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 167

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gandharva uvāca |
tato dṛṣṭvāśramapadaṃ rahitaṃ taiḥ sutairmuniḥ |
nirjagāma suduḥkhārtaḥ punarevāśramāttataḥ || 1 ||
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so'paśyatsaritaṃ pūrṇāṃ prāvṛṭkāle navāmbhasā |
vṛkṣānbahuvidhānpārtha vahantīṃ tīrajānbahūn || 2 ||
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atha cintāṃ samāpede punaḥ pauravanandana |
ambhasyasyā nimajjeyamiti duḥkhasamanvitaḥ || 3 ||
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tataḥ pāśaistadātmānaṃ gāḍhaṃ baddhvā mahāmuniḥ |
tasyā jale mahānadyā nimamajja suduḥkhitaḥ || 4 ||
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atha chittvā nadī pāśāṃstasyāribalamardana |
samasthaṃ tamṛṣiṃ kṛtvā vipāśaṃ samavāsṛjat || 5 ||
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uttatāra tataḥ pāśairvimuktaḥ sa mahānṛṣiḥ |
vipāśeti ca nāmāsyā nadyāścakre mahānṛṣiḥ || 6 ||
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śoke buddhiṃ tataścakre na caikatra vyatiṣṭhata |
so'gacchatparvatāṃścaiva saritaśca sarāṃsi ca || 7 ||
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tataḥ sa punarevarṣirnadīṃ haimavatīṃ tadā |
caṇḍagrāhavatīṃ dṛṣṭvā tasyāḥ srotasyavāpatat || 8 ||
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sā tamagnisamaṃ vipramanucintya saridvarā |
śatadhā vidrutā yasmācchatadruriti viśrutā || 9 ||
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tataḥ sthalagataṃ dṛṣṭvā tatrāpyātmānamātmanā |
martuṃ na śakyamityuktvā punarevāśramaṃ yayau || 10 ||
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vadhvādṛśyantyānugata āśramābhimukho vrajan |
atha śuśrāva saṃgatyā vedādhyayananiḥsvanam |
pṛṣṭhataḥ paripūrṇārthaiḥ ṣaḍbhiraṅgairalaṃkṛtam || 11 ||
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anuvrajati ko nveṣa māmityeva ca so'bravīt |
ahaṃ tvadṛśyatī nāmnā taṃ snuṣā pratyabhāṣata |
śakterbhāryā mahābhāga tapoyuktā tapasvinī || 12 ||
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vasiṣṭha uvāca |
putri kasyaiṣa sāṅgasya vedasyādhyayanasvanaḥ |
purā sāṅgasya vedasya śakteriva mayā śrutaḥ || 13 ||
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adṛśyantyuvāca |
ayaṃ kukṣau samutpannaḥ śaktergarbhaḥ sutasya te |
samā dvādaśa tasyeha vedānabhyasato mune || 14 ||
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gandharva uvāca |
evamuktastato hṛṣṭo vasiṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhabhāgṛṣiḥ |
asti saṃtānamityuktvā mṛtyoḥ pārtha nyavartata || 15 ||
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tataḥ pratinivṛttaḥ sa tayā vadhvā sahānagha |
kalmāṣapādamāsīnaṃ dadarśa vijane vane || 16 ||
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sa tu dṛṣṭvaiva taṃ rājā kruddha utthāya bhārata |
āviṣṭo rakṣasogreṇa iyeṣāttuṃ tataḥ sma tam || 17 ||
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adṛśyantī tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā krūrakarmāṇamagrataḥ |
bhayasaṃvignayā vācā vasiṣṭhamidamabravīt || 18 ||
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asau mṛtyurivogreṇa daṇḍena bhagavannitaḥ |
pragṛhītena kāṣṭhena rākṣaso'bhyeti bhīṣaṇaḥ || 19 ||
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taṃ nivārayituṃ śakto nānyo'sti bhuvi kaścana |
tvadṛte'dya mahābhāga sarvavedavidāṃ vara || 20 ||
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trāhi māṃ bhagavanpāpādasmāddāruṇadarśanāt |
rakṣo attumiha hyāvāṃ nūnametaccikīrṣati || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 167

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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