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 222

jaritovāca |
asmādbilānniṣpatitaṃ śyena ākhuṃ jahāra tam |
kṣudraṃ gṛhītvā pādābhyāṃ bhayaṃ na bhavitā tataḥ || 1 ||
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śārṅgakā ūcuḥ |
na hṛtaṃ taṃ vayaṃ vidmaḥ śyenenākhuṃ kathaṃcana |
anye'pi bhavitāro'tra tebhyo'pi bhayameva naḥ || 2 ||
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saṃśayo hyagnirāgaccheddṛṣṭaṃ vāyornivartanam |
mṛtyurno bilavāsibhyo bhavenmātarasaṃśayam || 3 ||
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niḥsaṃśayātsaṃśayito mṛtyurmātarviśiṣyate |
cara khe tvaṃ yathānyāyaṃ putrānvetsyasi śobhanān || 4 ||
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jaritovāca |
ahaṃ vai śyenamāyāntamadrākṣaṃ bilamantikāt |
saṃcarantaṃ samādāya jahārākhuṃ bilādbalī || 5 ||
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taṃ patantamahaṃ śyenaṃ tvaritā pṛṣṭhato'nvagām |
āśiṣo'sya prayuñjānā harato mūṣakaṃ bilāt || 6 ||
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yo no dveṣṭāramādāya śyenarāja pradhāvasi |
bhava tvaṃ divamāsthāya niramitro hiraṇmayaḥ || 7 ||
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yadā sa bhakṣitastena kṣudhitena patatriṇā |
tadāhaṃ tamanujñāpya pratyupāyāṃ gṛhānprati || 8 ||
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praviśadhvaṃ bilaṃ putrā viśrabdhā nāsti vo bhayam |
śyenena mama paśyantyā hṛta ākhurna saṃśayaḥ || 9 ||
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śārṅgakā ūcuḥ |
na vidma vai vayaṃ mātarhṛtamākhumitaḥ purā |
avijñāya na śakṣyāmo bilamāviśatuṃ vayam || 10 ||
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jaritovāca |
ahaṃ hi taṃ prajānāmi hṛtaṃ śyenena mūṣakam |
ata eva bhayaṃ nāsti kriyatāṃ vacanaṃ mama || 11 ||
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śārṅgakā ūcuḥ |
na tvaṃ mithyopacāreṇa mokṣayethā bhayaṃ mahat |
samākuleṣu jñāneṣu na buddhikṛtameva tat || 12 ||
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na copakṛtamasmābhirna cāsmānvettha ye vayam |
pīḍyamānā bharasyasmānkā satī ke vayaṃ tava || 13 ||
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taruṇī darśanīyāsi samarthā bhartureṣaṇe |
anugaccha svabhartāraṃ putrānāpsyasi śobhanān || 14 ||
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vayamapyagnimāviśya lokānprāpsyāmahe śubhān |
athāsmānna dahedagnirāyāstvaṃ punareva naḥ || 15 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evamuktā tataḥ śārṅgī putrānutsṛjya khāṇḍave |
jagāma tvaritā deśaṃ kṣemamagneranāśrayam || 16 ||
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tatastīkṣṇārcirabhyāgājjvalito havyavāhanaḥ |
yatra śārṅgā babhūvuste mandapālasya putrakāḥ || 17 ||
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te śārṅgā jvalanaṃ dṛṣṭvā jvalitaṃ svena tejasā |
jaritāristato vācaṃ śrāvayāmāsa pāvakam || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 222

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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