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 144

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
te vanena vanaṃ vīrā ghnanto mṛgagaṇānbahūn |
apakramya yayū rājaṃstvaramāṇā mahārathāḥ || 1 ||
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matsyāṃstrigartānpāñcālānkīcakānantareṇa ca |
ramaṇīyānvanoddeśānprekṣamāṇāḥ sarāṃsi ca || 2 ||
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jaṭāḥ kṛtvātmanaḥ sarve valkalājinavāsasaḥ |
saha kuntyā mahātmāno bibhratastāpasaṃ vapuḥ || 3 ||
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kvacidvahanto jananīṃ tvaramāṇā mahārathāḥ |
kvacicchandena gacchantaste jagmuḥ prasabhaṃ punaḥ || 4 ||
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brāhmaṃ vedamadhīyānā vedāṅgāni ca sarvaśaḥ |
nītiśāstraṃ ca dharmajñā dadṛśuste pitāmaham || 5 ||
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te'bhivādya mahātmānaṃ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ tadā |
tasthuḥ prāñjalayaḥ sarve saha mātrā paraṃtapāḥ || 6 ||
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vyāsa uvāca |
mayedaṃ manasā pūrvaṃ viditaṃ bharatarṣabhāḥ |
yathā sthitairadharmeṇa dhārtarāṣṭrairvivāsitāḥ || 7 ||
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tadviditvāsmi saṃprāptaścikīrṣuḥ paramaṃ hitam |
na viṣādo'tra kartavyaḥ sarvametatsukhāya vaḥ || 8 ||
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samāste caiva me sarve yūyaṃ caiva na saṃśayaḥ |
dīnato bālataścaiva snehaṃ kurvanti bāndhavāḥ || 9 ||
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tasmādabhyadhikaḥ sneho yuṣmāsu mama sāṃpratam |
snehapūrvaṃ cikīrṣāmi hitaṃ vastannibodhata || 10 ||
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idaṃ nagaramabhyāśe ramaṇīyaṃ nirāmayam |
vasateha praticchannā mamāgamanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ || 11 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evaṃ sa tānsamāśvāsya vyāsaḥ pārthānariṃdamān |
ekacakrāmabhigataḥ kuntīmāśvāsayatprabhuḥ || 12 ||
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jīvaputri sutaste'yaṃ dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
pṛthivyāṃ pārthivānsarvānpraśāsiṣyati dharmarāṭ || 13 ||
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dharmeṇa jitvā pṛthivīmakhilāṃ dharmavidvaśī |
bhīmasenārjunabalādbhokṣyatyayamasaṃśayaḥ || 14 ||
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putrāstava ca mādryāśca sarva eva mahārathāḥ |
svarāṣṭre vihariṣyanti sukhaṃ sumanasastadā || 15 ||
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yakṣyanti ca naravyāghrā vijitya pṛthivīmimām |
rājasūyāśvamedhādyaiḥ kratubhirbhūridakṣiṇaiḥ || 16 ||
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anugṛhya suhṛdvargaṃ dhanena ca sukhena ca |
pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyamiha bhokṣyanti te sutāḥ || 17 ||
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evamuktvā niveśyainānbrāhmaṇasya niveśane |
abravītpārthivaśreṣṭhamṛṣirdvaipāyanastadā || 18 ||
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iha māṃ saṃpratīkṣadhvamāgamiṣyāmyahaṃ punaḥ |
deśakālau viditvaiva vetsyadhvaṃ paramāṃ mudam || 19 ||
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sa taiḥ prāñjalibhiḥ sarvaistathetyukto narādhipa |
jagāma bhagavānvyāso yathākāmamṛṣiḥ prabhuḥ || 20 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 144

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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