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 344

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brāhmaṇa uvāca |
atibhārodyatasyaiva bhārāpanayanaṃ mahat |
parāśvāsakaraṃ vākyamidaṃ me bhavataḥ śrutam || 1 ||
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adhvaklāntasya śayanaṃ sthānaklāntasya cāsanam |
tṛṣitasya ca pānīyaṃ kṣudhārtasya ca bhojanam || 2 ||
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īpsitasyeva saṃprāptirannasya samaye'titheḥ |
eṣitasyātmanaḥ kāle vṛddhasyeva suto yathā || 3 ||
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manasā cintitasyeva prītisnigdhasya darśanam |
prahrādayati māṃ vākyaṃ bhavatā yadudīritam || 4 ||
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dattacakṣurivākāśe paśyāmi vimṛśāmi ca |
prajñānavacanādyo'yamupadeśo hi me kṛtaḥ |
bāḍhamevaṃ kariṣyāmi yathā māṃ bhāṣate bhavān || 5 ||
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ihemāṃ rajanīṃ sādho nivasasva mayā saha |
prabhāte yāsyati bhavānparyāśvastaḥ sukhoṣitaḥ |
asau hi bhagavānsūryo mandaraśmiravāṅmukhaḥ || 6 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
tatastena kṛtātithyaḥ so'tithiḥ śatrusūdana |
uvāsa kila tāṃ rātriṃ saha tena dvijena vai || 7 ||
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tattacca dharmasaṃyuktaṃ tayoḥ kathayatostadā |
vyatītā sā niśā kṛtsnā sukhena divasopamā || 8 ||
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tataḥ prabhātasamaye so'tithistena pūjitaḥ |
brāhmaṇena yathāśaktyā svakāryamabhikāṅkṣatā || 9 ||
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tataḥ sa vipraḥ kṛtadharmaniścayaḥ kṛtābhyanujñaḥ svajanena dharmavit |
yathopadiṣṭaṃ bhujagendrasaṃśrayaṃ jagāma kāle sukṛtaikaniścayaḥ || 10 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 344

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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