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 157

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
vasatsu teṣu pracchannaṃ pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu |
ājagāmātha tāndraṣṭuṃ vyāsaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ || 1 ||
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tamāgatamabhiprekṣya pratyudgamya paraṃtapāḥ |
praṇipatyābhivādyainaṃ tasthuḥ prāñjalayastadā || 2 ||
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samanujñāpya tānsarvānāsīnānmunirabravīt |
prasannaḥ pūjitaḥ pārthaiḥ prītipūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ || 3 ||
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api dharmeṇa vartadhvaṃ śāstreṇa ca paraṃtapāḥ |
api vipreṣu vaḥ pūjā pūjārheṣu na hīyate || 4 ||
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atha dharmārthavadvākyamuktvā sa bhagavānṛṣiḥ |
vicitrāśca kathāstāstāḥ punarevedamabravīt || 5 ||
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āsīttapovane kācidṛṣeḥ kanyā mahātmanaḥ |
vilagnamadhyā suśroṇī subhrūḥ sarvaguṇānvitā || 6 ||
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karmabhiḥ svakṛtaiḥ sā tu durbhagā samapadyata |
nādhyagacchatpatiṃ sā tu kanyā rūpavatī satī || 7 ||
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tapastaptumathārebhe patyarthamasukhā tataḥ |
toṣayāmāsa tapasā sā kilogreṇa śaṃkaram || 8 ||
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tasyāḥ sa bhagavāṃstuṣṭastāmuvāca tapasvinīm |
varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te varado'smīti bhāmini || 9 ||
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atheśvaramuvācedamātmanaḥ sā vaco hitam |
patiṃ sarvaguṇopetamicchāmīti punaḥ punaḥ || 10 ||
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tāmatha pratyuvācedamīśāno vadatāṃ varaḥ |
pañca te patayo bhadre bhaviṣyantīti śaṃkaraḥ || 11 ||
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pratibruvantīmekaṃ me patiṃ dehīti śaṃkaram |
punarevābravīddeva idaṃ vacanamuttamam || 12 ||
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pañcakṛtvastvayā uktaḥ patiṃ dehītyahaṃ punaḥ |
dehamanyaṃ gatāyāste yathoktaṃ tadbhaviṣyati || 13 ||
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drupadasya kule jātā kanyā sā devarūpiṇī |
nirdiṣṭā bhavatāṃ patnī kṛṣṇā pārṣatyaninditā || 14 ||
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pāñcālanagaraṃ tasmātpraviśadhvaṃ mahābalāḥ |
sukhinastāmanuprāpya bhaviṣyatha na saṃśayaḥ || 15 ||
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evamuktvā mahābhāgaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ pitāmahaḥ |
pārthānāmantrya kuntīṃ ca prātiṣṭhata mahātapāḥ || 16 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 157

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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