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 |
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasyā bhīmaseno'tha bhītavat |
gāndhārīṃ pratyuvācedaṃ vacaḥ sānunayaṃ tadā || 1 ||
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adharmo yadi vā dharmastrāsāttatra mayā kṛtaḥ |
ātmānaṃ trātukāmena tanme tvaṃ kṣantumarhasi || 2 ||
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na hi yuddhena putraste dharmeṇa sa mahābalaḥ |
śakyaḥ kenacidudyantumato viṣamamācaram || 3 ||
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sainyasyaiko'vaśiṣṭo'yaṃ gadāyuddhe ca vīryavān |
māṃ hatvā na haredrājyamiti caitatkṛtaṃ mayā || 4 ||
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rājaputrīṃ ca pāñcālīmekavastrāṃ rajasvalām |
bhavatyā viditaṃ sarvamuktavānyatsutastava || 5 ||
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suyodhanamasaṃgṛhya na śakyā bhūḥ sasāgarā |
kevalā bhoktumasmābhirataścaitatkṛtaṃ mayā || 6 ||
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taccāpyapriyamasmākaṃ putraste samupācarat |
draupadyā yatsabhāmadhye savyamūrumadarśayat || 7 ||
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tatraiva vadhyaḥ so'smākaṃ durācāro'mba te sutaḥ |
dharmarājājñayā caiva sthitāḥ sma samaye tadā || 8 ||
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vairamuddhukṣitaṃ rājñi putreṇa tava tanmahat |
kleśitāśca vane nityaṃ tata etatkṛtaṃ mayā || 9 ||
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vairasyāsya gataḥ pāraṃ hatvā duryodhanaṃ raṇe |
rājyaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ prāpto vayaṃ ca gatamanyavaḥ || 10 ||
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gāndhāryuvāca |
na tasyaiṣa vadhastāta yatpraśaṃsasi me sutam |
kṛtavāṃścāpi tatsarvaṃ yadidaṃ bhāṣase mayi || 11 ||
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hatāśve nakule yattadvṛṣasenena bhārata |
apibaḥ śoṇitaṃ saṃkhye duḥśāsanaśarīrajam || 12 ||
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sadbhirvigarhitaṃ ghoramanāryajanasevitam |
krūraṃ karmākaroḥ kasmāttadayuktaṃ vṛkodara || 13 ||
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bhīmasena uvāca |
anyasyāpi na pātavyaṃ rudhiraṃ kiṃ punaḥ svakam |
yathaivātmā tathā bhrātā viśeṣo nāsti kaścana || 14 ||
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rudhiraṃ na vyatikrāmaddantoṣṭhaṃ me'mba mā śucaḥ |
vaivasvatastu tadveda hastau me rudhirokṣitau || 15 ||
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hatāśvaṃ nakulaṃ dṛṣṭvā vṛṣasenena saṃyuge |
bhrātṝṇāṃ saṃprahṛṣṭānāṃ trāsaḥ saṃjanito mayā || 16 ||
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keśapakṣaparāmarśe draupadyā dyūtakārite |
krodhādyadabruvaṃ cāhaṃ tacca me hṛdi vartate || 17 ||
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kṣatradharmāccyuto rājñi bhaveyaṃ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ |
pratijñāṃ tāmanistīrya tatastatkṛtavānaham || 18 ||
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na māmarhasi gāndhāri doṣeṇa pariśaṅkitum |
anigṛhya purā putrānasmāsvanapakāriṣu || 19 ||
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gāndhāryuvāca |
vṛddhasyāsya śataṃ putrānnighnaṃstvamaparājitaḥ |
kasmānna śeṣayaḥ kaṃcidyenālpamaparādhitam || 20 ||
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saṃtānamāvayostāta vṛddhayorhṛtarājyayoḥ |
kathamandhadvayasyāsya yaṣṭirekā na varjitā || 21 ||
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śeṣe hyavasthite tāta putrāṇāmantake tvayi |
na me duḥkhaṃ bhavedetadyadi tvaṃ dharmamācaraḥ || 22 ||
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Other editions:

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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