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 153

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janamejaya uvāca |
te tathā puruṣavyāghrā nihatya bakarākṣasam |
ata ūrdhvaṃ tato brahmankimakurvata pāṇḍavāḥ || 1 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tatraiva nyavasanrājannihatya bakarākṣasam |
adhīyānāḥ paraṃ brahma brāhmaṇasya niveśane || 2 ||
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tataḥ katipayāhasya brāhmaṇaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ |
pratiśrayārthaṃ tadveśma brāhmaṇasyājagāma ha || 3 ||
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sa samyakpūjayitvā taṃ vidvānviprarṣabhastadā |
dadau pratiśrayaṃ tasmai sadā sarvātithivratī || 4 ||
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tataste pāṇḍavāḥ sarve saha kuntyā nararṣabhāḥ |
upāsāṃ cakrire vipraṃ kathayānaṃ kathāstadā || 5 ||
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kathayāmāsa deśānsa tīrthāni vividhāni ca |
rājñāṃ ca vividhāścaryāḥ purāṇi vividhāni ca || 6 ||
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sa tatrākathayadvipraḥ kathānte janamejaya |
pāñcāleṣvadbhutākāraṃ yājñasenyāḥ svayaṃvaram || 7 ||
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dhṛṣṭadyumnasya cotpattimutpattiṃ ca śikhaṇḍinaḥ |
ayonijatvaṃ kṛṣṇāyā drupadasya mahāmakhe || 8 ||
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tadadbhutatamaṃ śrutvā loke tasya mahātmanaḥ |
vistareṇaiva papracchuḥ kathāṃ tāṃ puruṣarṣabhāḥ || 9 ||
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kathaṃ drupadaputrasya dhṛṣṭadyumnasya pāvakāt |
vedimadhyācca kṛṣṇāyāḥ saṃbhavaḥ kathamadbhutaḥ || 10 ||
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kathaṃ droṇānmaheṣvāsātsarvāṇyastrāṇyaśikṣata |
kathaṃ priyasakhāyau tau bhinnau kasya kṛtena ca || 11 ||
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evaṃ taiścodito rājansa vipraḥ puruṣarṣabhaiḥ |
kathayāmāsa tatsarvaṃ draupadīsaṃbhavaṃ tadā || 12 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 153

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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