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 3

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evaṃ prayatamānānāṃ vṛṣṇīnāmandhakaiḥ saha |
kālo gṛhāṇi sarveṣāṃ paricakrāma nityaśaḥ || 1 ||
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karālo vikaṭo muṇḍaḥ puruṣaḥ kṛṣṇapiṅgalaḥ |
gṛhāṇyavekṣya vṛṣṇīnāṃ nādṛśyata punaḥ kvacit || 2 ||
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utpedire mahāvātā dāruṇāścā dine dine |
vṛṣṇyandhakavināśāya bahavo romaharṣaṇāḥ || 3 ||
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vivṛddhamūṣakā rathyā vibhinnamaṇikāstathā |
cīcīkūcīti vāśyantyaḥ sārikā vṛṣṇiveśmasu |
nopaśāmyati śabdaśca sa divārātrameva hi || 4 ||
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anukurvannulūkānāṃ sārasā virutaṃ tathā |
ajāḥ śivānāṃ ca rutamanvakurvata bhārata || 5 ||
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pāṇḍurā raktapādāśca vihagāḥ kālacoditāḥ |
vṛṣṇyandhakānāṃ geheṣu kapotā vyacaraṃstadā || 6 ||
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vyajāyanta kharā goṣu karabhāśvatarīṣu ca |
śunīṣvapi biḍālāśca mūṣakā nakulīṣu ca || 7 ||
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nāpatrapanta pāpāni kurvanto vṛṣṇayastadā |
prādviṣanbrāhmaṇāṃścāpi pitṝndevāṃstathaiva ca || 8 ||
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gurūṃścāpyavamanyanta na tu rāmajanārdanau |
patnyaḥ patīnvyuccaranta patnīśca patayastathā || 9 ||
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vibhāvasuḥ prajvalito vāmaṃ viparivartate |
nīlalohitamāñjiṣṭhā visṛjannarciṣaḥ pṛthak || 10 ||
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udayāstamane nityaṃ puryāṃ tasyāṃ divākaraḥ |
vyadṛśyatāsakṛtpuṃbhiḥ kabandhaiḥ parivāritaḥ || 11 ||
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mahānaseṣu siddhe'nne saṃskṛte'tīva bhārata |
āhāryamāṇe kṛmayo vyadṛśyanta narādhipa || 12 ||
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puṇyāhe vācyamāne ca japatsu ca mahātmasu |
abhidhāvantaḥ śrūyante na cādṛśyata kaścana || 13 ||
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parasparaṃ ca nakṣatraṃ hanyamānaṃ punaḥ punaḥ |
grahairapaśyansarve te nātmanastu kathaṃcana || 14 ||
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nadantaṃ pāñcajanyaṃ ca vṛṣṇyandhakaniveśane |
samantātpratyavāśyanta rāsabhā dāruṇasvarāḥ || 15 ||
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evaṃ paśyanhṛṣīkeśaḥ saṃprāptaṃ kālaparyayam |
trayodaśyāmamāvāsyāṃ tāṃ dṛṣṭvā prābravīdidam || 16 ||
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caturdaśī pañcadaśī kṛteyaṃ rāhuṇā punaḥ |
tadā ca bhārate yuddhe prāptā cādya kṣayāya naḥ || 17 ||
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vimṛśanneva kālaṃ taṃ paricintya janārdanaḥ |
mene prāptaṃ sa ṣaṭtriṃśaṃ varṣaṃ vai keśisūdanaḥ || 18 ||
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putraśokābhisaṃtaptā gāndhārī hatabāndhavā |
yadanuvyājahārārtā tadidaṃ samupāgatam || 19 ||
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idaṃ ca tadanuprāptamabravīdyadyudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
purā vyūḍheṣvanīkeṣu dṛṣṭvotpātānsudāruṇān || 20 ||
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ityuktvā vāsudevastu cikīrṣansatyameva tat |
ājñāpayāmāsa tadā tīrthayātrāmariṃdama || 21 ||
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aghoṣayanta puruṣāstatra keśavaśāsanāt |
tīrthayātrā samudre vaḥ kāryeti puruṣarṣabhāḥ || 22 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 3

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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