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 30

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pitara ūcuḥ |
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam |
śrutvā ca tattathā kāryaṃ bhavatā dvijasattama || 1 ||
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alarko nāma rājarṣirabhavatsumahātapāḥ |
dharmajñaḥ satyasaṃdhaśca mahātmā sumahāvrataḥ || 2 ||
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sa sāgarāntāṃ dhanuṣā vinirjitya mahīmimām |
kṛtvā suduṣkaraṃ karma manaḥ sūkṣme samādadhe || 3 ||
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sthitasya vṛkṣamūle'tha tasya cintā babhūva ha |
utsṛjya sumahadrājyaṃ sūkṣmaṃ prati mahāmate || 4 ||
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alarka uvāca |
manaso me balaṃ jātaṃ mano jitvā dhruvo jayaḥ |
anyatra bāṇānasyāmi śatrubhiḥ parivāritaḥ || 5 ||
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yadidaṃ cāpalānmūrteḥ sarvametaccikīrṣati |
manaḥ prati sutīkṣṇāgrānahaṃ mokṣyāmi sāyakān || 6 ||
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mana uvāca |
neme bāṇāstariṣyanti māmalarka kathaṃcana |
tavaiva marma bhetsyanti bhinnamarmā mariṣyasi || 7 ||
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anyānbāṇānsamīkṣasva yaistvaṃ māṃ sūdayiṣyasi |
tacchrutvā sa vicintyātha tato vacanamabravīt || 8 ||
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alarka uvāca |
āghrāya subahūngandhāṃstāneva pratigṛdhyati |
tasmādghrāṇaṃ prati śarānpratimokṣyāmyahaṃ śitān || 9 ||
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ghrāṇa uvāca |
neme bāṇāstariṣyanti māmalarka kathaṃcana |
tavaiva marma bhetsyanti bhinnamarmā mariṣyasi || 10 ||
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anyānbāṇānsamīkṣasva yaistvaṃ māṃ sūdayiṣyasi |
tacchrutvā sa vicintyātha tato vacanamabravīt || 11 ||
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alarka uvāca |
iyaṃ svādūnrasānbhuktvā tāneva pratigṛdhyati |
tasmājjihvāṃ prati śarānpratimokṣyāmyahaṃ śitān || 12 ||
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jihvovāca |
neme bāṇāstariṣyanti māmalarka kathaṃcana |
tavaiva marma bhetsyanti bhinnamarmā mariṣyasi || 13 ||
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anyānbāṇānsamīkṣasva yaistvaṃ māṃ sūdayiṣyasi |
tacchrutvā sa vicintyātha tato vacanamabravīt || 14 ||
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alarka uvāca |
spṛṣṭvā tvagvividhānsparśāṃstāneva pratigṛdhyati |
tasmāttvacaṃ pāṭayiṣye vividhaiḥ kaṅkapatribhiḥ || 15 ||
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tvaguvāca |
neme bāṇāstariṣyanti māmalarka kathaṃcana |
tavaiva marma bhetsyanti bhinnamarmā mariṣyasi || 16 ||
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anyānbāṇānsamīkṣasva yaistvaṃ māṃ sūdayiṣyasi |
tacchrutvā sa vicintyātha tato vacanamabravīt || 17 ||
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alarka uvāca |
śrutvā vai vividhāñśabdāṃstāneva pratigṛdhyati |
tasmācchrotraṃ prati śarānpratimokṣyāmyahaṃ śitān || 18 ||
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śrotra uvāca |
neme bāṇāstariṣyanti māmalarka kathaṃcana |
tavaiva marma bhetsyanti tato hāsyasi jīvitam || 19 ||
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anyānbāṇānsamīkṣasva yaistvaṃ māṃ sūdayiṣyasi |
tacchrutvā sa vicintyātha tato vacanamabravīt || 20 ||
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alarka uvāca |
dṛṣṭvā vai vividhānbhāvāṃstāneva pratigṛdhyati |
tasmāccakṣuḥ prati śarānpratimokṣyāmyahaṃ śitān || 21 ||
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cakṣuruvāca |
neme bāṇāstariṣyanti māmalarka kathaṃcana |
tavaiva marma bhetsyanti bhinnamarmā mariṣyasi || 22 ||
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anyānbāṇānsamīkṣasva yaistvaṃ māṃ sūdayiṣyasi |
tacchrutvā sa vicintyātha tato vacanamabravīt || 23 ||
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alarka uvāca |
iyaṃ niṣṭhā bahuvidhā prajñayā tvadhyavasyati |
tasmādbuddhiṃ prati śarānpratimokṣyāmyahaṃ śitān || 24 ||
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buddhiruvāca |
neme bāṇāstariṣyanti māmalarka kathaṃcana |
tavaiva marma bhetsyanti bhinnamarmā mariṣyasi || 25 ||
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pitara ūcuḥ |
tato'larkastapo ghoramāsthāyātha suduṣkaram |
nādhyagacchatparaṃ śaktyā bāṇameteṣu saptasu |
susamāhitacetāstu tato'cintayata prabhuḥ || 26 ||
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sa vicintya ciraṃ kālamalarko dvijasattama |
nādhyagacchatparaṃ śreyo yogānmatimatāṃ varaḥ || 27 ||
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sa ekāgraṃ manaḥ kṛtvā niścalo yogamāsthitaḥ |
indriyāṇi jaghānāśu bāṇenaikena vīryavān |
yogenātmānamāviśya saṃsiddhiṃ paramāṃ yayau || 28 ||
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vismitaścāpi rājarṣirimāṃ gāthāṃ jagāda ha |
aho kaṣṭaṃ yadasmābhiḥ pūrvaṃ rājyamanuṣṭhitam |
iti paścānmayā jñātaṃ yogānnāsti paraṃ sukham || 29 ||
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iti tvamapi jānīhi rāma mā kṣatriyāñjahi |
tapo ghoramupātiṣṭha tataḥ śreyo'bhipatsyase || 30 ||
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brāhmaṇa uvāca |
ityuktaḥ sa tapo ghoraṃ jāmadagnyaḥ pitāmahaiḥ |
āsthitaḥ sumahābhāgo yayau siddhiṃ ca durgamām || 31 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 30

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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