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 42

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sūta uvāca |
etacchrutvā jaratkārurduḥkhaśokaparāyaṇaḥ |
uvāca svānpitṝnduḥkhādbāṣpasaṃdigdhayā girā || 1 ||
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ahameva jaratkāruḥ kilbiṣī bhavatāṃ sutaḥ |
taddaṇḍaṃ dhārayata me duṣkṛterakṛtātmanaḥ || 2 ||
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pitara ūcuḥ |
putra diṣṭyāsi saṃprāpta imaṃ deśaṃ yadṛcchayā |
kimarthaṃ ca tvayā brahmanna kṛto dārasaṃgrahaḥ || 3 ||
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jaratkāruruvāca |
mamāyaṃ pitaro nityaṃ hṛdyarthaḥ parivartate |
ūrdhvaretāḥ śarīraṃ vai prāpayeyamamutra vai || 4 ||
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evaṃ dṛṣṭvā tu bhavataḥ śakuntāniva lambataḥ |
mayā nivartitā buddhirbrahmacaryātpitāmahāḥ || 5 ||
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kariṣye vaḥ priyaṃ kāmaṃ nivekṣye nātra saṃśayaḥ |
sanāmnīṃ yadyahaṃ kanyāmupalapsye kadācana || 6 ||
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bhaviṣyati ca yā kācidbhaikṣavatsvayamudyatā |
pratigrahītā tāmasmi na bhareyaṃ ca yāmaham || 7 ||
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evaṃvidhamahaṃ kuryāṃ niveśaṃ prāpnuyāṃ yadi |
anyathā na kariṣye tu satyametatpitāmahāḥ || 8 ||
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sūta uvāca |
evamuktvā tu sa pitṝṃścacāra pṛthivīṃ muniḥ |
na ca sma labhate bhāryāṃ vṛddho'yamiti śaunaka || 9 ||
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yadā nirvedamāpannaḥ pitṛbhiścoditastathā |
tadāraṇyaṃ sa gatvoccaiścukrośa bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ || 10 ||
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yāni bhūtāni santīha sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca |
antarhitāni vā yāni tāni śṛṇvantu me vacaḥ || 11 ||
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ugre tapasi vartantaṃ pitaraścodayanti mām |
niviśasveti duḥkhārtāsteṣāṃ priyacikīrṣayā || 12 ||
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niveśārthyakhilāṃ bhūmiṃ kanyābhaikṣaṃ carāmi bhoḥ |
daridro duḥkhaśīlaśca pitṛbhiḥ saṃniyojitaḥ || 13 ||
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yasya kanyāsti bhūtasya ye mayeha prakīrtitāḥ |
te me kanyāṃ prayacchantu carataḥ sarvatodiśam || 14 ||
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mama kanyā sanāmnī yā bhaikṣavaccodyatā bhavet |
bhareyaṃ caiva yāṃ nāhaṃ tāṃ me kanyāṃ prayacchata || 15 ||
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tataste pannagā ye vai jaratkārau samāhitāḥ |
tāmādāya pravṛttiṃ te vāsukeḥ pratyavedayan || 16 ||
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teṣāṃ śrutvā sa nāgendraḥ kanyāṃ tāṃ samalaṃkṛtām |
pragṛhyāraṇyamagamatsamīpaṃ tasya pannagaḥ || 17 ||
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tatra tāṃ bhaikṣavatkanyāṃ prādāttasmai mahātmane |
nāgendro vāsukirbrahmanna sa tāṃ pratyagṛhṇata || 18 ||
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asanāmeti vai matvā bharaṇe cāvicārite |
mokṣabhāve sthitaścāpi dvandvībhūtaḥ parigrahe || 19 ||
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tato nāma sa kanyāyāḥ papraccha bhṛgunandana |
vāsuke bharaṇaṃ cāsyā na kuryāmityuvāca ha || 20 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 42

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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