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 19

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gāndhāryuvāca |
eṣa mādhava putro me vikarṇaḥ prājñasaṃmataḥ |
bhūmau vinihataḥ śete bhīmena śatadhā kṛtaḥ || 1 ||
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gajamadhyagataḥ śete vikarṇo madhusūdana |
nīlameghaparikṣiptaḥ śaradīva divākaraḥ || 2 ||
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asya cāpagraheṇaiṣa pāṇiḥ kṛtakiṇo mahān |
kathaṃcicchidyate gṛdhrairattukāmaistalatravān || 3 ||
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asya bhāryāmiṣaprepsūngṛdhrānetāṃstapasvinī |
vārayatyaniśaṃ bālā na ca śaknoti mādhava || 4 ||
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yuvā vṛndārakaḥ śūro vikarṇaḥ puruṣarṣabha |
sukhocitaḥ sukhārhaśca śete pāṃsuṣu mādhava || 5 ||
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karṇinālīkanārācairbhinnamarmāṇamāhave |
adyāpi na jahātyenaṃ lakṣmīrbharatasattamam || 6 ||
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eṣa saṃgrāmaśūreṇa pratijñāṃ pālayiṣyatā |
durmukho'bhimukhaḥ śete hato'rigaṇahā raṇe || 7 ||
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tasyaitadvadanaṃ kṛṣṇa śvāpadairardhabhakṣitam |
vibhātyabhyadhikaṃ tāta saptamyāmiva candramāḥ || 8 ||
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śūrasya hi raṇe kṛṣṇa yasyānanamathedṛśam |
sa kathaṃ nihato'mitraiḥ pāṃsūngrasati me sutaḥ || 9 ||
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yasyāhavamukhe saumya sthātā naivopapadyate |
sa kathaṃ durmukho'mitrairhato vibudhalokajit || 10 ||
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citrasenaṃ hataṃ bhūmau śayānaṃ madhusūdana |
dhārtarāṣṭramimaṃ paśya pratimānaṃ danuṣmatām || 11 ||
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taṃ citramālyābharaṇaṃ yuvatyaḥ śokakarśitāḥ |
kravyādasaṃghaiḥ sahitā rudantyaḥ paryupāsate || 12 ||
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strīṇāṃ ruditanirghoṣaḥ śvāpadānāṃ ca garjitam |
citrarūpamidaṃ kṛṣṇa vicitraṃ pratibhāti me || 13 ||
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yuvā vṛndārako nityaṃ pravarastrīniṣevitaḥ |
viviṃśatirasau śete dhvastaḥ pāṃsuṣu mādhava || 14 ||
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śarasaṃkṛttavarmāṇaṃ vīraṃ viśasane hatam |
parivāryāsate gṛdhrāḥ pariviṃśā viviṃśatim || 15 ||
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praviśya samare vīraḥ pāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm |
āviśya śayane śete punaḥ satpuruṣocitam || 16 ||
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smitopapannaṃ sunasaṃ subhru tārādhipopamam |
atīva śubhraṃ vadanaṃ paśya kṛṣṇa viviṃśateḥ || 17 ||
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yaṃ sma taṃ paryupāsante vasuṃ vāsavayoṣitaḥ |
krīḍantamiva gandharvaṃ devakanyāḥ sahasraśaḥ || 18 ||
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hantāraṃ vīrasenānāṃ śūraṃ samitiśobhanam |
nibarhaṇamamitrāṇāṃ duḥsahaṃ viṣaheta kaḥ || 19 ||
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duḥsahasyaitadābhāti śarīraṃ saṃvṛtaṃ śaraiḥ |
girirātmaruhaiḥ phullaiḥ karṇikārairivāvṛtaḥ || 20 ||
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śātakaumbhyā srajā bhāti kavacena ca bhāsvatā |
agnineva giriḥ śveto gatāsurapi duḥsahaḥ || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 19

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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