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 4

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
yudhiṣṭhirasya nṛpaterduryodhanapitustathā |
nāntaraṃ dadṛśū rājanpuruṣāḥ praṇayaṃ prati || 1 ||
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yadā tu kauravo rājā putraṃ sasmāra bāliśam |
tadā bhīmaṃ hṛdā rājannapadhyāti sa pārthivaḥ || 2 ||
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tathaiva bhīmaseno'pi dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ janādhipam |
nāmarṣayata rājendra sadaivātuṣṭavaddhṛdā || 3 ||
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aprakāśānyapriyāṇi cakārāsya vṛkodaraḥ |
ājñāṃ pratyaharaccāpi kṛtakaiḥ puruṣaiḥ sadā || 4 ||
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atha bhīmaḥ suhṛnmadhye bāhuśabdaṃ tathākarot |
saṃśrave dhṛtarāṣṭrasya gāndhāryāścāpyamarṣaṇaḥ || 5 ||
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smṛtvā duryodhanaṃ śatruṃ karṇaduḥśāsanāvapi |
provācātha susaṃrabdho bhīmaḥ sa paruṣaṃ vacaḥ || 6 ||
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andhasya nṛpateḥ putrā mayā parighabāhunā |
nītā lokamamuṃ sarve nānāśastrāttajīvitāḥ || 7 ||
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imau tau parighaprakhyau bhujau mama durāsadau |
yayorantaramāsādya dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ kṣayaṃ gatāḥ || 8 ||
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tāvimau candanenāktau vandanīyau ca me bhujau |
yābhyāṃ duryodhano nītaḥ kṣayaṃ sasutabāndhavaḥ || 9 ||
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etāścānyāśca vividhāḥ śalyabhūtā janādhipaḥ |
vṛkodarasya tā vācaḥ śrutvā nirvedamāgamat || 10 ||
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sā ca buddhimatī devī kālaparyāyavedinī |
gāndhārī sarvadharmajñā tānyalīkāni śuśruve || 11 ||
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tataḥ pañcadaśe varṣe samatīte narādhipaḥ |
rājā nirvedamāpede bhīmavāgbāṇapīḍitaḥ || 12 ||
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nānvabudhyata tadrājā kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
śvetāśvo vātha kuntī vā draupadī vā yaśasvinī || 13 ||
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mādrīputrau ca bhīmasya cittajñāvanvamodatām |
rājñastu cittaṃ rakṣantau nocatuḥ kiṃcidapriyam || 14 ||
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tataḥ samānayāmāsa dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ suhṛjjanam |
bāṣpasaṃdigdhamatyarthamidamāha vaco bhṛśam || 15 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 4

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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