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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bṛhadaśva uvāca |
vṛte tu naiṣadhe bhaimyā lokapālā mahaujasaḥ |
yānto dadṛśurāyāntaṃ dvāparaṃ kalinā saha || 1 ||
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athābravītkaliṃ śakraḥ saṃprekṣya balavṛtrahā |
dvāpareṇa sahāyena kale brūhi kva yāsyasi || 2 ||
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tato'bravītkaliḥ śakraṃ damayantyāḥ svayaṃvaram |
gatvāhaṃ varayiṣye tāṃ mano hi mama tadgatam || 3 ||
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tamabravītprahasyendro nirvṛttaḥ sa svayaṃvaraḥ |
vṛtastayā nalo rājā patirasmatsamīpataḥ || 4 ||
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evamuktastu śakreṇa kaliḥ kopasamanvitaḥ |
devānāmantrya tānsarvānuvācedaṃ vacastadā || 5 ||
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devānāṃ mānuṣaṃ madhye yatsā patimavindata |
nanu tasyā bhavennyāyyaṃ vipulaṃ daṇḍadhāraṇam || 6 ||
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evamukte tu kalinā pratyūcuste divaukasaḥ |
asmābhiḥ samanujñāto damayantyā nalo vṛtaḥ || 7 ||
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kaśca sarvaguṇopetaṃ nāśrayeta nalaṃ nṛpam |
yo veda dharmānakhilānyathāvaccaritavrataḥ || 8 ||
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yasminsatyaṃ dhṛtirdānaṃ tapaḥ śaucaṃ damaḥ śamaḥ |
dhruvāṇi puruṣavyāghre lokapālasame nṛpe || 9 ||
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ātmānaṃ sa śapenmūḍho hanyāccātmānamātmanā |
evaṃguṇaṃ nalaṃ yo vai kāmayecchapituṃ kale || 10 ||
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kṛcchre sa narake majjedagādhe vipule'plave |
evamuktvā kaliṃ devā dvāparaṃ ca divaṃ yayuḥ || 11 ||
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tato gateṣu deveṣu kalirdvāparamabravīt |
saṃhartuṃ notsahe kopaṃ nale vatsyāmi dvāpara || 12 ||
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bhraṃśayiṣyāmi taṃ rājyānna bhaimyā saha raṃsyate |
tvamapyakṣānsamāviśya kartuṃ sāhāyyamarhasi || 13 ||
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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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