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 163

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vasiṣṭha uvāca |
yaiṣā te tapatī nāma sāvitryavarajā sutā |
tāṃ tvāṃ saṃvaraṇasyārthe varayāmi vibhāvaso || 1 ||
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sa hi rājā bṛhatkīrtirdharmārthavidudāradhīḥ |
yuktaḥ saṃvaraṇo bhartā duhituste vihaṃgama || 2 ||
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gandharva uvāca |
ityuktaḥ savitā tena dadānītyeva niścitaḥ |
pratyabhāṣata taṃ vipraṃ pratinandya divākaraḥ || 3 ||
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varaḥ saṃvaraṇo rājñāṃ tvamṛṣīṇāṃ varo mune |
tapatī yoṣitāṃ śreṣṭhā kimanyatrāpavarjanāt || 4 ||
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tataḥ sarvānavadyāṅgīṃ tapatīṃ tapanaḥ svayam |
dadau saṃvaraṇasyārthe vasiṣṭhāya mahātmane |
pratijagrāha tāṃ kanyāṃ maharṣistapatīṃ tadā || 5 ||
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vasiṣṭho'tha visṛṣṭaśca punarevājagāma ha |
yatra vikhyātakīrtiḥ sa kurūṇāmṛṣabho'bhavat || 6 ||
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sa rājā manmathāviṣṭastadgatenāntarātmanā |
dṛṣṭvā ca devakanyāṃ tāṃ tapatīṃ cāruhāsinīm |
vasiṣṭhena sahāyāntīṃ saṃhṛṣṭo'bhyadhikaṃ babhau || 7 ||
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kṛcchre dvādaśarātre tu tasya rājñaḥ samāpite |
ājagāma viśuddhātmā vasiṣṭho bhagavānṛṣiḥ || 8 ||
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tapasārādhya varadaṃ devaṃ gopatimīśvaram |
lebhe saṃvaraṇo bhāryāṃ vasiṣṭhasyaiva tejasā || 9 ||
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tatastasmingiriśreṣṭhe devagandharvasevite |
jagrāha vidhivatpāṇiṃ tapatyāḥ sa nararṣabhaḥ || 10 ||
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vasiṣṭhenābhyanujñātastasminneva dharādhare |
so'kāmayata rājarṣirvihartuṃ saha bhāryayā || 11 ||
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tataḥ pure ca rāṣṭre ca vāhaneṣu baleṣu ca |
ādideśa mahīpālastameva sacivaṃ tadā || 12 ||
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nṛpatiṃ tvabhyanujñāya vasiṣṭho'thāpacakrame |
so'pi rājā girau tasminvijahārāmaropamaḥ || 13 ||
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tato dvādaśa varṣāṇi kānaneṣu jaleṣu ca |
reme tasmingirau rājā tayaiva saha bhāryayā || 14 ||
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tasya rājñaḥ pure tasminsamā dvādaśa sarvaśaḥ |
na vavarṣa sahasrākṣo rāṣṭre caivāsya sarvaśaḥ || 15 ||
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tatkṣudhārtairnirānandaiḥ śavabhūtaistadā naraiḥ |
abhavatpretarājasya puraṃ pretairivāvṛtam || 16 ||
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tatastattādṛśaṃ dṛṣṭvā sa eva bhagavānṛṣiḥ |
abhyapadyata dharmātmā vasiṣṭho rājasattamam || 17 ||
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taṃ ca pārthivaśārdūlamānayāmāsa tatpuram |
tapatyā sahitaṃ rājannuṣitaṃ dvādaśīḥ samāḥ || 18 ||
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tataḥ pravṛṣṭastatrāsīdyathāpūrvaṃ surārihā |
tasminnṛpatiśārdūle praviṣṭe nagaraṃ punaḥ || 19 ||
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tataḥ sarāṣṭraṃ mumude tatpuraṃ parayā mudā |
tena pārthivamukhyena bhāvitaṃ bhāvitātmanā || 20 ||
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tato dvādaśa varṣāṇi punarīje narādhipaḥ |
patnyā tapatyā sahito yathā śakro marutpatiḥ || 21 ||
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evamāsīnmahābhāgā tapatī nāma paurvikī |
tava vaivasvatī pārtha tāpatyastvaṃ yayā mataḥ || 22 ||
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tasyāṃ saṃjanayāmāsa kuruṃ saṃvaraṇo nṛpaḥ |
tapatyāṃ tapatāṃ śreṣṭha tāpatyastvaṃ tato'rjuna || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 163

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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