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 31

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śaunaka uvāca |
bhujaṃgamānāṃ śāpasya mātrā caiva sutena ca |
vinatāyāstvayā proktaṃ kāraṇaṃ sūtanandana || 1 ||
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varapradānaṃ bhartrā ca kadrūvinatayostathā |
nāmanī caiva te prokte pakṣiṇorvainateyayoḥ || 2 ||
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pannagānāṃ tu nāmāni na kīrtayasi sūtaja |
prādhānyenāpi nāmāni śrotumicchāmahe vayam || 3 ||
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sūta uvāca |
bahutvānnāmadheyāni bhujagānāṃ tapodhana |
na kīrtayiṣye sarveṣāṃ prādhānyena tu me śṛṇu || 4 ||
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śeṣaḥ prathamato jāto vāsukistadanantaram |
airāvatastakṣakaśca karkoṭakadhanaṃjayau || 5 ||
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kāliyo maṇināgaśca nāgaścāpūraṇastathā |
nāgastathā piñjaraka elāpatro'tha vāmanaḥ || 6 ||
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nīlānīlau tathā nāgau kalmāṣaśabalau tathā |
āryakaścādikaścaiva nāgaśca śalapotakaḥ || 7 ||
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sumanomukho dadhimukhastathā vimalapiṇḍakaḥ |
āptaḥ koṭanakaścaiva śaṅkho vālaśikhastathā || 8 ||
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niṣṭhyūnako hemaguho nahuṣaḥ piṅgalastathā |
bāhyakarṇo hastipadastathā mudgarapiṇḍakaḥ || 9 ||
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kambalāśvatarau cāpi nāgaḥ kālīyakastathā |
vṛttasaṃvartakau nāgau dvau ca padmāviti śrutau || 10 ||
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nāgaḥ śaṅkhanakaścaiva tathā ca sphaṇḍako'paraḥ |
kṣemakaśca mahānāgo nāgaḥ piṇḍārakastathā || 11 ||
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karavīraḥ puṣpadaṃṣṭra eḷako bilvapāṇḍukaḥ |
mūṣakādaḥ śaṅkhaśirāḥ pūrṇadaṃṣṭro haridrakaḥ || 12 ||
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aparājito jyotikaśca pannagaḥ śrīvahastathā |
kauravyo dhṛtarāṣṭraśca puṣkaraḥ śalyakastathā || 13 ||
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virajāśca subāhuśca śālipiṇḍaśca vīryavān |
hastibhadraḥ piṭharako mukharaḥ koṇavāsanaḥ || 14 ||
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kuñjaraḥ kuraraścaiva tathā nāgaḥ prabhākaraḥ |
kumudaḥ kumudākṣaśca tittirirhalikastathā |
karkarākarkarau cobhau kuṇḍodaramahodarau || 15 ||
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ete prādhānyato nāgāḥ kīrtitā dvijasattama |
bahutvānnāmadheyānāmitare na prakīrtitāḥ || 16 ||
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eteṣāṃ prasavo yaśca prasavasya ca saṃtatiḥ |
asaṃkhyeyeti matvā tānna bravīmi dvijottama || 17 ||
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bahūnīha sahasrāṇi prayutānyarbudāni ca |
aśakyānyeva saṃkhyātuṃ bhujagānāṃ tapodhana || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 31

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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