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 22

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
na bibheti kathaṃ sā strī śāpasya paramadyuteḥ |
kathaṃ nivṛtto bhagavāṃstadbhavānprabravītu me || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
aṣṭāvakro'nvapṛcchattāṃ rūpaṃ vikuruṣe katham |
na cānṛtaṃ te vaktavyaṃ brūhi brāhmaṇakāmyayā || 2 ||
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stryuvāca |
dyāvāpṛthivīmātraiṣā kāmyā brāhmaṇasattama |
śṛṇuṣvāvahitaḥ sarvaṃ yadidaṃ satyavikrama || 3 ||
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uttarāṃ māṃ diśaṃ viddhi dṛṣṭaṃ strīcāpalaṃ ca te |
avyutthānena te lokā jitāḥ satyaparākrama || 4 ||
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jijñāseyaṃ prayuktā me sthirīkartuṃ tavānagha |
sthavirāṇāmapi strīṇāṃ bādhate maithunajvaraḥ || 5 ||
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tuṣṭaḥ pitāmahaste'dya tathā devāḥ savāsavāḥ |
sa tvaṃ yena ca kāryeṇa saṃprāpto bhagavāniha || 6 ||
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preṣitastena vipreṇa kanyāpitrā dvijarṣabha |
tavopadeśaṃ kartuṃ vai tacca sarvaṃ kṛtaṃ mayā || 7 ||
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kṣemī gamiṣyasi gṛhāñśramaśca na bhaviṣyati |
kanyāṃ prāpsyasi tāṃ vipra putriṇī ca bhaviṣyati || 8 ||
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kāmyayā pṛṣṭavāṃstvaṃ māṃ tato vyāhṛtamuttaram |
anatikramaṇīyaiṣā kṛtsnairlokaistribhiḥ sadā || 9 ||
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gacchasva sukṛtaṃ kṛtvā kiṃ vānyacchrotumicchasi |
yāvadbravīmi viprarṣe aṣṭāvakra yathātatham || 10 ||
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ṛṣiṇā prasāditā cāsmi tava hetordvijarṣabha |
tasya saṃmānanārthaṃ me tvayi vākyaṃ prabhāṣitam || 11 ||
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śrutvā tu vacanaṃ tasyāḥ sa vipraḥ prāñjaliḥ sthitaḥ |
anujñātastayā cāpi svagṛhaṃ punarāvrajat || 12 ||
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gṛhamāgamya viśrāntaḥ svajanaṃ pratipūjya ca |
abhyagacchata taṃ vipraṃ nyāyataḥ kurunandana || 13 ||
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pṛṣṭaśca tena vipreṇa dṛṣṭaṃ tvetannidarśanam |
prāha vipraṃ tadā vipraḥ suprītenāntarātmanā || 14 ||
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bhavatāhamanujñātaḥ prasthito gandhamādanam |
tasya cottarato deśe dṛṣṭaṃ taddaivataṃ mahat || 15 ||
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tayā cāhamanujñāto bhavāṃścāpi prakīrtitaḥ |
śrāvitaścāpi tadvākyaṃ gṛhamabhyāgataḥ prabho || 16 ||
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tamuvāca tato vipraḥ pratigṛhṇīṣva me sutām |
nakṣatratithisaṃyoge pātraṃ hi paramaṃ bhavān || 17 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
aṣṭāvakrastathetyuktvā pratigṛhya ca tāṃ prabho |
kanyāṃ paramadharmātmā prītimāṃścābhavattadā || 18 ||
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kanyāṃ tāṃ pratigṛhyaiva bhāryāṃ paramaśobhanām |
uvāsa muditastatra āśrame sve gatajvaraḥ || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 22

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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