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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bṛhadaśva uvāca |
tasminnantarhite nāge prayayau naiṣadho nalaḥ |
ṛtuparṇasya nagaraṃ prāviśaddaśame'hani || 1 ||
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sa rājānamupātiṣṭhadbāhuko'hamiti bruvan |
aśvānāṃ vāhane yuktaḥ pṛthivyāṃ nāsti matsamaḥ || 2 ||
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arthakṛcchreṣu caivāhaṃ praṣṭavyo naipuṇeṣu ca |
annasaṃskāramapi ca jānāmyanyairviśeṣataḥ || 3 ||
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yāni śilpāni loke'sminyaccāpyanyatsuduṣkaram |
sarvaṃ yatiṣye tatkartumṛtuparṇa bharasva mām || 4 ||
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ṛtuparṇa uvāca |
vasa bāhuka bhadraṃ te sarvametatkariṣyasi |
śīghrayāne sadā buddhirdhīyate me viśeṣataḥ || 5 ||
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sa tvamātiṣṭha yogaṃ taṃ yena śīghrā hayā mama |
bhaveyuraśvādhyakṣo'si vetanaṃ te śataṃ śatāḥ || 6 ||
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tvāmupasthāsyataścemau nityaṃ vārṣṇeyajīvalau |
etābhyāṃ raṃsyase sārdhaṃ vasa vai mayi bāhuka || 7 ||
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bṛhadaśva uvāca |
evamukto nalastena nyavasattatra pūjitaḥ |
ṛtuparṇasya nagare sahavārṣṇeyajīvalaḥ || 8 ||
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sa tatra nivasanrājā vaidarbhīmanucintayan |
sāyaṃ sāyaṃ sadā cemaṃ ślokamekaṃ jagāda ha || 9 ||
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kva nu sā kṣutpipāsārtā śrāntā śete tapasvinī |
smarantī tasya mandasya kaṃ vā sādyopatiṣṭhati || 10 ||
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evaṃ bruvantaṃ rājānaṃ niśāyāṃ jīvalo'bravīt |
kāmenāṃ śocase nityaṃ śrotumicchāmi bāhuka || 11 ||
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tamuvāca nalo rājā mandaprajñasya kasyacit |
āsīdbahumatā nārī tasyā dṛḍhataraṃ ca saḥ || 12 ||
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sa vai kenacidarthena tayā mando vyayujyata |
viprayuktaśca mandātmā bhramatyasukhapīḍitaḥ || 13 ||
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dahyamānaḥ sa śokena divārātramatandritaḥ |
niśākāle smaraṃstasyāḥ ślokamekaṃ sma gāyati || 14 ||
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sa vai bhramanmahīṃ sarvāṃ kvacidāsādya kiṃcana |
vasatyanarhastadduḥkhaṃ bhūya evānusaṃsmaran || 15 ||
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sā tu taṃ puruṣaṃ nārī kṛcchre'pyanugatā vane |
tyaktā tenālpapuṇyena duṣkaraṃ yadi jīvati || 16 ||
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ekā bālānabhijñā ca mārgāṇāmatathocitā |
kṣutpipāsāparītā ca duṣkaraṃ yadi jīvati || 17 ||
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śvāpadācarite nityaṃ vane mahati dāruṇe |
tyaktā tenālpapuṇyena mandaprajñena māriṣa || 18 ||
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ityevaṃ naiṣadho rājā damayantīmanusmaran |
ajñātavāsamavasadrājñastasya niveśane || 19 ||
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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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