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 14

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
iṅgitenaiva dāśārhastamabhiprāyamāditaḥ |
drauṇerbuddhvā mahābāhurarjunaṃ pratyabhāṣata || 1 ||
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arjunārjuna yaddivyamastraṃ te hṛdi vartate |
droṇopadiṣṭaṃ tasyāyaṃ kālaḥ saṃprati pāṇḍava || 2 ||
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bhrātṝṇāmātmanaścaiva paritrāṇāya bhārata |
visṛjaitattvamapyājāvastramastranivāraṇam || 3 ||
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keśavenaivamuktastu pāṇḍavaḥ paravīrahā |
avātaradrathāttūrṇaṃ pragṛhya saśaraṃ dhanuḥ || 4 ||
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pūrvamācāryaputrāya tato'nantaramātmane |
bhrātṛbhyaścaiva sarvebhyaḥ svastītyuktvā paraṃtapaḥ || 5 ||
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devatābhyo namaskṛtya gurubhyaścaiva sarvaśaḥ |
utsasarja śivaṃ dhyāyannastramastreṇa śāmyatām || 6 ||
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tatastadastraṃ sahasā sṛṣṭaṃ gāṇḍīvadhanvanā |
prajajvāla mahārciṣmadyugāntānalasaṃnibham || 7 ||
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tathaiva droṇaputrasya tadastraṃ tigmatejasaḥ |
prajajvāla mahājvālaṃ tejomaṇḍalasaṃvṛtam || 8 ||
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nirghātā bahavaścāsanpeturulkāḥ sahasraśaḥ |
mahadbhayaṃ ca bhūtānāṃ sarveṣāṃ samajāyata || 9 ||
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saśabdamabhavadvyoma jvālāmālākulaṃ bhṛśam |
cacāla ca mahī kṛtsnā saparvatavanadrumā || 10 ||
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te astre tejasā lokāṃstāpayantī vyavasthite |
maharṣī sahitau tatra darśayāmāsatustadā || 11 ||
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nāradaḥ sa ca dharmātmā bharatānāṃ pitāmahaḥ |
ubhau śamayituṃ vīrau bhāradvājadhanaṃjayau || 12 ||
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tau munī sarvadharmajñau sarvabhūtahitaiṣiṇau |
dīptayorastrayormadhye sthitau paramatejasau || 13 ||
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tadantaramanādhṛṣyāvupagamya yaśasvinau |
āstāmṛṣivarau tatra jvalitāviva pāvakau || 14 ||
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prāṇabhṛdbhiranādhṛṣyau devadānavasaṃmatau |
astratejaḥ śamayituṃ lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā || 15 ||
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ṛṣī ūcatuḥ |
nānāśastravidaḥ pūrve ye'pyatītā mahārathāḥ |
naitadastraṃ manuṣyeṣu taiḥ prayuktaṃ kathaṃcana || 16 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 14

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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