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 104

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lomaśa uvāca |
tānuvāca sametāṃstu brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ |
gacchadhvaṃ vibudhāḥ sarve yathākāmaṃ yathepsitam || 1 ||
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mahatā kālayogena prakṛtiṃ yāsyate'rṇavaḥ |
jñātīnvai kāraṇaṃ kṛtvā mahārājño bhagīrathāt || 2 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kathaṃ vai jñātayo brahmankāraṇaṃ cātra kiṃ mune |
kathaṃ samudraḥ pūrṇaśca bhagīrathapariśramāt || 3 ||
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etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ vistareṇa tapodhana |
kathyamānaṃ tvayā vipra rājñāṃ caritamuttamam || 4 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evamuktastu viprendro dharmarājñā mahātmanā |
kathayāmāsa māhātmyaṃ sagarasya mahātmanaḥ || 5 ||
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lomaśa uvāca |
ikṣvākūṇāṃ kule jātaḥ sagaro nāma pārthivaḥ |
rūpasattvabalopetaḥ sa cāputraḥ pratāpavān || 6 ||
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sa haihayānsamutsādya tālajaṅghāṃśca bhārata |
vaśe ca kṛtvā rājño'nyānsvarājyamanvaśāsata || 7 ||
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tasya bhārye tvabhavatāṃ rūpayauvanadarpite |
vaidarbhī bharataśreṣṭha śaibyā ca bharatarṣabha || 8 ||
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sa putrakāmo nṛpatistatāpa sumahattapaḥ |
patnībhyāṃ saha rājendra kailāsaṃ girimāśritaḥ || 9 ||
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sa tapyamānaḥ sumahattapo yogasamanvitaḥ |
āsasāda mahātmānaṃ tryakṣaṃ tripuramardanam || 10 ||
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śaṃkaraṃ bhavamīśānaṃ śūlapāniṃ pinākinam |
tryambakaṃ śivamugreśaṃ bahurūpamumāpatim || 11 ||
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sa taṃ dṛṣṭvaiva varadaṃ patnībhyāṃ sahito nṛpaḥ |
praṇipatya mahābāhuḥ putrārthaṃ samayācata || 12 ||
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taṃ prītimānharaḥ prāha sabhāryaṃ nṛpasattamam |
yasminvṛto muhūrte'haṃ tvayeha nṛpate varam || 13 ||
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ṣaṣṭiḥ putrasahasrāṇi śūrāḥ samaradarpitāḥ |
ekasyāṃ saṃbhaviṣyanti patnyāṃ tava narottama || 14 ||
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te caiva sarve sahitāḥ kṣayaṃ yāsyanti pārthiva |
eko vaṃśadharaḥ śūra ekasyāṃ saṃbhaviṣyati |
evamuktvā tu taṃ rudrastatraivāntaradhīyata || 15 ||
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sa cāpi sagaro rājā jagāma svaṃ niveśanam |
patnībhyāṃ sahitastāta so'tihṛṣṭamanāstadā || 16 ||
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tasyātha manujaśreṣṭha te bhārye kamalekṣaṇe |
vaidarbhī caiva śaibyā ca garbhiṇyau saṃbabhūvatuḥ || 17 ||
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tataḥ kālena vaidarbhī garbhālābuṃ vyajāyata |
śaibyā ca suṣuve putraṃ kumāraṃ devarūpiṇam || 18 ||
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tadālābuṃ samutsraṣṭuṃ manaścakre sa pārthivaḥ |
athāntarikṣācchuśrāva vācaṃ gambhīranisvanām || 19 ||
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rājanmā sāhasaṃ kārṣīḥ putrānna tyaktumarhasi |
alābumadhyānniṣkṛṣya bījaṃ yatnena gopyatām || 20 ||
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sopasvedeṣu pātreṣu ghṛtapūrṇeṣu bhāgaśaḥ |
tataḥ putrasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭiṃ prāpsyasi pārthiva || 21 ||
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mahādevena diṣṭaṃ te putrajanma narādhipa |
anena kramayogena mā te buddhirato'nyathā || 22 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 104

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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