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 12

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tata enamupātiṣṭhañśaucārthaṃ paricārakāḥ |
kṛtaśaucaṃ punaścainaṃ provāca madhusūdanaḥ || 1 ||
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rājannadhītā vedāste śāstrāṇi vividhāni ca |
śrutāni ca purāṇāni rājadharmāśca kevalāḥ || 2 ||
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evaṃ vidvānmahāprājña nākārṣīrvacanaṃ tadā |
pāṇḍavānadhikāñjānanbale śaurye ca kaurava || 3 ||
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rājā hi yaḥ sthiraprajñaḥ svayaṃ doṣānavekṣate |
deśakālavibhāgaṃ ca paraṃ śreyaḥ sa vindati || 4 ||
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ucyamānaṃ ca yaḥ śreyo gṛhṇīte no hitāhite |
āpadaṃ samanuprāpya sa śocatyanaye sthitaḥ || 5 ||
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tato'nyavṛttamātmānaṃ samavekṣasva bhārata |
rājaṃstvaṃ hyavidheyātmā duryodhanavaśe sthitaḥ || 6 ||
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ātmāparādhādāyastastatkiṃ bhīmaṃ jighāṃsasi |
tasmātsaṃyaccha kopaṃ tvaṃ svamanusmṛtya duṣkṛtam || 7 ||
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yastu tāṃ spardhayā kṣudraḥ pāñcālīmānayatsabhām |
sa hato bhīmasenena vairaṃ praticikīrṣatā || 8 ||
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ātmano'tikramaṃ paśya putrasya ca durātmanaḥ |
yadanāgasi pāṇḍūnāṃ parityāgaḥ paraṃtapa || 9 ||
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evamuktaḥ sa kṛṣṇena sarvaṃ satyaṃ janādhipa |
uvāca devakīputraṃ dhṛtarāṣṭro mahīpatiḥ || 10 ||
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evametanmahābāho yathā vadasi mādhava |
putrasnehastu dharmātmandhairyānmāṃ samacālayat || 11 ||
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diṣṭyā tu puruṣavyāghro balavānsatyavikramaḥ |
tvadgupto nāgamatkṛṣṇa bhīmo bāhvantaraṃ mama || 12 ||
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idānīṃ tvahamekāgro gatamanyurgatajvaraḥ |
madhyamaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ vīraṃ spraṣṭumicchāmi keśava || 13 ||
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hateṣu pārthivendreṣu putreṣu nihateṣu ca |
pāṇḍuputreṣu me śarma prītiścāpyavatiṣṭhate || 14 ||
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tataḥ sa bhīmaṃ ca dhanaṃjayaṃ ca mādryāśca putrau puruṣapravīrau |
pasparśa gātraiḥ prarudansugātrānāśvāsya kalyāṇamuvāca cainān || 15 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 12

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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