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 38

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kuntyuvāca |
bhagavañśvaśuro me'si daivatasyāpi daivatam |
sa me devātidevastvaṃ śṛṇu satyāṃ giraṃ mama || 1 ||
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tapasvī kopano vipro durvāsā nāma me pituḥ |
bhikṣāmupāgato bhoktuṃ tamahaṃ paryatoṣayam || 2 ||
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śaucena tvāgasastyāgaiḥ śuddhena manasā tathā |
kopasthāneṣvapi mahatsvakupyaṃ na kadācana || 3 ||
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sa me varamadātprītaḥ kṛtamityahamabruvam |
avaśyaṃ te grahītavyamiti māṃ so'bravīdvacaḥ || 4 ||
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tataḥ śāpabhayādvipramavocaṃ punareva tam |
evamastviti ca prāha punareva sa māṃ dvijaḥ || 5 ||
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dharmasya jananī bhadre bhavitrī tvaṃ varānane |
vaśe sthāsyanti te devā yāṃstvamāvāhayiṣyasi || 6 ||
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ityuktvāntarhito viprastato'haṃ vismitābhavam |
na ca sarvāsvavasthāsu smṛtirme vipraṇaśyati || 7 ||
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atha harmyatalasthāhaṃ ravimudyantamīkṣatī |
saṃsmṛtya tadṛṣervākyaṃ spṛhayantī divākaram |
sthitāhaṃ bālabhāvena tatra doṣamabudhyatī || 8 ||
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atha devaḥ sahasrāṃśurmatsamīpagato'bhavat |
dvidhā kṛtvātmano dehaṃ bhūmau ca gagane'pi ca |
tatāpa lokānekena dvitīyenāgamacca mām || 9 ||
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sa māmuvāca vepantīṃ varaṃ matto vṛṇīṣva ha |
gamyatāmiti taṃ cāhaṃ praṇamya śirasāvadam || 10 ||
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sa māmuvāca tigmāṃśurvṛthāhvānaṃ na te kṣamam |
dhakṣyāmi tvāṃ ca vipraṃ ca yena datto varastava || 11 ||
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tamahaṃ rakṣatī vipraṃ śāpādanaparādhinam |
putro me tvatsamo deva bhavediti tato'bruvam || 12 ||
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tato māṃ tejasāviśya mohayitvā ca bhānumān |
uvāca bhavitā putrastavetyabhyagamaddivam || 13 ||
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tato'hamantarbhavane piturvṛttāntarakṣiṇī |
gūḍhotpannaṃ sutaṃ bālaṃ jale karṇamavāsṛjam || 14 ||
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nūnaṃ tasyaiva devasya prasādātpunareva tu |
kanyāhamabhavaṃ vipra yathā prāha sa māmṛṣiḥ || 15 ||
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sa mayā mūḍhayā putro jñāyamāno'pyupekṣitaḥ |
tanmāṃ dahati viprarṣe yathā suviditaṃ tava || 16 ||
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yadi pāpamapāpaṃ vā tadetadvivṛtaṃ mayā |
tanme bhayaṃ tvaṃ bhagavanvyapanetumihārhasi || 17 ||
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yaccāsya rājño viditaṃ hṛdisthaṃ bhavato'nagha |
taṃ cāyaṃ labhatāṃ kāmamadyaiva munisattama || 18 ||
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ityuktaḥ pratyuvācedaṃ vyāso vedavidāṃ varaḥ |
sādhu sarvamidaṃ tathyamevameva yathāttha mām || 19 ||
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aparādhaśca te nāsti kanyābhāvaṃ gatā hyasi |
devāścaiśvaryavanto vai śarīrāṇyāviśanti vai || 20 ||
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santi devanikāyāśca saṃkalpājjanayanti ye |
vācā dṛṣṭyā tathā sparśātsaṃgharṣeṇeti pañcadhā || 21 ||
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manuṣyadharmo daivena dharmeṇa na hi yujyate |
iti kunti vyajānīhi vyetu te mānaso jvaraḥ || 22 ||
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sarvaṃ balavatāṃ pathyaṃ sarvaṃ balavatāṃ śuci |
sarvaṃ balavatāṃ dharmaḥ sarvaṃ balavatāṃ svakam || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 38

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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