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).

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
ṣaṭtriṃśe tvatha saṃprāpte varṣe kauravanandanaḥ |
dadarśa viparītāni nimittāni yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 1 ||
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vavurvātāḥ sanirghātā rūkṣāḥ śarkaravarṣiṇaḥ |
apasavyāni śakunā maṇḍalāni pracakrire || 2 ||
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pratyagūhurmahānadyo diśo nīhārasaṃvṛtāḥ |
ulkāścāṅgāravarṣiṇyaḥ prapeturgaganādbhuvi || 3 ||
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ādityo rajasā rājansamavacchannamaṇḍalaḥ |
viraśmirudaye nityaṃ kabandhaiḥ samadṛśyata || 4 ||
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pariveṣāśca dṛśyante dāruṇāḥ candrasūryayoḥ |
trivarṇāḥ śyāmarūkṣāntāstathā bhasmāruṇaprabhāḥ || 5 ||
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ete cānye ca bahava utpātā bhayaśaṃsinaḥ |
dṛśyante'haraho rājanhṛdayodvegakārakāḥ || 6 ||
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kasyacittvatha kālasya kururājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
śuśrāva vṛṣṇicakrasya mausale kadanaṃ kṛtam || 7 ||
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vimuktaṃ vāsudevaṃ ca śrutvā rāmaṃ ca pāṇḍavaḥ |
samānīyābravīdbhrātṝnkiṃ kariṣyāma ityuta || 8 ||
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parasparaṃ samāsādya brahmadaṇḍabalātkṛtān |
vṛṣṇīnvinaṣṭāṃste śrutvā vyathitāḥ pāṇḍavābhavan || 9 ||
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nidhanaṃ vāsudevasya samudrasyeva śoṣaṇam |
vīrā na śraddadhustasya vināśaṃ śārṅgadhanvanaḥ || 10 ||
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mausalaṃ te pariśrutya duḥkhaśokasamanvitāḥ |
viṣaṇṇā hatasaṃkalpāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ samupāviśan || 11 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 1

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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