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 11

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dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
maṇḍalāni ca budhyethāḥ pareṣāmātmanastathā |
udāsīnaguṇānāṃ ca madhyamānāṃ tathaiva ca || 1 ||
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caturṇāṃ śatrujātānāṃ sarveṣāmātatāyinām |
mitraṃ cāmitramitraṃ ca boddhavyaṃ te'rikarśana || 2 ||
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tathāmātyā janapadā durgāṇi viṣamāṇi ca |
balāni ca kuruśreṣṭha bhavantyeṣāṃ yathecchakam || 3 ||
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te ca dvādaśa kaunteya rājñāṃ vai vividhātmakāḥ |
mantripradhānāśca guṇāḥ ṣaṣṭirdvādaśa ca prabho || 4 ||
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etanmaṇḍalamityāhurācāryā nītikovidāḥ |
atra ṣāḍguṇyamāyattaṃ yudhiṣṭhira nibodha tat || 5 ||
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vṛddhikṣayau ca vijñeyau sthānaṃ ca kurunandana |
dvisaptatyā mahābāho tataḥ ṣāḍguṇyacāriṇaḥ || 6 ||
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yadā svapakṣo balavānparapakṣastathābalaḥ |
vigṛhya śatrūnkaunteya yāyātkṣitipatistadā |
yadā svapakṣo'balavāṃstadā saṃdhiṃ samāśrayet || 7 ||
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dravyāṇāṃ saṃcayaścaiva kartavyaḥ syānmahāṃstathā |
yadā samartho yānāya nacireṇaiva bhārata || 8 ||
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tadā sarvaṃ vidheyaṃ syātsthānaṃ ca na vibhājayet |
bhūmiralpaphalā deyā viparītasya bhārata || 9 ||
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hiraṇyaṃ kupyabhūyiṣṭhaṃ mitraṃ kṣīṇamakośavat |
viparītānna gṛhṇīyātsvayaṃ saṃdhiviśāradaḥ || 10 ||
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saṃdhyarthaṃ rājaputraṃ ca lipsethā bharatarṣabha |
viparītastu te'deyaḥ putra kasyāṃcidāpadi |
tasya pramokṣe yatnaṃ ca kuryāḥ sopāyamantravit || 11 ||
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prakṛtīnāṃ ca kaunteya rājā dīnāṃ vibhāvayet |
krameṇa yugapaddvaṃdvaṃ vyasanānāṃ balābalam || 12 ||
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pīḍanaṃ stambhanaṃ caiva kośabhaṅgastathaiva ca |
kāryaṃ yatnena śatrūṇāṃ svarāṣṭraṃ rakṣatā svayam || 13 ||
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na ca hiṃsyo'bhyupagataḥ sāmanto vṛddhimicchatā |
kaunteya taṃ na hiṃseta yo mahīṃ vijigīṣate || 14 ||
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gaṇānāṃ bhedane yogaṃ gacchethāḥ saha mantribhiḥ |
sādhusaṃgrahaṇāccaiva pāpanigrahaṇāttathā || 15 ||
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durbalāścāpi satataṃ nāvaṣṭabhyā balīyasā |
tiṣṭhethā rājaśārdūla vaitasīṃ vṛttimāsthitaḥ || 16 ||
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yadyevamabhiyāyācca durbalaṃ balavānnṛpaḥ |
sāmādibhirupāyaistaṃ krameṇa vinivartayet || 17 ||
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aśaknuvaṃstu yuddhāya niṣpatetsaha mantribhiḥ |
kośena paurairdaṇḍena ye cānye priyakāriṇaḥ || 18 ||
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asaṃbhave tu sarvasya yathāmukhyena niṣpatet |
krameṇānena mokṣaḥ syāccharīramapi kevalam || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 11

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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