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 65

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dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
tasminprabhagne sainyāgre vadhyamāne kirīṭinā |
ke nu tatra raṇe vīrāḥ pratyudīyurdhanaṃjayam || 1 ||
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āhosvicchakaṭavyūhaṃ praviṣṭā moghaniścayāḥ |
droṇamāśritya tiṣṭhantaḥ prākāramakutobhayāḥ || 2 ||
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saṃjaya uvāca |
tathārjunena saṃbhagne tasmiṃstava bale tadā |
hatavīre hatotsāhe palāyanakṛtakṣaṇe || 3 ||
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pākaśāsaninābhīkṣṇaṃ vadhyamāne śarottamaiḥ |
na tatra kaścitsaṃgrāme śaśākārjunamīkṣitum || 4 ||
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tatastava suto rājandṛṣṭvā sainyaṃ tathāgatam |
duḥśāsano bhṛśaṃ kruddho yuddhāyārjunamabhyayāt || 5 ||
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sa kāñcanavicitreṇa kavacena samāvṛtaḥ |
jāmbūnadaśirastrāṇaḥ śūrastīvraparākramaḥ || 6 ||
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nāgānīkena mahatā grasanniva mahīmimām |
duḥśāsano mahārāja savyasācinamāvṛṇot || 7 ||
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hrādena gajaghaṇṭānāṃ śaṅkhānāṃ ninadena ca |
jyākṣepaninadaiścaiva virāveṇa ca dantinām || 8 ||
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bhūrdiśaścāntarikṣaṃ ca śabdenāsītsamāvṛtam |
sa muhūrtaṃ pratibhayo dāruṇaḥ samapadyata || 9 ||
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tāndṛṣṭvā patatastūrṇamaṅkuśairabhicoditān |
vyālambahastānsaṃrabdhānsapakṣāniva parvatān || 10 ||
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siṃhanādena mahatā narasiṃho dhanaṃjayaḥ |
gajānīkamamitrāṇāmabhito vyadhamaccharaiḥ || 11 ||
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mahormiṇamivoddhūtaṃ śvasanena mahārṇavam |
kirīṭī tadgajānīkaṃ prāviśanmakaro yathā || 12 ||
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kāṣṭhātīta ivādityaḥ pratapanyugasaṃkṣaye |
dadṛśe dikṣu sarvāsu pārthaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ || 13 ||
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khuraśabdena cāśvānāṃ nemighoṣeṇa tena ca |
tena cotkruṣṭaśabdena jyāninādena tena ca |
devadattasya ghoṣeṇa gāṇḍīvaninadena ca || 14 ||
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mandavegatarā nāgā babhūvuste vicetasaḥ |
śarairāśīviṣasparśairnirbhinnāḥ savyasācinā || 15 ||
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te gajā viśikhaistīkṣṇairyudhi gāṇḍīvacoditaiḥ |
anekaśatasāhasraiḥ sarvāṅgeṣu samarpitāḥ || 16 ||
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ārāvaṃ paramaṃ kṛtvā vadhyamānāḥ kirīṭinā |
nipeturaniśaṃ bhūmau chinnapakṣā ivādrayaḥ || 17 ||
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apare dantaveṣṭeṣu kumbheṣu ca kaṭeṣu ca |
śaraiḥ samarpitā nāgāḥ krauñcavadvyanadanmuhuḥ || 18 ||
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gajaskandhagatānāṃ ca puruṣāṇāṃ kirīṭinā |
ācchidyantottamāṅgāni bhallaiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ || 19 ||
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sakuṇḍalānāṃ patatāṃ śirasāṃ dharaṇītale |
padmānāmiva saṃghātaiḥ pārthaścakre nivedanam || 20 ||
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yantrabaddhā vikavacā vraṇārtā rudhirokṣitāḥ |
bhramatsu yudhi nāgeṣu manuṣyā vilalambire || 21 ||
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kecidekena bāṇena sumuktena patatriṇā |
dvau trayaśca vinirbhinnā nipeturdharaṇītale || 22 ||
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maurvīṃ dhanurdhvajaṃ caiva yugānīṣāstathaiva ca |
rathināṃ kuṭṭayāmāsa bhallaiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ || 23 ||
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na saṃdadhanna cāpyasyanna vimuñcanna coddharan |
maṇḍalenaiva dhanuṣā nṛtyanpārthaḥ sma dṛśyate || 24 ||
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atividdhāśca nārācairvamanto rudhiraṃ mukhaiḥ |
muhūrtānnipatantyanye vāraṇā vasudhātale || 25 ||
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utthitānyagaṇeyāni kabandhāni samantataḥ |
adṛśyanta mahārāja tasminparamasaṃkule || 26 ||
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sacāpāḥ sāṅgulitrāṇāḥ sakhaḍgāḥ sāṅgadā raṇe |
adṛśyanta bhujāśchinnā hemābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ || 27 ||
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sūpaskarairadhiṣṭhānairīṣādaṇḍakabandhuraiḥ |
cakrairvimathitairakṣai bhagnaiśca bahudhā yugaiḥ || 28 ||
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varmacāpaśaraiścaiva vyavakīrṇaistatastataḥ |
sragbhirābharaṇairvastraiḥ patitaiśca mahādhvajaiḥ || 29 ||
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nihatairvāraṇairaśvaiḥ kṣatriyaiśca nipātitaiḥ |
adṛśyata mahī tatra dāruṇapratidarśanā || 30 ||
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evaṃ duḥśāsanabalaṃ vadhyamānaṃ kirīṭinā |
saṃprādravanmahārāja vyathitaṃ vai sanāyakam || 31 ||
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tato duḥśāsanastrastaḥ sahānīkaḥ śarārditaḥ |
droṇaṃ trātāramākāṅkṣañśakaṭavyūhamabhyagāt || 32 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 65

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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