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 23

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sūta uvāca |
suparṇenohyamānāste jagmustaṃ deśamāśu vai |
sāgarāmbuparikṣiptaṃ pakṣisaṃghanināditam || 1 ||
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vicitraphalapuṣpābhirvanarājibhirāvṛtam |
bhavanairāvṛtaṃ ramyaistathā padmākarairapi || 2 ||
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prasannasalilaiścāpi hradaiścitrairvibhūṣitam |
divyagandhavahaiḥ puṇyairmārutairupavījitam || 3 ||
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upajighradbhirākāśaṃ vṛkṣairmalayajairapi |
śobhitaṃ puṣpavarṣāṇi muñcadbhirmārutoddhutaiḥ || 4 ||
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kiradbhiriva tatrasthānnāgānpuṣpāmbuvṛṣṭibhiḥ |
manaḥsaṃharṣaṇaṃ puṇyaṃ gandharvāpsarasāṃ priyam |
nānāpakṣirutaṃ ramyaṃ kadrūputrapraharṣaṇam || 5 ||
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tatte vanaṃ samāsādya vijahruḥ pannagā mudā |
abruvaṃśca mahāvīryaṃ suparṇaṃ patagottamam || 6 ||
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vahāsmānaparaṃ dvīpaṃ suramyaṃ vipulodakam |
tvaṃ hi deśānbahūnramyānpatanpaśyasi khecara || 7 ||
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sa vicintyābravītpakṣī mātaraṃ vinatāṃ tadā |
kiṃ kāraṇaṃ mayā mātaḥ kartavyaṃ sarpabhāṣitam || 8 ||
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vinatovāca |
dāsībhūtāsmyanāryāyā bhaginyāḥ patagottama |
paṇaṃ vitathamāsthāya sarpairupadhinā kṛtam || 9 ||
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sūta uvāca |
tasmiṃstu kathite mātrā kāraṇe gaganecaraḥ |
uvāca vacanaṃ sarpāṃstena duḥkhena duḥkhitaḥ || 10 ||
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kimāhṛtya viditvā vā kiṃ vā kṛtveha pauruṣam |
dāsyādvo vipramucyeyaṃ satyaṃ śaṃsata lelihāḥ || 11 ||
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śrutvā tamabruvansarpā āharāmṛtamojasā |
tato dāsyādvipramokṣo bhavitā tava khecara || 12 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 23

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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