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 136

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tāṃstu dṛṣṭvā sumanasaḥ parisaṃvatsaroṣitān |
viśvastāniva saṃlakṣya harṣaṃ cakre purocanaḥ || 1 ||
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purocane tathā hṛṣṭe kaunteyo'tha yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
bhīmasenārjunau caiva yamau covāca dharmavit || 2 ||
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asmānayaṃ suviśvastānvetti pāpaḥ purocanaḥ |
vañcito'yaṃ nṛśaṃsātmā kālaṃ manye palāyane || 3 ||
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āyudhāgāramādīpya dagdhvā caiva purocanam |
ṣaṭprāṇino nidhāyeha dravāmo'nabhilakṣitāḥ || 4 ||
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atha dānāpadeśena kuntī brāhmaṇabhojanam |
cakre niśi mahadrājannājagmustatra yoṣitaḥ || 5 ||
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tā vihṛtya yathākāmaṃ bhuktvā pītvā ca bhārata |
jagmurniśi gṛhāneva samanujñāpya mādhavīm || 6 ||
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niṣādī pañcaputrā tu tasminbhojye yadṛcchayā |
annārthinī samabhyāgātsaputrā kālacoditā || 7 ||
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sā pītvā madirāṃ mattā saputrā madavihvalā |
saha sarvaiḥ sutai rājaṃstasminneva niveśane |
suṣvāpa vigatajñānā mṛtakalpā narādhipa || 8 ||
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atha pravāte tumule niśi supte jane vibho |
tadupādīpayadbhīmaḥ śete yatra purocanaḥ || 9 ||
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tataḥ pratāpaḥ sumahāñśabdaścaiva vibhāvasoḥ |
prādurāsīttadā tena bubudhe sa janavrajaḥ || 10 ||
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paurā ūcuḥ |
duryodhanaprayuktena pāpenākṛtabuddhinā |
gṛhamātmavināśāya kāritaṃ dāhitaṃ ca yat || 11 ||
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aho dhigdhṛtarāṣṭrasya buddhirnātisamañjasī |
yaḥ śucīnpāṇḍavānbālāndāhayāmāsa mantriṇā || 12 ||
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diṣṭyā tvidānīṃ pāpātmā dagdho'yamatidurmatiḥ |
anāgasaḥ suviśvastānyo dadāha narottamān || 13 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evaṃ te vilapanti sma vāraṇāvatakā janāḥ |
parivārya gṛhaṃ tacca tasthū rātrau samantataḥ || 14 ||
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pāṇḍavāścāpi te rājanmātrā saha suduḥkhitāḥ |
bilena tena nirgatya jagmurgūḍhamalakṣitāḥ || 15 ||
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tena nidroparodhena sādhvasena ca pāṇḍavāḥ |
na śekuḥ sahasā gantuṃ saha mātrā paraṃtapāḥ || 16 ||
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bhīmasenastu rājendra bhīmavegaparākramaḥ |
jagāma bhrātṝnādāya sarvānmātarameva ca || 17 ||
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skandhamāropya jananīṃ yamāvaṅkena vīryavān |
pārthau gṛhītvā pāṇibhyāṃ bhrātarau sumahābalau || 18 ||
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tarasā pādapānbhañjanmahīṃ padbhyāṃ vidārayan |
sa jagāmāśu tejasvī vātaraṃhā vṛkodaraḥ || 19 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 136

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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