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 1

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tato'bravīnmayaḥ pārthaṃ vāsudevasya saṃnidhau |
prāñjaliḥ ślakṣṇayā vācā pūjayitvā punaḥ punaḥ || 1 ||
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asmācca kṛṣṇātsaṃkruddhātpāvakācca didhakṣataḥ |
tvayā trāto'smi kaunteya brūhi kiṃ karavāṇi te || 2 ||
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arjuna uvāca |
kṛtameva tvayā sarvaṃ svasti gaccha mahāsura |
prītimānbhava me nityaṃ prītimanto vayaṃ ca te || 3 ||
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maya uvāca |
yuktametattvayi vibho yathāttha puruṣarṣabha |
prītipūrvamahaṃ kiṃcitkartumicchāmi bhārata || 4 ||
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ahaṃ hi viśvakarmā vai dānavānāṃ mahākaviḥ |
so'haṃ vai tvatkṛte kiṃcitkartumicchāmi pāṇḍava || 5 ||
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arjuna uvāca |
prāṇakṛcchrādvimuktaṃ tvamātmānaṃ manyase mayā |
evaṃ gate na śakṣyāmi kiṃcitkārayituṃ tvayā || 6 ||
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na cāpi tava saṃkalpaṃ moghamicchāmi dānava |
kṛṣṇasya kriyatāṃ kiṃcittathā pratikṛtaṃ mayi || 7 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
codito vāsudevastu mayena bharatarṣabha |
muhūrtamiva saṃdadhyau kimayaṃ codyatāmiti || 8 ||
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codayāmāsa taṃ kṛṣṇaḥ sabhā vai kriyatāmiti |
dharmarājasya daiteya yādṛśīmiha manyase || 9 ||
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yāṃ kṛtāṃ nānukuryuste mānavāḥ prekṣya vismitāḥ |
manuṣyaloke kṛtsne'smiṃstādṛśīṃ kuru vai sabhām || 10 ||
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yatra divyānabhiprāyānpaśyema vihitāṃstvayā |
āsurānmānuṣāṃścaiva tāṃ sabhāṃ kuru vai maya || 11 ||
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pratigṛhya tu tadvākyaṃ saṃprahṛṣṭo mayastadā |
vimānapratimāṃ cakre pāṇḍavasya sabhāṃ mudā || 12 ||
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tataḥ kṛṣṇaśca pārthaśca dharmarāje yudhiṣṭhire |
sarvametadyathāvedya darśayāmāsaturmayam || 13 ||
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tasmai yudhiṣṭhiraḥ pūjāṃ yathārhamakarottadā |
sa tu tāṃ pratijagrāha mayaḥ satkṛtya satkṛtaḥ || 14 ||
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sa pūrvadevacaritaṃ tatra tatra viśāṃ pate |
kathayāmāsa daiteyaḥ pāṇḍuputreṣu bhārata || 15 ||
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sa kālaṃ kaṃcidāśvasya viśvakarmā pracintya ca |
sabhāṃ pracakrame kartuṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahātmanām || 16 ||
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abhiprāyeṇa pārthānāṃ kṛṣṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ |
puṇye'hani mahātejāḥ kṛtakautukamaṅgalaḥ || 17 ||
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tarpayitvā dvijaśreṣṭhānpāyasena sahasraśaḥ |
dhanaṃ bahuvidhaṃ dattvā tebhya eva ca vīryavān || 18 ||
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sarvartuguṇasaṃpannāṃ divyarūpāṃ manoramām |
daśakiṣkusahasrāṃ tāṃ māpayāmāsa sarvataḥ || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 1

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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