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 64

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karṇa uvāca |
yā naḥ śrutā manuṣyeṣu striyo rūpeṇa saṃmatāḥ |
tāsāmetādṛśaṃ karma na kasyāṃcana śuśrumaḥ || 1 ||
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krodhāviṣṭeṣu pārtheṣu dhārtarāṣṭreṣu cāpyati |
draupadī pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ kṛṣṇā śāntirihābhavat || 2 ||
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aplave'mbhasi magnānāmapratiṣṭhe nimajjatām |
pāñcālī pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ naureṣā pāragābhavat || 3 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tadvai śrutvā bhīmasenaḥ kurumadhye'tyamarṣaṇaḥ |
strī gatiḥ pāṇḍuputrāṇāmityuvāca sudurmanāḥ || 4 ||
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trīṇi jyotīṃṣi puruṣa iti vai devalo'bravīt |
apatyaṃ karma vidyā ca yataḥ sṛṣṭāḥ prajāstataḥ || 5 ||
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amedhye vai gataprāṇe śūnye jñātibhirujjhite |
dehe tritayamevaitatpuruṣasyopajāyate || 6 ||
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tanno jyotirabhihataṃ dārāṇāmabhimarśanāt |
dhanaṃjaya kathaṃ svitsyādapatyamabhimṛṣṭajam || 7 ||
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arjuna uvāca |
na caivoktā na cānuktā hīnataḥ paruṣā giraḥ |
bhāratāḥ pratijalpanti sadā tūttamapūruṣāḥ || 8 ||
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smaranti sukṛtānyeva na vairāṇi kṛtāni ca |
santaḥ prativijānanto labdhvā pratyayamātmanaḥ || 9 ||
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bhīma uvāca |
ihaivaitāṃsturā sarvānhanmi śatrūnsamāgatān |
atha niṣkramya rājendra samūlānkṛndhi bhārata || 10 ||
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kiṃ no vivaditeneha kiṃ naḥ kleśena bhārata |
adyaivaitānnihanmīha praśādhi vasudhāmimām || 11 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
ityuktvā bhīmasenastu kaniṣṭhairbhrātṛbhirvṛtaḥ |
mṛgamadhye yathā siṃho muhuḥ parighamaikṣata || 12 ||
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sāntvyamāno vījyamānaḥ pārthenākliṣṭakarmaṇā |
svidyate ca mahābāhurantardāhena vīryavān || 13 ||
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kruddhasya tasya srotobhyaḥ karṇādibhyo narādhipa |
sadhūmaḥ sasphuliṅgārciḥ pāvakaḥ samajāyata || 14 ||
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bhrukuṭīpuṭaduṣprekṣyamabhavattasya tanmukham |
yugāntakāle saṃprāpte kṛtāntasyeva rūpiṇaḥ || 15 ||
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yudhiṣṭhirastamāvārya bāhunā bāhuśālinam |
maivamityabravīccainaṃ joṣamāssveti bhārata || 16 ||
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nivārya taṃ mahābāhuṃ kopasaṃraktalocanam |
pitaraṃ samupātiṣṭhaddhṛtarāṣṭraṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 64

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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