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 48

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tataḥ sa ca hṛṣīkeśaḥ sa ca rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
kṛpādayaśca te sarve catvāraḥ pāṇḍavāśca ha || 1 ||
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rathaiste nagarākāraiḥ patākādhvajaśobhitaiḥ |
yayurāśu kurukṣetraṃ vājibhiḥ śīghragāmibhiḥ || 2 ||
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te'vatīrya kurukṣetraṃ keśamajjāsthisaṃkulam |
dehanyāsaḥ kṛto yatra kṣatriyaistairmahātmabhiḥ || 3 ||
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gajāśvadehāsthicayaiḥ parvatairiva saṃcitam |
naraśīrṣakapālaiśca śaṅkhairiva samācitam || 4 ||
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citāsahasrairnicitaṃ varmaśastrasamākulam |
āpānabhūmiṃ kālasya tadā bhuktojjhitāmiva || 5 ||
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bhūtasaṃghānucaritaṃ rakṣogaṇaniṣevitam |
paśyantaste kurukṣetraṃ yayurāśu mahārathāḥ || 6 ||
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gacchanneva mahābāhuḥ sarvayādavanandanaḥ |
yudhiṣṭhirāya provāca jāmadagnyasya vikramam || 7 ||
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amī rāmahradāḥ pañca dṛśyante pārtha dūrataḥ |
yeṣu saṃtarpayāmāsa pūrvānkṣatriyaśoṇitaiḥ || 8 ||
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triḥsaptakṛtvo vasudhāṃ kṛtvā niḥkṣatriyāṃ prabhuḥ |
ihedānīṃ tato rāmaḥ karmaṇo virarāma ha || 9 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
triḥsaptakṛtvaḥ pṛthivī kṛtā niḥkṣatriyā tadā |
rāmeṇeti yadāttha tvamatra me saṃśayo mahān || 10 ||
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kṣatrabījaṃ yadā dagdhaṃ rāmeṇa yadupuṃgava |
kathaṃ bhūyaḥ samutpattiḥ kṣatrasyāmitavikrama || 11 ||
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mahātmanā bhagavatā rāmeṇa yadupuṃgava |
kathamutsāditaṃ kṣatraṃ kathaṃ vṛddhiṃ punargatam || 12 ||
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mahābhāratayuddhe hi koṭiśaḥ kṣatriyā hatāḥ |
tathābhūcca mahī kīrṇā kṣatriyairvadatāṃ vara || 13 ||
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evaṃ me chindhi vārṣṇeya saṃśayaṃ tārkṣyaketana |
āgamo hi paraḥ kṛṣṇa tvatto no vāsavānuja || 14 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tato vrajanneva gadāgrajaḥ prabhuḥ śaśaṃsa tasmai nikhilena tattvataḥ |
yudhiṣṭhirāyāpratimaujase tadā yathābhavatkṣatriyasaṃkulā mahī || 15 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 48

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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