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 98

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
evaṃ tadā prayācantaṃ bhāskaraṃ munisattamaḥ |
jamadagnirmahātejāḥ kiṃ kāryaṃ pratyapadyata || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
tathā prayācamānasya muniragnisamaprabhaḥ |
jamadagniḥ śamaṃ naiva jagāma kurunandana || 2 ||
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tataḥ sūryo madhurayā vācā tamidamabravīt |
kṛtāñjalirviprarūpī praṇamyedaṃ viśāṃ pate || 3 ||
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calaṃ nimittaṃ viprarṣe sadā sūryasya gacchataḥ |
kathaṃ calaṃ vetsyasi tvaṃ sadā yāntaṃ divākaram || 4 ||
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jamadagniruvāca |
sthiraṃ vāpi calaṃ vāpi jāne tvāṃ jñānacakṣuṣā |
avaśyaṃ vinayādhānaṃ kāryamadya mayā tava || 5 ||
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aparāhṇe nimeṣārdhaṃ tiṣṭhasi tvaṃ divākara |
tatra vetsyāmi sūrya tvāṃ na me'trāsti vicāraṇā || 6 ||
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sūrya uvāca |
asaṃśayaṃ māṃ viprarṣe vetsyase dhanvināṃ vara |
apakāriṇaṃ tu māṃ viddhi bhagavañśaraṇāgatam || 7 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
tataḥ prahasya bhagavāñjamadagniruvāca tam |
na bhīḥ sūrya tvayā kāryā praṇipātagato hyasi || 8 ||
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brāhmaṇeṣvārjavaṃ yacca sthairyaṃ ca dharaṇītale |
saumyatāṃ caiva somasya gāmbhīryaṃ varuṇasya ca || 9 ||
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dīptimagneḥ prabhāṃ meroḥ pratāpaṃ tapanasya ca |
etānyatikramedyo vai sa hanyāccharaṇāgatam || 10 ||
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bhavetsa gurutalpī ca brahmahā ca tathā bhavet |
surāpānaṃ ca kuryātsa yo hanyāccharaṇāgatam || 11 ||
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etasya tvapanītasya samādhiṃ tāta cintaya |
yathā sukhagamaḥ panthā bhavettvadraśmitāpitaḥ || 12 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
etāvaduktvā sa tadā tūṣṇīmāsīdbhṛgūdvahaḥ |
atha sūryo dadau tasmai chatropānahamāśu vai || 13 ||
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sūrya uvāca |
maharṣe śirasastrāṇaṃ chatraṃ madraśmivāraṇam |
pratigṛhṇīṣva padbhyāṃ ca trāṇārthaṃ carmapāduke || 14 ||
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adyaprabhṛti caivaitalloke saṃpracariṣyati |
puṇyadāneṣu sarveṣu paramakṣayyameva ca || 15 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
upānacchatrametadvai sūryeṇeha pravartitam |
puṇyametadabhikhyātaṃ triṣu lokeṣu bhārata || 16 ||
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tasmātprayaccha viprebhyaśchatropānahamuttamam |
dharmaste sumahānbhāvī na me'trāsti vicāraṇā || 17 ||
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chatraṃ hi bharataśreṣṭha yaḥ pradadyāddvijātaye |
śubhraṃ śataśalākaṃ vai sa pretya sukhamedhate || 18 ||
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sa śakraloke vasati pūjyamāno dvijātibhiḥ |
apsarobhiśca satataṃ devaiśca bharatarṣabha || 19 ||
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dahyamānāya viprāya yaḥ prayacchatyupānahau |
snātakāya mahābāho saṃśitāya dvijātaye || 20 ||
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so'pi lokānavāpnoti daivatairabhipūjitān |
goloke sa mudā yukto vasati pretya bhārata || 21 ||
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etatte bharataśreṣṭha mayā kārtsnyena kīrtitam |
chatropānahadānasya phalaṃ bharatasattama || 22 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 98

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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