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 28

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
vanaṃ gate kauravendre duḥkhaśokasamāhatāḥ |
babhūvuḥ pāṇḍavā rājanmātṛśokena cārditāḥ || 1 ||
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tathā paurajanaḥ sarvaḥ śocannāste janādhipam |
kurvāṇāśca kathāstatra brāhmaṇā nṛpatiṃ prati || 2 ||
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kathaṃ nu rājā vṛddhaḥ sa vane vasati nirjane |
gāndhārī ca mahābhāgā sā ca kuntī pṛthā katham || 3 ||
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sukhārhaḥ sa hi rājarṣirna sukhaṃ tanmahāvanam |
kimavasthaḥ samāsādya prajñācakṣurhatātmajaḥ || 4 ||
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suduṣkaraṃ kṛtavatī kuntī putrānapaśyatī |
rājyaśriyaṃ parityajya vanavāsamarocayat || 5 ||
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viduraḥ kimavasthaśca bhrātuḥ śuśrūṣurātmavān |
sa ca gāvalgaṇirdhīmānbhartṛpiṇḍānupālakaḥ || 6 ||
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ākumāraṃ ca paurāste cintāśokasamāhatāḥ |
tatra tatra kathāścakruḥ samāsādya parasparam || 7 ||
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pāṇḍavāścaiva te sarve bhṛśaṃ śokaparāyaṇāḥ |
śocanto mātaraṃ vṛddhāmūṣurnāticiraṃ pure || 8 ||
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tathaiva pitaraṃ vṛddhaṃ hataputraṃ janeśvaram |
gāndhārīṃ ca mahābhāgāṃ viduraṃ ca mahāmatim || 9 ||
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naiṣāṃ babhūva saṃprītistānvicintayatāṃ tadā |
na rājye na ca nārīṣu na vedādhyayane tathā || 10 ||
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paraṃ nirvedamagamaṃścintayanto narādhipam |
tacca jñātivadhaṃ ghoraṃ saṃsmarantaḥ punaḥ punaḥ || 11 ||
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abhimanyośca bālasya vināśaṃ raṇamūrdhani |
karṇasya ca mahābāhoḥ saṃgrāmeṣvapalāyinaḥ || 12 ||
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tathaiva draupadeyānāmanyeṣāṃ suhṛdāmapi |
vadhaṃ saṃsmṛtya te vīrā nātipramanaso'bhavan || 13 ||
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hatapravīrāṃ pṛthivīṃ hataratnāṃ ca bhārata |
sadaiva cintayantaste na nidrāmupalebhire || 14 ||
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draupadī hataputrā ca subhadrā caiva bhāminī |
nātiprītiyute devyau tadāstāmaprahṛṣṭavat || 15 ||
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vairāṭyāstu sutaṃ dṛṣṭvā pitaraṃ te parikṣitam |
dhārayanti sma te prāṇāṃstava pūrvapitāmahāḥ || 16 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 28

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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