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 103

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bhīṣma uvāca |
guṇaiḥ samuditaṃ samyagidaṃ naḥ prathitaṃ kulam |
atyanyānpṛthivīpālānpṛthivyāmadhirājyabhāk || 1 ||
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rakṣitaṃ rājabhiḥ pūrvairdharmavidbhirmahātmabhiḥ |
notsādamagamaccedaṃ kadācidiha naḥ kulam || 2 ||
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mayā ca satyavatyā ca kṛṣṇena ca mahātmanā |
samavasthāpitaṃ bhūyo yuṣmāsu kulatantuṣu || 3 ||
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vardhate tadidaṃ putra kulaṃ sāgaravadyathā |
tathā mayā vidhātavyaṃ tvayā caiva viśeṣataḥ || 4 ||
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śrūyate yādavī kanyā anurūpā kulasya naḥ |
subalasyātmajā caiva tathā madreśvarasya ca || 5 ||
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kulīnā rūpavatyaśca nāthavatyaśca sarvaśaḥ |
ucitāścaiva saṃbandhe te'smākaṃ kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ || 6 ||
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manye varayitavyāstā ityahaṃ dhīmatāṃ vara |
saṃtānārthaṃ kulasyāsya yadvā vidura manyase || 7 ||
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vidura uvāca |
bhavānpitā bhavānmātā bhavānnaḥ paramo guruḥ |
tasmātsvayaṃ kulasyāsya vicārya kuru yaddhitam || 8 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
atha śuśrāva viprebhyo gāndhārīṃ subalātmajām |
ārādhya varadaṃ devaṃ bhaganetraharaṃ haram |
gāndhārī kila putrāṇāṃ śataṃ lebhe varaṃ śubhā || 9 ||
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iti śrutvā ca tattvena bhīṣmaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ |
tato gāndhārarājasya preṣayāmāsa bhārata || 10 ||
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acakṣuriti tatrāsītsubalasya vicāraṇā |
kulaṃ khyātiṃ ca vṛttaṃ ca buddhyā tu prasamīkṣya saḥ |
dadau tāṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrāya gāndhārīṃ dharmacāriṇīm || 11 ||
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gāndhārī tvapi śuśrāva dhṛtarāṣṭramacakṣuṣam |
ātmānaṃ ditsitaṃ cāsmai pitrā mātrā ca bhārata || 12 ||
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tataḥ sā paṭṭamādāya kṛtvā bahuguṇaṃ śubhā |
babandha netre sve rājanpativrataparāyaṇā |
nātyaśnīyāṃ patimahamityevaṃ kṛtaniścayā || 13 ||
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tato gāndhārarājasya putraḥ śakunirabhyayāt |
svasāraṃ parayā lakṣmyā yuktāmādāya kauravān || 14 ||
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dattvā sa bhaginīṃ vīro yathārhaṃ ca paricchadam |
punarāyātsvanagaraṃ bhīṣmeṇa pratipūjitaḥ || 15 ||
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gāndhāryapi varārohā śīlācāraviceṣṭitaiḥ |
tuṣṭiṃ kurūṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ janayāmāsa bhārata || 16 ||
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vṛttenārādhya tānsarvānpativrataparāyaṇā |
vācāpi puruṣānanyānsuvratā nānvakīrtayat || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 103

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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