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 69

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
brahmāstraṃ tu yadā rājankṛṣṇena pratisaṃhṛtam |
tadā tadveśma te pitrā tejasābhividīpitam || 1 ||
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tato rakṣāṃsi sarvāṇi neśustyaktvā gṛhaṃ tu tat |
antarikṣe ca vāgāsītsādhu keśava sādhviti || 2 ||
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tadastraṃ jvalitaṃ cāpi pitāmahamagāttadā |
tataḥ prāṇānpunarlebhe pitā tava janeśvara |
vyaceṣṭata ca bālo'sau yathotsāhaṃ yathābalam || 3 ||
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babhūvurmuditā rājaṃstatastā bharatastriyaḥ |
brāhmaṇānvācayāmāsurgovindasya ca śāsanāt || 4 ||
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tatastā muditāḥ sarvāḥ praśaśaṃsurjanārdanam |
striyo bharatasiṃhānāṃ nāvaṃ labdhveva pāragāḥ || 5 ||
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kuntī drupadaputrī ca subhadrā cottarā tathā |
striyaścānyā nṛsiṃhānāṃ babhūvurhṛṣṭamānasāḥ || 6 ||
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tatra mallā naṭā jhallā granthikāḥ saukhaśāyikāḥ |
sūtamāgadhasaṃghāścāpyastuvanvai janārdanam |
kuruvaṃśastavākhyābhirāśīrbhirbharatarṣabha || 7 ||
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utthāya tu yathākālamuttarā yadunandanam |
abhyavādayata prītā saha putreṇa bhārata |
tatastasyai dadau prīto bahuratnaṃ viśeṣataḥ || 8 ||
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tathānye vṛṣṇiśārdūlā nāma cāsyākarotprabhuḥ |
pitustava mahārāja satyasaṃdho janārdanaḥ || 9 ||
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parikṣīṇe kule yasmājjāto'yamabhimanyujaḥ |
parikṣiditi nāmāsya bhavatvityabravīttadā || 10 ||
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so'vardhata yathākālaṃ pitā tava narādhipa |
manaḥprahlādanaścāsītsarvalokasya bhārata || 11 ||
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māsajātastu te vīra pitā bhavati bhārata |
athājagmuḥ subahulaṃ ratnamādāya pāṇḍavāḥ || 12 ||
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tānsamīpagatāñśrutvā niryayurvṛṣṇipuṃgavāḥ |
alaṃcakruśca mālyaughaiḥ puruṣā nāgasāhvayam || 13 ||
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patākābhirvicitrābhirdhvajaiśca vividhairapi |
veśmāni samalaṃcakruḥ paurāścāpi janādhipa || 14 ||
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devatāyatanānāṃ ca pūjā bahuvidhāstathā |
saṃdideśātha viduraḥ pāṇḍuputrapriyepsayā || 15 ||
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rājamārgāśca tatrāsansumanobhiralaṃkṛtāḥ |
śuśubhe tatpuraṃ cāpi samudraughanibhasvanam || 16 ||
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nartakaiścāpi nṛtyadbhirgāyanānāṃ ca nisvanaiḥ |
āsīdvaiśravaṇasyeva nivāsastatpuraṃ tadā || 17 ||
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bandibhiśca narai rājanstrīsahāyaiḥ sahasraśaḥ |
tatra tatra vivikteṣu samantādupaśobhitam || 18 ||
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patākā dhūyamānāśca śvasatā mātariśvanā |
adarśayanniva tadā kurūnvai dakṣiṇottarān || 19 ||
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aghoṣayattadā cāpi puruṣo rājadhūrgataḥ |
sarvarātrivihāro'dya ratnābharaṇalakṣaṇaḥ || 20 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 69

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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