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 11

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
ityukte nṛpatau tasminvyāsenādbhutakarmaṇā |
vāsudevo mahātejāstato vacanamādade || 1 ||
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taṃ nṛpaṃ dīnamanasaṃ nihatajñātibāndhavam |
upaplutamivādityaṃ sadhūmamiva pāvakam || 2 ||
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nirviṇṇamanasaṃ pārthaṃ jñātvā vṛṣṇikulodvahaḥ |
āśvāsayandharmasutaṃ pravaktumupacakrame || 3 ||
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vāsudeva uvāca |
sarvaṃ jihmaṃ mṛtyupadamārjavaṃ brahmaṇaḥ padam |
etāvāñjñānaviṣayaḥ kiṃ pralāpaḥ kariṣyati || 4 ||
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naiva te niṣṭhitaṃ karma naiva te śatravo jitāḥ |
kathaṃ śatruṃ śarīrasthamātmānaṃ nāvabudhyase || 5 ||
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atra te vartayiṣyāmi yathādharmaṃ yathāśrutam |
indrasya saha vṛtreṇa yathā yuddhamavartata || 6 ||
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vṛtreṇa pṛthivī vyāptā purā kila narādhipa |
dṛṣṭvā sa pṛthivīṃ vyāptāṃ gandhasya viṣaye hṛte |
dharāharaṇadurgandho viṣayaḥ samapadyata || 7 ||
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śatakratuścukopātha gandhasya viṣaye hṛte |
vṛtrasya sa tataḥ kruddho vajraṃ ghoramavāsṛjat || 8 ||
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sa vadhyamāno vajreṇa pṛthivyāṃ bhūritejasā |
viveśa sahasaivāpo jagrāha viṣayaṃ tataḥ || 9 ||
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vyāptāsvathāpsu vṛtreṇa rase ca viṣaye hṛte |
śatakraturabhikruddhastāsu vajramavāsṛjat || 10 ||
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sa vadhyamāno vajreṇa salile bhūritejasā |
viveśa sahasā jyotirjagrāha viṣayaṃ tataḥ || 11 ||
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vyāpte jyotiṣi vṛtreṇa rūpe'tha viṣaye hṛte |
śatakraturabhikruddhastatra vajramavāsṛjat || 12 ||
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sa vadhyamāno vajreṇa subhṛśaṃ bhūritejasā |
viveśa sahasā vāyuṃ jagrāha viṣayaṃ tataḥ || 13 ||
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vyāpte vāyau tu vṛtreṇa sparśe'tha viṣaye hṛte |
śatakraturabhikruddhastatra vajramavāsṛjat || 14 ||
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sa vadhyamāno vajreṇa tasminnamitatejasā |
ākāśamabhidudrāva jagrāha viṣayaṃ tataḥ || 15 ||
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ākāśe vṛtrabhūte ca śabde ca viṣaye hṛte |
śatakraturabhikruddhastatra vajramavāsṛjat || 16 ||
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sa vadhyamāno vajreṇa tasminnamitatejasā |
viveśa sahasā śakraṃ jagrāha viṣayaṃ tataḥ || 17 ||
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tasya vṛtragṛhītasya mohaḥ samabhavanmahān |
rathaṃtareṇa taṃ tāta vasiṣṭhaḥ pratyabodhayat || 18 ||
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tato vṛtraṃ śarīrasthaṃ jaghāna bharatarṣabha |
śatakraturadṛśyena vajreṇetīha naḥ śrutam || 19 ||
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idaṃ dharmarahasyaṃ ca śakreṇoktaṃ maharṣiṣu |
ṛṣibhiśca mama proktaṃ tannibodha narādhipa || 20 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 11

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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