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 108

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janamejaya uvāca |
jyeṣṭhānujyeṣṭhatāṃ teṣāṃ nāmadheyāni cābhibho |
dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāṇāmānupūrvyeṇa kīrtaya || 1 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
duryodhano yuyutsuśca rājanduḥśāsanastathā |
duḥsaho duḥśalaścaiva jalasaṃdhaḥ samaḥ sahaḥ || 2 ||
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vindānuvindau durdharṣaḥ subāhurduṣpradharṣaṇaḥ |
durmarṣaṇo durmukhaśca duṣkarṇaḥ karṇa eva ca || 3 ||
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viviṃśatirvikarṇaśca jalasaṃdhaḥ sulocanaḥ |
citropacitrau citrākṣaścārucitraḥ śarāsanaḥ || 4 ||
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durmado duṣpragāhaśca vivitsurvikaṭaḥ samaḥ |
ūrṇanābhaḥ sunābhaśca tathā nandopanandakau || 5 ||
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senāpatiḥ suṣeṇaśca kuṇḍodaramahodarau |
citrabāṇaścitravarmā suvarmā durvimocanaḥ || 6 ||
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ayobāhurmahābāhuścitrāṅgaścitrakuṇḍalaḥ |
bhīmavego bhīmabalo balākī balavardhanaḥ || 7 ||
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ugrāyudho bhīmakarmā kanakāyurdṛḍhāyudhaḥ |
dṛḍhavarmā dṛḍhakṣatraḥ somakīrtiranūdaraḥ || 8 ||
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dṛḍhasaṃdho jarāsaṃdhaḥ satyasaṃdhaḥ sadaḥsuvāk |
ugraśravā aśvasenaḥ senānīrduṣparājayaḥ || 9 ||
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aparājitaḥ paṇḍitako viśālākṣo durāvaraḥ |
dṛḍhahastaḥ suhastaśca vātavegasuvarcasau || 10 ||
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ādityaketurbahvāśī nāgadantograyāyinau |
kavacī niṣaṅgī pāśī ca daṇḍadhāro dhanurgrahaḥ || 11 ||
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ugro bhīmaratho vīro vīrabāhuralolupaḥ |
abhayo raudrakarmā ca tathā dṛḍharathastrayaḥ || 12 ||
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anādhṛṣyaḥ kuṇḍabhedī virāvī dīrghalocanaḥ |
dīrghabāhurmahābāhurvyūḍhoruḥ kanakadhvajaḥ || 13 ||
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kuṇḍāśī virajāścaiva duḥśalā ca śatādhikā |
etadekaśataṃ rājankanyā caikā prakīrtitā || 14 ||
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nāmadheyānupūrvyeṇa viddhi janmakramaṃ nṛpa |
sarve tvatirathāḥ śūrāḥ sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ || 15 ||
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sarve vedavidaścaiva rājaśāstreṣu kovidāḥ |
sarve saṃsargavidyāsu vidyābhijanaśobhinaḥ || 16 ||
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sarveṣāmanurūpāśca kṛtā dārā mahīpate |
dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa samaye samīkṣya vidhivattadā || 17 ||
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duḥśalāṃ samaye rājā sindhurājāya bhārata |
jayadrathāya pradadau saubalānumate tadā || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 108

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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