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 10

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nārada uvāca |
sabhā vaiśravaṇī rājañśatayojanamāyatā |
vistīrṇā saptatiścaiva yojanāni sitaprabhā || 1 ||
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tapasā nirmitā rājansvayaṃ vaiśravaṇena sā |
śaśiprabhā khecarīṇāṃ kailāsaśikharopamā || 2 ||
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guhyakairuhyamānā sā khe viṣakteva dṛśyate |
divyā hemamayairuccaiḥ pādapairupaśobhitā || 3 ||
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raśmivatī bhāsvarā ca divyagandhā manoramā |
sitābhraśikharākārā plavamāneva dṛśyate || 4 ||
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tasyāṃ vaiśravaṇo rājā vicitrābharaṇāmbaraḥ |
strīsahasrāvṛtaḥ śrīmānāste jvalitakuṇḍalaḥ || 5 ||
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divākaranibhe puṇye divyāstaraṇasaṃvṛte |
divyapādopadhāne ca niṣaṇṇaḥ paramāsane || 6 ||
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mandārāṇāmudārāṇāṃ vanāni surabhīṇi ca |
saugandhikānāṃ cādāya gandhāngandhavahaḥ śuciḥ || 7 ||
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nalinyāścālakākhyāyāścandanānāṃ vanasya ca |
manohṛdayasaṃhlādī vāyustamupasevate || 8 ||
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tatra devāḥ sagandharvā gaṇairapsarasāṃ vṛtāḥ |
divyatānena gītāni gānti divyāni bhārata || 9 ||
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miśrakeśī ca rambhā ca citrasenā śucismitā |
cārunetrā ghṛtācī ca menakā puñjikasthalā || 10 ||
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viśvācī sahajanyā ca pramlocā urvaśī irā |
vargā ca saurabheyī ca samīcī budbudā latā || 11 ||
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etāḥ sahasraśaścānyā nṛttagītaviśāradāḥ |
upatiṣṭhanti dhanadaṃ pāṇḍavāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ || 12 ||
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aniśaṃ divyavāditrairnṛttairgītaiśca sā sabhā |
aśūnyā rucirā bhāti gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ || 13 ||
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kiṃnarā nāma gandharvā narā nāma tathāpare |
maṇibhadro'tha dhanadaḥ śvetabhadraśca guhyakaḥ || 14 ||
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kaśerako gaṇḍakaṇḍuḥ pradyotaśca mahābalaḥ |
kustumburuḥ piśācaśca gajakarṇo viśālakaḥ || 15 ||
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varāhakarṇaḥ sāndroṣṭhaḥ phalabhakṣaḥ phalodakaḥ |
aṅgacūḍaḥ śikhāvarto hemanetro vibhīṣaṇaḥ || 16 ||
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puṣpānanaḥ piṅgalakaḥ śoṇitodaḥ pravālakaḥ |
vṛkṣavāsyaniketaśca cīravāsāśca bhārata || 17 ||
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ete cānye ca bahavo yakṣāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ |
sadā bhagavatī ca śrīstathaiva nalakūbaraḥ || 18 ||
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ahaṃ ca bahuśastasyāṃ bhavantyanye ca madvidhāḥ |
ācāryāścābhavaṃstatra tathā devarṣayo'pare || 19 ||
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bhagavānbhūtasaṃghaiśca vṛtaḥ śatasahasraśaḥ |
umāpatiḥ paśupatiḥ śūladhṛgbhaganetrahā || 20 ||
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tryambako rājaśārdūla devī ca vigataklamā |
vāmanairvikaṭaiḥ kubjaiḥ kṣatajākṣairmanojavaiḥ || 21 ||
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māṃsamedovasāhārairugraśravaṇadarśanaiḥ |
nānāpraharaṇairghorairvātairiva mahājavaiḥ |
vṛtaḥ sakhāyamanvāste sadaiva dhanadaṃ nṛpa || 22 ||
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sā sabhā tādṛśī rājanmayā dṛṣṭāntarikṣagā |
pitāmahasabhāṃ rājankathayiṣye gataklamām || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 10

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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