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 346
bhīṣma uvāca |
atha tena naraśreṣṭha brāhmaṇena tapasvinā |
nirāhāreṇa vasatā duḥkhitāste bhujaṃgamāḥ || 1 ||
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sarve saṃbhūya sahitāstasya nāgasya bāndhavāḥ |
bhrātarastanayā bhāryā yayustaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ prati || 2 ||
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te'paśyanpuline taṃ vai vivikte niyatavratam |
samāsīnaṃ nirāhāraṃ dvijaṃ japyaparāyaṇam || 3 ||
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te sarve samabhikramya vipramabhyarcya cāsakṛt |
ūcurvākyamasaṃdigdhamātitheyasya bāndhavāḥ || 4 ||
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ṣaṣṭho hi divasaste'dya prāptasyeha tapodhana |
na cābhilaṣase kiṃcidāhāraṃ dharmavatsala || 5 ||
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asmānabhigataścāsi vayaṃ ca tvāmupasthitāḥ |
kāryaṃ cātithyamasmābhirvayaṃ sarve kuṭumbinaḥ || 6 ||
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mūlaṃ phalaṃ vā parṇaṃ vā payo vā dvijasattama |
āhārahetorannaṃ vā bhoktumarhasi brāhmaṇa || 7 ||
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tyaktāhāreṇa bhavatā vane nivasatā satā |
bālavṛddhamidaṃ sarvaṃ pīḍyate dharmasaṃkaṭāt || 8 ||
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na hi no bhrūṇahā kaścidrājāpathyo'nṛto'pi vā |
pūrvāśī vā kule hyasmindevatātithibandhuṣu || 9 ||
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brāhmaṇa uvāca |
upadeśena yuṣmākamāhāro'yaṃ mayā vṛtaḥ |
dvirūnaṃ daśarātraṃ vai nāgasyāgamanaṃ prati || 10 ||
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yadyaṣṭarātre niryāte nāgamiṣyati pannagaḥ |
tadāhāraṃ kariṣyāmi tannimittamidaṃ vratam || 11 ||
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kartavyo na ca saṃtāpo gamyatāṃ ca yathāgatam |
tannimittaṃ vrataṃ mahyaṃ naitadbhettumihārhatha || 12 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
tena te samanujñātā brāhmaṇena bhujaṃgamāḥ |
svameva bhavanaṃ jagmurakṛtārthā nararṣabha || 13 ||
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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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by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
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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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by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)
7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.
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by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
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by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
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by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
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