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 29

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sūta uvāca |
jāmbūnadamayo bhūtvā marīcivikacojjvalaḥ |
praviveśa balātpakṣī vārivega ivārṇavam || 1 ||
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sa cakraṃ kṣuraparyantamapaśyadamṛtāntike |
paribhramantamaniśaṃ tīkṣṇadhāramayasmayam || 2 ||
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jvalanārkaprabhaṃ ghoraṃ chedanaṃ somahāriṇām |
ghorarūpaṃ tadatyarthaṃ yantraṃ devaiḥ sunirmitam || 3 ||
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tasyāntaraṃ sa dṛṣṭvaiva paryavartata khecaraḥ |
arāntareṇābhyapatatsaṃkṣipyāṅgaṃ kṣaṇena ha || 4 ||
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adhaścakrasya caivātra dīptānalasamadyutī |
vidyujjihvau mahāghorau dīptāsyau dīptalocanau || 5 ||
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cakṣurviṣau mahāvīryau nityakruddhau tarasvinau |
rakṣārthamevāmṛtasya dadarśa bhujagottamau || 6 ||
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sadā saṃrabdhanayanau sadā cānimiṣekṣaṇau |
tayoreko'pi yaṃ paśyetsa tūrṇaṃ bhasmasādbhavet || 7 ||
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tayoścakṣūṃṣi rajasā suparṇastūrṇamāvṛṇot |
adṛṣṭarūpastau cāpi sarvataḥ paryakālayat || 8 ||
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tayoraṅge samākramya vainateyo'ntarikṣagaḥ |
ācchinattarasā madhye somamabhyadravattataḥ || 9 ||
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samutpāṭyāmṛtaṃ tattu vainateyastato balī |
utpapāta javenaiva yantramunmathya vīryavān || 10 ||
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apītvaivāmṛtaṃ pakṣī parigṛhyāśu vīryavān |
agacchadapariśrānta āvāryārkaprabhāṃ khagaḥ || 11 ||
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viṣṇunā tu tadākāśe vainateyaḥ sameyivān |
tasya nārāyaṇastuṣṭastenālaulyena karmaṇā || 12 ||
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tamuvācāvyayo devo varado'smīti khecaram |
sa vavre tava tiṣṭheyamuparītyantarikṣagaḥ || 13 ||
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uvāca cainaṃ bhūyo'pi nārāyaṇamidaṃ vacaḥ |
ajaraścāmaraśca syāmamṛtena vināpyaham || 14 ||
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pratigṛhya varau tau ca garuḍo viṣṇumabravīt |
bhavate'pi varaṃ dadmi vṛṇītāṃ bhagavānapi || 15 ||
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taṃ vavre vāhanaṃ kṛṣṇo garutmantaṃ mahābalam |
dhvajaṃ ca cakre bhagavānupari sthāsyasīti tam || 16 ||
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anupatya khagaṃ tvindro vajreṇāṅge'bhyatāḍayat |
vihaṃgamaṃ surāmitraṃ harantamamṛtaṃ balāt || 17 ||
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tamuvācendramākrande garuḍaḥ patatāṃ varaḥ |
prahasañślakṣṇayā vācā tathā vajrasamāhataḥ || 18 ||
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ṛṣermānaṃ kariṣyāmi vajraṃ yasyāsthisaṃbhavam |
vajrasya ca kariṣyāmi tava caiva śatakrato || 19 ||
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eṣa patraṃ tyajāmyekaṃ yasyāntaṃ nopalapsyase |
na hi vajranipātena rujā me'sti kadācana || 20 ||
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tatra taṃ sarvabhūtāni vismitānyabruvaṃstadā |
surūpaṃ patramālakṣya suparṇo'yaṃ bhavatviti || 21 ||
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dṛṣṭvā tadadbhutaṃ cāpi sahasrākṣaḥ puraṃdaraḥ |
khago mahadidaṃ bhūtamiti matvābhyabhāṣata || 22 ||
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balaṃ vijñātumicchāmi yatte paramanuttamam |
sakhyaṃ cānantamicchāmi tvayā saha khagottama || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 29

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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