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 6

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
saṃpūjyāthābhyanujñāto maharṣervacanātparam |
pratyuvācānupūrvyeṇa dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 1 ||
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bhagavannyāyyamāhaitaṃ yathāvaddharmaniścayam |
yathāśakti yathānyāyaṃ kriyate'yaṃ vidhirmayā || 2 ||
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rājabhiryadyathā kāryaṃ purā tattanna saṃśayaḥ |
yathānyāyopanītārthaṃ kṛtaṃ hetumadarthavat || 3 ||
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vayaṃ tu satpathaṃ teṣāṃ yātumicchāmahe prabho |
na tu śakyaṃ tathā gantuṃ yathā tairniyatātmabhiḥ || 4 ||
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evamuktvā sa dharmātmā vākyaṃ tadabhipūjya ca |
muhūrtātprāptakālaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā lokacaraṃ munim || 5 ||
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nāradaṃ svasthamāsīnamupāsīno yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
apṛcchatpāṇḍavastatra rājamadhye mahāmatiḥ || 6 ||
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bhavānsaṃcarate lokānsadā nānāvidhānbahūn |
brahmaṇā nirmitānpūrvaṃ prekṣamāṇo manojavaḥ || 7 ||
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īdṛśī bhavatā kāciddṛṣṭapūrvā sabhā kvacit |
ito vā śreyasī brahmaṃstanmamācakṣva pṛcchataḥ || 8 ||
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tacchrutvā nāradastasya dharmarājasya bhāṣitam |
pāṇḍavaṃ pratyuvācedaṃ smayanmadhurayā girā || 9 ||
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mānuṣeṣu na me tāta dṛṣṭapūrvā na ca śrutā |
sabhā maṇimayī rājanyatheyaṃ tava bhārata || 10 ||
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sabhāṃ tu pitṛrājasya varuṇasya ca dhīmataḥ |
kathayiṣye tathendrasya kailāsanilayasya ca || 11 ||
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brahmaṇaśca sabhāṃ divyāṃ kathayiṣye gataklamām |
yadi te śravaṇe buddhirvartate bharatarṣabha || 12 ||
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nāradenaivamuktastu dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
prāñjalirbhrātṛbhiḥ sārdhaṃ taiśca sarvairnṛpairvṛtaḥ || 13 ||
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nāradaṃ pratyuvācedaṃ dharmarājo mahāmanāḥ |
sabhāḥ kathaya tāḥ sarvāḥ śrotumicchāmahe vayam || 14 ||
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kiṃdravyāstāḥ sabhā brahmankiṃvistārāḥ kimāyatāḥ |
pitāmahaṃ ca ke tasyāṃ sabhāyāṃ paryupāsate || 15 ||
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vāsavaṃ devarājaṃ ca yamaṃ vaivasvataṃ ca ke |
varuṇaṃ ca kuberaṃ ca sabhāyāṃ paryupāsate || 16 ||
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etatsarvaṃ yathātattvaṃ devarṣe vadatastava |
śrotumicchāma sahitāḥ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ || 17 ||
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evamuktaḥ pāṇḍavena nāradaḥ pratyuvāca tam |
krameṇa rājandivyāstāḥ śrūyantāmiha naḥ sabhāḥ || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 6

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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