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 21

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tatastaṃ niścitātmānaṃ yuddhāya yadunandanaḥ |
uvāca vāgmī rājānaṃ jarāsaṃdhamadhokṣajaḥ || 1 ||
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trayāṇāṃ kena te rājanyoddhuṃ vitarate manaḥ |
asmadanyatameneha sajjībhavatu ko yudhi || 2 ||
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evamuktaḥ sa kṛṣṇena yuddhaṃ vavre mahādyutiḥ |
jarāsaṃdhastato rājanbhīmasenena māgadhaḥ || 3 ||
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dhārayannagadānmukhyānnirvṛtīrvedanāni ca |
upatasthe jarāsaṃdhaṃ yuyutsuṃ vai purohitaḥ || 4 ||
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kṛtasvastyayano vidvānbrāhmaṇena yaśasvinā |
samanahyajjarāsaṃdhaḥ kṣatradharmamanuvrataḥ || 5 ||
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avamucya kirīṭaṃ sa keśānsamanumṛjya ca |
udatiṣṭhajjarāsaṃdho velātiga ivārṇavaḥ || 6 ||
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uvāca matimānrājā bhīmaṃ bhīmaparākramam |
bhīma yotsye tvayā sārdhaṃ śreyasā nirjitaṃ varam || 7 ||
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evamuktvā jarāsaṃdho bhīmasenamariṃdamaḥ |
pratyudyayau mahātejāḥ śakraṃ balirivāsuraḥ || 8 ||
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tataḥ saṃmantrya kṛṣṇena kṛtasvastyayano balī |
bhīmaseno jarāsaṃdhamāsasāda yuyutsayā || 9 ||
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tatastau naraśārdūlau bāhuśastrau samīyatuḥ |
vīrau paramasaṃhṛṣṭāvanyonyajayakāṅkṣiṇau || 10 ||
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tayoratha bhujāghātānnigrahapragrahāttathā |
āsītsubhīmasaṃhrādo vajraparvatayoriva || 11 ||
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ubhau paramasaṃhṛṣṭau balenātibalāvubhau |
anyonyasyāntaraṃ prepsū parasparajayaiṣiṇau || 12 ||
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tadbhīmamutsārya janaṃ yuddhamāsīdupahvare |
balinoḥ saṃyuge rājanvṛtravāsavayoriva || 13 ||
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prakarṣaṇākarṣaṇābhyāmabhyākarṣavikarṣaṇaiḥ |
ākarṣetāṃ tathānyonyaṃ jānubhiścābhijaghnatuḥ || 14 ||
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tataḥ śabdena mahatā bhartsayantau parasparam |
pāṣāṇasaṃghātanibhaiḥ prahārairabhijaghnatuḥ || 15 ||
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vyūḍhoraskau dīrghabhujau niyuddhakuśalāvubhau |
bāhubhiḥ samasajjetāmāyasaiḥ parighairiva || 16 ||
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kārttikasya tu māsasya pravṛttaṃ prathame'hani |
anārataṃ divārātramaviśrāntamavartata || 17 ||
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tadvṛttaṃ tu trayodaśyāṃ samavetaṃ mahātmanoḥ |
caturdaśyāṃ niśāyāṃ tu nivṛtto māgadhaḥ klamāt || 18 ||
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taṃ rājānaṃ tathā klāntaṃ dṛṣṭvā rājañjanārdanaḥ |
uvāca bhīmakarmāṇaṃ bhīmaṃ saṃbodhayanniva || 19 ||
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klāntaḥ śatrurna kaunteya labhyaḥ pīḍayituṃ raṇe |
pīḍyamāno hi kārtsnyena jahyājjīvitamātmanaḥ || 20 ||
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tasmātte naiva kaunteya pīḍanīyo narādhipaḥ |
samametena yudhyasva bāhubhyāṃ bharatarṣabha || 21 ||
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evamuktaḥ sa kṛṣṇena pāṇḍavaḥ paravīrahā |
jarāsaṃdhasya tadrandhraṃ jñātvā cakre matiṃ vadhe || 22 ||
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tatastamajitaṃ jetuṃ jarāsaṃdhaṃ vṛkodaraḥ |
saṃrabhya balināṃ mukhyo jagrāha kurunandanaḥ || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 21

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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