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 11

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
hateṣu sarvasainyeṣu dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
śuśruve pitaraṃ vṛddhaṃ niryātaṃ gajasāhvayāt || 1 ||
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so'bhyayātputraśokārtaḥ putraśokapariplutam |
śocamāno mahārāja bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitastadā || 2 ||
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anvīyamāno vīreṇa dāśārheṇa mahātmanā |
yuyudhānena ca tathā tathaiva ca yuyutsunā || 3 ||
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tamanvagātsuduḥkhārtā draupadī śokakarśitā |
saha pāñcālayoṣidbhiryāstatrāsansamāgatāḥ || 4 ||
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sa gaṅgāmanu vṛndāni strīṇāṃ bharatasattama |
kurarīṇāmivārtānāṃ krośantīnāṃ dadarśa ha || 5 ||
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tābhiḥ parivṛto rājā rudatībhiḥ sahasraśaḥ |
ūrdhvabāhubhirārtābhirbruvatībhiḥ priyāpriye || 6 ||
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kva nu dharmajñatā rājñaḥ kva nu sādyānṛśaṃsatā |
yadāvadhītpitṝnbhrātṝngurūnputrānsakhīnapi || 7 ||
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ghātayitvā kathaṃ droṇaṃ bhīṣmaṃ cāpi pitāmaham |
manaste'bhūnmahābāho hatvā cāpi jayadratham || 8 ||
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kiṃ nu rājyena te kāryaṃ pitṝnbhrātṝnapaśyataḥ |
abhimanyuṃ ca durdharṣaṃ draupadeyāṃśca bhārata || 9 ||
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atītya tā mahābāhuḥ krośantīḥ kurarīriva |
vavande pitaraṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 10 ||
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tato'bhivādya pitaraṃ dharmeṇāmitrakarśanāḥ |
nyavedayanta nāmāni pāṇḍavāste'pi sarvaśaḥ || 11 ||
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tamātmajāntakaraṇaṃ pitā putravadhārditaḥ |
aprīyamāṇaḥ śokārtaḥ pāṇḍavaṃ pariṣasvaje || 12 ||
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dharmarājaṃ pariṣvajya sāntvayitvā ca bhārata |
duṣṭātmā bhīmamanvaicchaddidhakṣuriva pāvakaḥ || 13 ||
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sa kopapāvakastasya śokavāyusamīritaḥ |
bhīmasenamayaṃ dāvaṃ didhakṣuriva dṛśyate || 14 ||
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tasya saṃkalpamājñāya bhīmaṃ pratyaśubhaṃ hariḥ |
bhīmamākṣipya pāṇibhyāṃ pradadau bhīmamāyasam || 15 ||
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prāgeva tu mahābuddhirbuddhvā tasyeṅgitaṃ hariḥ |
saṃvidhānaṃ mahāprājñastatra cakre janārdanaḥ || 16 ||
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taṃ tu gṛhyaiva pāṇibhyāṃ bhīmasenamayasmayam |
babhañja balavānrājā manyamāno vṛkodaram || 17 ||
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nāgāyutabalaprāṇaḥ sa rājā bhīmamāyasam |
bhaṅktvā vimathitoraskaḥ susrāva rudhiraṃ mukhāt || 18 ||
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tataḥ papāta medinyāṃ tathaiva rudhirokṣitaḥ |
prapuṣpitāgraśikharaḥ pārijāta iva drumaḥ || 19 ||
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paryagṛhṇata taṃ vidvānsūto gāvalgaṇistadā |
maivamityabravīccainaṃ śamayansāntvayanniva || 20 ||
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sa tu kopaṃ samutsṛjya gatamanyurmahāmanāḥ |
hā hā bhīmeti cukrośa bhūyaḥ śokasamanvitaḥ || 21 ||
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taṃ viditvā gatakrodhaṃ bhīmasenavadhārditam |
vāsudevo varaḥ puṃsāmidaṃ vacanamabravīt || 22 ||
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mā śuco dhṛtarāṣṭra tvaṃ naiṣa bhīmastvayā hataḥ |
āyasī pratimā hyeṣā tvayā rājannipātitā || 23 ||
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tvāṃ krodhavaśamāpannaṃ viditvā bharatarṣabha |
mayāpakṛṣṭaḥ kaunteyo mṛtyordaṃṣṭrāntaraṃ gataḥ || 24 ||
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na hi te rājaśārdūla bale tulyo'sti kaścana |
kaḥ saheta mahābāho bāhvornigrahaṇaṃ naraḥ || 25 ||
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yathāntakamanuprāpya jīvankaścinna mucyate |
evaṃ bāhvantaraṃ prāpya tava jīvenna kaścana || 26 ||
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tasmātputreṇa yā sā te pratimā kāritāyasī |
bhīmasya seyaṃ kauravya tavaivopahṛtā mayā || 27 ||
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putraśokābhisaṃtāpāddharmādapahṛtaṃ manaḥ |
tava rājendra tena tvaṃ bhīmasenaṃ jighāṃsasi || 28 ||
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na ca te tatkṣamaṃ rājanhanyāstvaṃ yadvṛkodaram |
na hi putrā mahārāja jīveyuste kathaṃcana || 29 ||
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tasmādyatkṛtamasmābhirmanyamānaiḥ kṣamaṃ prati |
anumanyasva tatsarvaṃ mā ca śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥ || 30 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 11

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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