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 89

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
śrutaṃ priyamidaṃ kṛṣṇa yattvamarhasi bhāṣitum |
tanme'mṛtarasaprakhyaṃ mano hlādayate vibho || 1 ||
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bahūni kila yuddhāni vijayasya narādhipaiḥ |
punarāsanhṛṣīkeśa tatra tatreti me śrutam || 2 ||
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mannimittaṃ hi sa sadā pārthaḥ sukhavivarjitaḥ |
atīva vijayo dhīmāniti me dūyate manaḥ || 3 ||
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saṃcintayāmi vārṣṇeya sadā kuntīsutaṃ rahaḥ |
kiṃ nu tasya śarīre'sti sarvalakṣaṇapūjite |
aniṣṭaṃ lakṣaṇaṃ kṛṣṇa yena duḥkhānyupāśnute || 4 ||
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atīva duḥkhabhāgī sa satataṃ kuntinandanaḥ |
na ca paśyāmi bībhatsornindyaṃ gātreṣu kiṃcana |
śrotavyaṃ cenmayaitadvai tanme vyākhyātumarhasi || 5 ||
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ityuktaḥ sa hṛṣīkeśo dhyātvā sumahadantaram |
rājānaṃ bhojarājanyavardhano viṣṇurabravīt || 6 ||
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na hyasya nṛpate kiṃcidaniṣṭamupalakṣaye |
ṛte puruṣasiṃhasya piṇḍike'syātikāyataḥ || 7 ||
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tābhyāṃ sa puruṣavyāghro nityamadhvasu yujyate |
na hyanyadanupaśyāmi yenāsau duḥkhabhāgjayaḥ || 8 ||
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ityuktaḥ sa kuruśreṣṭhastathyaṃ kṛṣṇena dhīmatā |
provāca vṛṣṇiśārdūlamevametaditi prabho || 9 ||
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kṛṣṇā tu draupadī kṛṣṇaṃ tiryaksāsūyamaikṣata |
pratijagrāha tasyāstaṃ praṇayaṃ cāpi keśihā |
sakhyuḥ sakhā hṛṣīkeśaḥ sākṣādiva dhanaṃjayaḥ || 10 ||
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tatra bhīmādayaste tu kuravo yādavāstathā |
remuḥ śrutvā vicitrārthā dhanaṃjayakathā vibho || 11 ||
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tathā kathayatāmeva teṣāmarjunasaṃkathāḥ |
upāyādvacanānmartyo vijayasya mahātmanaḥ || 12 ||
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so'bhigamya kuruśreṣṭhaṃ namaskṛtya ca buddhimān |
upāyātaṃ naravyāghramarjunaṃ pratyavedayat || 13 ||
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tacchrutvā nṛpatistasya harṣabāṣpākulekṣaṇaḥ |
priyākhyānanimittaṃ vai dadau bahu dhanaṃ tadā || 14 ||
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tato dvitīye divase mahāñśabdo vyavardhata |
āyāti puruṣavyāghre pāṇḍavānāṃ dhuraṃdhare || 15 ||
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tato reṇuḥ samudbhūto vibabhau tasya vājinaḥ |
abhito vartamānasya yathoccaiḥśravasastathā || 16 ||
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tatra harṣakalā vāco narāṇāṃ śuśruve'rjunaḥ |
diṣṭyāsi pārtha kuśalī dhanyo rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 17 ||
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ko'nyo hi pṛthivīṃ kṛtsnāmavajitya sapārthivām |
cārayitvā hayaśreṣṭhamupāyāyādṛte'rjunam || 18 ||
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ye vyatītā mahātmāno rājānaḥ sagarādayaḥ |
teṣāmapīdṛśaṃ karma na kiṃcidanuśuśruma || 19 ||
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naitadanye kariṣyanti bhaviṣyāḥ pṛthivīkṣitaḥ |
yattvaṃ kurukulaśreṣṭha duṣkaraṃ kṛtavāniha || 20 ||
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ityevaṃ vadatāṃ teṣāṃ nṝṇāṃ śrutisukhā giraḥ |
śṛṇvanviveśa dharmātmā phalguno yajñasaṃstaram || 21 ||
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tato rājā sahāmātyaḥ kṛṣṇaśca yadunandanaḥ |
dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ puraskṛtya te taṃ pratyudyayustadā || 22 ||
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so'bhivādya pituḥ pādau dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ |
bhīmādīṃścāpi saṃpūjya paryaṣvajata keśavam || 23 ||
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taiḥ sametyārcitastānsa pratyarcya ca yathāvidhi |
viśaśrāmātha dharmātmā tīraṃ labdhveva pāragaḥ || 24 ||
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etasminneva kāle tu sa rājā babhruvāhanaḥ |
mātṛbhyāṃ sahito dhīmānkurūnabhyājagāma ha || 25 ||
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sa sametya kurūnsarvānsarvaistairabhinanditaḥ |
praviveśa pitāmahyāḥ kuntyā bhavanamuttamam || 26 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 89

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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