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 3

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
sa rājā sumahātejā vṛddhaḥ kurukulodvahaḥ |
nāpaśyata tadā kiṃcidapriyaṃ pāṇḍunandane || 1 ||
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vartamāneṣu sadvṛttiṃ pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu |
prītimānabhavadrājā dhṛtarāṣṭro'mbikāsutaḥ || 2 ||
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saubaleyī ca gāndhārī putraśokamapāsya tam |
sadaiva prītimatyāsīttanayeṣu nijeṣviva || 3 ||
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priyāṇyeva tu kauravyo nāpriyāṇi kurūdvaha |
vaicitravīrye nṛpatau samācarati nityadā || 4 ||
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yadyadbrūte ca kiṃcitsa dhṛtarāṣṭro narādhipaḥ |
guru vā laghu vā kāryaṃ gāndhārī ca yaśasvinī || 5 ||
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tatsa rājā mahārāja pāṇḍavānāṃ dhuraṃdharaḥ |
pūjayitvā vacastattadakārṣītparavīrahā || 6 ||
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tena tasyābhavatprīto vṛttena sa narādhipaḥ |
anvatapyacca saṃsmṛtya putraṃ mandamacetasam || 7 ||
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sadā ca prātarutthāya kṛtajapyaḥ śucirnṛpaḥ |
āśāste pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ samareṣvaparājayam || 8 ||
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brāhmaṇānvācayitvā ca hutvā caiva hutāśanam |
āyuṣyaṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāmāśāste sa narādhipaḥ || 9 ||
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na tāṃ prītiṃ parāmāpa putrebhyaḥ sa mahīpatiḥ |
yāṃ prītiṃ pāṇḍuputrebhyaḥ samavāpa tadā nṛpaḥ || 10 ||
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brāhmaṇānāṃ ca vṛddhānāṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ ca bhārata |
tathā viṭśūdrasaṃghānāmabhavatsupriyastadā || 11 ||
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yacca kiṃcitpurā pāpaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrasutaiḥ kṛtam |
akṛtvā hṛdi tadrājā taṃ nṛpaṃ so'nvavartata || 12 ||
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yaśca kaścinnaraḥ kiṃcidapriyaṃ cāmbikāsute |
kurute dveṣyatāmeti sa kaunteyasya dhīmataḥ || 13 ||
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na rājño dhṛtarāṣṭrasya na ca duryodhanasya vai |
uvāca duṣkṛtaṃ kiṃcidyudhiṣṭhirabhayānnaraḥ || 14 ||
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dhṛtyā tuṣṭo narendrasya gāndhārī vidurastathā |
śaucena cājātaśatrorna tu bhīmasya śatruhan || 15 ||
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anvavartata bhīmo'pi niṣṭanandharmajaṃ nṛpam |
dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ ca saṃprekṣya sadā bhavati durmanāḥ || 16 ||
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rājānamanuvartantaṃ dharmaputraṃ mahāmatim |
anvavartata kauravyo hṛdayena parāṅmukhaḥ || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 3

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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