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 36

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bhīṣma uvāca |
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam |
śakraśambarasaṃvādaṃ tannibodha yudhiṣṭhira || 1 ||
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śakro hyajñātarūpeṇa jaṭī bhūtvā rajoruṇaḥ |
virūpaṃ rūpamāsthāya praśnaṃ papraccha śambaram || 2 ||
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kena śambara vṛttena svajātyānadhitiṣṭhasi |
śreṣṭhaṃ tvāṃ kena manyante tanme prabrūhi pṛcchataḥ || 3 ||
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śambara uvāca |
nāsūyāmi sadā viprānbrahmāṇaṃ ca pitāmaham |
śāstrāṇi vadato viprānsaṃmanyāmi yathāsukham || 4 ||
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śrutvā ca nāvajānāmi nāparādhyāmi karhicit |
abhyarcyānanupṛcchāmi pādau gṛhṇāmi dhīmatām || 5 ||
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te viśrabdhāḥ prabhāṣante saṃyacchanti ca māṃ sadā |
pramatteṣvapramatto'smi sadā supteṣu jāgṛmi || 6 ||
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te mā śāstrapathe yuktaṃ brahmaṇyamanasūyakam |
samāsiñcanti śāstāraḥ kṣaudraṃ madhviva makṣikāḥ || 7 ||
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yacca bhāṣanti te tuṣṭāstattadgṛhṇāmi medhayā |
samādhimātmano nityamanulomamacintayan || 8 ||
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so'haṃ vāgagrasṛṣṭānāṃ rasānāmavalehakaḥ |
svajātyānadhitiṣṭhāmi nakṣatrāṇīva candramāḥ || 9 ||
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etatpṛthivyāmamṛtametaccakṣuranuttamam |
yadbrāhmaṇamukhācchāstramiha śrutvā pravartate || 10 ||
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etatkāraṇamājñāya dṛṣṭvā devāsuraṃ purā |
yuddhaṃ pitā me hṛṣṭātmā vismitaḥ pratyapadyata || 11 ||
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dṛṣṭvā ca brāhmaṇānāṃ tu mahimānaṃ mahātmanām |
paryapṛcchatkathamime siddhā iti niśākaram || 12 ||
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soma uvāca |
brāhmaṇāstapasā sarve sidhyante vāgbalāḥ sadā |
bhujavīryā hi rājāno vāgastrāśca dvijātayaḥ || 13 ||
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pravasanvāpyadhīyīta bahvīrdurvasatīrvasan |
nirmanyurapi nirmāno yatiḥ syātsamadarśanaḥ || 14 ||
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api cejjātisaṃpannaḥ sarvānvedānpiturgṛhe |
ślāghamāna ivādhīyedgrāmya ityeva taṃ viduḥ || 15 ||
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bhūmiretau nigirati sarpo bilaśayāniva |
rājānaṃ cāpyayoddhāraṃ brāhmaṇaṃ cāpravāsinam || 16 ||
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atimānaḥ śriyaṃ hanti puruṣasyālpamedhasaḥ |
garbheṇa duṣyate kanyā gṛhavāsena ca dvijaḥ || 17 ||
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ityetanme pitā śrutvā somādadbhutadarśanāt |
brāhmaṇānpūjayāmāsa tathaivāhaṃ mahāvratān || 18 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
śrutvaitadvacanaṃ śakro dānavendramukhāccyutam |
dvijānsaṃpūjayāmāsa mahendratvamavāpa ca || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 36

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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