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 115

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dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
ahanyahani me dīptaṃ yaśaḥ patati saṃjaya |
hatā me bahavo yodhā manye kālasya paryayam || 1 ||
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dhanaṃjayastu saṃkruddhaḥ praviṣṭo māmakaṃ balam |
rakṣitaṃ droṇakarṇābhyāmapraveśyaṃ surairapi || 2 ||
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tābhyāmūrjitavīryābhyāmāpyāyitaparākramaḥ |
sahitaḥ kṛṣṇabhīmābhyāṃ śinīnāmṛṣabheṇa ca || 3 ||
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tadā prabhṛti mā śoko dahatyagnirivāśayam |
grastānhi pratipaśyāmi bhūmipālānsasaindhavān || 4 ||
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apriyaṃ sumahatkṛtvā sindhurājaḥ kirīṭinaḥ |
cakṣurviṣayamāpannaḥ kathaṃ mucyeta jīvitaḥ || 5 ||
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anumānācca paśyāmi nāsti saṃjaya saindhavaḥ |
yuddhaṃ tu tadyathā vṛttaṃ tanmamācakṣva pṛcchataḥ || 6 ||
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yacca vikṣobhya mahatīṃ senāṃ saṃloḍya cāsakṛt |
ekaḥ praviṣṭaḥ saṃkruddho nalinīmiva kuñjaraḥ || 7 ||
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tasya vṛṣṇipravīrasya brūhi yuddhaṃ yathātatham |
dhanaṃjayārthe yattasya kuśalo hyasi saṃjaya || 8 ||
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saṃjaya uvāca |
tathā tu vaikartanapīḍitaṃ taṃ bhīmaṃ prayāntaṃ puruṣapravīram |
samīkṣya rājannaravīramadhye śinipravīro'nuyayau rathena || 9 ||
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nadanyathā vajradharastapānte jvalanyathā jaladānte ca sūryaḥ |
nighnannamitrāndhanuṣā dṛḍhena saṃkampayaṃstava putrasya senām || 10 ||
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taṃ yāntamaśvai rajataprakāśairāyodhane naravīraṃ carantam |
nāśaknuvanvārayituṃ tvadīyāḥ sarve rathā bhārata mādhavāgryam || 11 ||
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amarṣapūrṇastvanivṛttayodhī śarāsanī kāñcanavarmadhārī |
alambusaḥ sātyakiṃ mādhavāgryamavārayadrājavaro'bhipatya || 12 ||
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tayorabhūdbhārata saṃprahārastathāgato naiva babhūva kaścit |
praikṣanta evāhavaśobhinau tau yodhāstvadīyāśca pare ca sarve || 13 ||
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avidhyadenaṃ daśabhiḥ pṛṣatkairalambuso rājavaraḥ prasahya |
anāgatāneva tu tānpṛṣatkāṃściccheda bāṇaiḥ śinipuṃgavo'pi || 14 ||
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punaḥ sa bāṇaistribhiragnikalpairākarṇapūrṇairniśitaiḥ supuṅkhaiḥ |
vivyādha dehāvaraṇaṃ vidārya te sātyakerāviviśuḥ śarīram || 15 ||
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taiḥ kāyamasyāgnyanilaprabhāvairvidārya bāṇairaparairjvaladbhiḥ |
ājaghnivāṃstānrajataprakāśānaśvāṃścaturbhiścaturaḥ prasahya || 16 ||
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tathā tu tenābhihatastarasvī naptā śineścakradharaprabhāvaḥ |
alambusasyottamavegavadbhirhayāṃścaturbhirnijaghāna bāṇaiḥ || 17 ||
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athāsya sūtasya śiro nikṛtya bhallena kālānalasaṃnibhena |
sakuṇḍalaṃ pūrṇaśaśiprakāśaṃ bhrājiṣṇu vaktraṃ nicakarta dehāt || 18 ||
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nihatya taṃ pārthivaputrapautraṃ saṃkhye madhūnāmṛṣabhaḥ pramāthī |
tato'nvayādarjunameva vīraḥ sainyāni rājaṃstava saṃnivārya || 19 ||
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anvāgataṃ vṛṣṇivaraṃ samīkṣya tathārimadhye parivartamānam |
ghnantaṃ kurūṇāmiṣubhirbalāni punaḥ punarvāyurivābhrapūgān || 20 ||
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tato'vahansaindhavāḥ sādhu dāntā gokṣīrakundenduhimaprakāśāḥ |
suvarṇajālāvatatāḥ sadaśvā yato yataḥ kāmayate nṛsiṃhaḥ || 21 ||
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athātmajāste sahitābhipeturanye ca yodhāstvaritāstvadīyāḥ |
kṛtvā mukhaṃ bhārata yodhamukhyaṃ duḥśāsanaṃ tvatsutamājamīḍha || 22 ||
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te sarvataḥ saṃparivārya saṃkhye śaineyamājaghnuranīkasāhāḥ |
sa cāpi tānpravaraḥ sātvatānāṃ nyavārayadbāṇajālena vīraḥ || 23 ||
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nivārya tāṃstūrṇamamitraghātī naptā śineḥ patribhiragnikalpaiḥ |
duḥśāsanasyāpi jaghāna vāhānudyamya bāṇāsanamājamīḍha || 24 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 115

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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