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 64

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brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ |
kriyatāmupahāro'dya tryambakasya mahātmanaḥ |
kṛtvopahāraṃ nṛpate tataḥ svārthe yatāmahe || 1 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
śrutvā tu vacanaṃ teṣāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
girīśasya yathānyāyamupahāramupāharat || 2 ||
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ājyena tarpayitvāgniṃ vidhivatsaṃskṛtena ha |
mantrasiddhaṃ caruṃ kṛtvā purodhāḥ prayayau tadā || 3 ||
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sa gṛhītvā sumanaso mantrapūtā janādhipa |
modakaiḥ pāyasenātha māṃsaiścopāharadbalim || 4 ||
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sumanobhiśca citrābhirlājairuccāvacairapi |
sarvaṃ sviṣṭakṛtaṃ kṛtvā vidhivadvedapāragaḥ |
kiṃkarāṇāṃ tataḥ paścāccakāra balimuttamam || 5 ||
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yakṣendrāya kuberāya maṇibhadrāya caiva ha |
tathānyeṣāṃ ca yakṣāṇāṃ bhūtādhipatayaśca ye || 6 ||
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kṛsareṇa samāṃsena nivāpaistilasaṃyutaiḥ |
śuśubhe sthānamatyarthaṃ devadevasya pārthiva || 7 ||
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kṛtvā tu pūjāṃ rudrasya gaṇānāṃ caiva sarvaśaḥ |
yayau vyāsaṃ puraskṛtya nṛpo ratnanidhiṃ prati || 8 ||
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pūjayitvā dhanādhyakṣaṃ praṇipatyābhivādya ca |
sumanobhirvicitrābhirapūpaiḥ kṛsareṇa ca || 9 ||
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śaṅkhādīṃśca nidhīnsarvānnidhipālāṃśca sarvaśaḥ |
arcayitvā dvijāgryānsa svasti vācya ca vīryavān || 10 ||
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teṣāṃ puṇyāhaghoṣeṇa tejasā samavasthitaḥ |
prītimānsa kuruśreṣṭhaḥ khānayāmāsa taṃ nidhim || 11 ||
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tataḥ pātryaḥ sakarakāḥ sāśmantakamanoramāḥ |
bhṛṅgārāṇi kaṭāhāni kalaśānvardhamānakān || 12 ||
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bahūni ca vicitrāṇi bhājanāni sahasraśaḥ |
uddhārayāmāsa tadā dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 13 ||
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teṣāṃ lakṣaṇamapyāsīnmahānkarapuṭastathā |
trilakṣaṃ bhājanaṃ rājaṃstulārdhamabhavannṛpa || 14 ||
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vāhanaṃ pāṇḍuputrasya tatrāsīttu viśāṃ pate |
ṣaṣṭiruṣṭrasahasrāṇi śatāni dviguṇā hayāḥ || 15 ||
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vāraṇāśca mahārāja sahasraśatasaṃmitāḥ |
śakaṭāni rathāścaiva tāvadeva kareṇavaḥ |
kharāṇāṃ puruṣāṇāṃ ca parisaṃkhyā na vidyate || 16 ||
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etadvittaṃ tadabhavadyaduddadhre yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
ṣoḍaśāṣṭau caturviṃśatsahasraṃ bhāralakṣaṇam || 17 ||
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eteṣvādhāya taddravyaṃ punarabhyarcya pāṇḍavaḥ |
mahādevaṃ prati yayau puraṃ nāgāhvayaṃ prati || 18 ||
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dvaipāyanābhyanujñātaḥ puraskṛtya purohitam |
goyute goyute caiva nyavasatpuruṣarṣabhaḥ || 19 ||
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sā purābhimukhī rājañjagāma mahatī camūḥ |
kṛcchrāddraviṇabhārārtā harṣayantī kurūdvahān || 20 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 64

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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