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 5

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saṃjaya uvāca |
atha haimavate prasthe sthitvā yuddhābhinandinaḥ |
sarva eva mahārāja yodhāstatra samāgatāḥ || 1 ||
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śalyaśca citrasenaśca śakuniśca mahārathaḥ |
aśvatthāmā kṛpaścaiva kṛtavarmā ca sātvataḥ || 2 ||
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suṣeṇo'riṣṭasenaśca dhṛtasenaśca vīryavān |
jayatsenaśca rājānaste rātrimuṣitāstataḥ || 3 ||
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raṇe karṇe hate vīre trāsitā jitakāśibhiḥ |
nālabhañśarma te putrā himavantamṛte girim || 4 ||
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te'bruvansahitāstatra rājānaṃ sainyasaṃnidhau |
kṛtayatnā raṇe rājansaṃpūjya vidhivattadā || 5 ||
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kṛtvā senāpraṇetāraṃ parāṃstvaṃ yoddhumarhasi |
yenābhiguptāḥ saṃgrāme jayemāsuhṛdo vayam || 6 ||
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tato duryodhanaḥ sthitvā rathe rathavarottamam |
sarvayuddhavibhāgajñamantakapratimaṃ yudhi || 7 ||
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svaṅgaṃ pracchannaśirasaṃ kambugrīvaṃ priyaṃvadam |
vyākośapadmābhimukhaṃ vyāghrāsyaṃ merugauravam || 8 ||
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sthāṇorvṛṣasya sadṛśaṃ skandhanetragatisvaraiḥ |
puṣṭaśliṣṭāyatabhujaṃ suvistīrṇaghanorasam || 9 ||
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jave bale ca sadṛśamaruṇānujavātayoḥ |
ādityasya tviṣā tulyaṃ buddhyā cośanasā samam || 10 ||
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kāntirūpamukhaiśvaryaistribhiścandramasopamam |
kāñcanopalasaṃghātaiḥ sadṛśaṃ śliṣṭasaṃdhikam || 11 ||
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suvṛttorukaṭījaṅghaṃ supādaṃ svaṅgulīnakham |
smṛtvā smṛtvaiva ca guṇāndhātrā yatnādvinirmitam || 12 ||
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sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannaṃ nipuṇaṃ śrutisāgaram |
jetāraṃ tarasārīṇāmajeyaṃ śatrubhirbalāt || 13 ||
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daśāṅgaṃ yaścatuṣpādamiṣvastraṃ veda tattvataḥ |
sāṅgāṃśca caturo vedānsamyagākhyānapañcamān || 14 ||
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ārādhya tryambakaṃ yatnādvratairugrairmahātapāḥ |
ayonijāyāmutpanno droṇenāyonijena yaḥ || 15 ||
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tamapratimakarmāṇaṃ rūpeṇāsadṛśaṃ bhuvi |
pāragaṃ sarvavidyānāṃ guṇārṇavamaninditam |
tamabhyetyātmajastubhyamaśvatthāmānamabravīt || 16 ||
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yaṃ puraskṛtya sahitā yudhi jeṣyāma pāṇḍavān |
guruputro'dya sarveṣāmasmākaṃ paramā gatiḥ |
bhavāṃstasmānniyogātte ko'stu senāpatirmama || 17 ||
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drauṇiruvāca |
ayaṃ kulena vīryeṇa tejasā yaśasā śriyā |
sarvairguṇaiḥ samuditaḥ śalyo no'stu camūpatiḥ || 18 ||
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bhāgineyānnijāṃstyaktvā kṛtajño'smānupāgataḥ |
mahāseno mahābāhurmahāsena ivāparaḥ || 19 ||
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enaṃ senāpatiṃ kṛtvā nṛpatiṃ nṛpasattama |
śakyaḥ prāptuṃ jayo'smābhirdevaiḥ skandamivājitam || 20 ||
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tathokte droṇaputreṇa sarva eva narādhipāḥ |
parivārya sthitāḥ śalyaṃ jayaśabdāṃśca cakrire |
yuddhāya ca matiṃ cakrūrāveśaṃ ca paraṃ yayuḥ || 21 ||
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tato duryodhanaḥ śalyaṃ bhūmau sthitvā rathe sthitam |
uvāca prāñjalirbhūtvā rāmabhīṣmasamaṃ raṇe || 22 ||
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ayaṃ sa kālaḥ saṃprāpto mitrāṇāṃ mitravatsala |
yatra mitramamitraṃ vā parīkṣante budhā janāḥ || 23 ||
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sa bhavānastu naḥ śūraḥ praṇetā vāhinīmukhe |
raṇaṃ ca yāte bhavati pāṇḍavā mandacetasaḥ |
bhaviṣyanti sahāmātyāḥ pāñcālāśca nirudyamāḥ || 24 ||
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śalya uvāca |
yattu māṃ manyase rājankururāja karomi tat |
tvatpriyārthaṃ hi me sarvaṃ prāṇā rājyaṃ dhanāni ca || 25 ||
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duryodhana uvāca |
senāpatyena varaye tvāmahaṃ mātulātulam |
so'smānpāhi yudhāṃ śreṣṭha skando devānivāhave || 26 ||
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abhiṣicyasva rājendra devānāmiva pāvakiḥ |
jahi śatrūnraṇe vīra mahendro dānavāniva || 27 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 5

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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