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 117

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
pāṇḍoravabhṛthaṃ kṛtvā devakalpā maharṣayaḥ |
tato mantramakurvanta te sametya tapasvinaḥ || 1 ||
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hitvā rājyaṃ ca rāṣṭraṃ ca sa mahātmā mahātapāḥ |
asminsthāne tapastaptuṃ tāpasāñśaraṇaṃ gataḥ || 2 ||
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sa jātamātrānputrāṃśca dārāṃśca bhavatāmiha |
pradāyopanidhiṃ rājā pāṇḍuḥ svargamito gataḥ || 3 ||
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te parasparamāmantrya sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ |
pāṇḍoḥ putrānpuraskṛtya nagaraṃ nāgasāhvayam || 4 ||
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udāramanasaḥ siddhā gamane cakrire manaḥ |
bhīṣmāya pāṇḍavāndātuṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrāya caiva hi || 5 ||
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tasminneva kṣaṇe sarve tānādāya pratasthire |
pāṇḍordārāṃśca putrāṃśca śarīraṃ caiva tāpasāḥ || 6 ||
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sukhinī sā purā bhūtvā satataṃ putravatsalā |
prapannā dīrghamadhvānaṃ saṃkṣiptaṃ tadamanyata || 7 ||
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sā nadīrgheṇa kālena saṃprāptā kurujāṅgalam |
vardhamānapuradvāramāsasāda yaśasvinī || 8 ||
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taṃ cāraṇasahasrāṇāṃ munīnāmāgamaṃ tadā |
śrutvā nāgapure nṝṇāṃ vismayaḥ samajāyata || 9 ||
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muhūrtodita āditye sarve dharmapuraskṛtāḥ |
sadārāstāpasāndraṣṭuṃ niryayuḥ puravāsinaḥ || 10 ||
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strīsaṃghāḥ kṣatrasaṃghāśca yānasaṃghānsamāsthitāḥ |
brāhmaṇaiḥ saha nirjagmurbrāhmaṇānāṃ ca yoṣitaḥ || 11 ||
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tathā viṭśūdrasaṃghānāṃ mahānvyatikaro'bhavat |
na kaścidakarodīrṣyāmabhavandharmabuddhayaḥ || 12 ||
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tathā bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavaḥ somadatto'tha bāhlikaḥ |
prajñācakṣuśca rājarṣiḥ kṣattā ca viduraḥ svayam || 13 ||
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sā ca satyavatī devī kausalyā ca yaśasvinī |
rājadāraiḥ parivṛtā gāndhārī ca viniryayau || 14 ||
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dhṛtarāṣṭrasya dāyādā duryodhanapurogamāḥ |
bhūṣitā bhūṣaṇaiścitraiḥ śatasaṃkhyā viniryayuḥ || 15 ||
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tānmaharṣigaṇānsarvāñśirobhirabhivādya ca |
upopaviviśuḥ sarve kauravyāḥ sapurohitāḥ || 16 ||
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tathaiva śirasā bhūmāvabhivādya praṇamya ca |
upopaviviśuḥ sarve paurajānapadā api || 17 ||
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tamakūjamivājñāya janaughaṃ sarvaśastadā |
bhīṣmo rājyaṃ ca rāṣṭraṃ ca maharṣibhyo nyavedayat || 18 ||
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teṣāmatho vṛddhatamaḥ pratyutthāya jaṭājinī |
maharṣimatamājñāya maharṣiridamabravīt || 19 ||
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yaḥ sa kauravyadāyādaḥ pāṇḍurnāma narādhipaḥ |
kāmabhogānparityajya śataśṛṅgamito gataḥ || 20 ||
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brahmacaryavratasthasya tasya divyena hetunā |
sākṣāddharmādayaṃ putrastasya jāto yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 21 ||
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tathemaṃ balināṃ śreṣṭhaṃ tasya rājño mahātmanaḥ |
mātariśvā dadau putraṃ bhīmaṃ nāma mahābalam || 22 ||
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puruhūtādayaṃ jajñe kuntyāṃ satyaparākramaḥ |
yasya kīrtirmaheṣvāsānsarvānabhibhaviṣyati || 23 ||
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yau tu mādrī maheṣvāsāvasūta kurusattamau |
aśvibhyāṃ manujavyāghrāvimau tāvapi tiṣṭhataḥ || 24 ||
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caratā dharmanityena vanavāsaṃ yaśasvinā |
eṣa paitāmaho vaṃśaḥ pāṇḍunā punaruddhṛtaḥ || 25 ||
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putrāṇāṃ janma vṛddhiṃ ca vaidikādhyayanāni ca |
paśyataḥ satataṃ pāṇḍoḥ śaśvatprītiravardhata || 26 ||
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vartamānaḥ satāṃ vṛtte putralābhamavāpya ca |
pitṛlokaṃ gataḥ pāṇḍuritaḥ saptadaśe'hani || 27 ||
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taṃ citāgatamājñāya vaiśvānaramukhe hutam |
praviṣṭā pāvakaṃ mādrī hitvā jīvitamātmanaḥ || 28 ||
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sā gatā saha tenaiva patilokamanuvratā |
tasyāstasya ca yatkāryaṃ kriyatāṃ tadanantaram || 29 ||
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ime tayoḥ śarīre dve sutāśceme tayorvarāḥ |
kriyābhiranugṛhyantāṃ saha mātrā paraṃtapāḥ || 30 ||
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pretakārye ca nirvṛtte pitṛmedhaṃ mahāyaśāḥ |
labhatāṃ sarvadharmajñaḥ pāṇḍuḥ kurukulodvahaḥ || 31 ||
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evamuktvā kurūnsarvānkurūṇāmeva paśyatām |
kṣaṇenāntarhitāḥ sarve cāraṇā guhyakaiḥ saha || 32 ||
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gandharvanagarākāraṃ tatraivāntarhitaṃ punaḥ |
ṛṣisiddhagaṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā vismayaṃ te paraṃ yayuḥ || 33 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 117

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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