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 25

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
sa śvetaparvataṃ vīraḥ samatikramya bhārata |
deśaṃ kiṃpuruṣāvāsaṃ drumaputreṇa rakṣitam || 1 ||
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mahatā saṃnipātena kṣatriyāntakareṇa ha |
vyajayatpāṇḍavaśreṣṭhaḥ kare caiva nyaveśayat || 2 ||
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taṃ jitvā hāṭakaṃ nāma deśaṃ guhyakarakṣitam |
pākaśāsaniravyagraḥ sahasainyaḥ samāsadat || 3 ||
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tāṃstu sāntvena nirjitya mānasaṃ sara uttamam |
ṛṣikulyāśca tāḥ sarvā dadarśa kurunandanaḥ || 4 ||
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saro mānasamāsādya hāṭakānabhitaḥ prabhuḥ |
gandharvarakṣitaṃ deśaṃ vyajayatpāṇḍavastataḥ || 5 ||
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tatra tittirikalmāṣānmaṇḍūkākṣānhayottamān |
lebhe sa karamatyantaṃ gandharvanagarāttadā || 6 ||
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uttaraṃ harivarṣaṃ tu samāsādya sa pāṇḍavaḥ |
iyeṣa jetuṃ taṃ deśaṃ pākaśāsananandanaḥ || 7 ||
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tata enaṃ mahākāyā mahāvīryā mahābalāḥ |
dvārapālāḥ samāsādya hṛṣṭā vacanamabruvan || 8 ||
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pārtha nedaṃ tvayā śakyaṃ puraṃ jetuṃ kathaṃcana |
upāvartasva kalyāṇa paryāptamidamacyuta || 9 ||
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idaṃ puraṃ yaḥ praviśeddhruvaṃ sa na bhavennaraḥ |
prīyāmahe tvayā vīra paryāpto vijayastava || 10 ||
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na cāpi kiṃcijjetavyamarjunātra pradṛśyate |
uttarāḥ kuravo hyete nātra yuddhaṃ pravartate || 11 ||
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praviṣṭaścāpi kaunteya neha drakṣyasi kiṃcana |
na hi mānuṣadehena śakyamatrābhivīkṣitum || 12 ||
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atheha puruṣavyāghra kiṃcidanyaccikīrṣasi |
tadbravīhi kariṣyāmo vacanāttava bhārata || 13 ||
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tatastānabravīdrājannarjunaḥ pākaśāsaniḥ |
pārthivatvaṃ cikīrṣāmi dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ || 14 ||
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na pravekṣyāmi vo deśaṃ bādhyatvaṃ yadi mānuṣaiḥ |
yudhiṣṭhirāya yatkiṃcitkaravannaḥ pradīyatām || 15 ||
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tato divyāni vastrāṇi divyānyābharaṇāni ca |
mokājināni divyāni tasmai te pradaduḥ karam || 16 ||
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evaṃ sa puruṣavyāghro vijigye diśamuttarām |
saṃgrāmānsubahūnkṛtvā kṣatriyairdasyubhistathā || 17 ||
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sa vinirjitya rājñastānkare ca viniveśya ha |
dhanānyādāya sarvebhyo ratnāni vividhāni ca || 18 ||
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hayāṃstittirikalmāṣāñśukapatranibhānapi |
mayūrasadṛśāṃścānyānsarvānanilaraṃhasaḥ || 19 ||
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vṛtaḥ sumahatā rājanbalena caturaṅgiṇā |
ājagāma punarvīraḥ śakraprasthaṃ purottamam || 20 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 25

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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