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 14

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
uktaṃ tvayā buddhimatā yannānyo vaktumarhati |
saṃśayānāṃ hi nirmoktā tvannānyo vidyate bhuvi || 1 ||
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gṛhe gṛhe hi rājānaḥ svasya svasya priyaṃkarāḥ |
na ca sāmrājyamāptāste samrāṭśabdo hi kṛtsnabhāk || 2 ||
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kathaṃ parānubhāvajñaḥ svaṃ praśaṃsitumarhati |
pareṇa samavetastu yaḥ praśastaḥ sa pūjyate || 3 ||
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viśālā bahulā bhūmirbahuratnasamācitā |
dūraṃ gatvā vijānāti śreyo vṛṣṇikulodvaha || 4 ||
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śamameva paraṃ manye na tu mokṣādbhavecchamaḥ |
ārambhe pārameṣṭhyaṃ tu na prāpyamiti me matiḥ || 5 ||
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evamevābhijānanti kule jātā manasvinaḥ |
kaścitkadācideteṣāṃ bhavecchreṣṭho janārdana || 6 ||
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bhīma uvāca |
anārambhaparo rājā valmīka iva sīdati |
durbalaścānupāyena balinaṃ yo'dhitiṣṭhati || 7 ||
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atandritastu prāyeṇa durbalo balinaṃ ripum |
jayetsamyaṅnayo rājannītyārthānātmano hitān || 8 ||
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kṛṣṇe nayo mayi balaṃ jayaḥ pārthe dhanaṃjaye |
māgadhaṃ sādhayiṣyāmo vayaṃ traya ivāgnayaḥ || 9 ||
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kṛṣṇa uvāca |
ādatte'rthaparo bālo nānubandhamavekṣate |
tasmādariṃ na mṛṣyanti bālamarthaparāyaṇam || 10 ||
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hitvā karānyauvanāśvaḥ pālanācca bhagīrathaḥ |
kārtavīryastapoyogādbalāttu bharato vibhuḥ |
ṛddhyā maruttastānpañca samrāja iti śuśrumaḥ || 11 ||
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nigrāhyalakṣaṇaṃ prāpto dharmārthanayalakṣaṇaiḥ |
bārhadratho jarāsaṃdhastadviddhi bharatarṣabha || 12 ||
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na cainamanurudhyante kulānyekaśataṃ nṛpāḥ |
tasmādetadbalādeva sāmrājyaṃ kurute'dya saḥ || 13 ||
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ratnabhājo hi rājāno jarāsaṃdhamupāsate |
na ca tuṣyati tenāpi bālyādanayamāsthitaḥ || 14 ||
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mūrdhābhiṣiktaṃ nṛpatiṃ pradhānapuruṣaṃ balāt |
ādatte na ca no dṛṣṭo'bhāgaḥ puruṣataḥ kvacit || 15 ||
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evaṃ sarvānvaśe cakre jarāsaṃdhaḥ śatāvarān |
taṃ durbalataro rājā kathaṃ pārtha upaiṣyati || 16 ||
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prokṣitānāṃ pramṛṣṭānāṃ rājñāṃ paśupatergṛhe |
paśūnāmiva kā prītirjīvite bharatarṣabha || 17 ||
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kṣatriyaḥ śastramaraṇo yadā bhavati satkṛtaḥ |
nanu sma māgadhaṃ sarve pratibādhema yadvayam || 18 ||
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ṣaḍaśītiḥ samānītāḥ śeṣā rājaṃścaturdaśa |
jarāsaṃdhena rājānastataḥ krūraṃ prapatsyate || 19 ||
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prāpnuyātsa yaśo dīptaṃ tatra yo vighnamācaret |
jayedyaśca jarāsaṃdhaṃ sa samrāṇniyataṃ bhavet || 20 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 14

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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