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 154

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brāhmaṇa uvāca |
gaṅgādvāraṃ prati mahānbabhūvarṣirmahātapāḥ |
bharadvājo mahāprājñaḥ satataṃ saṃśitavrataḥ || 1 ||
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so'bhiṣektuṃ gato gaṅgāṃ pūrvamevāgatāṃ satīm |
dadarśāpsarasaṃ tatra ghṛtācīmāplutāmṛṣiḥ || 2 ||
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tasyā vāyurnadītīre vasanaṃ vyaharattadā |
apakṛṣṭāmbarāṃ dṛṣṭvā tāmṛṣiścakame tataḥ || 3 ||
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tasyāṃ saṃsaktamanasaḥ kaumārabrahmacāriṇaḥ |
hṛṣṭasya retaścaskanda tadṛṣirdroṇa ādadhe || 4 ||
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tataḥ samabhavaddroṇaḥ kumārastasya dhīmataḥ |
adhyagīṣṭa sa vedāṃśca vedāṅgāni ca sarvaśaḥ || 5 ||
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bharadvājasya tu sakhā pṛṣato nāma pārthivaḥ |
tasyāpi drupado nāma tadā samabhavatsutaḥ || 6 ||
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sa nityamāśramaṃ gatvā droṇena saha pārṣataḥ |
cikrīḍādhyayanaṃ caiva cakāra kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ || 7 ||
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tatastu pṛṣate'tīte sa rājā drupado'bhavat |
droṇo'pi rāmaṃ śuśrāva ditsantaṃ vasu sarvaśaḥ || 8 ||
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vanaṃ tu prasthitaṃ rāmaṃ bharadvājasuto'bravīt |
āgataṃ vittakāmaṃ māṃ viddhi droṇaṃ dvijarṣabha || 9 ||
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rāma uvāca |
śarīramātramevādya mayedamavaśeṣitam |
astrāṇi vā śarīraṃ vā brahmannanyataraṃ vṛṇu || 10 ||
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droṇa uvāca |
astrāṇi caiva sarvāṇi teṣāṃ saṃhārameva ca |
prayogaṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ dātumarhati me bhavān || 11 ||
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brāhmaṇa uvāca |
tathetyuktvā tatastasmai pradadau bhṛgunandanaḥ |
pratigṛhya tato droṇaḥ kṛtakṛtyo'bhavattadā || 12 ||
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saṃprahṛṣṭamanāścāpi rāmātparamasaṃmatam |
brahmāstraṃ samanuprāpya nareṣvabhyadhiko'bhavat || 13 ||
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tato drupadamāsādya bhāradvājaḥ pratāpavān |
abravītpuruṣavyāghraḥ sakhāyaṃ viddhi māmiti || 14 ||
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drupada uvāca |
nāśrotriyaḥ śrotriyasya nārathī rathinaḥ sakhā |
nārājā pārthivasyāpi sakhipūrvaṃ kimiṣyate || 15 ||
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brāhmaṇa uvāca |
sa viniścitya manasā pāñcālyaṃ prati buddhimān |
jagāma kurumukhyānāṃ nagaraṃ nāgasāhvayam || 16 ||
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tasmai pautrānsamādāya vasūni vividhāni ca |
prāptāya pradadau bhīṣmaḥ śiṣyāndroṇāya dhīmate || 17 ||
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droṇaḥ śiṣyāṃstataḥ sarvānidaṃ vacanamabravīt |
samānīya tadā vidvāndrupadasyāsukhāya vai || 18 ||
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ācāryavetanaṃ kiṃciddhṛdi saṃparivartate |
kṛtāstraistatpradeyaṃ syāttadṛtaṃ vadatānaghāḥ || 19 ||
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yadā ca pāṇḍavāḥ sarve kṛtāstrāḥ kṛtaniśramāḥ |
tato droṇo'bravīdbhūyo vetanārthamidaṃ vacaḥ || 20 ||
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pārṣato drupado nāma chatravatyāṃ nareśvaraḥ |
tasyāpakṛṣya tadrājyaṃ mama śīghraṃ pradīyatām || 21 ||
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tataḥ pāṇḍusutāḥ pañca nirjitya drupadaṃ yudhi |
droṇāya darśayāmāsurbaddhvā sasacivaṃ tadā || 22 ||
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droṇa uvāca |
prārthayāmi tvayā sakhyaṃ punareva narādhipa |
arājā kila no rājñaḥ sakhā bhavitumarhati || 23 ||
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ataḥ prayatitaṃ rājye yajñasena mayā tava |
rājāsi dakṣiṇe kūle bhāgīrathyāhamuttare || 24 ||
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brāhmaṇa uvāca |
asatkāraḥ sa sumahānmuhūrtamapi tasya tu |
na vyeti hṛdayādrājño durmanāḥ sa kṛśo'bhavat || 25 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 154

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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