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 26

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tatastasminmuniśreṣṭhā rājānaṃ draṣṭumabhyayuḥ |
nāradaḥ parvataścaiva devalaśca mahātapāḥ || 1 ||
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dvaipāyanaḥ saśiṣyaśca siddhāścānye manīṣiṇaḥ |
śatayūpaśca rājarṣirvṛddhaḥ paramadhārmikaḥ || 2 ||
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teṣāṃ kuntī mahārāja pūjāṃ cakre yathāvidhi |
te cāpi tutuṣustasyāstāpasāḥ paricaryayā || 3 ||
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tatra dharmyāḥ kathāstāta cakruste paramarṣayaḥ |
ramayanto mahātmānaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ janādhipam || 4 ||
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kathāntare tu kasmiṃściddevarṣirnāradastadā |
kathāmimāmakathayatsarvapratyakṣadarśivān || 5 ||
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purā prajāpatisamo rājāsīdakutobhayaḥ |
sahasracitya ityuktaḥ śatayūpapitāmahaḥ || 6 ||
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sa putre rājyamāsajya jyeṣṭhe paramadhārmike |
sahasracityo dharmātmā praviveśa vanaṃ nṛpaḥ || 7 ||
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sa gatvā tapasaḥ pāraṃ dīptasya sa narādhipaḥ |
puraṃdarasya saṃsthānaṃ pratipede mahāmanāḥ || 8 ||
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dṛṣṭapūrvaḥ sa bahuśo rājansaṃpatatā mayā |
mahendrasadane rājā tapasā dagdhakilbiṣaḥ || 9 ||
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tathā śailālayo rājā bhagadattapitāmahaḥ |
tapobalenaiva nṛpo mahendrasadanaṃ gataḥ || 10 ||
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tathā pṛṣadhro nāmāsīdrājā vajradharopamaḥ |
sa cāpi tapasā lebhe nākapṛṣṭhamito nṛpaḥ || 11 ||
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asminnaraṇye nṛpate māndhāturapi cātmajaḥ |
purukutso nṛpaḥ siddhiṃ mahatīṃ samavāptavān || 12 ||
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bhāryā samabhavadyasya narmadā saritāṃ varā |
so'sminnaraṇye nṛpatistapastaptvā divaṃ gataḥ || 13 ||
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śaśalomā ca nāmāsīdrājā paramadhārmikaḥ |
sa cāpyasminvane taptvā tapo divamavāptavān || 14 ||
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dvaipāyanaprasādācca tvamapīdaṃ tapovanam |
rājannavāpya duṣprāpāṃ siddhimagryāṃ gamiṣyasi || 15 ||
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tvaṃ cāpi rājaśārdūla tapaso'nte śriyā vṛtaḥ |
gāndhārīsahito gantā gatiṃ teṣāṃ mahātmanām || 16 ||
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pāṇḍuḥ smarati nityaṃ ca balahantuḥ samīpataḥ |
tvāṃ sadaiva mahīpāla sa tvāṃ śreyasi yokṣyati || 17 ||
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tava śuśrūṣayā caiva gāndhāryāśca yaśasvinī |
bhartuḥ salokatāṃ kuntī gamiṣyati vadhūstava || 18 ||
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yudhiṣṭhirasya jananī sa hi dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ |
vayametatprapaśyāmo nṛpate divyacakṣuṣā || 19 ||
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pravekṣyati mahātmānaṃ viduraśca yudhiṣṭhiram |
saṃjayastvadanudhyānātpūtaḥ svargamavāpsyati || 20 ||
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etacchrutvā kauravendro mahātmā sahaiva patnyā prītimānpratyagṛhṇāt |
vidvānvākyaṃ nāradasya praśasya cakre pūjāṃ cātulāṃ nāradāya || 21 ||
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tathā sarve nāradaṃ viprasaṃghāḥ saṃpūjayāmāsuratīva rājan |
rājñaḥ prītyā dhṛtarāṣṭrasya te vai punaḥ punaḥ samahṛṣṭāstadānīm || 22 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 26

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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