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 102

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kiṃśīlāḥ kiṃsamutthānāḥ kathaṃrūpāśca bhārata |
kiṃsaṃnāhāḥ kathaṃśastrā janāḥ syuḥ saṃyuge nṛpa || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
yathācaritamevātra śastrapatraṃ vidhīyate |
ācārādeva puruṣastathā karmasu vartate || 2 ||
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gāndhārāḥ sindhusauvīrā nakharaprāsayodhinaḥ |
ābhīravaḥ subalinastadbalaṃ sarvapāragam || 3 ||
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sarvaśastreṣu kuśalāḥ sattvavanto hyuśīnarāḥ |
prācyā mātaṅgayuddheṣu kuśalāḥ śaṭhayodhinaḥ || 4 ||
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tathā yavanakāmbojā mathurāmabhitaśca ye |
ete niyuddhakuśalā dākṣiṇātyāsicarmiṇaḥ || 5 ||
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sarvatra śūrā jāyante mahāsattvā mahābalāḥ |
prāya eṣa samuddiṣṭo lakṣaṇāni tu me śṛṇu || 6 ||
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siṃhaśārdūlavāṅnetrāḥ siṃhaśārdūlagāminaḥ |
pārāvatakuliṅgākṣāḥ sarve śūrāḥ pramāthinaḥ || 7 ||
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mṛgasvarā dvīpinetrā ṛṣabhākṣāstathāpare |
pravādinaḥ sucaṇḍāśca krodhinaḥ kiṃnarīsvanāḥ || 8 ||
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meghasvanāḥ kruddhamukhāḥ kecitkarabhanisvanāḥ |
jihmanāsānujaṅghāśca dūragā dūrapātinaḥ || 9 ||
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biḍālakubjāstanavastanukeśāstanutvacaḥ |
śūrāścapalacittāśca te bhavanti durāsadāḥ || 10 ||
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godhānimīlitāḥ kecinmṛduprakṛtayo'pi ca |
turaṃgagatinirghoṣāste narāḥ pārayiṣṇavaḥ || 11 ||
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susaṃhatāḥ pratanavo vyūḍhoraskāḥ susaṃsthitāḥ |
pravāditena nṛtyanti hṛṣyanti kalaheṣu ca || 12 ||
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gambhīrākṣā niḥsṛtākṣāḥ piṅgalā bhrukuṭīmukhāḥ |
nakulākṣāstathā caiva sarve śūrāstanutyajaḥ || 13 ||
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jihmākṣāḥ pralalāṭāśca nirmāṃsahanavo'pi ca |
vakrabāhvaṅgulīsaktāḥ kṛśā dhamanisaṃtatāḥ || 14 ||
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praviśantyativegena saṃparāye'bhyupasthite |
vāraṇā iva saṃmattāste bhavanti durāsadāḥ || 15 ||
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dīptasphuṭitakeśāntāḥ sthūlapārśvahanūmukhāḥ |
unnatāṃsāḥ pṛthugrīvā vikaṭāḥ sthūlapiṇḍikāḥ || 16 ||
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udvṛttāścaiva sugrīvā vinatā vihagā iva |
piṇḍaśīrṣāhivaktrāśca vṛṣadaṃśamukhā iva || 17 ||
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ugrasvanā manyumanto yuddheṣvārāvasāriṇaḥ |
adharmajñāvaliptāśca ghorā raudrapradarśinaḥ || 18 ||
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tyaktātmānaḥ sarva ete antyajā hyanivartinaḥ |
puraskāryāḥ sadā sainye hanyante ghnanti cāpi te || 19 ||
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adhārmikā bhinnavṛttāḥ sādhvevaiṣāṃ parābhavaḥ |
evameva prakupyanti rājño'pyete hyabhīkṣṇaśaḥ || 20 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 102

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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