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 85

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
śakunestu suto vīro gāndhārāṇāṃ mahārathaḥ |
pratyudyayau guḍākeśaṃ sainyena mahatā vṛtaḥ |
hastyaśvarathapūrṇena patākādhvajamālinā || 1 ||
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amṛṣyamāṇāste yodhā nṛpateḥ śakunervadham |
abhyayuḥ sahitāḥ pārthaṃ pragṛhītaśarāsanāḥ || 2 ||
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tānuvāca sa dharmātmā bībhatsuraparājitaḥ |
yudhiṣṭhirasya vacanaṃ na ca te jagṛhurhitam || 3 ||
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vāryamāṇāstu pārthena sāntvapūrvamamarṣitāḥ |
parivārya hayaṃ jagmustataścukrodha pāṇḍavaḥ || 4 ||
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tataḥ śirāṃsi dīptāgraisteṣāṃ ciccheda pāṇḍavaḥ |
kṣurairgāṇḍīvanirmuktairnātiyatnādivārjunaḥ || 5 ||
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te vadhyamānāḥ pārthena hayamutsṛjya saṃbhramāt |
nyavartanta mahārāja śaravarṣārditā bhṛśam || 6 ||
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vitudyamānastaiścāpi gāndhāraiḥ pāṇḍavarṣabhaḥ |
ādiśyādiśya tejasvī śirāṃsyeṣāṃ nyapātayat || 7 ||
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vadhyamāneṣu teṣvājau gāndhāreṣu samantataḥ |
sa rājā śakuneḥ putraḥ pāṇḍavaṃ pratyavārayat || 8 ||
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taṃ yudhyamānaṃ rājānaṃ kṣatradharme vyavasthitam |
pārtho'bravīnna me vadhyā rājāno rājaśāsanāt |
alaṃ yuddhena te vīra na te'styadya parājayaḥ || 9 ||
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ityuktastadanādṛtya vākyamajñānamohitaḥ |
sa śakrasamakarmāṇamavākirata sāyakaiḥ || 10 ||
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tasya pārthaḥ śirastrāṇamardhacandreṇa patriṇā |
apāharadasaṃbhrānto jayadrathaśiro yathā || 11 ||
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taddṛṣṭvā vismayaṃ jagmurgāndhārāḥ sarva eva te |
icchatā tena na hato rājetyapi ca te viduḥ || 12 ||
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gāndhārarājaputrastu palāyanakṛtakṣaṇaḥ |
babhau taireva sahitastrastaiḥ kṣudramṛgairiva || 13 ||
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teṣāṃ tu tarasā pārthastatraiva paridhāvatām |
vijahārottamāṅgāni bhallaiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ || 14 ||
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ucchritāṃstu bhujānkecinnābudhyanta śarairhṛtān |
śarairgāṇḍīvanirmuktaiḥ pṛthubhiḥ pārthacoditaiḥ || 15 ||
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saṃbhrāntanaranāgāśvamatha tadvidrutaṃ balam |
hatavidhvastabhūyiṣṭhamāvartata muhurmuhuḥ || 16 ||
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na hyadṛśyanta vīrasya kecidagre'gryakarmaṇaḥ |
ripavaḥ pātyamānā vai ye saheyurmahāśarān || 17 ||
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tato gāndhārarājasya mantrivṛddhapuraḥsarā |
jananī niryayau bhītā puraskṛtyārghyamuttamam || 18 ||
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sā nyavārayadavyagrā taṃ putraṃ yuddhadurmadam |
prasādayāmāsa ca taṃ jiṣṇumakliṣṭakāriṇam || 19 ||
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tāṃ pūjayitvā kaunteyaḥ prasādamakarottadā |
śakuneścāpi tanayaṃ sāntvayannidamabravīt || 20 ||
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na me priyaṃ mahābāho yatte buddhiriyaṃ kṛtā |
pratiyoddhumamitraghna bhrātaiva tvaṃ mamānagha || 21 ||
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gāndhārīṃ mātaraṃ smṛtvā dhṛtarāṣṭrakṛtena ca |
tena jīvasi rājaṃstvaṃ nihatāstvanugāstava || 22 ||
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maivaṃ bhūḥ śāmyatāṃ vairaṃ mā te bhūdbuddhirīdṛśī |
āgantavyaṃ parāṃ caitrīmaśvamedhe nṛpasya naḥ || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 85

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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