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 80

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dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
dhvajānbahuvidhākārānbhrājamānānatiśriyā |
pārthānāṃ māmakānāṃ ca tānmamācakṣva saṃjaya || 1 ||
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saṃjaya uvāca |
dhvajānbahuvidhākārāñśṛṇu teṣāṃ mahātmanām |
rūpato varṇataścaiva nāmataśca nibodha me || 2 ||
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teṣāṃ tu rathamuhyānāṃ ratheṣu vividhā dhvajāḥ |
pratyadṛśyanta rājendra jvalitā iva pāvakāḥ || 3 ||
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kāñcanāḥ kāñcanāpīḍāḥ kāñcanasragalaṃkṛtāḥ |
kāñcanānīva śṛṅgāṇi kāñcanasya mahāgireḥ || 4 ||
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te dhvajāḥ saṃvṛtāsteṣāṃ patākābhiḥ samantataḥ |
nānāvarṇavirāgābhirvibabhuḥ sarvato vṛtāḥ || 5 ||
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patākāśca tatastāstu śvasanena samīritāḥ |
nṛtyamānāḥ vyadṛśyanta raṅgamadhye vilāsikāḥ || 6 ||
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indrāyudhasavarṇābhāḥ patākā bharatarṣabha |
dodhūyamānā rathināṃ śobhayanti mahārathān || 7 ||
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siṃhalāṅgūlamugrāsyaṃ dhajaṃ vānaralakṣaṇam |
dhanaṃjayasya saṃgrāme pratyapaśyāma bhairavam || 8 ||
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sa vānaravaro rājanpatākābhiralaṃkṛtaḥ |
trāsayāmāsa tatsainyaṃ dhvajo gāṇḍīvadhanvanaḥ || 9 ||
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tathaiva siṃhalāṅgūlaṃ droṇaputrasya bhārata |
dhvajāgraṃ samapaśyāma bālasūryasamaprabham || 10 ||
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kāñcanaṃ pavanoddhūtaṃ śakradhvajasamaprabham |
nandanaṃ kauravendrāṇāṃ drauṇerlakṣaṇamucchritam || 11 ||
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hastikakṣyā punarhaimī babhūvādhiratherdhvaje |
āhave khaṃ mahārāja dadṛśe pūrayanniva || 12 ||
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patākī kāñcanasragvī dhvajaḥ karṇasya saṃyuge |
nṛtyatīva rathopasthe śvasanena samīritaḥ || 13 ||
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ācāryasya ca pāṇḍūnāṃ brāhmaṇasya yaśasvinaḥ |
govṛṣo gautamasyāsītkṛpasya supariṣkṛtaḥ || 14 ||
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sa tena bhrājate rājangovṛṣeṇa mahārathaḥ |
tripuraghnaratho yadvadgovṛṣeṇa virājate || 15 ||
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mayūro vṛṣasenasya kāñcano maṇiratnavān |
vyāhariṣyannivātiṣṭhatsenāgramapi śobhayan || 16 ||
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tena tasya ratho bhāti mayūreṇa mahātmanaḥ |
yathā skandasya rājendra mayūreṇa virājatā || 17 ||
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madrarājasya śalyasya dhvajāgre'gniśikhāmiva |
sauvarṇīṃ pratipaśyāma sītāmapratimāṃ śubhām || 18 ||
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sā sītā bhrājate tasya rathamāsthāya māriṣa |
sarvabījavirūḍheva yathā sītā śriyā vṛtā || 19 ||
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varāhaḥ sindhurājasya rājato'bhivirājate |
dhvajāgre'lohitārkābho hemajālapariṣkṛtaḥ || 20 ||
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śuśubhe ketunā tena rājatena jayadrathaḥ |
yathā devāsure yuddhe purā pūṣā sma śobhate || 21 ||
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saumadatteḥ punaryūpo yajñaśīlasya dhīmataḥ |
dhvajaḥ sūrya ivābhāti somaścātra pradṛśyate || 22 ||
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sa yūpaḥ kāñcano rājansaumadattervirājate |
rājasūye makhaśreṣṭhe yathā yūpaḥ samucchritaḥ || 23 ||
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śalasya tu mahārāja rājato dvirado mahān |
ketuḥ kāñcanacitrāṅgairmayūrairupaśobhitaḥ || 24 ||
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sa ketuḥ śobhayāmāsa sainyaṃ te bharatarṣabha |
yathā śveto mahānāgo devarājacamūṃ tathā || 25 ||
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nāgo maṇimayo rājño dhvajaḥ kanakasaṃvṛtaḥ |
kiṅkiṇīśatasaṃhrādo bhrājaṃścitre rathottame || 26 ||
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vyabhrājata bhṛśaṃ rājanputrastava viśāṃ pate |
dhvajena mahatā saṃkhye kurūṇāmṛṣabhastadā || 27 ||
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navaite tava vāhinyāmucchritāḥ paramadhvajāḥ |
vyadīpayaṃste pṛtanāṃ yugāntādityasaṃnibhāḥ || 28 ||
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daśamastvarjunasyāsīdeka eva mahākapiḥ |
adīpyatārjuno yena himavāniva vahninā || 29 ||
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tataścitrāṇi śubhrāṇi sumahānti mahārathāḥ |
kārmukāṇyādadustūrṇamarjunārthe paraṃtapāḥ || 30 ||
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tathaiva dhanurāyacchatpārthaḥ śatruvināśanaḥ |
gāṇḍīvaṃ divyakarmā tadrājandurmantrite tava || 31 ||
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tavāparādhāddhi narā nihatā bahudhā yudhi |
nānādigbhyaḥ samāhūtāḥ sahayāḥ sarathadvipāḥ || 32 ||
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teṣāmāsīdvyatikṣepo garjatāmitaretaram |
duryodhanamukhānāṃ ca pāṇḍūnāmṛṣabhasya ca || 33 ||
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tatrādbhutaṃ paraṃ cakre kaunteyaḥ kṛṣṇasārathiḥ |
yadeko bahubhiḥ sārdhaṃ samāgacchadabhītavat || 34 ||
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aśobhata mahābāhurgāṇḍīvaṃ vikṣipandhanuḥ |
jigīṣustānnaravyāghrāñjighāṃsuśca jayadratham || 35 ||
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tatrārjuno mahārāja śarairmuktaiḥ sahasraśaḥ |
adṛśyānakarodyodhāṃstāvakāñśatrutāpanaḥ || 36 ||
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tataste'pi naravyāghrāḥ pārthaṃ sarve mahārathāḥ |
adṛśyaṃ samare cakruḥ sāyakaughaiḥ samantataḥ || 37 ||
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saṃvṛte narasiṃhaistaiḥ kurūṇāmṛṣabhe'rjune |
mahānāsītsamuddhūtastasya sainyasya nisvanaḥ || 38 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 80

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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