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 26

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
etasminneva kāle tu bhīmaseno'pi vīryavān |
dharmarājamanujñāpya yayau prācīṃ diśaṃ prati || 1 ||
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mahatā balacakreṇa pararāṣṭrāvamardinā |
vṛto bharataśārdūlo dviṣacchokavivardhanaḥ || 2 ||
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sa gatvā rājaśārdūlaḥ pāñcālānāṃ puraṃ mahat |
pāñcālānvividhopāyaiḥ sāntvayāmāsa pāṇḍavaḥ || 3 ||
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tataḥ sa gaṇḍakīṃ śūro videhāṃśca nararṣabhaḥ |
vijityālpena kālena daśārṇānagamatprabhuḥ || 4 ||
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tatra dāśārṇako rājā sudharmā lomaharṣaṇam |
kṛtavānkarma bhīmena mahadyuddhaṃ nirāyudham || 5 ||
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bhīmasenastu taddṛṣṭvā tasya karma paraṃtapaḥ |
adhisenāpatiṃ cakre sudharmāṇaṃ mahābalam || 6 ||
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tataḥ prācīṃ diśaṃ bhīmo yayau bhīmaparākramaḥ |
sainyena mahatā rājankampayanniva medinīm || 7 ||
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so'śvamedheśvaraṃ rājanrocamānaṃ sahānujam |
jigāya samare vīro balena balināṃ varaḥ || 8 ||
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sa taṃ nirjitya kaunteyo nātitīvreṇa karmaṇā |
pūrvadeśaṃ mahāvīryo vijigye kurunandanaḥ || 9 ||
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tato dakṣiṇamāgamya pulindanagaraṃ mahat |
sukumāraṃ vaśe cakre sumitraṃ ca narādhipam || 10 ||
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tatastu dharmarājasya śāsanādbharatarṣabhaḥ |
śiśupālaṃ mahāvīryamabhyayājjanamejaya || 11 ||
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cedirājo'pi tacchrutvā pāṇḍavasya cikīrṣitam |
upaniṣkramya nagarātpratyagṛhṇātparaṃtapaḥ || 12 ||
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tau sametya mahārāja kurucedivṛṣau tadā |
ubhayorātmakulayoḥ kauśalyaṃ paryapṛcchatām || 13 ||
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tato nivedya tadrāṣṭraṃ cedirājo viśāṃ pate |
uvāca bhīmaṃ prahasankimidaṃ kuruṣe'nagha || 14 ||
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tasya bhīmastadācakhyau dharmarājacikīrṣitam |
sa ca tatpratigṛhyaiva tathā cakre narādhipaḥ || 15 ||
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tato bhīmastatra rājannuṣitvā tridaśāḥ kṣapāḥ |
satkṛtaḥ śiśupālena yayau sabalavāhanaḥ || 16 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 26

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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