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 345

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bhīṣma uvāca |
sa vanāni vicitrāṇi tīrthāni ca sarāṃsi ca |
abhigacchankrameṇa sma kaṃcinmunimupasthitaḥ || 1 ||
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taṃ sa tena yathoddiṣṭaṃ nāgaṃ vipreṇa brāhmaṇaḥ |
paryapṛcchadyathānyāyaṃ śrutvaiva ca jagāma saḥ || 2 ||
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so'bhigamya yathākhyātaṃ nāgāyatanamarthavit |
proktavānahamasmīti bhoḥśabdālaṃkṛtaṃ vacaḥ || 3 ||
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tatastasya vacaḥ śrutvā rūpiṇī dharmavatsalā |
darśayāmāsa taṃ vipraṃ nāgapatnī pativratā || 4 ||
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sā tasmai vidhivatpūjāṃ cakre dharmaparāyaṇā |
svāgatenāgataṃ kṛtvā kiṃ karomīti cābravīt || 5 ||
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brāhmaṇa uvāca |
viśrānto'bhyarcitaścāsmi bhavatyā ślakṣṇayā girā |
draṣṭumicchāmi bhavati taṃ devaṃ nāgamuttamam || 6 ||
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etaddhi paramaṃ kāryametanme phalamīpsitam |
anenārthena cāsmyadya saṃprāptaḥ pannagālayam || 7 ||
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nāgabhāryovāca |
ārya sūryarathaṃ voḍhuṃ gato'sau māsacārikaḥ |
saptāṣṭabhirdinairvipra darśayiṣyatyasaṃśayam || 8 ||
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etadviditamāryasya vivāsakaraṇaṃ mama |
bharturbhavatu kiṃ cānyatkriyatāṃ tadvadasva me || 9 ||
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brāhmaṇa uvāca |
anena niścayenāhaṃ sādhvi saṃprāptavāniha |
pratīkṣannāgamaṃ devi vatsyāmyasminmahāvane || 10 ||
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saṃprāptasyaiva cāvyagramāvedyo'hamihāgataḥ |
mamābhigamanaṃ prāpto vācyaśca vacanaṃ tvayā || 11 ||
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ahamapyatra vatsyāmi gomatyāḥ puline śubhe |
kālaṃ parimitāhāro yathoktaṃ paripālayan || 12 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
tataḥ sa viprastāṃ nāgīṃ samādhāya punaḥ punaḥ |
tadeva pulinaṃ nadyāḥ prayayau brāhmaṇarṣabhaḥ || 13 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 345

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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