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 102

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
teṣu triṣu kumāreṣu jāteṣu kurujāṅgalam |
kuravo'tha kurukṣetraṃ trayametadavardhata || 1 ||
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ūrdhvasasyābhavadbhūmiḥ sasyāni phalavanti ca |
yathartuvarṣī parjanyo bahupuṣpaphalā drumāḥ || 2 ||
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vāhanāni prahṛṣṭāni muditā mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ |
gandhavanti ca mālyāni rasavanti phalāni ca || 3 ||
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vaṇigbhiścāvakīryanta nagarāṇyatha śilpibhiḥ |
śūrāśca kṛtavidyāśca santaśca sukhino'bhavan || 4 ||
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nābhavandasyavaḥ kecinnādharmarucayo janāḥ |
pradeśeṣvapi rāṣṭrāṇāṃ kṛtaṃ yugamavartata || 5 ||
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dānakriyādharmaśīlā yajñavrataparāyaṇāḥ |
anyonyaprītisaṃyuktā vyavardhanta prajāstadā || 6 ||
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mānakrodhavihīnāśca janā lobhavivarjitāḥ |
anyonyamabhyavardhanta dharmottaramavartata || 7 ||
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tanmahodadhivatpūrṇaṃ nagaraṃ vai vyarocata |
dvāratoraṇaniryūhairyuktamabhracayopamaiḥ |
prāsādaśatasaṃbādhaṃ mahendrapurasaṃnibham || 8 ||
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nadīṣu vanakhaṇḍeṣu vāpīpalvalasānuṣu |
kānaneṣu ca ramyeṣu vijahrurmuditā janāḥ || 9 ||
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uttaraiḥ kurubhiḥ sārdhaṃ dakṣiṇāḥ kuravastadā |
vispardhamānā vyacaraṃstathā siddharṣicāraṇaiḥ |
nābhavatkṛpaṇaḥ kaścinnābhavanvidhavāḥ striyaḥ || 10 ||
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tasmiñjanapade ramye bahavaḥ kurubhiḥ kṛtāḥ |
kūpārāmasabhāvāpyo brāhmaṇāvasathāstathā |
bhīṣmeṇa śāstrato rājansarvataḥ parirakṣite || 11 ||
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babhūva ramaṇīyaśca caityayūpaśatāṅkitaḥ |
sa deśaḥ pararāṣṭrāṇi pratigṛhyābhivardhitaḥ |
bhīṣmeṇa vihitaṃ rāṣṭre dharmacakramavartata || 12 ||
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kriyamāṇeṣu kṛtyeṣu kumārāṇāṃ mahātmanām |
paurajānapadāḥ sarve babhūvuḥ satatotsavāḥ || 13 ||
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gṛheṣu kurumukhyānāṃ paurāṇāṃ ca narādhipa |
dīyatāṃ bhujyatāṃ ceti vāco'śrūyanta sarvaśaḥ || 14 ||
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dhṛtarāṣṭraśca pāṇḍuśca viduraśca mahāmatiḥ |
janmaprabhṛti bhīṣmeṇa putravatparipālitāḥ || 15 ||
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saṃskāraiḥ saṃskṛtāste tu vratādhyayanasaṃyutāḥ |
śramavyāyāmakuśalāḥ samapadyanta yauvanam || 16 ||
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dhanurvede'śvapṛṣṭhe ca gadāyuddhe'sicarmaṇi |
tathaiva gajaśikṣāyāṃ nītiśāstre ca pāragāḥ || 17 ||
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itihāsapurāṇeṣu nānāśikṣāsu cābhibho |
vedavedāṅgatattvajñāḥ sarvatra kṛtaniśramāḥ || 18 ||
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pāṇḍurdhanuṣi vikrānto narebhyo'bhyadhiko'bhavat |
atyanyānbalavānāsīddhṛtarāṣṭro mahīpatiḥ || 19 ||
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triṣu lokeṣu na tvāsītkaścidvidurasaṃmitaḥ |
dharmanityastato rājandharme ca paramaṃ gataḥ || 20 ||
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pranaṣṭaṃ śaṃtanorvaṃśaṃ samīkṣya punaruddhṛtam |
tato nirvacanaṃ loke sarvarāṣṭreṣvavartata || 21 ||
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vīrasūnāṃ kāśisute deśānāṃ kurujāṅgalam |
sarvadharmavidāṃ bhīṣmaḥ purāṇāṃ gajasāhvayam || 22 ||
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dhṛtarāṣṭrastvacakṣuṣṭvādrājyaṃ na pratyapadyata |
karaṇatvācca viduraḥ pāṇḍurāsīnmahīpatiḥ || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 102

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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