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 76

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bṛhadaśva uvāca |
atha tāṃ vyuṣito rātriṃ nalo rājā svalaṃkṛtaḥ |
vaidarbhyā sahitaḥ kālyaṃ dadarśa vasudhādhipam || 1 ||
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tato'bhivādayāmāsa prayataḥ śvaśuraṃ nalaḥ |
tasyānu damayantī ca vavande pitaraṃ śubhā || 2 ||
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taṃ bhīmaḥ pratijagrāha putravatparayā mudā |
yathārhaṃ pūjayitvā tu samāśvāsayata prabhuḥ |
nalena sahitāṃ tatra damayantīṃ pativratām || 3 ||
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tāmarhaṇāṃ nalo rājā pratigṛhya yathāvidhi |
paricaryāṃ svakāṃ tasmai yathāvatpratyavedayat || 4 ||
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tato babhūva nagare sumahānharṣanisvanaḥ |
janasya saṃprahṛṣṭasya nalaṃ dṛṣṭvā tathāgatam || 5 ||
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aśobhayacca nagaraṃ patākādhvajamālinam |
siktasaṃmṛṣṭapuṣpāḍhyā rājamārgāḥ kṛtāstadā || 6 ||
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dvāri dvāri ca paurāṇāṃ puṣpabhaṅgaḥ prakalpitaḥ |
arcitāni ca sarvāṇi devatāyatanāni ca || 7 ||
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ṛtuparṇo'pi śuśrāva bāhukacchadminaṃ nalam |
damayantyā samāyuktaṃ jahṛṣe ca narādhipaḥ || 8 ||
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tamānāyya nalo rājā kṣamayāmāsa pārthivam |
sa ca taṃ kṣamayāmāsa hetubhirbuddhisaṃmataḥ || 9 ||
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sa satkṛto mahīpālo naiṣadhaṃ vismayānvitaḥ |
diṣṭyā sameto dāraiḥ svairbhavānityabhyanandata || 10 ||
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kaccittu nāparādhaṃ te kṛtavānasmi naiṣadha |
ajñātavāsaṃ vasato madgṛhe niṣadhādhipa || 11 ||
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yadi vā buddhipūrvāṇi yadyabuddhāni kānicit |
mayā kṛtānyakāryāṇi tāni me kṣantumarhasi || 12 ||
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nala uvāca |
na me'parādhaṃ kṛtavāṃstvaṃ svalpamapi pārthiva |
kṛte'pi ca na me kopaḥ kṣantavyaṃ hi mayā tava || 13 ||
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pūrvaṃ hyasi sakhā me'si saṃbandhī ca narādhipa |
ata ūrdhvaṃ tu bhūyastvaṃ prītimāhartumarhasi || 14 ||
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sarvakāmaiḥ suvihitaḥ sukhamasmyuṣitastvayi |
na tathā svagṛhe rājanyathā tava gṛhe sadā || 15 ||
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idaṃ caiva hayajñānaṃ tvadīyaṃ mayi tiṣṭhati |
tadupākartumicchāmi manyase yadi pārthiva || 16 ||
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bṛhadaśva uvāca |
evamuktvā dadau vidyāmṛtuparṇāya naiṣadhaḥ |
sa ca tāṃ pratijagrāha vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā || 17 ||
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tato gṛhyāśvahṛdayaṃ tadā bhāṅgasvarirnṛpaḥ |
sūtamanyamupādāya yayau svapurameva hi || 18 ||
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ṛtuparṇe pratigate nalo rājā viśāṃ pate |
nagare kuṇḍine kālaṃ nātidīrghamivāvasat || 19 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 76

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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