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 113

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kiṃ pārthivena kartavyaṃ kiṃ ca kṛtvā sukhī bhavet |
tanmamācakṣva tattvena sarvaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ vara || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
hanta te'haṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu kāryaikaniścayam |
yathā rājñeha kartavyaṃ yacca kṛtvā sukhī bhavet || 2 ||
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na tvevaṃ vartitavyaṃ sma yathedamanuśuśrumaḥ |
uṣṭrasya sumahadvṛttaṃ tannibodha yudhiṣṭhira || 3 ||
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jātismaro mahānuṣṭraḥ prājāpatyayugodbhavaḥ |
tapaḥ sumahadātiṣṭhadaraṇye saṃśitavrataḥ || 4 ||
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tapasastasya cānte vai prītimānabhavatprabhuḥ |
vareṇa chandayāmāsa tataścainaṃ pitāmahaḥ || 5 ||
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uṣṭra uvāca |
bhagavaṃstvatprasādānme dīrghā grīvā bhavediyam |
yojanānāṃ śataṃ sāgraṃ yā gaccheccarituṃ vibho || 6 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
evamastviti coktaḥ sa varadena mahātmanā |
pratilabhya varaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ yayāvuṣṭraḥ svakaṃ vanam || 7 ||
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sa cakāra tadālasyaṃ varadānātsa durmatiḥ |
na caicchaccarituṃ gantuṃ durātmā kālamohitaḥ || 8 ||
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sa kadācitprasāryaivaṃ tāṃ grīvāṃ śatayojanām |
cacārāśrāntahṛdayo vātaścāgāttato mahān || 9 ||
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sa guhāyāṃ śirogrīvaṃ nidhāya paśurātmanaḥ |
āstātha varṣamabhyāgātsumahatplāvayajjagat || 10 ||
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atha śītaparītāṅgo jambukaḥ kṣucchramānvitaḥ |
sadārastāṃ guhāmāśu praviveśa jalārditaḥ || 11 ||
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sa dṛṣṭvā māṃsajīvī tu subhṛśaṃ kṣucchramānvitaḥ |
abhakṣayattato grīvāmuṣṭrasya bharatarṣabha || 12 ||
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yadā tvabudhyatātmānaṃ bhakṣyamāṇaṃ sa vai paśuḥ |
tadā saṃkocane yatnamakarodbhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ || 13 ||
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yāvadūrdhvamadhaścaiva grīvāṃ saṃkṣipate paśuḥ |
tāvattena sadāreṇa jambukena sa bhakṣitaḥ || 14 ||
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sa hatvā bhakṣayitvā ca jambukoṣṭraṃ tatastadā |
vigate vātavarṣe ca niścakrāma guhāmukhāt || 15 ||
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evaṃ durbuddhinā prāptamuṣṭreṇa nidhanaṃ tadā |
ālasyasya kramātpaśya mahaddoṣamupāgatam || 16 ||
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tvamapyetaṃ vidhiṃ tyaktvā yogena niyatendriyaḥ |
vartasva buddhimūlaṃ hi vijayaṃ manurabravīt || 17 ||
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buddhiśreṣṭhāni karmāṇi bāhumadhyāni bhārata |
tāni jaṅghājaghanyāni bhārapratyavarāṇi ca || 18 ||
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rājyaṃ tiṣṭhati dakṣasya saṃgṛhītendriyasya ca |
guptamantraśrutavataḥ susahāyasya cānagha || 19 ||
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parīkṣyakāriṇo'rthāśca tiṣṭhantīha yudhiṣṭhira |
sahāyayuktena mahī kṛtsnā śakyā praśāsitum || 20 ||
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idaṃ hi sadbhiḥ kathitaṃ vidhijñaiḥ purā mahendrapratimaprabhāva |
mayāpi coktaṃ tava śāstradṛṣṭyā tvamatra yuktaḥ pracarasva rājan || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 113

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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