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 87

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tasminyajñe pravṛtte tu vāgmino hetuvādinaḥ |
hetuvādānbahūnprāhuḥ parasparajigīṣavaḥ || 1 ||
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dadṛśustaṃ nṛpatayo yajñasya vidhimuttamam |
devendrasyeva vihitaṃ bhīmena kurunandana || 2 ||
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dadṛśustoraṇānyatra śātakumbhamayāni te |
śayyāsanavihārāṃśca subahūnratnabhūṣitān || 3 ||
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ghaṭānpātrīḥ kaṭāhāni kalaśānvardhamānakān |
na hi kiṃcidasauvarṇamapaśyaṃstatra pārthivāḥ || 4 ||
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yūpāṃśca śāstrapaṭhitāndāravānhemabhūṣitān |
upakḷptānyathākālaṃ vidhivadbhūrivarcasaḥ || 5 ||
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sthalajā jalajā ye ca paśavaḥ kecana prabho |
sarvāneva samānītāṃstānapaśyanta te nṛpāḥ || 6 ||
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gāścaiva mahiṣīścaiva tathā vṛddhāḥ striyo'pi ca |
audakāni ca sattvāni śvāpadāni vayāṃsi ca || 7 ||
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jarāyujānyaṇḍajāni svedajānyudbhidāni ca |
parvatānūpavanyāni bhūtāni dadṛśuśca te || 8 ||
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evaṃ pramuditaṃ sarvaṃ paśugodhanadhānyataḥ |
yajñavāṭaṃ nṛpā dṛṣṭvā paraṃ vismayamāgaman |
brāhmaṇānāṃ viśāṃ caiva bahumṛṣṭānnamṛddhimat || 9 ||
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pūrṇe śatasahasre tu viprāṇāṃ tatra bhuñjatām |
dundubhirmeghanirghoṣo muhurmuhuratāḍyata || 10 ||
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vinanādāsakṛtso'tha divase divase tadā |
evaṃ sa vavṛte yajño dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ || 11 ||
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annasya bahavo rājannutsargāḥ parvatopamāḥ |
dadhikulyāśca dadṛśuḥ sarpiṣaśca hradāñjanāḥ || 12 ||
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jambūdvīpo hi sakalo nānājanapadāyutaḥ |
rājannadṛśyataikastho rājñastasminmahākratau || 13 ||
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tatra jātisahasrāṇi puruṣāṇāṃ tatastataḥ |
gṛhītvā dhanamājagmurbahūni bharatarṣabha || 14 ||
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rājānaḥ sragviṇaścāpi sumṛṣṭamaṇikuṇḍalāḥ |
paryaveṣandvijāgryāṃstāñśataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ || 15 ||
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vividhānyannapānāni puruṣā ye'nuyāyinaḥ |
teṣāṃ nṛpopabhojyāni brāhmaṇebhyo daduḥ sma te || 16 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 87

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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