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 14

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vāsudeva uvāca |
nedaṃ kṛcchramanuprāpto bhavānsyādvasudhādhipa |
yadyahaṃ dvārakāyāṃ syāṃ rājansaṃnihitaḥ purā || 1 ||
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āgaccheyamahaṃ dyūtamanāhūto'pi kauravaiḥ |
āmbikeyena durdharṣa rājñā duryodhanena ca || 2 ||
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vārayeyamahaṃ dyūtaṃ bahūndoṣānpradarśayan |
bhīṣmadroṇau samānāyya kṛpaṃ bāhlīkameva ca || 3 ||
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vaicitravīryaṃ rājānamalaṃ dyūtena kaurava |
putrāṇāṃ tava rājendra tvannimittamiti prabho || 4 ||
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tatra vakṣyāmyahaṃ doṣānyairbhavānavaropitaḥ |
vīrasenasuto yaiśca rājyātprabhraṃśitaḥ purā || 5 ||
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abhakṣitavināśaṃ ca devanena viśāṃ pate |
sātatyaṃ ca prasaṅgasya varṇayeyaṃ yathātatham || 6 ||
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striyo'kṣā mṛgayā pānametatkāmasamutthitam |
vyasanaṃ catuṣṭayaṃ proktaṃ yai rājanbhraśyate śriyaḥ || 7 ||
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tatra sarvatra vaktavyaṃ manyante śāstrakovidāḥ |
viśeṣataśca vaktavyaṃ dyūte paśyanti tadvidaḥ || 8 ||
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ekāhnā dravyanāśo'tra dhruvaṃ vyasanameva ca |
abhuktanāśaścārthānāṃ vākpāruṣyaṃ ca kevalam || 9 ||
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etaccānyacca kauravya prasaṅgi kaṭukodayam |
dyūte brūyāṃ mahābāho samāsādyāmbikāsutam || 10 ||
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evamukto yadi mayā gṛhṇīyādvacanaṃ mama |
anāmayaṃ syāddharmasya kurūṇāṃ kurunandana || 11 ||
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na cetsa mama rājendra gṛhṇīyānmadhuraṃ vacaḥ |
pathyaṃ ca bharataśreṣṭha nigṛhṇīyāṃ balena tam || 12 ||
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athainānabhinīyaivaṃ suhṛdo nāma durhṛdaḥ |
sabhāsadaśca tānsarvānbhedayeyaṃ durodarān || 13 ||
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asāṃnidhyaṃ tu kauravya mamānarteṣvabhūttadā |
yenedaṃ vyasanaṃ prāptā bhavanto dyūtakāritam || 14 ||
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so'hametya kuruśreṣṭha dvārakāṃ pāṇḍunandana |
aśrauṣaṃ tvāṃ vyasaninaṃ yuyudhānādyathātatham || 15 ||
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śrutvaiva cāhaṃ rājendra paramodvignamānasaḥ |
tūrṇamabhyāgato'smi tvāṃ draṣṭukāmo viśāṃ pate || 16 ||
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aho kṛcchramanuprāptāḥ sarve sma bharatarṣabha |
ye vayaṃ tvāṃ vyasaninaṃ paśyāmaḥ saha sodaraiḥ || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 14

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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