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 176

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bharadvāja uvāca |
prajāvisargaṃ vividhaṃ kathaṃ sa sṛjate prabhuḥ |
merumadhye sthito brahmā tadbrūhi dvijasattama || 1 ||
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bhṛguruvāca |
prajāvisargaṃ vividhaṃ mānaso manasāsṛjat |
saṃdhukṣaṇārthaṃ bhūtānāṃ sṛṣṭaṃ prathamato jalam || 2 ||
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yatprāṇāḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ vardhante yena ca prajāḥ |
parityaktāśca naśyanti tenedaṃ sarvamāvṛtam || 3 ||
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pṛthivī parvatā meghā mūrtimantaśca ye pare |
sarvaṃ tadvāruṇaṃ jñeyamāpastastambhire punaḥ || 4 ||
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bharadvāja uvāca |
kathaṃ salilamutpannaṃ kathaṃ caivāgnimārutau |
kathaṃ ca medinī sṛṣṭetyatra me saṃśayo mahān || 5 ||
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bhṛguruvāca |
brahmakalpe purā brahmanbrahmarṣīṇāṃ samāgame |
lokasaṃbhavasaṃdehaḥ samutpanno mahātmanām || 6 ||
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te'tiṣṭhandhyānamālambya maunamāsthāya niścalāḥ |
tyaktāhārāḥ pavanapā divyaṃ varṣaśataṃ dvijāḥ || 7 ||
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teṣāṃ dharmamayī vāṇī sarveṣāṃ śrotramāgamat |
divyā sarasvatī tatra saṃbabhūva nabhastalāt || 8 ||
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purā stimitaniḥśabdamākāśamacalopamam |
naṣṭacandrārkapavanaṃ prasuptamiva saṃbabhau || 9 ||
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tataḥ salilamutpannaṃ tamasīvāparaṃ tamaḥ |
tasmācca salilotpīḍādudatiṣṭhata mārutaḥ || 10 ||
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yathā bhājanamacchidraṃ niḥśabdamiva lakṣyate |
taccāmbhasā pūryamāṇaṃ saśabdaṃ kurute'nilaḥ || 11 ||
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tathā salilasaṃruddhe nabhaso'nte nirantare |
bhittvārṇavatalaṃ vāyuḥ samutpatati ghoṣavān || 12 ||
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sa eṣa carate vāyurarṇavotpīḍasaṃbhavaḥ |
ākāśasthānamāsādya praśāntiṃ nādhigacchati || 13 ||
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tasminvāyvambusaṃgharṣe dīptatejā mahābalaḥ |
prādurbhavatyūrdhvaśikhaḥ kṛtvā vitimiraṃ nabhaḥ || 14 ||
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agniḥ pavanasaṃyuktaḥ khātsamutpatate jalam |
so'gnirmārutasaṃyogādghanatvamupapadyate || 15 ||
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tasyākāśe nipatitaḥ snehastiṣṭhati yo'paraḥ |
sa saṃghātatvamāpanno bhūmitvamupagacchati || 16 ||
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rasānāṃ sarvagandhānāṃ snehānāṃ prāṇināṃ tathā |
bhūmiryoniriha jñeyā yasyāṃ sarvaṃ prasūyate || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 176

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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