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 21

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tataḥ prabhāte rājā sa dhṛtarāṣṭro'mbikāsutaḥ |
āhūya pāṇḍavānvīrānvanavāsakṛtakṣaṇaḥ || 1 ||
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gāndhārīsahito dhīmānabhinandya yathāvidhi |
kārttikyāṃ kārayitveṣṭiṃ brāhmaṇairvedapāragaiḥ || 2 ||
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agnihotraṃ puraskṛtya valkalājinasaṃvṛtaḥ |
vadhūparivṛto rājā niryayau bhavanāttataḥ || 3 ||
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tataḥ striyaḥ kauravapāṇḍavānāṃ yāścāpyanyāḥ kauravarājavaṃśyāḥ |
tāsāṃ nādaḥ prādurāsīttadānīṃ vaicitravīrye nṛpatau prayāte || 4 ||
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tato lājaiḥ sumanobhiśca rājā vicitrābhistadgṛhaṃ pūjayitvā |
saṃyojyārthairbhṛtyajanaṃ ca sarvaṃ tataḥ samutsṛjya yayau narendraḥ || 5 ||
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tato rājā prāñjalirvepamāno yudhiṣṭhiraḥ sasvanaṃ bāṣpakaṇṭhaḥ |
vilapyoccairhā mahārāja sādho kva gantāsītyapatattāta bhūmau || 6 ||
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tathārjunastīvraduḥkhābhitapto muhurmuhurniḥśvasanbhāratāgryaḥ |
yudhiṣṭhiraṃ maivamityevamuktvā nigṛhyāthodīdharatsīdamānaḥ || 7 ||
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vṛkodaraḥ phalgunaścaiva vīrau mādrīputrau viduraḥ saṃjayaśca |
vaiśyāputraḥ sahito gautamena dhaumyo viprāścānvayurbāṣpakaṇṭhāḥ || 8 ||
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kuntī gāndhārīṃ baddhanetrāṃ vrajantīṃ skandhāsaktaṃ hastamathodvahantī |
rājā gāndhāryāḥ skandhadeśe'vasajya pāṇiṃ yayau dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ pratītaḥ || 9 ||
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tathā kṛṣṇā draupadī yādavī ca bālāpatyā cottarā kauravī ca |
citrāṅgadā yāśca kāścitstriyo'nyāḥ sārdhaṃ rājñā prasthitāstā vadhūbhiḥ || 10 ||
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tāsāṃ nādo rudatīnāṃ tadāsīdrājanduḥkhātkurarīṇāmivoccaiḥ |
tato niṣpeturbrāhmaṇakṣatriyāṇāṃ viṭśūdrāṇāṃ caiva nāryaḥ samantāt || 11 ||
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tanniryāṇe duḥkhitaḥ pauravargo gajāhvaye'tīva babhūva rājan |
yathā pūrvaṃ gacchatāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ dyūte rājankauravāṇāṃ sabhāyām || 12 ||
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yā nāpaśyaccandramā naiva sūryo rāmāḥ kadācidapi tasminnarendre |
mahāvanaṃ gacchati kauravendre śokenārtā rājamārgaṃ prapeduḥ || 13 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 21

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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