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 31

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tataste pāṇḍavā dūrādavatīrya padātayaḥ |
abhijagmurnarapaterāśramaṃ vinayānatāḥ || 1 ||
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sa ca paurajanaḥ sarvo ye ca rāṣṭranivāsinaḥ |
striyaśca kurumukhyānāṃ padbhirevānvayustadā || 2 ||
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āśramaṃ te tato jagmurdhṛtarāṣṭrasya pāṇḍavāḥ |
śūnyaṃ mṛgagaṇākīrṇaṃ kadalīvanaśobhitam || 3 ||
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tatastatra samājagmustāpasā vividhavratāḥ |
pāṇḍavānāgatāndraṣṭuṃ kautūhalasamanvitāḥ || 4 ||
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tānapṛcchattato rājā kvāsau kauravavaṃśabhṛt |
pitā jyeṣṭho gato'smākamiti bāṣpapariplutaḥ || 5 ||
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tamūcuste tato vākyaṃ yamunāmavagāhitum |
puṣpāṇāmudakumbhasya cārthe gata iti prabho || 6 ||
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tairākhyātena mārgeṇa tataste prayayustadā |
dadṛśuścāvidūre tānsarvānatha padātayaḥ || 7 ||
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tataste satvarā jagmuḥ piturdarśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ |
sahadevastu vegena prādhāvadyena sā pṛthā || 8 ||
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sasvanaṃ prarudandhīmānmātuḥ pādāvupaspṛśan |
sā ca bāṣpāvilamukhī pradadarśa priyaṃ sutam || 9 ||
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bāhubhyāṃ saṃpariṣvajya samunnāmya ca putrakam |
gāndhāryāḥ kathayāmāsa sahadevamupasthitam || 10 ||
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anantaraṃ ca rājānaṃ bhīmasenamathārjunam |
nakulaṃ ca pṛthā dṛṣṭvā tvaramāṇopacakrame || 11 ||
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sā hyagre'gacchata tayordaṃpatyorhataputrayoḥ |
karṣantī tau tataste tāṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃnyapatanbhuvi || 12 ||
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tānrājā svarayogena sparśena ca mahāmanāḥ |
pratyabhijñāya medhāvī samāśvāsayata prabhuḥ || 13 ||
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tataste bāṣpamutsṛjya gāndhārīsahitaṃ nṛpam |
upatasthurmahātmāno mātaraṃ ca yathāvidhi || 14 ||
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sarveṣāṃ toyakalaśāñjagṛhuste svayaṃ tadā |
pāṇḍavā labdhasaṃjñāste mātrā cāśvāsitāḥ punaḥ || 15 ||
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tato nāryo nṛsiṃhānāṃ sa ca yodhajanastadā |
paurajānapadāścaiva dadṛśustaṃ narādhipam || 16 ||
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nivedayāmāsa tadā janaṃ taṃ nāmagotrataḥ |
yudhiṣṭhiro narapatiḥ sa cainānpratyapūjayat || 17 ||
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sa taiḥ parivṛto mene harṣabāṣpāvilekṣaṇaḥ |
rājātmānaṃ gṛhagataṃ pureva gajasāhvaye || 18 ||
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abhivādito vadhūbhiśca kṛṣṇādyābhiḥ sa pārthivaḥ |
gāndhāryā sahito dhīmānkuntyā ca pratyanandata || 19 ||
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tataścāśramamāgacchatsiddhacāraṇasevitam |
didṛkṣubhiḥ samākīrṇaṃ nabhastārāgaṇairiva || 20 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 31

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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