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 30

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
ājñāpayāmāsa tataḥ senāṃ bharatasattamaḥ |
arjunapramukhairguptāṃ lokapālopamairnaraiḥ || 1 ||
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yogo yoga iti prītyā tataḥ śabdo mahānabhūt |
krośatāṃ sādināṃ tatra yujyatāṃ yujyatāmiti || 2 ||
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kecidyānairnarā jagmuḥ kecidaśvairmanojavaiḥ |
rathaiśca nagarākāraiḥ pradīptajvalanopamaiḥ || 3 ||
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gajendraiśca tathaivānye keciduṣṭrairnarādhipa |
padātinastathaivānye nakharaprāsayodhinaḥ || 4 ||
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paurajānapadāścaiva yānairbahuvidhaistathā |
anvayuḥ kururājānaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭradidṛkṣayā || 5 ||
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sa cāpi rājavacanādācāryo gautamaḥ kṛpaḥ |
senāmādāya senānī prayayāvāśramaṃ prati || 6 ||
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tato dvijairvṛtaḥ śrīmānkururājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
saṃstūyamāno bahubhiḥ sūtamāgadhabandibhiḥ || 7 ||
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pāṇḍureṇātapatreṇa dhriyamāṇena mūrdhani |
rathānīkena mahatā niryayau kurunandanaḥ || 8 ||
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gajaiścācalasaṃkāśairbhīmakarmā vṛkodaraḥ |
sajjayantrāyudhopetaiḥ prayayau mārutātmajaḥ || 9 ||
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mādrīputrāvapi tathā hayārohaiḥ susaṃvṛtau |
jagmatuḥ prītijananau saṃnaddhakavacadhvajau || 10 ||
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arjunaśca mahātejā rathenādityavarcasā |
vaśī śvetairhayairdivyairyuktenānvagamannṛpam || 11 ||
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draupadīpramukhāścāpi strīsaṃghāḥ śibikāgatāḥ |
stryadhyakṣayuktāḥ prayayurvisṛjanto'mitaṃ vasu || 12 ||
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samṛddhanaranāgāśvaṃ veṇuvīṇānināditam |
śuśubhe pāṇḍavaṃ sainyaṃ tattadā bharatarṣabha || 13 ||
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nadītīreṣu ramyeṣu saratsu ca viśāṃ pate |
vāsānkṛtvā krameṇātha jagmuste kurupuṃgavāḥ || 14 ||
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yuyutsuśca mahātejā dhaumyaścaiva purohitaḥ |
yudhiṣṭhirasya vacanātpuraguptiṃ pracakratuḥ || 15 ||
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tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā kurukṣetramavātarat |
krameṇottīrya yamunāṃ nadīṃ paramapāvanīm || 16 ||
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sa dadarśāśramaṃ dūrādrājarṣestasya dhīmataḥ |
śatayūpasya kauravya dhṛtarāṣṭrasya caiva ha || 17 ||
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tataḥ pramuditaḥ sarvo janastadvanamañjasā |
viveśa sumahānādairāpūrya bharatarṣabha || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 30

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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