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 16

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brāhmaṇa uvāca |
na tadduryodhanakṛtaṃ na ca tadbhavatā kṛtam |
na karṇasaubalābhyāṃ ca kuravo yatkṣayaṃ gatāḥ || 1 ||
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daivaṃ tattu vijānīmo yanna śakyaṃ prabādhitum |
daivaṃ puruṣakāreṇa na śakyamativartitum || 2 ||
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akṣauhiṇyo mahārāja daśāṣṭau ca samāgatāḥ |
aṣṭādaśāhena hatā daśabhiryodhapuṃgavaiḥ || 3 ||
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bhīṣmadroṇakṛpādyaiśca karṇena ca mahātmanā |
yuyudhānena vīreṇa dhṛṣṭadyumnena caiva ha || 4 ||
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caturbhiḥ pāṇḍuputraiśca bhīmārjunayamairnṛpa |
janakṣayo'yaṃ nṛpate kṛto daivabalātkṛtaiḥ || 5 ||
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avaśyameva saṃgrāme kṣatriyeṇa viśeṣataḥ |
kartavyaṃ nidhanaṃ loke śastreṇa kṣatrabandhunā || 6 ||
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tairiyaṃ puruṣavyāghrairvidyābāhubalānvitaiḥ |
pṛthivī nihatā sarvā sahayā sarathadvipā || 7 ||
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na sa rājāparādhnoti putrastava mahāmanāḥ |
na bhavānna ca te bhṛtyā na karṇo na ca saubalaḥ || 8 ||
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yadvinaṣṭāḥ kuruśreṣṭhā rājānaśca sahasraśaḥ |
sarvaṃ daivakṛtaṃ tadvai ko'tra kiṃ vaktumarhati || 9 ||
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gururmato bhavānasya kṛtsnasya jagataḥ prabhuḥ |
dharmātmānamatastubhyamanujānīmahe sutam || 10 ||
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labhatāṃ vīralokānsa sasahāyo narādhipaḥ |
dvijāgryaiḥ samanujñātastridive modatāṃ sukhī || 11 ||
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prāpsyate ca bhavānpuṇyaṃ dharme ca paramāṃ sthitim |
veda puṇyaṃ ca kārtsnyena samyagbharatasattama || 12 ||
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dṛṣṭāpadānāścāsmābhiḥ pāṇḍavāḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ |
samarthāstridivasyāpi pālane kiṃ punaḥ kṣiteḥ || 13 ||
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anuvatsyanti cāpīmāḥ sameṣu viṣameṣu ca |
prajāḥ kurukulaśreṣṭha pāṇḍavāñśīlabhūṣaṇān || 14 ||
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brahmadeyāgrahārāṃśca parihārāṃśca pārthiva |
pūrvarājātisargāṃśca pālayatyeva pāṇḍavaḥ || 15 ||
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dīrghadarśī kṛtaprajñaḥ sadā vaiśravaṇo yathā |
akṣudrasacivaścāyaṃ kuntīputro mahāmanāḥ || 16 ||
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apyamitre dayāvāṃśca śuciśca bharatarṣabha |
ṛju paśyati medhāvī putravatpāti naḥ sadā || 17 ||
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vipriyaṃ ca janasyāsya saṃsargāddharmajasya vai |
na kariṣyanti rājarṣe tathā bhīmārjunādayaḥ || 18 ||
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mandā mṛduṣu kauravyāstīkṣṇeṣvāśīviṣopamāḥ |
vīryavanto mahātmānaḥ paurāṇāṃ ca hite ratāḥ || 19 ||
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na kuntī na ca pāñcālī na colūpī na sātvatī |
asmiñjane kariṣyanti pratikūlāni karhicit || 20 ||
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bhavatkṛtamimaṃ snehaṃ yudhiṣṭhiravivardhitam |
na pṛṣṭhataḥ kariṣyanti paurajānapadā janāḥ || 21 ||
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adharmiṣṭhānapi sataḥ kuntīputrā mahārathāḥ |
mānavānpālayiṣyanti bhūtvā dharmaparāyaṇāḥ || 22 ||
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sa rājanmānasaṃ duḥkhamapanīya yudhiṣṭhirāt |
kuru kāryāṇi dharmyāṇi namaste bharatarṣabha || 23 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tasya tadvacanaṃ dharmyamanubandhaguṇottaram |
sādhu sādhviti sarvaḥ sa janaḥ pratigṛhītavān || 24 ||
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dhṛtarāṣṭraśca tadvākyamabhipūjya punaḥ punaḥ |
visarjayāmāsa tadā sarvāstu prakṛtīḥ śanaiḥ || 25 ||
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sa taiḥ saṃpūjito rājā śivenāvekṣitastadā |
prāñjaliḥ pūjayāmāsa taṃ janaṃ bharatarṣabha || 26 ||
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tato viveśa bhuvanaṃ gāndhāryā sahito nṛpaḥ |
vyuṣṭāyāṃ caiva śarvaryāṃ yaccakāra nibodha tat || 27 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 16

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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