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 51

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
śrutvā tu vacanaṃ bhīṣmo vāsudevasya dhīmataḥ |
kiṃcidunnāmya vadanaṃ prāñjalirvākyamabravīt || 1 ||
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namaste bhagavanviṣṇo lokānāṃ nidhanodbhava |
tvaṃ hi kartā hṛṣīkeśa saṃhartā cāparājitaḥ || 2 ||
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viśvakarmannamaste'stu viśvātmanviśvasaṃbhava |
apavargo'si bhūtānāṃ pañcānāṃ parataḥ sthitaḥ || 3 ||
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namaste triṣu lokeṣu namaste paratastriṣu |
yogeśvara namaste'stu tvaṃ hi sarvaparāyaṇam || 4 ||
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matsaṃśritaṃ yadāttha tvaṃ vacaḥ puruṣasattama |
tena paśyāmi te divyānbhāvānhi triṣu vartmasu || 5 ||
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tacca paśyāmi tattvena yatte rūpaṃ sanātanam |
sapta mārgā niruddhāste vāyoramitatejasaḥ || 6 ||
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divaṃ te śirasā vyāptaṃ padbhyāṃ devī vasuṃdharā |
diśo bhujau raviścakṣurvīrye śakraḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ || 7 ||
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atasīpuṣpasaṃkāśaṃ pītavāsasamacyutam |
vapurhyanumimīmaste meghasyeva savidyutaḥ || 8 ||
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tvatprapannāya bhaktāya gatimiṣṭāṃ jigīṣave |
yacchreyaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣa taddhyāyasva surottama || 9 ||
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vāsudeva uvāca |
yataḥ khalu parā bhaktirmayi te puruṣarṣabha |
tato vapurmayā divyaṃ tava rājanpradarśitam || 10 ||
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na hyabhaktāya rājendra bhaktāyānṛjave na ca |
darśayāmyahamātmānaṃ na cādāntāya bhārata || 11 ||
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bhavāṃstu mama bhaktaśca nityaṃ cārjavamāsthitaḥ |
dame tapasi satye ca dāne ca nirataḥ śuciḥ || 12 ||
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arhastvaṃ bhīṣma māṃ draṣṭuṃ tapasā svena pārthiva |
tava hyupasthitā lokā yebhyo nāvartate punaḥ || 13 ||
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pañcāśataṃ ṣaṭca kurupravīra śeṣaṃ dinānāṃ tava jīvitasya |
tataḥ śubhaiḥ karmaphalodayaistvaṃ sameṣyase bhīṣma vimucya deham || 14 ||
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ete hi devā vasavo vimānānyāsthāya sarve jvalitāgnikalpāḥ |
antarhitāstvāṃ pratipālayanti kāṣṭhāṃ prapadyantamudakpataṃgam || 15 ||
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vyāvṛttamātre bhagavatyudīcīṃ sūrye diśaṃ kālavaśātprapanne |
gantāsi lokānpuruṣapravīra nāvartate yānupalabhya vidvān || 16 ||
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amuṃ ca lokaṃ tvayi bhīṣma yāte jñānāni naṅkṣyantyakhilena vīra |
ataḥ sma sarve tvayi saṃnikarṣaṃ samāgatā dharmavivecanāya || 17 ||
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tajjñātiśokopahataśrutāya satyābhisaṃdhāya yudhiṣṭhirāya |
prabrūhi dharmārthasamādhiyuktamarthyaṃ vaco'syāpanudāsya śokam || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 51

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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