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 6

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sūta uvāca |
agneratha vacaḥ śrutvā tadrakṣaḥ prajahāra tām |
brahmanvarāharūpeṇa manomārutaraṃhasā || 1 ||
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tataḥ sa garbho nivasankukṣau bhṛgukulodvaha |
roṣānmātuścyutaḥ kukṣeścyavanastena so'bhavat || 2 ||
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taṃ dṛṣṭvā māturudarāccyutamādityavarcasam |
tadrakṣo bhasmasādbhūtaṃ papāta parimucya tām || 3 ||
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sā tamādāya suśroṇī sasāra bhṛgunandanam |
cyavanaṃ bhārgavaṃ brahmanpulomā duḥkhamūrcchitā || 4 ||
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tāṃ dadarśa svayaṃ brahmā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ |
rudatīṃ bāṣpapūrṇākṣīṃ bhṛgorbhāryāmaninditām |
sāntvayāmāsa bhagavānvadhūṃ brahmā pitāmahaḥ || 5 ||
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aśrubindūdbhavā tasyāḥ prāvartata mahānadī |
anuvartatī sṛtiṃ tasyā bhṛgoḥ patnyā yaśasvinaḥ || 6 ||
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tasyā mārgaṃ sṛtavatīṃ dṛṣṭvā tu saritaṃ tadā |
nāma tasyāstadā nadyāścakre lokapitāmahaḥ |
vadhūsareti bhagavāṃścyavanasyāśramaṃ prati || 7 ||
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sa evaṃ cyavano jajñe bhṛgoḥ putraḥ pratāpavān |
taṃ dadarśa pitā tatra cyavanaṃ tāṃ ca bhāminīm || 8 ||
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sa pulomāṃ tato bhāryāṃ papraccha kupito bhṛguḥ |
kenāsi rakṣase tasmai kathiteha jihīrṣave |
na hi tvāṃ veda tadrakṣo madbhāryāṃ cāruhāsinīm || 9 ||
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tattvamākhyāhi taṃ hyadya śaptumicchāmyahaṃ ruṣā |
bibheti ko na śāpānme kasya cāyaṃ vyatikramaḥ || 10 ||
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pulomovāca |
agninā bhagavaṃstasmai rakṣase'haṃ niveditā |
tato māmanayadrakṣaḥ krośantīṃ kurarīmiva || 11 ||
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sāhaṃ tava sutasyāsya tejasā parimokṣitā |
bhasmībhūtaṃ ca tadrakṣo māmutsṛjya papāta vai || 12 ||
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sūta uvāca |
iti śrutvā pulomāyā bhṛguḥ paramamanyumān |
śaśāpāgnimabhikruddhaḥ sarvabhakṣo bhaviṣyasi || 13 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 6

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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