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 48

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saṃjaya uvāca |
śrutvā karṇaṃ kalyamudāravīryaṃ kruddhaḥ pārthaḥ phalgunasyāmitaujāḥ |
dhanaṃjayaṃ vākyamuvāca cedaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ karṇaśarābhitaptaḥ || 1 ||
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idaṃ yadi dvaitavane hyavakṣyaḥ karṇaṃ yoddhuṃ na prasahe nṛpeti |
vayaṃ tadā prāptakālāni sarve vṛttānyupaiṣyāma tadaiva pārtha || 2 ||
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mayi pratiśrutya vadhaṃ hi tasya balasya cāptasya tathaiva vīra |
ānīya naḥ śatrumadhyaṃ sa kasmātsamutkṣipya sthaṇḍile pratyapiṃṣṭhāḥ || 3 ||
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anvāśiṣma vayamarjuna tvayi yiyāsavo bahu kalyāṇamiṣṭam |
tannaḥ sarvaṃ viphalaṃ rājaputra phalārthināṃ nicula ivātipuṣpaḥ || 4 ||
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pracchāditaṃ baḍiśamivāmiṣeṇa pracchādito gavaya ivāpavācā |
anarthakaṃ me darśitavānasi tvaṃ rājyārthino rājyarūpaṃ vināśam || 5 ||
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yattatpṛthāṃ vāguvācāntarikṣe saptāhajāte tvayi mandabuddhau |
jātaḥ putro vāsavavikramo'yaṃ sarvāñśūrāñśātravāñjeṣyatīti || 6 ||
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ayaṃ jetā khāṇḍave devasaṃghānsarvāṇi bhūtānyapi cottamaujāḥ |
ayaṃ jetā madrakaliṅgakekayānayaṃ kurūnhanti ca rājamadhye || 7 ||
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asmātparo na bhavitā dhanurdharo na vai bhūtaḥ kaścana jātu jetā |
icchannāryaḥ sarvabhūtāni kuryādvaśe vaśī sarvasamāptavidyaḥ || 8 ||
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kāntyā śaśāṅkasya javena vāyoḥ sthairyeṇa meroḥ kṣamayā pṛthivyāḥ |
sūryasya bhāsā dhanadasya lakṣmyā śauryeṇa śakrasya balena viṣṇoḥ || 9 ||
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tulyo mahātmā tava kunti putro jāto'diterviṣṇurivārihantā |
sveṣāṃ jayāya dviṣatāṃ vadhāya khyāto'mitaujāḥ kulatantukartā || 10 ||
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ityantarikṣe śataśṛṅgamūrdhni tapasvināṃ śṛṇvatāṃ vāguvāca |
evaṃvidhaṃ tvāṃ tacca nābhūttavādya devā hi nūnamanṛtaṃ vadanti || 11 ||
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tathāpareṣāmṛṣisattamānāṃ śrutvā giraṃ pūjayatāṃ sadaiva |
na saṃnatiṃ praimi suyodhanasya na tvā jānāmyādhiratherbhayārtam || 12 ||
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tvaṣṭrā kṛtaṃ vāhamakūjanākṣaṃ śubhaṃ samāsthāya kapidhvajaṃ tvam |
khaḍgaṃ gṛhītvā hemacitraṃ samiddhaṃ dhanuścedaṃ gāṇḍivaṃ tālamātram |
sa keśavenohyamānaḥ kathaṃ nu karṇādbhīto vyapayāto'si pārtha || 13 ||
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dhanuścaitatkeśavāya pradāya yantābhaviṣyastvaṃ raṇe ceddurātman |
tato'haniṣyatkeśavaḥ karṇamugraṃ marutpatirvṛtramivāttavajraḥ || 14 ||
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māse'patiṣyaḥ pañcame tvaṃ prakṛcchre na vā garbho'pyabhaviṣyaḥ pṛthāyāḥ |
tatte śramo rājaputrābhaviṣyanna saṃgrāmādapayātuṃ durātman || 15 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 48

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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