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 164

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
sa gandharvavacaḥ śrutvā tattadā bharatarṣabha |
arjunaḥ parayā prītyā pūrṇacandra ivābabhau || 1 ||
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uvāca ca maheṣvāso gandharvaṃ kurusattamaḥ |
jātakautūhalo'tīva vasiṣṭhasya tapobalāt || 2 ||
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vasiṣṭha iti yasyaitadṛṣernāma tvayeritam |
etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ yathāvattadvadasva me || 3 ||
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ya eṣa gandharvapate pūrveṣāṃ naḥ purohitaḥ |
āsīdetanmamācakṣva ka eṣa bhagavānṛṣiḥ || 4 ||
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gandharva uvāca |
tapasā nirjitau śaśvadajeyāvamarairapi |
kāmakrodhāvubhau yasya caraṇau saṃvavāhatuḥ || 5 ||
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yastu nocchedanaṃ cakre kuśikānāmudāradhīḥ |
viśvāmitrāparādhena dhārayanmanyumuttamam || 6 ||
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putravyasanasaṃtaptaḥ śaktimānapi yaḥ prabhuḥ |
viśvāmitravināśāya na mene karma dāruṇam || 7 ||
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mṛtāṃśca punarāhartuṃ yaḥ sa putrānyamakṣayāt |
kṛtāntaṃ nāticakrāma velāmiva mahodadhiḥ || 8 ||
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yaṃ prāpya vijitātmānaṃ mahātmānaṃ narādhipāḥ |
ikṣvākavo mahīpālā lebhire pṛthivīmimām || 9 ||
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purohitavaraṃ prāpya vasiṣṭhamṛṣisattamam |
ījire kratubhiścāpi nṛpāste kurunandana || 10 ||
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sa hi tānyājayāmāsa sarvānnṛpatisattamān |
brahmarṣiḥ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha bṛhaspatirivāmarān || 11 ||
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tasmāddharmapradhānātmā vedadharmavidīpsitaḥ |
brāhmaṇo guṇavānkaścitpurodhāḥ pravimṛśyatām || 12 ||
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kṣatriyeṇa hi jātena pṛthivīṃ jetumicchatā |
pūrvaṃ purohitaḥ kāryaḥ pārtha rājyābhivṛddhaye || 13 ||
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mahīṃ jigīṣatā rājñā brahma kāryaṃ puraḥsaram |
tasmātpurohitaḥ kaścidguṇavānastu vo dvijaḥ || 14 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 164

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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