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 62

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janamejaya uvāca |
śrutvaitadvacanaṃ brahmanvyāsenoktaṃ mahātmanā |
aśvamedhaṃ prati tadā kiṃ nṛpaḥ pracakāra ha || 1 ||
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ratnaṃ ca yanmaruttena nihitaṃ pṛthivītale |
tadavāpa kathaṃ ceti tanme brūhi dvijottama || 2 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
śrutvā dvaipāyanavaco dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
bhrātṝnsarvānsamānāyya kāle vacanamabravīt |
arjunaṃ bhīmasenaṃ ca mādrīputrau yamāvapi || 3 ||
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śrutaṃ vo vacanaṃ vīrāḥ sauhṛdādyanmahātmanā |
kurūṇāṃ hitakāmena proktaṃ kṛṣṇena dhīmatā || 4 ||
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tapovṛddhena mahatā suhṛdāṃ bhūtimicchatā |
guruṇā dharmaśīlena vyāsenādbhutakarmaṇā || 5 ||
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bhīṣmeṇa ca mahāprājña govindena ca dhīmatā |
saṃsmṛtya tadahaṃ samyakkartumicchāmi pāṇḍavāḥ || 6 ||
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āyatyāṃ ca tadātve ca sarveṣāṃ taddhi no hitam |
anubandhe ca kalyāṇaṃ yadvaco brahmavādinaḥ || 7 ||
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iyaṃ hi vasudhā sarvā kṣīṇaratnā kurūdvahāḥ |
taccācaṣṭa bahu vyāso maruttasya dhanaṃ nṛpāḥ || 8 ||
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yadyetadvo bahumataṃ manyadhvaṃ vā kṣamaṃ yadi |
tadānayāmahe sarve kathaṃ vā bhīma manyase || 9 ||
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ityuktavākye nṛpatau tadā kurukulodvaha |
bhīmaseno nṛpaśreṣṭhaṃ prāñjalirvākyamabravīt || 10 ||
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rocate me mahābāho yadidaṃ bhāṣitaṃ tvayā |
vyāsākhyātasya vittasya samupānayanaṃ prati || 11 ||
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yadi tatprāpnuyāmeha dhanamāvikṣitaṃ prabho |
kṛtameva mahārāja bhavediti matirmama || 12 ||
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te vayaṃ praṇipātena girīśasya mahātmanaḥ |
tadānayāma bhadraṃ te samabhyarcya kapardinam || 13 ||
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taṃ vibhuṃ devadeveśaṃ tasyaivānucarāṃśca tān |
prasādyārthamavāpsyāmo nūnaṃ vāgbuddhikarmabhiḥ || 14 ||
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rakṣante ye ca taddravyaṃ kiṃkarā raudradarśanāḥ |
te ca vaśyā bhaviṣyanti prasanne vṛṣabhadhvaje || 15 ||
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śrutvaivaṃ vadatastasya vākyaṃ bhīmasya bhārata |
prīto dharmātmajo rājā babhūvātīva bhārata |
arjunapramukhāścāpi tathetyevābruvanmudā || 16 ||
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kṛtvā tu pāṇḍavāḥ sarve ratnāharaṇaniścayam |
senāmājñāpayāmāsurnakṣatre'hani ca dhruve || 17 ||
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tato yayuḥ pāṇḍusutā brāhmaṇānsvasti vācya ca |
arcayitvā suraśreṣṭhaṃ pūrvameva maheśvaram || 18 ||
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modakaiḥ pāyasenātha māṃsāpūpaistathaiva ca |
āśāsya ca mahātmānaṃ prayayurmuditā bhṛśam || 19 ||
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teṣāṃ prayāsyatāṃ tatra maṅgalāni śubhānyatha |
prāhuḥ prahṛṣṭamanaso dvijāgryā nāgarāśca te || 20 ||
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tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya śirobhiḥ praṇipatya ca |
brāhmaṇānagnisahitānprayayuḥ pāṇḍunandanāḥ || 21 ||
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samanujñāpya rājānaṃ putraśokasamāhatam |
dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ sabhāryaṃ vai pṛthāṃ pṛthulalocanām || 22 ||
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mūle nikṣipya kauravyaṃ yuyutsuṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrajam |
saṃpūjyamānāḥ pauraiśca brāhmaṇaiśca manīṣibhiḥ || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 62

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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