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 170

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brāhmaṇyuvāca |
nāhaṃ gṛhṇāmi vastāta dṛṣṭīrnāsti ruṣānvitā |
ayaṃ tu bhārgavo nūnamūrujaḥ kupito'dya vaḥ || 1 ||
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tena cakṣūṃṣi vastāta nūnaṃ kopānmahātmanā |
smaratā nihatānbandhūnādattāni na saṃśayaḥ || 2 ||
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garbhānapi yadā yūyaṃ bhṛgūṇāṃ ghnata putrakāḥ |
tadāyamūruṇā garbho mayā varṣaśataṃ dhṛtaḥ || 3 ||
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ṣaḍaṅgaścākhilo veda imaṃ garbhasthameva hi |
viveśa bhṛguvaṃśasya bhūyaḥ priyacikīrṣayā || 4 ||
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so'yaṃ pitṛvadhānnūnaṃ krodhādvo hantumicchati |
tejasā yasya divyena cakṣūṃṣi muṣitāni vaḥ || 5 ||
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tamimaṃ tāta yācadhvamaurvaṃ mama sutottamam |
ayaṃ vaḥ praṇipātena tuṣṭo dṛṣṭīrvimokṣyati || 6 ||
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gandharva uvāca |
evamuktāstataḥ sarve rājānaste tamūrujam |
ūcuḥ prasīdeti tadā prasādaṃ ca cakāra saḥ || 7 ||
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anenaiva ca vikhyāto nāmnā lokeṣu sattamaḥ |
sa aurva iti viprarṣirūruṃ bhittvā vyajāyata || 8 ||
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cakṣūṃṣi pratilabhyātha pratijagmustato nṛpāḥ |
bhārgavastu munirmene sarvalokaparābhavam || 9 ||
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sa cakre tāta lokānāṃ vināśāya mahāmanāḥ |
sarveṣāmeva kārtsnyena manaḥ pravaṇamātmanaḥ || 10 ||
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icchannapacitiṃ kartuṃ bhṛgūṇāṃ bhṛgusattamaḥ |
sarvalokavināśāya tapasā mahataidhitaḥ || 11 ||
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tāpayāmāsa lokānsa sadevāsuramānuṣān |
tapasogreṇa mahatā nandayiṣyanpitāmahān || 12 ||
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tatastaṃ pitarastāta vijñāya bhṛgusattamam |
pitṛlokādupāgamya sarva ūcuridaṃ vacaḥ || 13 ||
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aurva dṛṣṭaḥ prabhāvaste tapasograsya putraka |
prasādaṃ kuru lokānāṃ niyaccha krodhamātmanaḥ || 14 ||
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nānīśairhi tadā tāta bhṛgubhirbhāvitātmabhiḥ |
vadho'bhyupekṣitaḥ sarvaiḥ kṣatriyāṇāṃ vihiṃsatām || 15 ||
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āyuṣā hi prakṛṣṭena yadā naḥ kheda āviśat |
tadāsmābhirvadhastāta kṣatriyairīpsitaḥ svayam || 16 ||
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nikhātaṃ taddhi vai vittaṃ kenacidbhṛguveśmani |
vairāyaiva tadā nyastaṃ kṣatriyānkopayiṣṇubhiḥ |
kiṃ hi vittena naḥ kāryaṃ svargepsūnāṃ dvijarṣabha || 17 ||
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yadā tu mṛtyurādātuṃ na naḥ śaknoti sarvaśaḥ |
tadāsmābhirayaṃ dṛṣṭa upāyastāta saṃmataḥ || 18 ||
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ātmahā ca pumāṃstāta na lokāṃllabhate śubhān |
tato'smābhiḥ samīkṣyaivaṃ nātmanātmā vināśitaḥ || 19 ||
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na caitannaḥ priyaṃ tāta yadidaṃ kartumicchasi |
niyacchedaṃ manaḥ pāpātsarvalokaparābhavāt || 20 ||
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na hi naḥ kṣatriyāḥ kecinna lokāḥ sapta putraka |
dūṣayanti tapastejaḥ krodhamutpatitaṃ jahi || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 170

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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