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 4

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lomaharṣaṇaputra ugraśravāḥ sūtaḥ paurāṇiko naimiṣāraṇye śaunakasya kulapaterdvādaśavārṣike satre ṛṣīnabhyāgatānupatasthe || 1 ||
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paurāṇikaḥ purāṇe kṛtaśramaḥ sa tānkṛtāñjaliruvāca |
kiṃ bhavantaḥ śrotumicchanti |
kimahaṃ bruvāṇīti || 2 ||
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tamṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
paramaṃ lomaharṣaṇe prakṣyāmastvāṃ vakṣyasi ca naḥ śuśrūṣatāṃ kathāyogam |
tadbhagavāṃstu tāvacchaunako'gniśaraṇamadhyāste || 3 ||
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yo'sau divyāḥ kathā veda devatāsurasaṃkathāḥ |
manuṣyoragagandharvakathā veda ca sarvaśaḥ || 4 ||
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sa cāpyasminmakhe saute vidvānkulapatirdvijaḥ |
dakṣo dhṛtavrato dhīmāñśāstre cāraṇyake guruḥ || 5 ||
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satyavādī śamaparastapasvī niyatavrataḥ |
sarveṣāmeva no mānyaḥ sa tāvatpratipālyatām || 6 ||
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tasminnadhyāsati gurāvāsanaṃ paramārcitam |
tato vakṣyasi yattvāṃ sa prakṣyati dvijasattamaḥ || 7 ||
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sūta uvāca |
evamastu gurau tasminnupaviṣṭe mahātmani |
tena pṛṣṭaḥ kathāḥ puṇyā vakṣyāmi vividhāśrayāḥ || 8 ||
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so'tha viprarṣabhaḥ kāryaṃ kṛtvā sarvaṃ yathākramam |
devānvāgbhiḥ pitṝnadbhistarpayitvājagāma ha || 9 ||
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yatra brahmarṣayaḥ siddhāsta āsīnā yatavratāḥ |
yajñāyatanamāśritya sūtaputrapuraḥsarāḥ || 10 ||
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ṛtvikṣvatha sadasyeṣu sa vai gṛhapatistataḥ |
upaviṣṭeṣūpaviṣṭaḥ śaunako'thābravīdidam || 11 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 4

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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