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 |
tatkānanaṃ prāpya narendraputrāḥ sukhocitā vāsamupetya kṛcchram |
vijahrurindrapratimāḥ śiveṣu sarasvatīśālavaneṣu teṣu || 1 ||
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yatīṃśca sarvānsa munīṃśca rājā tasminvane mūlaphalairudagraiḥ |
dvijātimukhyānṛṣabhaḥ kurūṇāṃ saṃtarpayāmāsa mahānubhāvaḥ || 2 ||
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iṣṭīśca pitryāṇi tathāgriyāṇi mahāvane vasatāṃ pāṇḍavānām |
purohitaḥ sarvasamṛddhatejāścakāra dhaumyaḥ pitṛvatkurūṇām || 3 ||
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apetya rāṣṭrādvasatāṃ tu teṣāmṛṣiḥ purāṇo'tithirājagāma |
tamāśramaṃ tīvrasamṛddhatejā mārkaṇḍeyaḥ śrīmatāṃ pāṇḍavānām || 4 ||
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sa sarvaviddraupadīṃ prekṣya kṛṣṇāṃ yudhiṣṭhiraṃ bhīmasenārjunau ca |
saṃsmṛtya rāmaṃ manasā mahātmā tapasvimadhye'smayatāmitaujāḥ || 5 ||
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taṃ dharmarājo vimanā ivābravītsarve hriyā santi tapasvino'mī |
bhavānidaṃ kiṃ smayatīva hṛṣṭastapasvināṃ paśyatāṃ māmudīkṣya || 6 ||
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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
na tāta hṛṣyāmi na ca smayāmi praharṣajo māṃ bhajate na darpaḥ |
tavāpadaṃ tvadya samīkṣya rāmaṃ satyavrataṃ dāśarathiṃ smarāmi || 7 ||
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sa cāpi rājā saha lakṣmaṇena vane nivāsaṃ pitureva śāsanāt |
dhanvī caranpārtha purā mayaiva dṛṣṭo girerṛṣyamūkasya sānau || 8 ||
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sahasranetrapratimo mahātmā mayasya jeta namuceśca hantā |
piturnideśādanaghaḥ svadharmaṃ vane vāsaṃ dāśarathiścakāra || 9 ||
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sa cāpi śakrasya samaprabhāvo mahānubhāvaḥ samareṣvajeyaḥ |
vihāya bhogānacaradvaneṣu neśe balasyeti caredadharmam || 10 ||
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nṛpāśca nābhāgabhagīrathādayo mahīmimāṃ sāgarāntāṃ vijitya |
satyena te'pyajayaṃstāta lokānneśe balasyeti caredadharmam || 11 ||
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alarkamāhurnaravarya santaṃ satyavrataṃ kāśikarūṣarājam |
vihāya rāṣṭrāṇi vasūni caiva neśe balasyeti caredadharmam || 12 ||
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dhātrā vidhiryo vihitaḥ purāṇastaṃ pūjayanto naravarya santaḥ |
saptarṣayaḥ pārtha divi prabhānti neśe balasyeti caredadharmam || 13 ||
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mahābalānparvatakūṭamātrānviṣāṇinaḥ paśya gajānnarendra |
sthitānnideśe naravarya dhāturneśe balasyeti caredadharmam || 14 ||
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sarvāṇi bhūtāni narendra paśya yathā yathāvadvihitaṃ vidhātrā |
svayonitastatkurute prabhāvānneśe balasyeti caredadharmam || 15 ||
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satyena dharmeṇa yathārhavṛttyā hriyā tathā sarvabhūtānyatītya |
yaśaśca tejaśca tavāpi dīptaṃ vibhāvasorbhāskarasyeva pārtha || 16 ||
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yathāpratijñaṃ ca mahānubhāva kṛcchraṃ vane vāsamimaṃ niruṣya |
tataḥ śriyaṃ tejasā svena dīptāmādāsyase pārthiva kauravebhyaḥ || 17 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tamevamuktvā vacanaṃ maharṣistapasvimadhye sahitaṃ suhṛdbhiḥ |
āmantrya dhaumyaṃ sahitāṃśca pārthāṃstataḥ pratasthe diśamuttarāṃ saḥ || 18 ||
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Other editions:

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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