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 15

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sūta uvāca |
etasminneva kāle tu bhaginyau te tapodhana |
apaśyatāṃ samāyāntamuccaiḥśravasamantikāt || 1 ||
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yaṃ taṃ devagaṇāḥ sarve hṛṣṭarūpā apūjayan |
mathyamāne'mṛte jātamaśvaratnamanuttamam || 2 ||
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mahaughabalamaśvānāmuttamaṃ javatāṃ varam |
śrīmantamajaraṃ divyaṃ sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitam || 3 ||
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śaunaka uvāca |
kathaṃ tadamṛtaṃ devairmathitaṃ kva ca śaṃsa me |
yatra jajñe mahāvīryaḥ so'śvarājo mahādyutiḥ || 4 ||
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sūta uvāca |
jvalantamacalaṃ meruṃ tejorāśimanuttamam |
ākṣipantaṃ prabhāṃ bhānoḥ svaśṛṅgaiḥ kāñcanojjvalaiḥ || 5 ||
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kāñcanābharaṇaṃ citraṃ devagandharvasevitam |
aprameyamanādhṛṣyamadharmabahulairjanaiḥ || 6 ||
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vyālairācaritaṃ ghorairdivyauṣadhividīpitam |
nākamāvṛtya tiṣṭhantamucchrayeṇa mahāgirim || 7 ||
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agamyaṃ manasāpyanyairnadīvṛkṣasamanvitam |
nānāpatagasaṃghaiśca nāditaṃ sumanoharaiḥ || 8 ||
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tasya pṛṣṭhamupāruhya bahuratnācitaṃ śubham |
anantakalpamudviddhaṃ surāḥ sarve mahaujasaḥ || 9 ||
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te mantrayitumārabdhāstatrāsīnā divaukasaḥ |
amṛtārthe samāgamya taponiyamasaṃsthitāḥ || 10 ||
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tatra nārāyaṇo devo brahmāṇamidamabravīt |
cintayatsu sureṣvevaṃ mantrayatsu ca sarvaśaḥ || 11 ||
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devairasurasaṃghaiśca mathyatāṃ kalaśodadhiḥ |
bhaviṣyatyamṛtaṃ tatra mathyamāne mahodadhau || 12 ||
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sarvauṣadhīḥ samāvāpya sarvaratnāni caiva hi |
manthadhvamudadhiṃ devā vetsyadhvamamṛtaṃ tataḥ || 13 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 15

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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