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 13

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
dhṛtarāṣṭrābhyanujñātāstataste kurupuṃgavāḥ |
abhyayurbhrātaraḥ sarve gāndhārīṃ sahakeśavāḥ || 1 ||
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tato jñātvā hatāmitraṃ dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram |
gāndhārī putraśokārtā śaptumaicchadaninditā || 2 ||
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tasyāḥ pāpamabhiprāyaṃ viditvā pāṇḍavānprati |
ṛṣiḥ satyavatīputraḥ prāgeva samabudhyata || 3 ||
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sa gaṅgāyāmupaspṛśya puṇyagandhaṃ payaḥ śuci |
taṃ deśamupasaṃpede paramarṣirmanojavaḥ || 4 ||
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divyena cakṣuṣā paśyanmanasānuddhatena ca |
sarvaprāṇabhṛtāṃ bhāvaṃ sa tatra samabudhyata || 5 ||
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sa snuṣāmabravītkāle kalyavādī mahātapāḥ |
śāpakālamavākṣipya śamakālamudīrayan || 6 ||
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na kopaḥ pāṇḍave kāryo gāndhāri śamamāpnuhi |
rajo nigṛhyatāmetacchṛṇu cedaṃ vaco mama || 7 ||
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uktāsyaṣṭādaśāhāni putreṇa jayamicchatā |
śivamāśāssva me mātaryudhyamānasya śatrubhiḥ || 8 ||
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sā tathā yācyamānā tvaṃ kāle kāle jayaiṣiṇā |
uktavatyasi gāndhāri yato dharmastato jayaḥ || 9 ||
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na cāpyatītāṃ gāndhāri vācaṃ te vitathāmaham |
smarāmi bhāṣamāṇāyāstathā praṇihitā hyasi || 10 ||
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sā tvaṃ dharmaṃ parismṛtya vācā coktvā manasvini |
kopaṃ saṃyaccha gāndhāri maivaṃ bhūḥ satyavādini || 11 ||
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gāndhāryuvāca |
bhagavannābhyasūyāmi naitānicchāmi naśyataḥ |
putraśokena tu balānmano vihvalatīva me || 12 ||
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yathaiva kuntyā kaunteyā rakṣitavyāstathā mayā |
yathaiva dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa rakṣitavyāstathā mayā || 13 ||
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duryodhanāparādhena śakuneḥ saubalasya ca |
karṇaduḥśāsanābhyāṃ ca vṛtto'yaṃ kurusaṃkṣayaḥ || 14 ||
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nāparādhyati bībhatsurna ca pārtho vṛkodaraḥ |
nakulaḥ sahadevo vā naiva jātu yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 15 ||
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yudhyamānā hi kauravyāḥ kṛntamānāḥ parasparam |
nihatāḥ sahitāścānyaistatra nāstyapriyaṃ mama || 16 ||
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yattu karmākarodbhīmo vāsudevasya paśyataḥ |
duryodhanaṃ samāhūya gadāyuddhe mahāmanāḥ || 17 ||
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śikṣayābhyadhikaṃ jñātvā carantaṃ bahudhā raṇe |
adho nābhyāṃ prahṛtavāṃstanme kopamavardhayat || 18 ||
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kathaṃ nu dharmaṃ dharmajñaiḥ samuddiṣṭaṃ mahātmabhiḥ |
tyajeyurāhave śūrāḥ prāṇahetoḥ kathaṃcana || 19 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 13

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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