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 39

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
ime vai mānavā loke strīṣu sajjantyabhīkṣṇaśaḥ |
mohena paramāviṣṭā daivādiṣṭena pārthiva |
striyaśca puruṣeṣveva pratyakṣaṃ lokasākṣikam || 1 ||
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atra me saṃśayastīvro hṛdi saṃparivartate |
kathamāsāṃ narāḥ saṅgaṃ kurvate kurunandana |
striyo vā teṣu rajyante virajyante'tha vā punaḥ || 2 ||
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iti tāḥ puruṣavyāghra kathaṃ śakyāḥ sma rakṣitum |
pramadāḥ puruṣeṇeha tanme vyākhyātumarhasi || 3 ||
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etā hi mayamāyābhirvañcayantīha mānavān |
na cāsāṃ mucyate kaścitpuruṣo hastamāgataḥ |
gāvo navatṛṇānīva gṛhṇantyeva navānnavān || 4 ||
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śambarasya ca yā māyā yā māyā namucerapi |
baleḥ kumbhīnaseścaiva sarvāstā yoṣito viduḥ || 5 ||
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hasantaṃ prahasantyetā rudantaṃ prarudanti ca |
apriyaṃ priyavākyaiśca gṛhṇate kālayogataḥ || 6 ||
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uśanā veda yacchāstraṃ yacca veda bṛhaspatiḥ |
strībuddhyā na viśiṣyete tāḥ sma rakṣyāḥ kathaṃ naraiḥ || 7 ||
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anṛtaṃ satyamityāhuḥ satyaṃ cāpi tathānṛtam |
iti yāstāḥ kathaṃ vīra saṃrakṣyāḥ puruṣairiha || 8 ||
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strīṇāṃ buddhyupaniṣkarṣādarthaśāstrāṇi śatruhan |
bṛhaspatiprabhṛtibhirmanye sadbhiḥ kṛtāni vai || 9 ||
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saṃpūjyamānāḥ puruṣairvikurvanti mano nṛṣu |
apāstāśca tathā rājanvikurvanti manaḥ striyaḥ || 10 ||
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kastāḥ śakto rakṣituṃ syāditi me saṃśayo mahān |
tanme brūhi mahābāho kurūṇāṃ vaṃśavardhana || 11 ||
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yadi śakyā kuruśreṣṭha rakṣā tāsāṃ kathaṃcana |
kartuṃ vā kṛtapūrvā vā tanme vyākhyātumarhasi || 12 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 39

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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