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 36

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evamuktvā tato bhīṣmo virarāma mahāyaśāḥ |
vyājahārottaraṃ tatra sahadevo'rthavadvacaḥ || 1 ||
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keśavaṃ keśihantāramaprameyaparākramam |
pūjyamānaṃ mayā yo vaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ na sahate nṛpāḥ || 2 ||
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sarveṣāṃ balināṃ mūrdhni mayedaṃ nihitaṃ padam |
evamukte mayā samyaguttaraṃ prabravītu saḥ || 3 ||
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matimantastu ye kecidācāryaṃ pitaraṃ gurum |
arcyamarcitamarcārhamanujānantu te nṛpāḥ || 4 ||
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tato na vyājahāraiṣāṃ kaścidbuddhimatāṃ satām |
mānināṃ balināṃ rājñāṃ madhye saṃdarśite pade || 5 ||
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tato'patatpuṣpavṛṣṭiḥ sahadevasya mūrdhani |
adṛśyarūpā vācaścāpyabruvansādhu sādhviti || 6 ||
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āvidhyadajinaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ bhaviṣyadbhūtajalpakaḥ |
sarvasaṃśayanirmoktā nāradaḥ sarvalokavit || 7 ||
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tatrāhūtāgatāḥ sarve sunīthapramukhā gaṇāḥ |
saṃprādṛśyanta saṃkruddhā vivarṇavadanāstathā || 8 ||
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yudhiṣṭhirābhiṣekaṃ ca vāsudevasya cārhaṇam |
abruvaṃstatra rājāno nirvedādātmaniścayāt || 9 ||
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suhṛdbhirvāryamāṇānāṃ teṣāṃ hi vapurābabhau |
āmiṣādapakṛṣṭānāṃ siṃhānāmiva garjatām || 10 ||
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taṃ balaughamaparyantaṃ rājasāgaramakṣayam |
kurvāṇaṃ samayaṃ kṛṣṇo yuddhāya bubudhe tadā || 11 ||
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pūjayitvā tu pūjārhaṃ brahmakṣatraṃ viśeṣataḥ |
sahadevo nṛṇāṃ devaḥ samāpayata karma tat || 12 ||
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tasminnabhyarcite kṛṣṇe sunīthaḥ śatrukarṣaṇaḥ |
atitāmrekṣaṇaḥ kopāduvāca manujādhipān || 13 ||
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sthitaḥ senāpatirvo'haṃ manyadhvaṃ kiṃ nu sāṃpratam |
yudhi tiṣṭhāma saṃnahya sametānvṛṣṇipāṇḍavān || 14 ||
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iti sarvānsamutsāhya rājñastāṃścedipuṃgavaḥ |
yajñopaghātāya tataḥ so'mantrayata rājabhiḥ || 15 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 36

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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