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 3

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
etacchrutvā mahārāja dhṛtarāṣṭro'mbikāsutaḥ |
śokasyāntamapaśyanvai hataṃ matvā suyodhanam |
vihvalaḥ patito bhūmau naṣṭacetā iva dvipaḥ || 1 ||
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tasminnipatite bhūmau vihvale rājasattame |
ārtanādo mahānāsītstrīṇāṃ bharatasattama || 2 ||
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sa śabdaḥ pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ pūrayāmāsa sarvaśaḥ |
śokārṇave mahāghore nimagnā bharatastriyaḥ || 3 ||
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rājānaṃ ca samāsādya gāndhārī bharatarṣabha |
niḥsaṃjñā patitā bhūmau sarvāṇyantaḥpurāṇi ca || 4 ||
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tatastāḥ saṃjayo rājansamāśvāsayadāturāḥ |
muhyamānāḥ subahuśo muñcantyo vāri netrajam || 5 ||
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samāśvastāḥ striyastāstu vepamānā muhurmuhuḥ |
kadalya iva vātena dhūyamānāḥ samantataḥ || 6 ||
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rājānaṃ viduraścāpi prajñācakṣuṣamīśvaram |
āśvāsayāmāsa tadā siñcaṃstoyena kauravam || 7 ||
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sa labdhvā śanakaiḥ saṃjñāṃ tāśca dṛṣṭvā striyo nṛpa |
unmatta iva rājā sa sthitastūṣṇīṃ viśāṃ pate || 8 ||
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tato dhyātvā ciraṃ kālaṃ niḥśvasaṃśca punaḥ punaḥ |
svānputrāngarhayāmāsa bahu mene ca pāṇḍavān || 9 ||
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garhayitvātmano buddhiṃ śakuneḥ saubalasya ca |
dhyātvā ca suciraṃ kālaṃ vepamāno muhurmuhuḥ || 10 ||
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saṃstabhya ca mano bhūyo rājā dhairyasamanvitaḥ |
punargāvalgaṇiṃ sūtaṃ paryapṛcchata saṃjayam || 11 ||
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yattvayā kathitaṃ vākyaṃ śrutaṃ saṃjaya tanmayā |
kaccidduryodhanaḥ sūta na gato vai yamakṣayam |
brūhi saṃjaya tattvena punaruktāṃ kathāmimām || 12 ||
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evamukto'bravītsūto rājānaṃ janamejaya |
hato vaikartano rājansaha putrairmahārathaiḥ |
bhrātṛbhiśca maheṣvāsaiḥ sūtaputraistanutyajaiḥ || 13 ||
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duḥśāsanaśca nihataḥ pāṇḍavena yaśasvinā |
pītaṃ ca rudhiraṃ kopādbhīmasenena saṃyuge || 14 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 3

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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