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 2

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
uṣitvā khāṇḍavaprasthe sukhavāsaṃ janārdanaḥ |
pārthaiḥ prītisamāyuktaiḥ pūjanārho'bhipūjitaḥ || 1 ||
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gamanāya matiṃ cakre piturdarśanalālasaḥ |
dharmarājamathāmantrya pṛthāṃ ca pṛthulocanaḥ || 2 ||
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vavande caraṇau mūrdhnā jagadvandyaḥ pitṛṣvasuḥ |
sa tayā mūrdhnyupāghrātaḥ pariṣvaktaśca keśavaḥ || 3 ||
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dadarśānantaraṃ kṛṣṇo bhaginīṃ svāṃ mahāyaśāḥ |
tāmupetya hṛṣīkeśaḥ prītyā bāṣpasamanvitaḥ || 4 ||
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arthyaṃ tathyaṃ hitaṃ vākyaṃ laghu yuktamanuttamam |
uvāca bhagavānbhadrāṃ subhadrāṃ bhadrabhāṣiṇīm || 5 ||
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tayā svajanagāmīni śrāvito vacanāni saḥ |
saṃpūjitaścāpyasakṛcchirasā cābhivāditaḥ || 6 ||
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tāmanujñāpya vārṣṇeyaḥ pratinandya ca bhāminīm |
dadarśānantaraṃ kṛṣṇāṃ dhaumyaṃ cāpi janārdanaḥ || 7 ||
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vavande ca yathānyāyaṃ dhaumyaṃ puruṣasattamaḥ |
draupadīṃ sāntvayitvā ca āmantrya ca janārdanaḥ || 8 ||
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bhrātṝnabhyagamaddhīmānpārthena sahito balī |
bhrātṛbhiḥ pañcabhiḥ kṛṣṇo vṛtaḥ śakra ivāmaraiḥ || 9 ||
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arcayāmāsa devāṃśca dvijāṃśca yadupuṃgavaḥ |
mālyajapyanamaskārairgandhairuccāvacairapi |
sa kṛtvā sarvakāryāṇi pratasthe tasthuṣāṃ varaḥ || 10 ||
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svasti vācyārhato viprāndadhipātraphalākṣataiḥ |
vasu pradāya ca tataḥ pradakṣiṇamavartata || 11 ||
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kāñcanaṃ rathamāsthāya tārkṣyaketanamāśugam |
gadācakrāsiśārṅgādyairāyudhaiśca samanvitam || 12 ||
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tithāvatha ca nakṣatre muhūrte ca guṇānvite |
prayayau puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ sainyasugrīvavāhanaḥ || 13 ||
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anvāruroha cāpyenaṃ premṇā rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
apāsya cāsya yantāraṃ dārukaṃ yantṛsattamam |
abhīṣūnsaṃprajagrāha svayaṃ kurupatistadā || 14 ||
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upāruhyārjunaścāpi cāmaravyajanaṃ sitam |
rukmadaṇḍaṃ bṛhanmūrdhni dudhāvābhipradakṣiṇam || 15 ||
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tathaiva bhīmaseno'pi yamābhyāṃ sahito vaśī |
pṛṣṭhato'nuyayau kṛṣṇamṛtvikpaurajanairvṛtaḥ || 16 ||
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sa tathā bhrātṛbhiḥ sārdhaṃ keśavaḥ paravīrahā |
anugamyamānaḥ śuśubhe śiṣyairiva guruḥ priyaiḥ || 17 ||
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pārthamāmantrya govindaḥ pariṣvajya ca pīḍitam |
yudhiṣṭhiraṃ pūjayitvā bhīmasenaṃ yamau tathā || 18 ||
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pariṣvakto bhṛśaṃ tābhyāṃ yamābhyāmabhivāditaḥ |
tatastaiḥ saṃvidaṃ kṛtvā yathāvanmadhusūdanaḥ || 19 ||
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nivartayitvā ca tadā pāṇḍavānsapadānugān |
svāṃ purīṃ prayayau kṛṣṇaḥ puraṃdara ivāparaḥ || 20 ||
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locanairanujagmuste tamā dṛṣṭipathāttadā |
manobhiranujagmuste kṛṣṇaṃ prītisamanvayāt || 21 ||
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atṛptamanasāmeva teṣāṃ keśavadarśane |
kṣipramantardadhe śauriścakṣuṣāṃ priyadarśanaḥ || 22 ||
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akāmā iva pārthāste govindagatamānasāḥ |
nivṛtyopayayuḥ sarve svapuraṃ puruṣarṣabhāḥ |
syandanenātha kṛṣṇo'pi samaye dvārakāmagāt || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 2

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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