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 55

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vidura uvāca |
mahārāja vijānīhi yattvāṃ vakṣyāmi tacchṛṇu |
mumūrṣorauṣadhamiva na rocetāpi te śrutam || 1 ||
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yadvai purā jātamātro rurāva gomāyuvadvisvaraṃ pāpacetāḥ |
duryodhano bhāratānāṃ kulaghnaḥ so'yaṃ yukto bhavitā kālahetuḥ || 2 ||
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gṛhe vasantaṃ gomāyuṃ tvaṃ vai matvā na budhyase |
duryodhanasya rūpeṇa śṛṇu kāvyāṃ giraṃ mama || 3 ||
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madhu vai mādhviko labdhvā prapātaṃ nāvabudhyate |
āruhya taṃ majjati vā patanaṃ vādhigacchati || 4 ||
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so'yaṃ matto'kṣadevena madhuvanna parīkṣate |
prapātaṃ budhyate naiva vairaṃ kṛtvā mahārathaiḥ || 5 ||
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viditaṃ te mahārāja rājasvevāsamañjasam |
andhakā yādavā bhojāḥ sametāḥ kaṃsamatyajan || 6 ||
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niyogācca hate tasminkṛṣṇenāmitraghātinā |
evaṃ te jñātayaḥ sarve modamānāḥ śataṃ samāḥ || 7 ||
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tvanniyuktaḥ savyasācī nigṛhṇātu suyodhanam |
nigrahādasya pāpasya modantāṃ kuravaḥ sukham || 8 ||
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kākenemāṃścitrabarhāñśārdūlānkroṣṭukena ca |
krīṇīṣva pāṇḍavānrājanmā majjīḥ śokasāgare || 9 ||
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tyajetkulārthe puruṣaṃ grāmasyārthe kulaṃ tyajet |
grāmaṃ janapadasyārthe ātmārthe pṛthivīṃ tyajet || 10 ||
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sarvajñaḥ sarvabhāvajñaḥ sarvaśatrubhayaṃkaraḥ |
iti sma bhāṣate kāvyo jambhatyāge mahāsurān || 11 ||
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hiraṇyaṣṭhīvinaḥ kaścitpakṣiṇo vanagocarān |
gṛhe kila kṛtāvāsāṃllobhādrājannapīḍayat || 12 ||
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sadopabhojyāṃllobhāndho hiraṇyārthe paraṃtapa |
āyatiṃ ca tadātvaṃ ca ubhe sadyo vyanāśayat || 13 ||
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tadātvakāmaḥ pāṇḍūṃstvaṃ mā druho bharatarṣabha |
mohātmā tapyase paścātpakṣihā puruṣo yathā || 14 ||
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jātaṃ jātaṃ pāṇḍavebhyaḥ puṣpamādatsva bhārata |
mālākāra ivārāme snehaṃ kurvanpunaḥ punaḥ || 15 ||
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vṛkṣānaṅgārakārīva maināndhākṣīḥ samūlakān |
mā gamaḥ sasutāmātyaḥ sabalaśca parābhavam || 16 ||
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samavetānhi kaḥ pārthānpratiyudhyeta bhārata |
marudbhiḥ sahito rājannapi sākṣānmarutpatiḥ || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 55

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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