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 34

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sūta uvāca |
śrutvā tu vacanaṃ teṣāṃ sarveṣāmiti ceti ca |
vāsukeśca vacaḥ śrutvā elāpatro'bravīdidam || 1 ||
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na sa yajño na bhavitā na sa rājā tathāvidhaḥ |
janamejayaḥ pāṇḍaveyo yato'smākaṃ mahābhayam || 2 ||
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daivenopahato rājanyo bhavediha pūruṣaḥ |
sa daivamevāśrayate nānyattatra parāyaṇam || 3 ||
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tadidaṃ daivamasmākaṃ bhayaṃ pannagasattamāḥ |
daivamevāśrayāmo'tra śṛṇudhvaṃ ca vaco mama || 4 ||
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ahaṃ śāpe samutsṛṣṭe samaśrauṣaṃ vacastadā |
māturutsaṅgamārūḍho bhayātpannagasattamāḥ || 5 ||
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devānāṃ pannagaśreṣṭhāstīkṣṇāstīkṣṇā iti prabho |
pitāmahamupāgamya duḥkhārtānāṃ mahādyute || 6 ||
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devā ūcuḥ |
kā hi labdhvā priyānputrāñśapedevaṃ pitāmaha |
ṛte kadrūṃ tīkṣṇarūpāṃ devadeva tavāgrataḥ || 7 ||
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tatheti ca vacastasyāstvayāpyuktaṃ pitāmaha |
etadicchāma vijñātuṃ kāraṇaṃ yanna vāritā || 8 ||
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brahmovāca |
bahavaḥ pannagāstīkṣṇā bhīmavīryā viṣolbaṇāḥ |
prajānāṃ hitakāmo'haṃ na nivāritavāṃstadā || 9 ||
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ye dandaśūkāḥ kṣudrāśca pāpacārā viṣolbaṇāḥ |
teṣāṃ vināśo bhavitā na tu ye dharmacāriṇaḥ || 10 ||
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yannimittaṃ ca bhavitā mokṣasteṣāṃ mahābhayāt |
pannagānāṃ nibodhadhvaṃ tasminkāle tathāgate || 11 ||
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yāyāvarakule dhīmānbhaviṣyati mahānṛṣiḥ |
jaratkāruriti khyātastejasvī niyatendriyaḥ || 12 ||
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tasya putro jaratkārorutpatsyati mahātapāḥ |
āstīko nāma yajñaṃ sa pratiṣetsyati taṃ tadā |
tatra mokṣyanti bhujagā ye bhaviṣyanti dhārmikāḥ || 13 ||
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devā ūcuḥ |
sa munipravaro deva jaratkārurmahātapāḥ |
kasyāṃ putraṃ mahātmānaṃ janayiṣyati vīryavān || 14 ||
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brahmovāca |
sanāmāyāṃ sanāmā sa kanyāyāṃ dvijasattamaḥ |
apatyaṃ vīryavāndevā vīryavajjanayiṣyati || 15 ||
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elāpatra uvāca |
evamastviti taṃ devāḥ pitāmahamathābruvan |
uktvā caivaṃ gatā devāḥ sa ca devaḥ pitāmahaḥ || 16 ||
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so'hamevaṃ prapaśyāmi vāsuke bhaginīṃ tava |
jaratkāruriti khyātāṃ tāṃ tasmai pratipādaya || 17 ||
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bhaikṣavadbhikṣamāṇāya nāgānāṃ bhayaśāntaye |
ṛṣaye suvratāya tvameṣa mokṣaḥ śruto mayā || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 34

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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