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 151

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saṃjaya uvāca |
tasmiṃstathā vartamāne karṇarākṣasayormṛdhe |
alāyudho rākṣasendro vīryavānabhyavartata || 1 ||
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mahatyā senayā yuktaḥ suyodhanamupāgamat |
rākṣasānāṃ virūpāṇāṃ sahasraiḥ parivāritaḥ |
nānārūpadharairvīraiḥ pūrvavairamanusmaran || 2 ||
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tasya jñātirhi vikrānto brāhmaṇādo bako hataḥ |
kirmīraśca mahātejā hiḍimbaśca sakhā tathā || 3 ||
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sa dīrghakālādhyuṣitaṃ pūrvavairamanusmaran |
vijñāyaitanniśāyuddhaṃ jighāṃsurbhīmamāhave || 4 ||
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sa matta iva mātaṅgaḥ saṃkruddha iva coragaḥ |
duryodhanamidaṃ vākyamabravīdyuddhalālasaḥ || 5 ||
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viditaṃ te mahārāja yathā bhīmena rākṣasāḥ |
hiḍimbabakakirmīrā nihatā mama bāndhavāḥ || 6 ||
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parāmarśaśca kanyāyā hiḍimbāyāḥ kṛtaḥ purā |
kimanyadrākṣasānanyānasmāṃśca paribhūya ha || 7 ||
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tamahaṃ sagaṇaṃ rājansavājirathakuñjaram |
haiḍimbaṃ ca sahāmātyaṃ hantumabhyāgataḥ svayam || 8 ||
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adya kuntīsutānsarvānvāsudevapurogamān |
hatvā saṃbhakṣayiṣyāmi sarvairanucaraiḥ saha |
nivāraya balaṃ sarvaṃ vayaṃ yotsyāma pāṇḍavān || 9 ||
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tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā hṛṣṭo duryodhanastadā |
pratipūjyābravīdvākyaṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ parivāritaḥ || 10 ||
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tvāṃ puraskṛtya sagaṇaṃ vayaṃ yotsyāmahe parān |
na hi vairāntamanasaḥ sthāsyanti mama sainikāḥ || 11 ||
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evamastviti rājānamuktvā rākṣasapuṃgavaḥ |
abhyayāttvarito bhīmaṃ sahitaḥ puruṣāśanaiḥ || 12 ||
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dīpyamānena vapuṣā rathenādityavarcasā |
tādṛśenaiva rājendra yādṛśena ghaṭotkacaḥ || 13 ||
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tasyāpyatulanirghoṣo bahutoraṇacitritaḥ |
ṛkṣacarmāvanaddhāṅgo nalvamātro mahārathaḥ || 14 ||
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tasyāpi turagāḥ śīghrā hastikāyāḥ kharasvanāḥ |
śataṃ yuktā mahākāyā māṃsaśoṇitabhojanāḥ || 15 ||
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tasyāpi rathanirghoṣo mahāmegharavopamaḥ |
tasyāpi sumahaccāpaṃ dṛḍhajyaṃ balavattaram || 16 ||
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tasyāpyakṣasamā bāṇā rukmapuṅkhāḥ śilāśitāḥ |
so'pi vīro mahābāhuryathaiva sa ghaṭotkacaḥ || 17 ||
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tasyāpi gomāyubaḍābhigupto babhūva keturjvalanārkatulyaḥ |
sa cāpi rūpeṇa ghaṭotkacasya śrīmattamo vyākuladīpitāsyaḥ || 18 ||
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dīptāṅgado dīptakirīṭamālī baddhasraguṣṇīṣanibaddhakhaḍgaḥ |
gadī bhuśuṇḍī musalī halī ca śarāsanī vāraṇatulyavarṣmā || 19 ||
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rathena tenānalavarcasā ca vidrāvayanpāṇḍavavāhinīṃ tām |
rarāja saṃkhye parivartamāno vidyunmālī megha ivāntarikṣe || 20 ||
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te cāpi sarve pravarā narendrā mahābalā varmiṇaścarmiṇaśca |
harṣānvitā yuyudhustatra rājansamantataḥ pāṇḍavayodhavīrāḥ || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 151

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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