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 41

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
prakṛtīnāṃ tu tadvākyaṃ deśakālopasaṃhitam |
śrutvā yudhiṣṭhiro rājāthottaraṃ pratyabhāṣata || 1 ||
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dhanyāḥ pāṇḍusutā loke yeṣāṃ brāhmaṇapuṃgavāḥ |
tathyānvāpyatha vātathyānguṇānāhuḥ samāgatāḥ || 2 ||
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anugrāhyā vayaṃ nūnaṃ bhavatāmiti me matiḥ |
yatraivaṃ guṇasaṃpannānasmānbrūtha vimatsarāḥ || 3 ||
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dhṛtarāṣṭro mahārājaḥ pitā no daivataṃ param |
śāsane'sya priye caiva stheyaṃ matpriyakāṅkṣibhiḥ || 4 ||
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etadarthaṃ hi jīvāmi kṛtvā jñātivadhaṃ mahat |
asya śuśrūṣaṇaṃ kāryaṃ mayā nityamatandriṇā || 5 ||
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yadi cāhamanugrāhyo bhavatāṃ suhṛdāṃ tataḥ |
dhṛtarāṣṭre yathāpūrvaṃ vṛttiṃ vartitumarhatha || 6 ||
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eṣa nātho hi jagato bhavatāṃ ca mayā saha |
asyaiva pṛthivī kṛtsnā pāṇḍavāḥ sarva eva ca |
etanmanasi kartavyaṃ bhavadbhirvacanaṃ mama || 7 ||
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anugamya ca rājānaṃ yatheṣṭaṃ gamyatāmiti |
paurajānapadānsarvānvisṛjya kurunandanaḥ |
yauvarājyena kauravyo bhīmasenamayojayat || 8 ||
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mantre ca niścaye caiva ṣāḍguṇyasya ca cintane |
viduraṃ buddhisaṃpannaṃ prītimānvai samādiśat || 9 ||
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kṛtākṛtaparijñāne tathāyavyayacintane |
saṃjayaṃ yojayāmāsa ṛddhamṛddhairguṇairyutam || 10 ||
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balasya parimāṇe ca bhaktavetanayostathā |
nakulaṃ vyādiśadrājā karmiṇāmanvavekṣaṇe || 11 ||
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paracakroparodhe ca dṛptānāṃ cāvamardane |
yudhiṣṭhiro mahārājaḥ phalgunaṃ vyādideśa ha || 12 ||
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dvijānāṃ vedakāryeṣu kāryeṣvanyeṣu caiva hi |
dhaumyaṃ purodhasāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ vyādideśa paraṃtapaḥ || 13 ||
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sahadevaṃ samīpasthaṃ nityameva samādiśat |
tena gopyo hi nṛpatiḥ sarvāvastho viśāṃ pate || 14 ||
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yānyānamanyadyogyāṃśca yeṣu yeṣviha karmasu |
tāṃstāṃsteṣveva yuyuje prīyamāṇo mahīpatiḥ || 15 ||
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viduraṃ saṃjayaṃ caiva yuyutsuṃ ca mahāmatim |
abravītparavīraghno dharmātmā dharmavatsalaḥ || 16 ||
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utthāyotthāya yatkāryamasya rājñaḥ piturmama |
sarvaṃ bhavadbhiḥ kartavyamapramattairyathātatham || 17 ||
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paurajānapadānāṃ ca yāni kāryāṇi nityaśaḥ |
rājānaṃ samanujñāpya tāni kāryāṇi dharmataḥ || 18 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 41

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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