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 58

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janamejaya uvāca |
uttaṅkāya varaṃ dattvā govindo dvijasattama |
ata ūrdhvaṃ mahābāhuḥ kiṃ cakāra mahāyaśāḥ || 1 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
dattvā varamuttaṅkāya prāyātsātyakinā saha |
dvārakāmeva govindaḥ śīghravegairmahāhayaiḥ || 2 ||
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sarāṃsi ca nadīścaiva vanāni vividhāni ca |
atikramya sasādātha ramyāṃ dvāravatīṃ purīm || 3 ||
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vartamāne mahārāja mahe raivatakasya ca |
upāyātpuṇḍarīkākṣo yuyudhānānugastadā || 4 ||
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alaṃkṛtastu sa girirnānārūpavicitritaiḥ |
babhau rukmamayaiḥ kāśaiḥ sarvataḥ puruṣarṣabha || 5 ||
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kāñcanasragbhiragryābhiḥ sumanobhistathaiva ca |
vāsobhiśca mahāśailaḥ kalpavṛkṣaiśca sarvaśaḥ || 6 ||
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dīpavṛkṣaiśca sauvarṇairabhīkṣṇamupaśobhitaḥ |
guhānirjharadeśeṣu divābhūto babhūva ha || 7 ||
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patākābhirvicitrābhiḥ saghaṇṭābhiḥ samantataḥ |
puṃbhiḥ strībhiśca saṃghuṣṭaḥ pragīta iva cābhavat |
atīva prekṣaṇīyo'bhūnmerurmunigaṇairiva || 8 ||
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mattānāṃ hṛṣṭarūpāṇāṃ strīṇāṃ puṃsāṃ ca bhārata |
gāyatāṃ parvatendrasya divaspṛgiva nisvanaḥ || 9 ||
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pramattamattasaṃmattakṣveḍitotkṛṣṭasaṃkulā |
tathā kilakilāśabdairbhūrabhūtsumanoharā || 10 ||
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vipaṇāpaṇavānramyo bhakṣyabhojyavihāravān |
vastramālyotkarayuto vīṇāveṇumṛdaṅgavān || 11 ||
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surāmaireyamiśreṇa bhakṣyabhojyena caiva ha |
dīnāndhakṛpaṇādibhyo dīyamānena cāniśam |
babhau paramakalyāṇo mahastasya mahāgireḥ || 12 ||
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puṇyāvasathavānvīra puṇyakṛdbhirniṣevitaḥ |
vihāro vṛṣṇivīrāṇāṃ mahe raivatakasya ha |
sa nago veśmasaṃkīrṇo devaloka ivābabhau || 13 ||
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tadā ca kṛṣṇasāṃnidhyamāsādya bharatarṣabha |
śakrasadmapratīkāśo babhūva sa hi śailarāṭ || 14 ||
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tataḥ saṃpūjyamānaḥ sa viveśa bhavanaṃ śubham |
govindaḥ sātyakiścaiva jagāma bhavanaṃ svakam || 15 ||
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viveśa ca sa hṛṣṭātmā cirakālapravāsakaḥ |
kṛtvā nasukaraṃ karma dānaveṣviva vāsavaḥ || 16 ||
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upayātaṃ tu vārṣṇeyaṃ bhojavṛṣṇyandhakāstadā |
abhyagacchanmahātmānaṃ devā iva śatakratum || 17 ||
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sa tānabhyarcya medhāvī pṛṣṭvā ca kuśalaṃ tadā |
abhyavādayata prītaḥ pitaraṃ mātaraṃ tathā || 18 ||
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tābhyāṃ ca saṃpariṣvaktaḥ sāntvitaśca mahābhujaḥ |
upopaviṣṭastaiḥ sarvairvṛṣṇibhiḥ parivāritaḥ || 19 ||
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sa viśrānto mahātejāḥ kṛtapādāvasecanaḥ |
kathayāmāsa taṃ kṛṣṇaḥ pṛṣṭaḥ pitrā mahāhavam || 20 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 58

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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