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 6

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
etāvaduktvā devarṣirvirarāma sa nāradaḥ |
yudhiṣṭhirastu rājarṣirdadhyau śokapariplutaḥ || 1 ||
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taṃ dīnamanasaṃ vīramadhovadanamāturam |
niḥśvasantaṃ yathā nāgaṃ paryaśrunayanaṃ tathā || 2 ||
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kuntī śokaparītāṅgī duḥkhopahatacetanā |
abravīnmadhurābhāṣā kāle vacanamarthavat || 3 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira mahābāho nainaṃ śocitumarhasi |
jahi śokaṃ mahāprājña śṛṇu cedaṃ vaco mama || 4 ||
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yatitaḥ sa mayā pūrvaṃ bhrātryaṃ jñāpayituṃ tava |
bhāskareṇa ca devena pitrā dharmabhṛtāṃ vara || 5 ||
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yadvācyaṃ hitakāmena suhṛdā bhūtimicchatā |
tathā divākareṇoktaḥ svapnānte mama cāgrataḥ || 6 ||
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na cainamaśakadbhānurahaṃ vā snehakāraṇaiḥ |
purā pratyanunetuṃ vā netuṃ vāpyekatāṃ tvayā || 7 ||
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tataḥ kālaparītaḥ sa vairasyoddhukṣaṇe rataḥ |
pratīpakārī yuṣmākamiti copekṣito mayā || 8 ||
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ityukto dharmarājastu mātrā bāṣpākulekṣaṇaḥ |
uvāca vākyaṃ dharmātmā śokavyākulacetanaḥ || 9 ||
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bhavatyā gūḍhamantratvātpīḍito'smītyuvāca tām |
śaśāpa ca mahātejāḥ sarvalokeṣu ca striyaḥ |
na guhyaṃ dhārayiṣyantītyatiduḥkhasamanvitaḥ || 10 ||
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sa rājā putrapautrāṇāṃ saṃbandhisuhṛdāṃ tathā |
smarannudvignahṛdayo babhūvāsvasthacetanaḥ || 11 ||
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tataḥ śokaparītātmā sadhūma iva pāvakaḥ |
nirvedamakaroddhīmānrājā saṃtāpapīḍitaḥ || 12 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 6

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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