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 62

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janamejaya uvāca |
tvattaḥ śrutamidaṃ brahmandevadānavarakṣasām |
aṃśāvataraṇaṃ samyaggandharvāpsarasāṃ tathā || 1 ||
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imaṃ tu bhūya icchāmi kurūṇāṃ vaṃśamāditaḥ |
kathyamānaṃ tvayā vipra viprarṣigaṇasaṃnidhau || 2 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
pauravāṇāṃ vaṃśakaro duḥṣanto nāma vīryavān |
pṛthivyāścaturantāyā goptā bharatasattama || 3 ||
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caturbhāgaṃ bhuvaḥ kṛtsnaṃ sa bhuṅkte manujeśvaraḥ |
samudrāvaraṇāṃścāpi deśānsa samitiṃjayaḥ || 4 ||
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āmlecchāṭavikānsarvānsa bhuṅkte ripumardanaḥ |
ratnākarasamudrāntāṃścāturvarṇyajanāvṛtān || 5 ||
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na varṇasaṃkarakaro nākṛṣyakarakṛjjanaḥ |
na pāpakṛtkaścidāsīttasminrājani śāsati || 6 ||
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dharmyāṃ ratiṃ sevamānā dharmārthāvabhipedire |
tadā narā naravyāghra tasmiñjanapadeśvare || 7 ||
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nāsīccorabhayaṃ tāta na kṣudhābhayamaṇvapi |
nāsīdvyādhibhayaṃ cāpi tasmiñjanapadeśvare || 8 ||
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svairdharmai remire varṇā daive karmaṇi niḥspṛhāḥ |
tamāśritya mahīpālamāsaṃścaivākutobhayāḥ || 9 ||
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kālavarṣī ca parjanyaḥ sasyāni phalavanti ca |
sarvaratnasamṛddhā ca mahī vasumatī tadā || 10 ||
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sa cādbhutamahāvīryo vajrasaṃhanano yuvā |
udyamya mandaraṃ dorbhyāṃ haretsavanakānanam || 11 ||
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dhanuṣyatha gadāyuddhe tsarupraharaṇeṣu ca |
nāgapṛṣṭhe'śvapṛṣṭhe ca babhūva pariniṣṭhitaḥ || 12 ||
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bale viṣṇusamaścāsīttejasā bhāskaropamaḥ |
akṣubdhatve'rṇavasamaḥ sahiṣṇutve dharāsamaḥ || 13 ||
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saṃmataḥ sa mahīpālaḥ prasannapurarāṣṭravān |
bhūyo dharmaparairbhāvairviditaṃ janamāvasat || 14 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 62

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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