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 81

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
prāyopaviṣṭe nṛpatau maṇipūreśvare tadā |
pitṛśokasamāviṣṭe saha mātrā paraṃtapa || 1 ||
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ulūpī cintayāmāsa tadā saṃjīvanaṃ maṇim |
sa copātiṣṭhata tadā pannagānāṃ parāyaṇam || 2 ||
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taṃ gṛhītvā tu kauravya nāgarājapateḥ sutā |
manaḥprahlādanīṃ vācaṃ sainikānāmathābravīt || 3 ||
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uttiṣṭha mā śucaḥ putra naiṣa jiṣṇustvayā hataḥ |
ajeyaḥ puruṣaireṣa devairvāpi savāsavaiḥ || 4 ||
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mayā tu mohinī nāma māyaiṣā saṃprayojitā |
priyārthaṃ puruṣendrasya pituste'dya yaśasvinaḥ || 5 ||
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jijñāsurhyeṣa vai putra balasya tava kauravaḥ |
saṃgrāme yudhyato rājannāgataḥ paravīrahā || 6 ||
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tasmādasi mayā putra yuddhārthaṃ paricoditaḥ |
mā pāpamātmanaḥ putra śaṅkethāstvaṇvapi prabho || 7 ||
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ṛṣireṣa mahātejāḥ puruṣaḥ śāśvato'vyayaḥ |
nainaṃ śakto hi saṃgrāme jetuṃ śakro'pi putraka || 8 ||
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ayaṃ tu me maṇirdivyaḥ samānīto viśāṃ pate |
mṛtānmṛtānpannagendrānyo jīvayati nityadā || 9 ||
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etamasyorasi tvaṃ tu sthāpayasva pituḥ prabho |
saṃjīvitaṃ punaḥ putra tato draṣṭāsi pāṇḍavam || 10 ||
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ityuktaḥ sthāpayāmāsa tasyorasi maṇiṃ tadā |
pārthasyāmitatejāḥ sa pituḥ snehādapāpakṛt || 11 ||
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tasminnyaste maṇau vīra jiṣṇurujjīvitaḥ prabhuḥ |
suptotthita ivottasthau mṛṣṭalohitalocanaḥ || 12 ||
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tamutthitaṃ mahātmānaṃ labdhasaṃjñaṃ manasvinam |
samīkṣya pitaraṃ svasthaṃ vavande babhruvāhanaḥ || 13 ||
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utthite puruṣavyāghre punarlakṣmīvati prabho |
divyāḥ sumanasaḥ puṇyā vavṛṣe pākaśāsanaḥ || 14 ||
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anāhatā dundubhayaḥ praṇedurmeghanisvanāḥ |
sādhu sādhviti cākāśe babhūva sumahānsvanaḥ || 15 ||
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utthāya tu mahābāhuḥ paryāśvasto dhanaṃjayaḥ |
babhruvāhanamāliṅgya samājighrata mūrdhani || 16 ||
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dadarśa cāvidūre'sya mātaraṃ śokakarśitām |
ulūpyā saha tiṣṭhantīṃ tato'pṛcchaddhanaṃjayaḥ || 17 ||
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kimidaṃ lakṣyate sarvaṃ śokavismayaharṣavat |
raṇājiramamitraghna yadi jānāsi śaṃsa me || 18 ||
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jananī ca kimarthaṃ te raṇabhūmimupāgatā |
nāgendraduhitā ceyamulūpī kimihāgatā || 19 ||
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jānāmyahamidaṃ yuddhaṃ tvayā madvacanātkṛtam |
strīṇāmāgamane hetumahamicchāmi veditum || 20 ||
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tamuvāca tataḥ pṛṣṭo maṇipūrapatistadā |
prasādya śirasā vidvānulūpī pṛcchyatāmiti || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 81

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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