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 22

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gāndhāryuvāca |
āvantyaṃ bhīmasenena bhakṣayanti nipātitam |
gṛdhragomāyavaḥ śūraṃ bahubandhumabandhuvat || 1 ||
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taṃ paśya kadanaṃ kṛtvā śatrūṇāṃ madhusūdana |
śayānaṃ vīraśayane rudhireṇa samukṣitam || 2 ||
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taṃ sṛgālāśca kaṅkāśca kravyādāśca pṛthagvidhāḥ |
tena tena vikarṣanti paśya kālasya paryayam || 3 ||
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śayānaṃ vīraśayane vīramākrandasāriṇam |
āvantyamabhito nāryo rudatyaḥ paryupāsate || 4 ||
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prātipīyaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ hataṃ bhallena bāhlikam |
prasuptamiva śārdūlaṃ paśya kṛṣṇa manasvinam || 5 ||
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atīva mukhavarṇo'sya nihatasyāpi śobhate |
somasyevābhipūrṇasya paurṇamāsyāṃ samudyataḥ || 6 ||
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putraśokābhitaptena pratijñāṃ parirakṣatā |
pākaśāsaninā saṃkhye vārddhakṣatrirnipātitaḥ || 7 ||
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ekādaśa camūrjitvā rakṣyamāṇaṃ mahātmanā |
satyaṃ cikīrṣatā paśya hatamenaṃ jayadratham || 8 ||
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sindhusauvīrabhartāraṃ darpapūrṇaṃ manasvinam |
bhakṣayanti śivā gṛdhrā janārdana jayadratham || 9 ||
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saṃrakṣyamāṇaṃ bhāryābhiranuraktābhiracyuta |
bhaṣanto vyapakarṣanti gahanaṃ nimnamantikāt || 10 ||
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tametāḥ paryupāsante rakṣamāṇā mahābhujam |
sindhusauvīragāndhārakāmbojayavanastriyaḥ || 11 ||
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yadā kṛṣṇāmupādāya prādravatkekayaiḥ saha |
tadaiva vadhyaḥ pāṇḍūnāṃ janārdana jayadrathaḥ || 12 ||
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duḥśalāṃ mānayadbhistu yadā mukto jayadrathaḥ |
kathamadya na tāṃ kṛṣṇa mānayanti sma te punaḥ || 13 ||
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saiṣā mama sutā bālā vilapantī suduḥkhitā |
pramāpayati cātmānamākrośati ca pāṇḍavān || 14 ||
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kiṃ nu duḥkhataraṃ kṛṣṇa paraṃ mama bhaviṣyati |
yatsutā vidhavā bālā snuṣāśca nihateśvarāḥ || 15 ||
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aho dhigduḥśalāṃ paśya vītaśokabhayāmiva |
śiro bharturanāsādya dhāvamānāmitastataḥ || 16 ||
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vārayāmāsa yaḥ sarvānpāṇḍavānputragṛddhinaḥ |
sa hatvā vipulāḥ senāḥ svayaṃ mṛtyuvaśaṃ gataḥ || 17 ||
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taṃ mattamiva mātaṅgaṃ vīraṃ paramadurjayam |
parivārya rudantyetāḥ striyaścandropamānanāḥ || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 22

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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