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 43

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
adṛṣṭvā tu nṛpaḥ putrāndarśanaṃ pratilabdhavān |
ṛṣiprasādātputrāṇāṃ svarūpāṇāṃ kurūdvaha || 1 ||
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sa rājā rājadharmāṃśca brahmopaniṣadaṃ tathā |
avāptavānnaraśreṣṭho buddhiniścayameva ca || 2 ||
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viduraśca mahāprājño yayau siddhiṃ tapobalāt |
dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ samāsādya vyāsaṃ cāpi tapasvinam || 3 ||
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janamejaya uvāca |
mamāpi varado vyāso darśayetpitaraṃ yadi |
tadrūpaveṣavayasaṃ śraddadhyāṃ sarvameva te || 4 ||
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priyaṃ me syātkṛtārthaśca syāmahaṃ kṛtaniścayaḥ |
prasādādṛṣiputrasya mama kāmaḥ samṛdhyatām || 5 ||
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sūta uvāca |
ityuktavacane tasminnṛpe vyāsaḥ pratāpavān |
prasādamakaroddhīmānānayacca parikṣitam || 6 ||
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tatastadrūpavayasamāgataṃ nṛpatiṃ divaḥ |
śrīmantaṃ pitaraṃ rājā dadarśa janamejayaḥ || 7 ||
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śamīkaṃ ca mahātmānaṃ putraṃ taṃ cāsya śṛṅgiṇam |
amātyā ye babhūvuśca rājñastāṃśca dadarśa ha || 8 ||
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tataḥ so'vabhṛthe rājā mudito janamejayaḥ |
pitaraṃ snāpayāmāsa svayaṃ sasnau ca pārthivaḥ || 9 ||
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snātvā ca bharataśreṣṭhaḥ so''stīkamidamabravīt |
yāyāvarakulotpannaṃ jaratkārusutaṃ tadā || 10 ||
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āstīka vividhāścaryo yajño'yamiti me matiḥ |
yadadyāyaṃ pitā prāpto mama śokapraṇāśanaḥ || 11 ||
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āstīka uvāca |
ṛṣirdvaipāyano yatra purāṇastapaso nidhiḥ |
yajñe kurukulaśreṣṭha tasya lokāvubhau jitau || 12 ||
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śrutaṃ vicitramākhyānaṃ tvayā pāṇḍavanandana |
sarpāśca bhasmasānnītā gatāśca padavīṃ pituḥ || 13 ||
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kathaṃcittakṣako muktaḥ satyatvāttava pārthiva |
ṛṣayaḥ pūjitāḥ sarve gatiṃ dṛṣṭvā mahātmanaḥ || 14 ||
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prāptaḥ suvipulo dharmaḥ śrutvā pāpavināśanam |
vimukto hṛdayagranthirudārajanadarśanāt || 15 ||
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ye ca pakṣadharā dharme sadvṛttarucayaśca ye |
yāndṛṣṭvā hīyate pāpaṃ tebhyaḥ kāryā namaskriyāḥ || 16 ||
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sūta uvāca |
etacchrutvā dvijaśreṣṭhātsa rājā janamejayaḥ |
pūjayāmāsa tamṛṣimanumānya punaḥ punaḥ || 17 ||
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papraccha tamṛṣiṃ cāpi vaiśaṃpāyanamacyutam |
kathāvaśeṣaṃ dharmajño vanavāsasya sattama || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 43

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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