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 20

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jarāsaṃdha uvāca |
na smareyaṃ kadā vairaṃ kṛtaṃ yuṣmābhirityuta |
cintayaṃśca na paśyāmi bhavatāṃ prati vaikṛtam || 1 ||
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vaikṛte cāsati kathaṃ manyadhvaṃ māmanāgasam |
ariṃ vibrūta tadviprāḥ satāṃ samaya eṣa hi || 2 ||
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atha dharmopaghātāddhi manaḥ samupatapyate |
yo'nāgasi prasṛjati kṣatriyo'pi na saṃśayaḥ || 3 ||
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ato'nyathācaraṃlloke dharmajñaḥ sanmahāvrataḥ |
vṛjināṃ gatimāpnoti śreyaso'pyupahanti ca || 4 ||
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trailokye kṣatradharmāddhi śreyāṃsaṃ sādhucāriṇām |
anāgasaṃ prajānānāḥ pramādādiva jalpatha || 5 ||
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vāsudeva uvāca |
kulakāryaṃ mahārāja kaścidekaḥ kulodvahaḥ |
vahate tanniyogādvai vayamabhyutthitāstrayaḥ || 6 ||
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tvayā copahṛtā rājankṣatriyā lokavāsinaḥ |
tadāgaḥ krūramutpādya manyase kiṃ tvanāgasam || 7 ||
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rājā rājñaḥ kathaṃ sādhūnhiṃsyānnṛpatisattama |
tadrājñaḥ saṃnigṛhya tvaṃ rudrāyopajihīrṣasi || 8 ||
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asmāṃstadeno gaccheta tvayā bārhadrathe kṛtam |
vayaṃ hi śaktā dharmasya rakṣaṇe dharmacāriṇaḥ || 9 ||
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manuṣyāṇāṃ samālambho na ca dṛṣṭaḥ kadācana |
sa kathaṃ mānuṣairdevaṃ yaṣṭumicchasi śaṃkaram || 10 ||
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savarṇo hi savarṇānāṃ paśusaṃjñāṃ kariṣyati |
ko'nya evaṃ yathā hi tvaṃ jarāsaṃdha vṛthāmatiḥ || 11 ||
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te tvāṃ jñātikṣayakaraṃ vayamārtānusāriṇaḥ |
jñātivṛddhinimittārthaṃ viniyantumihāgatāḥ || 12 ||
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nāsti loke pumānanyaḥ kṣatriyeṣviti caiva yat |
manyase sa ca te rājansumahānbuddhiviplavaḥ || 13 ||
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ko hi jānannabhijanamātmanaḥ kṣatriyo nṛpa |
nāviśetsvargamatulaṃ raṇānantaramavyayam || 14 ||
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svargaṃ hyeva samāsthāya raṇayajñeṣu dīkṣitāḥ |
yajante kṣatriyā lokāṃstadviddhi magadhādhipa || 15 ||
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svargayonirjayo rājansvargayonirmahadyaśaḥ |
svargayonistapo yuddhe mārgaḥ so'vyabhicāravān || 16 ||
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eṣa hyaindro vaijayanto guṇo nityaṃ samāhitaḥ |
yenāsurānparājitya jagatpāti śatakratuḥ || 17 ||
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svargamāsthāya kasya syādvigrahitvaṃ yathā tava |
māgadhairvipulaiḥ sainyairbāhulyabaladarpitaiḥ || 18 ||
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māvamaṃsthāḥ parānrājannāsti vīryaṃ nare nare |
samaṃ tejastvayā caiva kevalaṃ manujeśvara || 19 ||
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yāvadeva na saṃbuddhaṃ tāvadeva bhavettava |
viṣahyametadasmākamato rājanbravīmi te || 20 ||
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jahi tvaṃ sadṛśeṣveva mānaṃ darpaṃ ca māgadha |
mā gamaḥ sasutāmātyaḥ sabalaśca yamakṣayam || 21 ||
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dambhodbhavaḥ kārtavīrya uttaraśca bṛhadrathaḥ |
śreyaso hyavamanyeha vineśuḥ sabalā nṛpāḥ || 22 ||
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mumukṣamāṇāstvattaśca na vayaṃ brāhmaṇabruvāḥ |
śaurirasmi hṛṣīkeśo nṛvīrau pāṇḍavāvimau || 23 ||
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tvāmāhvayāmahe rājansthiro yudhyasva māgadha |
muñca vā nṛpatīnsarvānmā gamastvaṃ yamakṣayam || 24 ||
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jarāsaṃdha uvāca |
nājitānvai narapatīnahamādadmi kāṃścana |
jitaḥ kaḥ paryavasthātā ko'tra yo na mayā jitaḥ || 25 ||
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kṣatriyasyaitadevāhurdharmyaṃ kṛṣṇopajīvanam |
vikramya vaśamānīya kāmato yatsamācaret || 26 ||
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devatārthamupākṛtya rājñaḥ kṛṣṇa kathaṃ bhayāt |
ahamadya vimuñceyaṃ kṣātraṃ vratamanusmaran || 27 ||
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sainyaṃ sainyena vyūḍhena eka ekena vā punaḥ |
dvābhyāṃ tribhirvā yotsye'haṃ yugapatpṛthageva vā || 28 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evamuktvā jarāsaṃdhaḥ sahadevābhiṣecanam |
ājñāpayattadā rājā yuyutsurbhīmakarmabhiḥ || 29 ||
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sa tu senāpatī rājā sasmāra bharatarṣabha |
kauśikaṃ citrasenaṃ ca tasminyuddha upasthite || 30 ||
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yayoste nāmanī loke haṃseti ḍibhaketi ca |
pūrvaṃ saṃkathite pumbhirnṛloke lokasatkṛte || 31 ||
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taṃ tu rājanvibhuḥ śaurī rājānaṃ balināṃ varam |
smṛtvā puruṣaśārdūla śārdūlasamavikramam || 32 ||
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satyasaṃdho jarāsaṃdhaṃ bhuvi bhīmaparākramam |
bhāgamanyasya nirdiṣṭaṃ vadhyaṃ bhūmibhṛdacyutaḥ || 33 ||
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nātmanātmavatāṃ mukhya iyeṣa madhusūdanaḥ |
brahmaṇo''jñāṃ puraskṛtya hantuṃ haladharānujaḥ || 34 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 20

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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