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 9

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nārada uvāca |
yudhiṣṭhira sabhā divyā varuṇasya sitaprabhā |
pramāṇena yathā yāmyā śubhaprākāratoraṇā || 1 ||
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antaḥsalilamāsthāya vihitā viśvakarmaṇā |
divyaratnamayairvṛkṣaiḥ phalapuṣpapradairyutā || 2 ||
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nīlapītāsitaśyāmaiḥ sitairlohitakairapi |
avatānaistathā gulmaiḥ puṣpamañjaridhāribhiḥ || 3 ||
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tathā śakunayastasyāṃ nānārūpā mṛdusvarāḥ |
anirdeśyā vapuṣmantaḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ || 4 ||
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sā sabhā sukhasaṃsparśā na śītā na ca gharmadā |
veśmāsanavatī ramyā sitā varuṇapālitā || 5 ||
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yasyāmāste sa varuṇo vāruṇyā saha bhārata |
divyaratnāmbaradharo bhūṣaṇairupaśobhitaḥ || 6 ||
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sragviṇo bhūṣitāścāpi divyamālyānukarṣiṇaḥ |
ādityāstatra varuṇaṃ jaleśvaramupāsate || 7 ||
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vāsukistakṣakaścaiva nāgaścairāvatastathā |
kṛṣṇaśca lohitaścaiva padmaścitraśca vīryavān || 8 ||
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kambalāśvatarau nāgau dhṛtarāṣṭrabalāhakau |
maṇimānkuṇḍaladharaḥ karkoṭakadhanaṃjayau || 9 ||
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prahlādo mūṣikādaśca tathaiva janamejayaḥ |
patākino maṇḍalinaḥ phaṇavantaśca sarvaśaḥ || 10 ||
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ete cānye ca bahavaḥ sarpāstasyāṃ yudhiṣṭhira |
upāsate mahātmānaṃ varuṇaṃ vigataklamāḥ || 11 ||
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balirvairocano rājā narakaḥ pṛthivīṃjayaḥ |
prahlādo vipracittiśca kālakhañjāśca sarvaśaḥ || 12 ||
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suhanurdurmukhaḥ śaṅkhaḥ sumanāḥ sumatiḥ svanaḥ |
ghaṭodaro mahāpārśvaḥ krathanaḥ piṭharastathā || 13 ||
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viśvarūpaḥ surūpaśca virūpo'tha mahāśirāḥ |
daśagrīvaśca vālī ca meghavāsā daśāvaraḥ || 14 ||
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kaiṭabho viṭaṭūtaśca saṃhrādaścendratāpanaḥ |
daityadānavasaṃghāśca sarve rucirakuṇḍalāḥ || 15 ||
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sragviṇo maulinaḥ sarve tathā divyaparicchadāḥ |
sarve labdhavarāḥ śūrāḥ sarve vigatamṛtyavaḥ || 16 ||
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te tasyāṃ varuṇaṃ devaṃ dharmapāśasthitāḥ sadā |
upāsate mahātmānaṃ sarve sucaritavratāḥ || 17 ||
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tathā samudrāścatvāro nadī bhāgīrathī ca yā |
kālindī vidiśā veṇṇā narmadā vegavāhinī || 18 ||
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vipāśā ca śatadruśca candrabhāgā sarasvatī |
irāvatī vitastā ca sindhurdevanadastathā || 19 ||
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godāvarī kṛṣṇaveṇṇā kāverī ca saridvarā |
etāścānyāśca saritastīrthāni ca sarāṃsi ca || 20 ||
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kūpāśca saprasravaṇā dehavanto yudhiṣṭhira |
palvalāni taḍāgāni dehavantyatha bhārata || 21 ||
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diśastathā mahī caiva tathā sarve mahīdharāḥ |
upāsate mahātmānaṃ sarve jalacarāstathā || 22 ||
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gītavāditravantaśca gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ |
stuvanto varuṇaṃ tasyāṃ sarva eva samāsate || 23 ||
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mahīdharā ratnavanto rasā yeṣu pratiṣṭhitāḥ |
sarve vigrahavantaste tamīśvaramupāsate || 24 ||
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eṣā mayā saṃpatatā vāruṇī bharatarṣabha |
dṛṣṭapūrvā sabhā ramyā kuberasya sabhāṃ śṛṇu || 25 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 9

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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