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 21

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gāndhāryuvāca |
eṣa vaikartanaḥ śete maheṣvāso mahārathaḥ |
jvalitānalavatsaṃkhye saṃśāntaḥ pārthatejasā || 1 ||
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paśya vaikartanaṃ karṇaṃ nihatyātirathānbahūn |
śoṇitaughaparītāṅgaṃ śayānaṃ patitaṃ bhuvi || 2 ||
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amarṣī dīrgharoṣaśca maheṣvāso mahārathaḥ |
raṇe vinihataḥ śete śūro gāṇḍīvadhanvanā || 3 ||
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yaṃ sma pāṇḍavasaṃtrāsānmama putrā mahārathāḥ |
prāyudhyanta puraskṛtya mātaṅgā iva yūthapam || 4 ||
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śārdūlamiva siṃhena samare savyasācinā |
mātaṅgamiva mattena mātaṅgena nipātitam || 5 ||
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sametāḥ puruṣavyāghra nihataṃ śūramāhave |
prakīrṇamūrdhajāḥ patnyo rudatyaḥ paryupāsate || 6 ||
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udvignaḥ satataṃ yasmāddharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
trayodaśa samā nidrāṃ cintayannādhyagacchata || 7 ||
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anādhṛṣyaḥ parairyuddhe śatrubhirmaghavāniva |
yugāntāgnirivārciṣmānhimavāniva ca sthiraḥ || 8 ||
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sa bhūtvā śaraṇaṃ vīro dhārtarāṣṭrasya mādhava |
bhūmau vinihataḥ śete vātarugṇa iva drumaḥ || 9 ||
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paśya karṇasya patnīṃ tvaṃ vṛṣasenasya mātaram |
lālapyamānāḥ karuṇaṃ rudatīṃ patitāṃ bhuvi || 10 ||
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ācāryaśāpo'nugato dhruvaṃ tvāṃ yadagrasaccakramiyaṃ dharā te |
tataḥ śareṇāpahṛtaṃ śiraste dhanaṃjayenāhave śatrumadhye || 11 ||
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aho dhigeṣā patitā visaṃjñā samīkṣya jāmbūnadabaddhaniṣkam |
karṇaṃ mahābāhumadīnasattvaṃ suṣeṇamātā rudatī bhṛśārtā || 12 ||
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alpāvaśeṣo hi kṛto mahātmā śarīrabhakṣaiḥ paribhakṣayadbhiḥ |
draṣṭuṃ na saṃprītikaraḥ śaśīva kṛṣṇaśya pakṣasya caturdaśāhe || 13 ||
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sāvartamānā patitā pṛthivyāmutthāya dīnā punareva caiṣā |
karṇasya vaktraṃ parijighramāṇā rorūyate putravadhābhitaptā || 14 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 21

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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