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 47

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janamejaya uvāca |
yadidaṃ śocitaṃ rājñā dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa vai mune |
pravrājya pāṇḍavānvīrānsarvametannirarthakam || 1 ||
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kathaṃ hi rājā putraṃ svamupekṣetālpacetasam |
duryodhanaṃ pāṇḍuputrānkopayānaṃ mahārathān || 2 ||
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kimāsītpāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ vane bhojanamucyatām |
vāneyamatha vā kṛṣṭametadākhyātu me bhavān || 3 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
vāneyaṃ ca mṛgāṃścaiva śuddhairbāṇairnipātitān |
brāhmaṇānāṃ nivedyāgramabhuñjanpuruṣarṣabhāḥ || 4 ||
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tāṃstu śūrānmaheṣvāsāṃstadā nivasato vane |
anvayurbrāhmaṇā rājansāgnayo'nagnayastathā || 5 ||
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brāhmaṇānāṃ sahasrāṇi snātakānāṃ mahātmanām |
daśa mokṣavidāṃ tadvadyānbibharti yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 6 ||
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rurūnkṛṣṇamṛgāṃścaiva medhyāṃścānyānvanecarān |
bāṇairunmathya vidhivadbrāhmaṇebhyo nyavedayat || 7 ||
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na tatra kaściddurvarṇo vyādhito vāpyadṛśyata |
kṛśo vā durbalo vāpi dīno bhīto'pi vā naraḥ || 8 ||
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putrāniva priyāñjñātīnbhrātṝniva sahodarān |
pupoṣa kauravaśreṣṭho dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 9 ||
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patīṃśca draupadī sarvāndvijāṃścaiva yaśasvinī |
māteva bhojayitvāgre śiṣṭamāhārayattadā || 10 ||
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prācīṃ rājā dakṣiṇāṃ bhīmaseno yamau pratīcīmatha vāpyudīcīm |
dhanurdharā māṃsahetormṛgāṇāṃ kṣayaṃ cakrurnityamevopagamya || 11 ||
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tathā teṣāṃ vasatāṃ kāmyake vai vihīnānāmarjunenotsukānām |
pañcaiva varṣāṇi tadā vyatīyuradhīyatāṃ japatāṃ juhvatāṃ ca || 12 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 47

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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