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 72

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damayantyuvāca |
gaccha keśini jānīhi ka eṣa rathavāhakaḥ |
upaviṣṭo rathopasthe vikṛto hrasvabāhukaḥ || 1 ||
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abhyetya kuśalaṃ bhadre mṛdupūrvaṃ samāhitā |
pṛcchethāḥ puruṣaṃ hyenaṃ yathātattvamanindite || 2 ||
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atra me mahatī śaṅkā bhavedeṣa nalo nṛpaḥ |
tathā ca me manastuṣṭirhṛdayasya ca nirvṛtiḥ || 3 ||
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brūyāścainaṃ kathānte tvaṃ parṇādavacanaṃ yathā |
prativākyaṃ ca suśroṇi budhyethāstvamanindite || 4 ||
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bṛhadaśva uvāca |
evaṃ samāhitā gatvā dūtī bāhukamabravīt |
damayantyapi kalyāṇī prāsādasthānvavaikṣata || 5 ||
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keśinyuvāca |
svāgataṃ te manuṣyendra kuśalaṃ te bravīmyaham |
damayantyā vacaḥ sādhu nibodha puruṣarṣabha || 6 ||
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kadā vai prasthitā yūyaṃ kimarthamiha cāgatāḥ |
tattvaṃ brūhi yathānyāyaṃ vaidarbhī śrotumicchati || 7 ||
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bāhuka uvāca |
śrutaḥ svayaṃvaro rājñā kausalyena yaśasvinā |
dvitīyo damayantyā vai śvobhūta iti bhāmini || 8 ||
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śrutvā taṃ prasthito rājā śatayojanayāyibhiḥ |
hayairvātajavairmukhyairahamasya ca sārathiḥ || 9 ||
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keśinyuvāca |
atha yo'sau tṛtīyo vaḥ sa kutaḥ kasya vā punaḥ |
tvaṃ ca kasya kathaṃ cedaṃ tvayi karma samāhitam || 10 ||
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bāhuka uvāca |
puṇyaślokasya vai sūto vārṣṇeya iti viśrutaḥ |
sa nale vidrute bhadre bhāṅgasvarimupasthitaḥ || 11 ||
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ahamapyaśvakuśalaḥ sūdatve ca suniṣṭhitaḥ |
ṛtuparṇena sārathye bhojane ca vṛtaḥ svayam || 12 ||
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keśinyuvāca |
atha jānāti vārṣṇeyaḥ kva nu rājā nalo gataḥ |
kathaṃcittvayi vaitena kathitaṃ syāttu bāhuka || 13 ||
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bāhuka uvāca |
ihaiva putrau nikṣipya nalasyāśubhakarmaṇaḥ |
gatastato yathākāmaṃ naiṣa jānāti naiṣadham || 14 ||
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na cānyaḥ puruṣaḥ kaścinnalaṃ vetti yaśasvini |
gūḍhaścarati loke'sminnaṣṭarūpo mahīpatiḥ || 15 ||
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ātmaiva hi nalaṃ vetti yā cāsya tadanantarā |
na hi vai tāni liṅgāni nalaṃ śaṃsanti karhicit || 16 ||
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keśinyuvāca |
yo'sāvayodhyāṃ prathamaṃ gatavānbrāhmaṇastadā |
imāni nārīvākyāni kathayānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ || 17 ||
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kva nu tvaṃ kitava chittvā vastrārdhaṃ prasthito mama |
utsṛjya vipine suptāmanuraktāṃ priyāṃ priya || 18 ||
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sā vai yathā samādiṣṭā tatrāste tvatpratīkṣiṇī |
dahyamānā divārātraṃ vastrārdhenābhisaṃvṛtā || 19 ||
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tasyā rudantyāḥ satataṃ tena duḥkhena pārthiva |
prasādaṃ kuru vai vīra prativākyaṃ prayaccha ca || 20 ||
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tasyāstatpriyamākhyānaṃ prabravīhi mahāmate |
tadeva vākyaṃ vaidarbhī śrotumicchatyaninditā || 21 ||
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etacchrutvā prativacastasya dattaṃ tvayā kila |
yatpurā tatpunastvatto vaidarbhī śrotumicchati || 22 ||
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bṛhadaśva uvāca |
evamuktasya keśinyā nalasya kurunandana |
hṛdayaṃ vyathitaṃ cāsīdaśrupūrṇe ca locane || 23 ||
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sa nigṛhyātmano duḥkhaṃ dahyamāno mahīpatiḥ |
bāṣpasaṃdigdhayā vācā punarevedamabravīt || 24 ||
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vaiṣamyamapi saṃprāptā gopāyanti kulastriyaḥ |
ātmānamātmanā satyo jitasvargā na saṃśayaḥ || 25 ||
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rahitā bhartṛbhiścaiva na krudhyanti kadācana |
prāṇāṃścāritrakavacā dhārayantīha satstriyaḥ || 26 ||
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prāṇayātrāṃ pariprepsoḥ śakunairhṛtavāsasaḥ |
ādhibhirdahyamānasya śyāmā na kroddhumarhati || 27 ||
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satkṛtāsatkṛtā vāpi patiṃ dṛṣṭvā tathāgatam |
bhraṣṭarājyaṃ śriyā hīnaṃ kṣudhitaṃ vyasanāplutam || 28 ||
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evaṃ bruvāṇastadvākyaṃ nalaḥ paramaduḥkhitaḥ |
na bāṣpamaśakatsoḍhuṃ praruroda ca bhārata || 29 ||
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tataḥ sā keśinī gatvā damayantyai nyavedayat |
tatsarvaṃ kathitaṃ caiva vikāraṃ caiva tasya tam || 30 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 72

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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