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 68

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
saivaṃ vilapya karuṇaṃ sonmādeva tapasvinī |
uttarā nyapatadbhūmau kṛpaṇā putragṛddhinī || 1 ||
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tāṃ tu dṛṣṭvā nipatitāṃ hatabandhuparicchadām |
cukrośa kuntī duḥkhārtā sarvāśca bharatastriyaḥ || 2 ||
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muhūrtamiva tadrājanpāṇḍavānāṃ niveśanam |
aprekṣaṇīyamabhavadārtasvaranināditam || 3 ||
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sā muhūrtaṃ ca rājendra putraśokābhipīḍitā |
kaśmalābhihatā vīra vairāṭī tvabhavattadā || 4 ||
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pratilabhya tu sā saṃjñāmuttarā bharatarṣabha |
aṅkamāropya taṃ putramidaṃ vacanamabravīt || 5 ||
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dharmajñasya sutaḥ saṃstvamadharmamavabudhyase |
yastvaṃ vṛṣṇipravīrasya kuruṣe nābhivādanam || 6 ||
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putra gatvā mama vaco brūyāstvaṃ pitaraṃ tava |
durmaraṃ prāṇināṃ vīra kāle prāpte kathaṃcana || 7 ||
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yāhaṃ tvayā vihīnādya patyā putreṇa caiva ha |
martavye sati jīvāmi hatasvastirakiṃcanā || 8 ||
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atha vā dharmarājñāhamanujñātā mahābhuja |
bhakṣayiṣye viṣaṃ tīkṣṇaṃ pravekṣye vā hutāśanam || 9 ||
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atha vā durmaraṃ tāta yadidaṃ me sahasradhā |
patiputravihīnāyā hṛdayaṃ na vidīryate || 10 ||
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uttiṣṭha putra paśyemāṃ duḥkhitāṃ prapitāmahīm |
ārtāmupaplutāṃ dīnāṃ nimagnāṃ śokasāgare || 11 ||
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āryāṃ ca paśya pāñcālīṃ sātvatīṃ ca tapasvinīm |
māṃ ca paśya suduḥkhārtāṃ vyādhaviddhāṃ mṛgīmiva || 12 ||
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uttiṣṭha paśya vadanaṃ lokanāthasya dhīmataḥ |
puṇḍarīkapalāśākṣaṃ pureva capalekṣaṇam || 13 ||
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evaṃ vipralapantīṃ tu dṛṣṭvā nipatitāṃ punaḥ |
uttarāṃ tāḥ striyaḥ sarvāḥ punarutthāpayantyuta || 14 ||
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utthāya tu punardhairyāttadā matsyapateḥ sutā |
prāñjaliḥ puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ bhūmāvevābhyavādayat || 15 ||
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śrutvā sa tasyā vipulaṃ vilāpaṃ puruṣarṣabhaḥ |
upaspṛśya tataḥ kṛṣṇo brahmāstraṃ saṃjahāra tat || 16 ||
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pratijajñe ca dāśārhastasya jīvitamacyutaḥ |
abravīcca viśuddhātmā sarvaṃ viśrāvayañjagat || 17 ||
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na bravīmyuttare mithyā satyametadbhaviṣyati |
eṣa saṃjīvayāmyenaṃ paśyatāṃ sarvadehinām || 18 ||
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noktapūrvaṃ mayā mithyā svaireṣvapi kadācana |
na ca yuddhe parāvṛttastathā saṃjīvatāmayam || 19 ||
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yathā me dayito dharmo brāhmaṇāśca viśeṣataḥ |
abhimanyoḥ suto jāto mṛto jīvatvayaṃ tathā || 20 ||
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yathāhaṃ nābhijānāmi vijayena kadācana |
virodhaṃ tena satyena mṛto jīvatvayaṃ śiśuḥ || 21 ||
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yathā satyaṃ ca dharmaśca mayi nityaṃ pratiṣṭhitau |
tathā mṛtaḥ śiśurayaṃ jīvatāmabhimanyujaḥ || 22 ||
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yathā kaṃsaśca keśī ca dharmeṇa nihatau mayā |
tena satyena bālo'yaṃ punarujjīvatāmiha || 23 ||
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ityukto vāsudevena sa bālo bharatarṣabha |
śanaiḥ śanairmahārāja prāspandata sacetanaḥ || 24 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 68

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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