaṃ na tvāṃ vyasanamāvrajet || 6 ||
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tatte buddhivyabhīcāramupalapsyanti pāṇḍavāḥ |
pāñcālā vṛṣṇayaḥ sarve ye cānye'pi mahājanāḥ || 7 ||
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sa kṛtvā pitṛkarma tvaṃ putraṃ saṃsthāpya satpathe |
vartethā yadi dharmeṇa na tvāṃ vyasanamāvrajet || 8 ||
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tvaṃ tu prājñatamo loke hitvā dharmaṃ sanātanam |
duryodhanasya karṇasya śakuneścānvagā matam || 9 ||
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tatte vilapitaṃ sarvaṃ mayā rājanniśāmitam |
arthe niviśamānasya viṣamiśraṃ yathā madhu || 10 ||
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na tathā manyate kṛṣṇo rājānaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ purā |
na bhīṣmaṃ naiva ca droṇaṃ yathā tvāṃ manyate nṛpa || 11 ||
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vyajānata yadā tu tvāṃ rājadharmādadhaścyutam |
tadā prabhṛti kṛṣṇastvāṃ na tathā bahu manyate || 12 ||
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paruṣāṇyucyamānāṃśca yathā pārthānupekṣase |
tasyānubandhaḥ prāptastvāṃ putrāṇāṃ rājyakāmukam || 13 ||
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pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyamapavṛttaṃ tadānagha |
atha pārthairjitāṃ kṛtsnāṃ pṛthivīṃ pratyapadyathāḥ || 14 ||
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pāṇḍunāvarjitaṃ rājyaṃ kauravāṇāṃ yaśastathā |
tataścābhyadhikaṃ bhūyaḥ pāṇḍavairdharmacāribhiḥ || 15 ||
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teṣāṃ tattādṛśaṃ karma tvāmāsādya suniṣphalam |
yatpitryādbhraṃśitā rājyāttvayehāmiṣagṛddhinā || 16 ||
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yatpunaryuddhakāle tvaṃ putrāngarhayase nṛpa |
bahudhā vyāharandoṣānna tadadyopapadyate || 17 ||
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na hi rakṣanti rājāno yudhyanto jīvitaṃ raṇe |
camūṃ vigāhya pārthānāṃ yudhyante kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ || 18 ||
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yāṃ tu kṛṣṇārjunau senāṃ yāṃ sātyakivṛkodarau |
rakṣeranko nu tāṃ yudhyeccamūmanyatra kauravaiḥ || 19 ||
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yeṣāṃ yoddhā guḍākeśo yeṣāṃ mantrī janārdanaḥ |
yeṣāṃ ca sātyakirgoptā yeṣāṃ goptā vṛkodaraḥ || 20 ||
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ko hi tānviṣahedyoddhuṃ martyadharmā dhanurdharaḥ |
anyatra kauraveyebhyo ye vā teṣāṃ padānugāḥ || 21 ||
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yāvattu śakyate kartumanuraktairjanādhipaiḥ |
kṣatradharmarataiḥ śūraistāvatkurvanti kauravāḥ || 22 ||
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yathā tu puruṣavyāghrairyuddhaṃ paramasaṅkaṭam |
kurūṇāṃ pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdhaṃ tatsarvaṃ śṛṇu tattvataḥ || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 62

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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