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 98

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
bhūya evāhamicchāmi maharṣestasya dhīmataḥ |
karmaṇāṃ vistaraṃ śrotumagastyasya dvijottama || 1 ||
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lomaśa uvāca |
śṛṇu rājankathāṃ divyāmadbhutāmatimānuṣīm |
agastyasya mahārāja prabhāvamamitātmanaḥ || 2 ||
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āsankṛtayuge ghorā dānavā yuddhadurmadāḥ |
kāleyā iti vikhyātā gaṇāḥ paramadāruṇāḥ || 3 ||
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te tu vṛtraṃ samāśritya nānāpraharaṇodyatāḥ |
samantātparyadhāvanta mahendrapramukhānsurān || 4 ||
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tato vṛtravadhe yatnamakurvaṃstridaśāḥ purā |
puraṃdaraṃ puraskṛtya brahmāṇamupatasthire || 5 ||
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kṛtāñjalīṃstu tānsarvānparameṣṭhī uvāca ha |
viditaṃ me surāḥ sarvaṃ yadvaḥ kāryaṃ cikīrṣitam || 6 ||
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tamupāyaṃ pravakṣyāmi yathā vṛtraṃ vadhiṣyatha |
dadhīca iti vikhyāto mahānṛṣirudāradhīḥ || 7 ||
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taṃ gatvā sahitāḥ sarve varaṃ vai saṃprayācata |
sa vo dāsyati dharmātmā suprītenāntarātmanā || 8 ||
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sa vācyaḥ sahitaiḥ sarvairbhavadbhirjayakāṅkṣibhiḥ |
svānyasthīni prayaccheti trailokyasya hitāya vai |
sa śarīraṃ samutsṛjya svānyasthīni pradāsyati || 9 ||
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tasyāsthibhirmahāghoraṃ vajraṃ saṃbhriyatāṃ dṛḍham |
mahacchatruhaṇaṃ tīkṣṇaṃ ṣaḍaśraṃ bhīmanisvanam || 10 ||
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tena vajreṇa vai vṛtraṃ vadhiṣyati śatakratuḥ |
etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātaṃ tasmācchīghraṃ vidhīyatām || 11 ||
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evamuktāstato devā anujñāpya pitāmaham |
nārāyaṇaṃ puraskṛtya dadhīcasyāśramaṃ yayuḥ || 12 ||
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sarasvatyāḥ pare pāre nānādrumalatāvṛtam |
ṣaṭpadodgītaninadairvighuṣṭaṃ sāmagairiva |
puṃskokilaravonmiśraṃ jīvaṃjīvakanāditam || 13 ||
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mahiṣaiśca varāhaiśca sṛmaraiścamarairapi |
tatra tatrānucaritaṃ śārdūlabhayavarjitaiḥ || 14 ||
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kareṇubhirvāraṇaiśca prabhinnakaraṭāmukhaiḥ |
saro'vagāḍhaiḥ krīḍadbhiḥ samantādanunāditam || 15 ||
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siṃhavyāghrairmahānādānnadadbhiranunāditam |
aparaiścāpi saṃlīnairguhākandaravāsibhiḥ || 16 ||
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teṣu teṣvavakāśeṣu śobhitaṃ sumanoramam |
triviṣṭapasamaprakhyaṃ dadhīcāśramamāgaman || 17 ||
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tatrāpaśyandadhīcaṃ te divākarasamadyutim |
jājvalyamānaṃ vapuṣā yathā lakṣmyā pitāmaham || 18 ||
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tasya pādau surā rājannabhivādya praṇamya ca |
ayācanta varaṃ sarve yathoktaṃ parameṣṭhinā || 19 ||
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tato dadhīcaḥ paramapratītaḥ surottamāṃstānidamabhyuvāca |
karomi yadvo hitamadya devāḥ svaṃ cāpi dehaṃ tvahamutsṛjāmi || 20 ||
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sa evamuktvā dvipadāṃ variṣṭhaḥ prāṇānvaśī svānsahasotsasarja |
tataḥ surāste jagṛhuḥ parāsorasthīni tasyātha yathopadeśam || 21 ||
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prahṛṣṭarūpāśca jayāya devāstvaṣṭāramāgamya tamarthamūcuḥ |
tvaṣṭā tu teṣāṃ vacanaṃ niśamya prahṛṣṭarūpaḥ prayataḥ prayatnāt || 22 ||
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cakāra vajraṃ bhṛśamugrarūpaṃ kṛtvā ca śakraṃ sa uvāca hṛṣṭaḥ |
anena vajrapravareṇa deva bhasmīkuruṣvādya surārimugram || 23 ||
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tato hatāriḥ sagaṇaḥ sukhaṃ vai praśādhi kṛtsnaṃ tridivaṃ diviṣṭhaḥ |
tvaṣṭrā tathoktaḥ sa puraṃdarastu vajraṃ prahṛṣṭaḥ prayato'bhyagṛhṇāt || 24 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 98

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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