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 19

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evamuktastu rājñā sa viduro buddhisattamaḥ |
dhṛtarāṣṭramupetyedaṃ vākyamāha mahārthavat || 1 ||
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ukto yudhiṣṭhiro rājā bhavadvacanamāditaḥ |
sa ca saṃśrutya vākyaṃ te praśaśaṃsa mahādyutiḥ || 2 ||
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bībhatsuśca mahātejā nivedayati te gṛhān |
vasu tasya gṛhe yacca prāṇānapi ca kevalān || 3 ||
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dharmarājaśca putraste rājyaṃ prāṇāndhanāni ca |
anujānāti rājarṣe yaccānyadapi kiṃcana || 4 ||
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bhīmastu sarvaduḥkhāni saṃsmṛtya bahulānyuta |
kṛcchrādiva mahābāhuranumanye viniḥśvasan || 5 ||
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sa rājñā dharmaśīlena bhrātrā bībhatsunā tathā |
anunīto mahābāhuḥ sauhṛde sthāpito'pi ca || 6 ||
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na ca manyustvayā kārya iti tvāṃ prāha dharmarāṭ |
saṃsmṛtya bhīmastadvairaṃ yadanyāyavadācaret || 7 ||
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evaṃprāyo hi dharmo'yaṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ narādhipa |
yuddhe kṣatriyadharme ca nirato'yaṃ vṛkodaraḥ || 8 ||
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vṛkodarakṛte cāhamarjunaśca punaḥ punaḥ |
prasādayāva nṛpate bhavānprabhurihāsti yat || 9 ||
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pradadātu bhavānvittaṃ yāvadicchasi pārthiva |
tvamīśvaro no rājyasya prāṇānāṃ ceti bhārata || 10 ||
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brahmadeyāgrahārāṃśca putrāṇāṃ caurdhvadehikam |
ito ratnāni gāścaiva dāsīdāsamajāvikam || 11 ||
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ānayitvā kuruśreṣṭho brāhmaṇebhyaḥ prayacchatu |
dīnāndhakṛpaṇebhyaśca tatra tatra nṛpājñayā || 12 ||
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bahvannarasapānāḍhyāḥ sabhā vidura kāraya |
gavāṃ nipānānyanyacca vividhaṃ puṇyakarma yat || 13 ||
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iti māmabravīdrājā pārthaścaiva dhanaṃjayaḥ |
yadatrānantaraṃ kāryaṃ tadbhavānvaktumarhati || 14 ||
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ityukto vidureṇātha dhṛtarāṣṭro'bhinandya tat |
manaścakre mahādāne kārttikyāṃ janamejaya || 15 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 19

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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