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 86

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dhaumya uvāca |
dakṣiṇasyāṃ tu puṇyāni śṛṇu tīrthāni bhārata |
vistareṇa yathābuddhi kīrtyamānāni bhārata || 1 ||
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yasyāmākhyāyate puṇyā diśi godāvarī nadī |
bahvārāmā bahujalā tāpasācaritā śubhā || 2 ||
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veṇṇā bhīmarathī cobhe nadyau pāpabhayāpahe |
mṛgadvijasamākīrṇe tāpasālayabhūṣite || 3 ||
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rājarṣestatra ca sarinnṛgasya bharatarṣabha |
ramyatīrthā bahujalā payoṣṇī dvijasevitā || 4 ||
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api cātra mahāyogī mārkaṇḍeyo mahātapāḥ |
anuvaṃśyāṃ jagau gāthāṃ nṛgasya dharaṇīpateḥ || 5 ||
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nṛgasya yajamānasya pratyakṣamiti naḥ śrutam |
amādyadindraḥ somena dakṣiṇābhirdvijātayaḥ || 6 ||
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māṭharasya vanaṃ puṇyaṃ bahumūlaphalaṃ śivam |
yūpaśca bharataśreṣṭha varuṇasrotase girau || 7 ||
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praveṇyuttarapārśve tu puṇye kaṇvāśrame tathā |
tāpasānāmaraṇyāni kīrtitāni yathāśruti || 8 ||
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vedī śūrpārake tāta jamadagnermahātmanaḥ |
ramyā pāṣāṇatīrthā ca puraścandrā ca bhārata || 9 ||
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aśokatīrthaṃ martyeṣu kaunteya bahulāśramam |
agastyatīrthaṃ pāṇḍyeṣu vāruṇaṃ ca yudhiṣṭhira || 10 ||
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kumāryaḥ kathitāḥ puṇyāḥ pāṇḍyeṣveva nararṣabha |
tāmraparṇīṃ tu kaunteya kīrtayiṣyāmi tāṃ śṛṇu || 11 ||
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yatra devaistapastaptaṃ mahadicchadbhirāśrame |
gokarṇamiti vikhyātaṃ triṣu lokeṣu bhārata || 12 ||
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śītatoyo bahujalaḥ puṇyastāta śivaśca saḥ |
hradaḥ paramaduṣprāpo mānuṣairakṛtātmabhiḥ || 13 ||
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tatraiva tṛṇasomāgneḥ saṃpannaphalamūlavān |
āśramo'gastyaśiṣyasya puṇyo devasabhe girau || 14 ||
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vaiḍūryaparvatastatra śrīmānmaṇimayaḥ śivaḥ |
agastyasyāśramaścaiva bahumūlaphalodakaḥ || 15 ||
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surāṣṭreṣvapi vakṣyāmi puṇyānyāyatanāni ca |
āśramānsaritaḥ śailānsarāṃsi ca narādhipa || 16 ||
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camasonmajjanaṃ viprāstatrāpi kathayantyuta |
prabhāsaṃ codadhau tīrthaṃ tridaśānāṃ yudhiṣṭhira || 17 ||
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tatra piṇḍārakaṃ nāma tāpasācaritaṃ śubham |
ujjayantaśca śikharī kṣipraṃ siddhikaro mahān || 18 ||
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tatra devarṣivaryeṇa nāradenānukīrtitaḥ |
purāṇaḥ śrūyate ślokastaṃ nibodha yudhiṣṭhira || 19 ||
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puṇye girau surāṣṭreṣu mṛgapakṣiniṣevite |
ujjayante sma taptāṅgo nākapṛṣṭhe mahīyate || 20 ||
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puṇyā dvāravatī tatra yatrāste madhusūdanaḥ |
sākṣāddevaḥ purāṇo'sau sa hi dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ || 21 ||
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ye ca vedavido viprā ye cādhyātmavido janāḥ |
te vadanti mahātmānaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ dharmaṃ sanātanam || 22 ||
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pavitrāṇāṃ hi govindaḥ pavitraṃ paramucyate |
puṇyānāmapi puṇyo'sau maṅgalānāṃ ca maṅgalam || 23 ||
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trailokyaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣo devadevaḥ sanātanaḥ |
āste hariracintyātmā tatraiva madhusūdanaḥ || 24 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 86

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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