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 84

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saṃjaya uvāca |
alambusaṃ tathā yuddhe vicarantamabhītavat |
haiḍimbaḥ prayayau tūrṇaṃ vivyādha ca śitaiḥ śaraiḥ || 1 ||
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tayoḥ pratibhayaṃ yuddhamāsīdrākṣasasiṃhayoḥ |
kurvatorvividhā māyāḥ śakraśambarayoriva || 2 ||
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alambuso bhṛśaṃ kruddho ghaṭotkacamatāḍayat |
ghaṭotkacastu viṃśatyā nārācānāṃ stanāntare |
alambusamatho viddhvā siṃhavadvyanadanmuhuḥ || 3 ||
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tathaivālambuso rājanhaiḍimbaṃ yuddhadurmadam |
viddhvā viddhvānadaddhṛṣṭaḥ pūrayankhaṃ samantataḥ || 4 ||
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tathā tau bhṛśasaṃkruddhau rākṣasendrau mahābalau |
nirviśeṣamayudhyetāṃ māyābhiritaretaram || 5 ||
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māyāśatasṛjau dṛptau mohayantau parasparam |
māyāyuddhe sukuśalau māyāyuddhamayudhyatām || 6 ||
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yāṃ yāṃ ghaṭotkaco yuddhe māyāṃ darśayate nṛpa |
tāṃ tāmalambuso rājanmāyayaiva nijaghnivān || 7 ||
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taṃ tathā yudhyamānaṃ tu māyāyuddhaviśāradam |
alambusaṃ rākṣasendraṃ dṛṣṭvākrudhyanta pāṇḍavāḥ || 8 ||
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ta enaṃ bhṛśasaṃkruddhāḥ sarvataḥ pravarā rathaiḥ |
abhyadravanta saṃkruddhā bhīmasenādayo nṛpa || 9 ||
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ta enaṃ koṣṭhakīkṛtya rathavaṃśena māriṣa |
sarvato vyakiranbāṇairulkābhiriva kuñjaram || 10 ||
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sa teṣāmastravegaṃ taṃ pratihatyāstramāyayā |
tasmādrathavrajānmukto vanadāhādiva dvipaḥ || 11 ||
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sa visphārya dhanurghoramindrāśanisamasvanam |
mārutiṃ pañcaviṃśatyā bhaimaseniṃ ca pañcabhiḥ |
yudhiṣṭhiraṃ tribhirviddhvā sahadevaṃ ca saptabhiḥ || 12 ||
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nakulaṃ ca trisaptatyā draupadeyāṃśca māriṣa |
pañcabhiḥ pañcabhirviddhvā ghoraṃ nādaṃ nanāda ha || 13 ||
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taṃ bhīmaseno navabhiḥ sahadevaśca pañcabhiḥ |
yudhiṣṭhiraḥ śatenaiva rākṣasaṃ pratyavidhyata |
nakulaśca catuḥṣaṣṭyā draupadeyāstribhistribhiḥ || 14 ||
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haiḍimbo rākṣasaṃ viddhvā yuddhe pañcāśatā śaraiḥ |
punarvivyādha saptatyā nanāda ca mahābalaḥ || 15 ||
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so'tividdho maheṣvāsaḥ sarvatastairmahārathaiḥ |
prativivyādha tānsarvānpañcabhiḥ pañcabhiḥ śaraiḥ || 16 ||
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taṃ kruddhaṃ rākṣasaṃ yuddhe pratikruddhastu rākṣasaḥ |
haiḍimbo bharataśreṣṭha śarairvivyādha saptabhiḥ || 17 ||
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so'tividdho balavatā rākṣasendro mahābalaḥ |
vyasṛjatsāyakāṃstūrṇaṃ svarṇapuṅkhāñśilāśitān || 18 ||
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te śarā nataparvāṇo viviśū rākṣasaṃ tadā |
ruṣitāḥ pannagā yadvadgirimugrā mahābalāḥ || 19 ||
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tataste pāṇḍavā rājansamantānniśitāñśarān |
preṣayāmāsurudvignā haiḍimbaśca ghaṭotkacaḥ || 20 ||
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sa vadhyamānaḥ samare pāṇḍavairjitakāśibhiḥ |
dagdhādrikūṭaśṛṅgābhaṃ bhinnāñjanacayopamam || 21 ||
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samutkṣipya ca bāhubhyāmāvidhya ca punaḥ punaḥ |
niṣpipeṣa kṣitau kṣipraṃ pūrṇakumbhamivāśmani || 22 ||
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balalāghavasaṃpannaḥ saṃpanno vikrameṇa ca |
bhaimasenī raṇe kruddhaḥ sarvasainyānyabhīṣayat || 23 ||
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sa visphuṭitasarvāṅgaścūrṇitāsthivibhūṣaṇaḥ |
ghaṭotkacena vīreṇa hataḥ sālakaṭaṅkaṭaḥ || 24 ||
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tataḥ sumanasaḥ pārthā hate tasminniśācare |
cukruśuḥ siṃhanādāṃśca vāsāṃsyādudhuvuśca ha || 25 ||
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tāvakāśca hataṃ dṛṣṭvā rākṣasendraṃ mahābalam |
alambusaṃ bhīmarūpaṃ viśīrṇamiva parvatam |
hāhākāramakurvanta sainyāni bharatarṣabha || 26 ||
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janāśca taddadṛśire rakṣaḥ kautūhalānvitāḥ |
yadṛcchayā nipatitaṃ bhūmāvaṅgārakaṃ yathā || 27 ||
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ghaṭotkacastu taddhatvā rakṣo balavatāṃ varam |
mumoca balavannādaṃ balaṃ hatveva vāsavaḥ || 28 ||
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sa pūjyamānaḥ pitṛbhiḥ sabāndhavairghaṭotkacaḥ karmaṇi duṣkare kṛte |
ripuṃ nihatyābhinananda vai tadā alambusaṃ pakvamalambusaṃ yathā || 29 ||
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tato ninādaḥ sumahānsamutthitaḥ saśaṅkhanānāvidhabāṇaghoṣavān |
niśamya taṃ pratyanadaṃstu kauravāstato dhvanirbhuvanamathāspṛśadbhṛśam || 30 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 84

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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