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 40

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tataḥ kuntīsuto rājā gatamanyurgatajvaraḥ |
kāñcane prāṅmukho hṛṣṭo nyaṣīdatparamāsane || 1 ||
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tamevābhimukhau pīṭhe sevyāstaraṇasaṃvṛte |
sātyakirvāsudevaśca niṣīdaturariṃdamau || 2 ||
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madhye kṛtvā tu rājānaṃ bhīmasenārjunāvubhau |
niṣīdaturmahātmānau ślakṣṇayormaṇipīṭhayoḥ || 3 ||
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dānte śayyāsane śubhre jāmbūnadavibhūṣite |
pṛthāpi sahadevena sahāste nakulena ca || 4 ||
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sudharmā viduro dhaumyo dhṛtarāṣṭraśca kauravaḥ |
niṣedurjvalanākāreṣvāsaneṣu pṛthakpṛthak || 5 ||
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yuyutsuḥ saṃjayaścaiva gāndhārī ca yaśasvinī |
dhṛtarāṣṭro yato rājā tataḥ sarva upāviśan || 6 ||
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tatropaviṣṭo dharmātmā śvetāḥ sumanaso'spṛśat |
svastikānakṣatānbhūmiṃ suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ maṇīn || 7 ||
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tataḥ prakṛtayaḥ sarvāḥ puraskṛtya purohitam |
dadṛśurdharmarājānamādāya bahu maṅgalam || 8 ||
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pṛthivīṃ ca suvarṇaṃ ca ratnāni vividhāni ca |
ābhiṣecanikaṃ bhāṇḍaṃ sarvasaṃbhārasaṃbhṛtam || 9 ||
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kāñcanaudumbarāstatra rājatāḥ pṛthivīmayāḥ |
pūrṇakumbhāḥ sumanaso lājā barhīṃṣi gorasāḥ || 10 ||
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śamīpalāśapuṃnāgāḥ samidho madhusarpiṣī |
sruva audumbaraḥ śaṅkhāstathā hemavibhūṣitāḥ || 11 ||
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dāśārheṇābhyanujñātastatra dhaumyaḥ purohitaḥ |
prāgudakpravaṇāṃ vedīṃ lakṣaṇenopalipya ha || 12 ||
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vyāghracarmottare ślakṣṇe sarvatobhadra āsane |
dṛḍhapādapratiṣṭhāne hutāśanasamatviṣi || 13 ||
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upaveśya mahātmānaṃ kṛṣṇāṃ ca drupadātmajām |
juhāva pāvakaṃ dhīmānvidhimantrapuraskṛtam || 14 ||
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abhyaṣiñcatpatiṃ pṛthvyāḥ kuntīputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram |
dhṛtarāṣṭraśca rājarṣiḥ sarvāḥ prakṛtayastathā || 15 ||
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tato'nuvādayāmāsuḥ paṇavānakadundubhīḥ |
dharmarājo'pi tatsarvaṃ pratijagrāha dharmataḥ || 16 ||
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pūjayāmāsa tāṃścāpi vidhivadbhūridakṣiṇaḥ |
tato niṣkasahasreṇa brāhmaṇānsvasti vācayat |
vedādhyayanasaṃpannāñśīlavṛttasamanvitān || 17 ||
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te prītā brāhmaṇā rājansvastyūcurjayameva ca |
haṃsā iva ca nardantaḥ praśaśaṃsuryudhiṣṭhiram || 18 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira mahābāho diṣṭyā jayasi pāṇḍava |
diṣṭyā svadharmaṃ prāpto'si vikrameṇa mahādyute || 19 ||
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diṣṭyā gāṇḍīvadhanvā ca bhīmasenaśca pāṇḍavaḥ |
tvaṃ cāpi kuśalī rājanmādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau || 20 ||
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muktā vīrakṣayādasmātsaṃgrāmānnihatadviṣaḥ |
kṣipramuttarakālāni kuru kāryāṇi pāṇḍava || 21 ||
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tataḥ pratyarcitaḥ sadbhirdharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
pratipede mahadrājyaṃ suhṛdbhiḥ saha bhārata || 22 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 40

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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