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 27

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
nāradasya tu tadvākyaṃ praśaśaṃsurdvijottamāḥ |
śatayūpastu rājarṣirnāradaṃ vākyamabravīt || 1 ||
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aho bhagavatā śraddhā kururājasya vardhitā |
sarvasya ca janasyāsya mama caiva mahādyute || 2 ||
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asti kācidvivakṣā tu mama tāṃ gadataḥ śṛṇu |
dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ prati nṛpaṃ devarṣe lokapūjita || 3 ||
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sarvavṛttāntatattvajño bhavāndivyena cakṣuṣā |
yuktaḥ paśyasi devarṣe gatīrvai vividhā nṛṇām || 4 ||
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uktavānnṛpatīnāṃ tvaṃ mahendrasya salokatām |
na tvasya nṛpaterlokāḥ kathitāste mahāmune || 5 ||
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sthānamasya kṣitipateḥ śrotumicchāmyahaṃ vibho |
tvattaḥ kīdṛkkadā veti tanmamācakṣva pṛcchataḥ || 6 ||
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ityukto nāradastena vākyaṃ sarvamanonugam |
vyājahāra satāṃ madhye divyadarśī mahātapāḥ || 7 ||
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yadṛcchayā śakrasado gatvā śakraṃ śacīpatim |
dṛṣṭavānasmi rājarṣe tatra pāṇḍuṃ narādhipam || 8 ||
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tatreyaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya kathā samabhavannṛpa |
tapaso duścarasyāsya yadayaṃ tapyate nṛpaḥ || 9 ||
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tatrāhamidamaśrauṣaṃ śakrasya vadato nṛpa |
varṣāṇi trīṇi śiṣṭāni rājño'sya paramāyuṣaḥ || 10 ||
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tataḥ kuberabhavanaṃ gāndhārīsahito nṛpaḥ |
vihartā dhṛtarāṣṭro'yaṃ rājarājābhipūjitaḥ || 11 ||
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kāmagena vimānena divyābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ |
ṛṣiputro mahābhāgastapasā dagdhakilbiṣaḥ || 12 ||
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saṃcariṣyati lokāṃśca devagandharvarakṣasām |
svacchandeneti dharmātmā yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi || 13 ||
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devaguhyamidaṃ prītyā mayā vaḥ kathitaṃ mahat |
bhavanto hi śrutadhanāstapasā dagdhakilbiṣāḥ || 14 ||
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iti te tasya tacchrutvā devarṣermadhuraṃ vacaḥ |
sarve sumanasaḥ prītā babhūvuḥ sa ca pārthivaḥ || 15 ||
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evaṃ kathābhiranvāsya dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ manīṣiṇaḥ |
viprajagmuryathākāmaṃ te siddhagatimāsthitāḥ || 16 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 27

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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