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 66

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śakuntalovāca |
evamuktastayā śakraḥ saṃdideśa sadāgatim |
prātiṣṭhata tadā kāle menakā vāyunā saha || 1 ||
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athāpaśyadvarārohā tapasā dagdhakilbiṣam |
viśvāmitraṃ tapasyantaṃ menakā bhīrurāśrame || 2 ||
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abhivādya tataḥ sā taṃ prākrīḍadṛṣisaṃnidhau |
apovāha ca vāso'syā mārutaḥ śaśisaṃnibham || 3 ||
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sāgacchattvaritā bhūmiṃ vāsastadabhiliṅgatī |
utsmayantīva savrīḍaṃ mārutaṃ varavarṇinī || 4 ||
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gṛddhāṃ vāsasi saṃbhrāntāṃ menakāṃ munisattamaḥ |
anirdeśyavayorūpāmapaśyadvivṛtāṃ tadā || 5 ||
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tasyā rūpaguṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā sa tu viprarṣabhastadā |
cakāra bhāvaṃ saṃsarge tayā kāmavaśaṃ gataḥ || 6 ||
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nyamantrayata cāpyenāṃ sā cāpyaicchadaninditā |
tau tatra suciraṃ kālaṃ vane vyaharatāmubhau |
ramamāṇau yathākāmaṃ yathaikadivasaṃ tathā || 7 ||
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janayāmāsa sa munirmenakāyāṃ śakuntalām |
prasthe himavato ramye mālinīmabhito nadīm || 8 ||
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jātamutsṛjya taṃ garbhaṃ menakā mālinīmanu |
kṛtakāryā tatastūrṇamagacchacchakrasaṃsadam || 9 ||
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taṃ vane vijane garbhaṃ siṃhavyāghrasamākule |
dṛṣṭvā śayānaṃ śakunāḥ samantātparyavārayan || 10 ||
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nemāṃ hiṃsyurvane bālāṃ kravyādā māṃsagṛddhinaḥ |
paryarakṣanta tāṃ tatra śakuntā menakātmajām || 11 ||
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upaspraṣṭuṃ gataścāhamapaśyaṃ śayitāmimām |
nirjane vipine'raṇye śakuntaiḥ parivāritām |
ānayitvā tataścaināṃ duhitṛtve nyayojayam || 12 ||
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śarīrakṛtprāṇadātā yasya cānnāni bhuñjate |
krameṇa te trayo'pyuktāḥ pitaro dharmaniścaye || 13 ||
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nirjane ca vane yasmācchakuntaiḥ parirakṣitā |
śakuntaleti nāmāsyāḥ kṛtaṃ cāpi tato mayā || 14 ||
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evaṃ duhitaraṃ viddhi mama saumya śakuntalām |
śakuntalā ca pitaraṃ manyate māmaninditā || 15 ||
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etadācaṣṭa pṛṣṭaḥ sanmama janma maharṣaye |
sutāṃ kaṇvasya māmevaṃ viddhi tvaṃ manujādhipa || 16 ||
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kaṇvaṃ hi pitaraṃ manye pitaraṃ svamajānatī |
iti te kathitaṃ rājanyathāvṛttaṃ śrutaṃ mayā || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 66

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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