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 151

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tato rātryāṃ vyatītāyāmannamādāya pāṇḍavaḥ |
bhīmaseno yayau tatra yatrāsau puruṣādakaḥ || 1 ||
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āsādya tu vanaṃ tasya rakṣasaḥ pāṇḍavo balī |
ājuhāva tato nāmnā tadannamupayojayan || 2 ||
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tataḥ sa rākṣasaḥ śrutvā bhīmasenasya tadvacaḥ |
ājagāma susaṃkruddho yatra bhīmo vyavasthitaḥ || 3 ||
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mahākāyo mahāvego dārayanniva medinīm |
triśikhāṃ bhṛkuṭiṃ kṛtvā saṃdaśya daśanacchadam || 4 ||
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bhuñjānamannaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmasenaṃ sa rākṣasaḥ |
vivṛtya nayane kruddha idaṃ vacanamabravīt || 5 ||
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ko'yamannamidaṃ bhuṅkte madarthamupakalpitam |
paśyato mama durbuddhiryiyāsuryamasādanam || 6 ||
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bhīmasenastu tacchrutvā prahasanniva bhārata |
rākṣasaṃ tamanādṛtya bhuṅkta eva parāṅmukhaḥ || 7 ||
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tataḥ sa bhairavaṃ kṛtvā samudyamya karāvubhau |
abhyadravadbhīmasenaṃ jighāṃsuḥ puruṣādakaḥ || 8 ||
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tathāpi paribhūyainaṃ nekṣamāṇo vṛkodaraḥ |
rākṣasaṃ bhuṅkta evānnaṃ pāṇḍavaḥ paravīrahā || 9 ||
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amarṣeṇa tu saṃpūrṇaḥ kuntīputrasya rākṣasaḥ |
jaghāna pṛṣṭhaṃ pāṇibhyāmubhābhyāṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ sthitaḥ || 10 ||
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tathā balavatā bhīmaḥ pāṇibhyāṃ bhṛśamāhataḥ |
naivāvalokayāmāsa rākṣasaṃ bhuṅkta eva saḥ || 11 ||
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tataḥ sa bhūyaḥ saṃkruddho vṛkṣamādāya rākṣasaḥ |
tāḍayiṣyaṃstadā bhīmaṃ punarabhyadravadbalī || 12 ||
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tato bhīmaḥ śanairbhuktvā tadannaṃ puruṣarṣabhaḥ |
vāryupaspṛśya saṃhṛṣṭastasthau yudhi mahābalaḥ || 13 ||
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kṣiptaṃ kruddhena taṃ vṛkṣaṃ pratijagrāha vīryavān |
savyena pāṇinā bhīmaḥ prahasanniva bhārata || 14 ||
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tataḥ sa punarudyamya vṛkṣānbahuvidhānbalī |
prāhiṇodbhīmasenāya tasmai bhīmaśca pāṇḍavaḥ || 15 ||
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tadvṛkṣayuddhamabhavanmahīruhavināśanam |
ghorarūpaṃ mahārāja bakapāṇḍavayormahat || 16 ||
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nāma viśrāvya tu bakaḥ samabhidrutya pāṇḍavam |
bhujābhyāṃ parijagrāha bhīmasenaṃ mahābalam || 17 ||
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bhīmaseno'pi tadrakṣaḥ parirabhya mahābhujaḥ |
visphurantaṃ mahāvegaṃ vicakarṣa balādbalī || 18 ||
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sa kṛṣyamāṇo bhīmena karṣamāṇaśca pāṇḍavam |
samayujyata tīvreṇa śrameṇa puruṣādakaḥ || 19 ||
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tayorvegena mahatā pṛthivī samakampata |
pādapāṃśca mahākāyāṃścūrṇayāmāsatustadā || 20 ||
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hīyamānaṃ tu tadrakṣaḥ samīkṣya bharatarṣabha |
niṣpiṣya bhūmau pāṇibhyāṃ samājaghne vṛkodaraḥ || 21 ||
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tato'sya jānunā pṛṣṭhamavapīḍya balādiva |
bāhunā parijagrāha dakṣiṇena śirodharām || 22 ||
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savyena ca kaṭīdeśe gṛhya vāsasi pāṇḍavaḥ |
tadrakṣo dviguṇaṃ cakre nadantaṃ bhairavānravān || 23 ||
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tato'sya rudhiraṃ vaktrātprādurāsīdviśāṃ pate |
bhajyamānasya bhīmena tasya ghorasya rakṣasaḥ || 24 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 151

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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