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 63

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tataste prayayurhṛṣṭāḥ prahṛṣṭanaravāhanāḥ |
rathaghoṣeṇa mahatā pūrayanto vasuṃdharām || 1 ||
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saṃstūyamānāḥ stutibhiḥ sūtamāgadhabandibhiḥ |
svena sainyena saṃvītā yathādityāḥ svaraśmibhiḥ || 2 ||
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pāṇḍureṇātapatreṇa dhriyamāṇena mūrdhani |
babhau yudhiṣṭhirastatra paurṇamāsyāmivoḍurāṭ || 3 ||
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jayāśiṣaḥ prahṛṣṭānāṃ narāṇāṃ pathi pāṇḍavaḥ |
pratyagṛhṇādyathānyāyaṃ yathāvatpuruṣarṣabhaḥ || 4 ||
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tathaiva sainikā rājanrājānamanuyānti ye |
teṣāṃ halahalāśabdo divaṃ stabdhvā vyatiṣṭhata || 5 ||
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sa sarāṃsi nadīścaiva vanānyupavanāni ca |
atyakrāmanmahārājo giriṃ caivānvapadyata || 6 ||
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tasmindeśe ca rājendra yatra taddravyamuttamam |
cakre niveśanaṃ rājā pāṇḍavaḥ saha sainikaiḥ |
śive deśe same caiva tadā bharatasattama || 7 ||
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agrato brāhmaṇānkṛtvā tapovidyādamānvitān |
purohitaṃ ca kauravya vedavedāṅgapāragam || 8 ||
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prāṅniveśāttu rājānaṃ brāhmaṇāḥ sapurodhasaḥ |
kṛtvā śāntiṃ yathānyāyaṃ sarvataḥ paryavārayan || 9 ||
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kṛtvā ca madhye rājānamamātyāṃśca yathāvidhi |
ṣaṭpathaṃ navasaṃsthānaṃ niveśaṃ cakrire dvijāḥ || 10 ||
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mattānāṃ vāraṇendrāṇāṃ niveśaṃ ca yathāvidhi |
kārayitvā sa rājendro brāhmaṇānidamabravīt || 11 ||
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asminkārye dvijaśreṣṭhā nakṣatre divase śubhe |
yathā bhavanto manyante kartumarhatha tattathā || 12 ||
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na naḥ kālātyayo vai syādihaiva parilambatām |
iti niścitya viprendrāḥ kriyatāṃ yadanantaram || 13 ||
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śrutvaitadvacanaṃ rājño brāhmaṇāḥ sapurodhasaḥ |
idamūcurvaco hṛṣṭā dharmarājapriyepsavaḥ || 14 ||
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adyaiva nakṣatramahaśca puṇyaṃ yatāmahe śreṣṭhatamaṃ kriyāsu |
ambhobhiradyeha vasāma rājannupoṣyatāṃ cāpi bhavadbhiradya || 15 ||
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śrutvā tu teṣāṃ dvijasattamānāṃ kṛtopavāsā rajanīṃ narendrāḥ |
ūṣuḥ pratītāḥ kuśasaṃstareṣu yathādhvareṣu jvalitā havyavāhāḥ || 16 ||
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tato niśā sā vyagamanmahātmanāṃ saṃśṛṇvatāṃ viprasamīritā giraḥ |
tataḥ prabhāte vimale dvijarṣabhā vaco'bruvandharmasutaṃ narādhipam || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 63

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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