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 3

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
brāhmaṇyaṃ yadi duṣprāpaṃ tribhirvarṇairnarādhipa |
kathaṃ prāptaṃ mahārāja kṣatriyeṇa mahātmanā || 1 ||
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viśvāmitreṇa dharmātmanbrāhmaṇatvaṃ nararṣabha |
śrotumicchāmi tattvena tanme brūhi pitāmaha || 2 ||
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tena hyamitavīryeṇa vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ |
hataṃ putraśataṃ sadyastapasā prapitāmaha || 3 ||
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yātudhānāśca bahavo rākṣasāstigmatejasaḥ |
manyunāviṣṭadehena sṛṣṭāḥ kālāntakopamāḥ || 4 ||
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mahānkuśikavaṃśaśca brahmarṣiśatasaṃkulaḥ |
sthāpito naraloke'sminvidvānbrāhmaṇasaṃstutaḥ || 5 ||
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ṛcīkasyātmajaścaiva śunaḥśepo mahātapāḥ |
vimokṣito mahāsatrātpaśutāmabhyupāgataḥ || 6 ||
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hariścandrakratau devāṃstoṣayitvātmatejasā |
putratāmanusaṃprāpto viśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ || 7 ||
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nābhivādayate jyeṣṭhaṃ devarātaṃ narādhipa |
putrāḥ pañcaśatāścāpi śaptāḥ śvapacatāṃ gatāḥ || 8 ||
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triśaṅkurbandhusaṃtyakta ikṣvākuḥ prītipūrvakam |
avākśirā divaṃ nīto dakṣiṇāmāśrito diśam || 9 ||
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viśvāmitrasya vipulā nadī rājarṣisevitā |
kauśikīti śivā puṇyā brahmarṣigaṇasevitā || 10 ||
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tapovighnakarī caiva pañcacūḍā susaṃmatā |
rambhā nāmāpsarāḥ śāpādyasya śailatvamāgatā || 11 ||
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tathaivāsya bhayādbaddhvā vasiṣṭhaḥ salile purā |
ātmānaṃ majjayāmāsa vipāśaḥ punarutthitaḥ || 12 ||
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tadāprabhṛti puṇyā hi vipāśābhūnmahānadī |
vikhyātā karmaṇā tena vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ || 13 ||
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vāgbhiśca bhagavānyena devasenāgragaḥ prabhuḥ |
stutaḥ prītamanāścāsīcchāpāccainamamocayat || 14 ||
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dhruvasyauttānapādasya brahmarṣīṇāṃ tathaiva ca |
madhye jvalati yo nityamudīcīmāśrito diśam || 15 ||
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tasyaitāni ca karmāṇi tathānyāni ca kaurava |
kṣatriyasyetyato jātamidaṃ kautūhalaṃ mama || 16 ||
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kimetaditi tattvena prabrūhi bharatarṣabha |
dehāntaramanāsādya kathaṃ sa brāhmaṇo'bhavat || 17 ||
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etattattvena me rājansarvamākhyātumarhasi |
mataṃgasya yathātattvaṃ tathaivaitadbravīhi me || 18 ||
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sthāne mataṃgo brāhmaṇyaṃ nālabhadbharatarṣabha |
caṇḍālayonau jāto hi kathaṃ brāhmaṇyamāpnuyāt || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 3

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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