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 174

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arjuna uvāca |
asmākamanurūpo vai yaḥ syādgandharva vedavit |
purohitastamācakṣva sarvaṃ hi viditaṃ tava || 1 ||
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gandharva uvāca |
yavīyāndevalasyaiṣa vane bhrātā tapasyati |
dhaumya utkocake tīrthe taṃ vṛṇudhvaṃ yadīcchatha || 2 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tato'rjuno'stramāgneyaṃ pradadau tadyathāvidhi |
gandharvāya tadā prīto vacanaṃ cedamabravīt || 3 ||
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tvayyeva tāvattiṣṭhantu hayā gandharvasattama |
karmakāle grahīṣyāmi svasti te'stviti cābravīt || 4 ||
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te'nyonyamabhisaṃpūjya gandharvaḥ pāṇḍavāśca ha |
ramyādbhāgīrathīkacchādyathākāmaṃ pratasthire || 5 ||
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tata utkocakaṃ tīrthaṃ gatvā dhaumyāśramaṃ tu te |
taṃ vavruḥ pāṇḍavā dhaumyaṃ paurohityāya bhārata || 6 ||
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tāndhaumyaḥ pratijagrāha sarvavedavidāṃ varaḥ |
pādyena phalamūlena paurohityena caiva ha || 7 ||
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te tadāśaṃsire labdhāṃ śriyaṃ rājyaṃ ca pāṇḍavāḥ |
taṃ brāhmaṇaṃ puraskṛtya pāñcālyāśca svayaṃvaram || 8 ||
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mātṛṣaṣṭhāstu te tena guruṇā saṃgatāstadā |
nāthavantamivātmānaṃ menire bharatarṣabhāḥ || 9 ||
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sa hi vedārthatattvajñasteṣāṃ gururudāradhīḥ |
tena dharmavidā pārthā yājyāḥ sarvavidā kṛtāḥ || 10 ||
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vīrāṃstu sa hi tānmene prāptarājyānsvadharmataḥ |
buddhivīryabalotsāhairyuktāndevānivāparān || 11 ||
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kṛtasvastyayanāstena tataste manujādhipāḥ |
menire sahitā gantuṃ pāñcālyāstaṃ svayaṃvaram || 12 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 174

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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