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 9

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janamejaya uvāca |
gate bhagavati vyāse dhṛtarāṣṭro mahīpatiḥ |
kimaceṣṭata viprarṣe tanme vyākhyātumarhasi || 1 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
etacchrutvā naraśreṣṭha ciraṃ dhyātvā tvacetanaḥ |
saṃjayaṃ yojayetyuktvā viduraṃ pratyabhāṣata || 2 ||
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kṣipramānaya gāndhārīṃ sarvāśca bharatastriyaḥ |
vadhūṃ kuntīmupādāya yāścānyāstatra yoṣitaḥ || 3 ||
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evamuktvā sa dharmātmā viduraṃ dharmavittamam |
śokaviprahatajñāno yānamevānvapadyata || 4 ||
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gāndhārī caiva śokārtā bharturvacanacoditā |
saha kuntyā yato rājā saha strībhirupādravat || 5 ||
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tāḥ samāsādya rājānaṃ bhṛśaṃ śokasamanvitāḥ |
āmantryānyonyamīyuḥ sma bhṛśamuccukruśustataḥ || 6 ||
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tāḥ samāśvāsayatkṣattā tābhyaścārtataraḥ svayam |
aśrukaṇṭhīḥ samāropya tato'sau niryayau purāt || 7 ||
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tataḥ praṇādaḥ saṃjajñe sarveṣu kuruveśmasu |
ākumāraṃ puraṃ sarvamabhavacchokakarśitam || 8 ||
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adṛṣṭapūrvā yā nāryaḥ purā devagaṇairapi |
pṛthagjanena dṛśyanta tāstadā nihateśvarāḥ || 9 ||
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prakīrya keśānsuśubhānbhūṣaṇānyavamucya ca |
ekavastradharā nāryaḥ paripeturanāthavat || 10 ||
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śvetaparvatarūpebhyo gṛhebhyastāstvapākraman |
guhābhya iva śailānāṃ pṛṣatyo hatayūthapāḥ || 11 ||
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tānyudīrṇāni nārīṇāṃ tadā vṛndānyanekaśaḥ |
śokārtānyadravanrājankiśorīṇāmivāṅgane || 12 ||
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pragṛhya bāhūnkrośantyaḥ putrānbhrātṝnpitṝnapi |
darśayantīva tā ha sma yugānte lokasaṃkṣayam || 13 ||
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vilapantyo rudantyaśca dhāvamānāstatastataḥ |
śokenābhyāhatajñānāḥ kartavyaṃ na prajajñire || 14 ||
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vrīḍāṃ jagmuḥ purā yāḥ sma sakhīnāmapi yoṣitaḥ |
tā ekavastrā nirlajjāḥ śvaśrūṇāṃ purato'bhavan || 15 ||
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parasparaṃ susūkṣmeṣu śokeṣvāśvāsayansma yāḥ |
tāḥ śokavihvalā rājannupaikṣanta parasparam || 16 ||
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tābhiḥ parivṛto rājā rudatībhiḥ sahasraśaḥ |
niryayau nagarāddīnastūrṇamāyodhanaṃ prati || 17 ||
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śilpino vaṇijo vaiśyāḥ sarvakarmopajīvinaḥ |
te pārthivaṃ puraskṛtya niryayurnagarādbahiḥ || 18 ||
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tāsāṃ vikrośamānānāmārtānāṃ kurusaṃkṣaye |
prādurāsīnmahāñśabdo vyathayanbhuvanānyuta || 19 ||
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yugāntakāle saṃprāpte bhūtānāṃ dahyatāmiva |
abhāvaḥ syādayaṃ prāpta iti bhūtāni menire || 20 ||
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bhṛśamudvignamanasaste paurāḥ kurusaṃkṣaye |
prākrośanta mahārāja svanuraktāstadā bhṛśam || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 9

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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