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 51

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janamejaya uvāca |
bālo vākyaṃ sthavira iva prabhāṣate nāyaṃ bālaḥ sthaviro'yaṃ mato me |
icchāmyahaṃ varamasmai pradātuṃ tanme viprā vitaradhvaṃ sametāḥ || 1 ||
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sadasyā ūcuḥ |
bālo'pi vipro mānya eveha rājñāṃ yaścāvidvānyaśca vidvānyathāvat |
sarvānkāmāṃstvatta eṣo'rhate'dya yathā ca nastakṣaka eti śīghram || 2 ||
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sūta uvāca |
vyāhartukāme varade nṛpe dvijaṃ varaṃ vṛṇīṣveti tato'bhyuvāca |
hotā vākyaṃ nātihṛṣṭāntarātmā karmaṇyasmiṃstakṣako naiti tāvat || 3 ||
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janamejaya uvāca |
yathā cedaṃ karma samāpyate me yathā ca nastakṣaka eti śīghram |
tathā bhavantaḥ prayatantu sarve paraṃ śaktyā sa hi me vidviṣāṇaḥ || 4 ||
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ṛtvija ūcuḥ |
yathā śāstrāṇi naḥ prāhuryathā śaṃsati pāvakaḥ |
indrasya bhavane rājaṃstakṣako bhayapīḍitaḥ || 5 ||
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sūta uvāca |
yathā sūto lohitākṣo mahātmā paurāṇiko veditavānpurastāt |
sa rājānaṃ prāha pṛṣṭastadānīṃ yathāhurviprāstadvadetannṛdeva || 6 ||
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purāṇamāgamya tato bravīmyahaṃ dattaṃ tasmai varamindreṇa rājan |
vaseha tvaṃ matsakāśe sugupto na pāvakastvāṃ pradahiṣyatīti || 7 ||
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etacchrutvā dīkṣitastapyamāna āste hotāraṃ codayankarmakāle |
hotā ca yattaḥ sa juhāva mantrairatho indraḥ svayamevājagāma || 8 ||
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vimānamāruhya mahānubhāvaḥ sarvairdevaiḥ parisaṃstūyamānaḥ |
balāhakaiścāpyanugamyamāno vidyādharairapsarasāṃ gaṇaiśca || 9 ||
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tasyottarīye nihitaḥ sa nāgo bhayodvignaḥ śarma naivābhyagacchat |
tato rājā mantravido'bravītpunaḥ kruddho vākyaṃ takṣakasyāntamicchan || 10 ||
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indrasya bhavane viprā yadi nāgaḥ sa takṣakaḥ |
tamindreṇaiva sahitaṃ pātayadhvaṃ vibhāvasau || 11 ||
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ṛtvija ūcuḥ |
ayamāyāti vai tūrṇaṃ takṣakaste vaśaṃ nṛpa |
śrūyate'sya mahānnādo ruvato bhairavaṃ bhayāt || 12 ||
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nūnaṃ mukto vajrabhṛtā sa nāgo bhraṣṭaścāṅkānmantravisrastakāyaḥ |
ghūrṇannākāśe naṣṭasaṃjño'bhyupaiti tīvrānniḥśvāsānniḥśvasanpannagendraḥ || 13 ||
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vartate tava rājendra karmaitadvidhivatprabho |
asmai tu dvijamukhyāya varaṃ tvaṃ dātumarhasi || 14 ||
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janamejaya uvāca |
bālābhirūpasya tavāprameya varaṃ prayacchāmi yathānurūpam |
vṛṇīṣva yatte'bhimataṃ hṛdi sthitaṃ tatte pradāsyāmyapi cedadeyam || 15 ||
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sūta uvāca |
patiṣyamāṇe nāgendre takṣake jātavedasi |
idamantaramityevaṃ tadāstīko'bhyacodayat || 16 ||
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varaṃ dadāsi cenmahyaṃ vṛṇomi janamejaya |
satraṃ te viramatvetanna pateyurihoragāḥ || 17 ||
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evamuktastato rājā brahmanpārikṣitastadā |
nātihṛṣṭamanā vākyamāstīkamidamabravīt || 18 ||
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suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ gāśca yaccānyanmanyase vibho |
tatte dadyāṃ varaṃ vipra na nivartetkraturmama || 19 ||
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āstīka uvāca |
suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ gāśca na tvāṃ rājanvṛṇomyaham |
satraṃ te viramatvetatsvasti mātṛkulasya naḥ || 20 ||
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sūta uvāca |
āstīkenaivamuktastu rājā pārikṣitastadā |
punaḥ punaruvācedamāstīkaṃ vadatāṃ varam || 21 ||
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anyaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te varaṃ dvijavarottama |
ayācata na cāpyanyaṃ varaṃ sa bhṛgunandana || 22 ||
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tato vedavidastatra sadasyāḥ sarva eva tam |
rājānamūcuḥ sahitā labhatāṃ brāhmaṇo varam || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 51

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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