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 66

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
utthitāyāṃ pṛthāyāṃ tu subhadrā bhrātaraṃ tadā |
dṛṣṭvā cukrośa duḥkhārtā vacanaṃ cedamabravīt || 1 ||
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puṇḍarīkākṣa paśyasva pautraṃ pārthasya dhīmataḥ |
parikṣīṇeṣu kuruṣu parikṣīṇaṃ gatāyuṣam || 2 ||
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iṣīkā droṇaputreṇa bhīmasenārthamudyatā |
sottarāyāṃ nipatitā vijaye mayi caiva ha || 3 ||
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seyaṃ jvalantī hṛdaye mayi tiṣṭhati keśava |
yanna paśyāmi durdharṣa mama putrasutaṃ vibho || 4 ||
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kiṃ nu vakṣyati dharmātmā dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
bhīmasenārjunau cāpi mādravatyāḥ sutau ca tau || 5 ||
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śrutvābhimanyostanayaṃ jātaṃ ca mṛtameva ca |
muṣitā iva vārṣṇeya droṇaputreṇa pāṇḍavāḥ || 6 ||
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abhimanyuḥ priyaḥ kṛṣṇa pitṝṇāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ |
te śrutvā kiṃ nu vakṣyanti droṇaputrāstranirjitāḥ || 7 ||
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bhavitātaḥ paraṃ duḥkhaṃ kiṃ nu manye janārdana |
abhimanyoḥ sutātkṛṣṇa mṛtājjātādariṃdama || 8 ||
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sāhaṃ prasādaye kṛṣṇa tvāmadya śirasā natā |
pṛtheyaṃ draupadī caiva tāḥ paśya puruṣottama || 9 ||
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yadā droṇasuto garbhānpāṇḍūnāṃ hanti mādhava |
tadā kila tvayā drauṇiḥ kruddhenokto'rimardana || 10 ||
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akāmaṃ tvā kariṣyāmi brahmabandho narādhama |
ahaṃ saṃjīvayiṣyāmi kirīṭitanayātmajam || 11 ||
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ityetadvacanaṃ śrutvā jānamānā balaṃ tava |
prasādaye tvā durdharṣa jīvatāmabhimanyujaḥ || 12 ||
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yadyevaṃ tvaṃ pratiśrutya na karoṣi vacaḥ śubham |
saphalaṃ vṛṣṇiśārdūla mṛtāṃ māmupadhāraya || 13 ||
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abhimanyoḥ suto vīra na saṃjīvati yadyayam |
jīvati tvayi durdharṣa kiṃ kariṣyāmyahaṃ tvayā || 14 ||
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saṃjīvayainaṃ durdharṣa mṛtaṃ tvamabhimanyujam |
sadṛśākṣasutaṃ vīra sasyaṃ varṣannivāmbudaḥ || 15 ||
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tvaṃ hi keśava dharmātmā satyavānsatyavikramaḥ |
sa tāṃ vācamṛtāṃ kartumarhasi tvamariṃdama || 16 ||
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icchannapi hi lokāṃstrīñjīvayethā mṛtānimān |
kiṃ punardayitaṃ jātaṃ svasrīyasyātmajaṃ mṛtam || 17 ||
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prabhāvajñāsmi te kṛṣṇa tasmādetadbravīmi te |
kuruṣva pāṇḍuputrāṇāmimaṃ paramanugraham || 18 ||
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svaseti vā mahābāho hataputreti vā punaḥ |
prapannā māmiyaṃ veti dayāṃ kartumihārhasi || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 66

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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