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 117

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rāma uvāca |
mamāparādhāttaiḥ kṣudrairhatastvaṃ tāta bāliśaiḥ |
kārtavīryasya dāyādairvane mṛga iveṣubhiḥ || 1 ||
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dharmajñasya kathaṃ tāta vartamānasya satpathe |
mṛtyurevaṃvidho yuktaḥ sarvabhūteṣvanāgasaḥ || 2 ||
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kiṃ nu tairna kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ yairbhavāṃstapasi sthitaḥ |
ayudhyamāno vṛddhaḥ sanhataḥ śaraśataiḥ śitaiḥ || 3 ||
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kiṃ nu te tatra vakṣyanti saciveṣu suhṛtsu ca |
ayudhyamānaṃ dharmajñamekaṃ hatvānapatrapāḥ || 4 ||
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akṛtavraṇa uvāca |
vilapyaivaṃ sa karuṇaṃ bahu nānāvidhaṃ nṛpa |
pretakāryāṇi sarvāṇi pituścakre mahātapāḥ || 5 ||
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dadāha pitaraṃ cāgnau rāmaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ |
pratijajñe vadhaṃ cāpi sarvakṣatrasya bhārata || 6 ||
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saṃkruddho'tibalaḥ śūraḥ śastramādāya vīryavān |
jaghnivānkārtavīryasya sutāneko'ntakopamaḥ || 7 ||
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teṣāṃ cānugatā ye ca kṣatriyāḥ kṣatriyarṣabha |
tāṃśca sarvānavāmṛdnādrāmaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ || 8 ||
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triḥsaptakṛtvaḥ pṛthivīṃ kṛtvā niḥkṣatriyāṃ prabhuḥ |
samantapañcake pañca cakāra rudhirahradān || 9 ||
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sa teṣu tarpayāmāsa pitṝnbhṛgukulodvahaḥ |
sākṣāddadarśa carcīkaṃ sa ca rāmaṃ nyavārayat || 10 ||
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tato yajñena mahatā jāmadagnyaḥ pratāpavān |
tarpayāmāsa devendramṛtvigbhyaśca mahīṃ dadau || 11 ||
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vedīṃ cāpyadadaddhaimīṃ kaśyapāya mahātmane |
daśavyāmāyatāṃ kṛtvā navotsedhāṃ viśāṃ pate || 12 ||
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tāṃ kaśyapasyānumate brāhmaṇāḥ khaṇḍaśastadā |
vyabhajaṃstena te rājanprakhyātāḥ khāṇḍavāyanāḥ || 13 ||
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sa pradāya mahīṃ tasmai kaśyapāya mahātmane |
asminmahendre śailendre vasatyamitavikramaḥ || 14 ||
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evaṃ vairamabhūttasya kṣatriyairlokavāsibhiḥ |
pṛthivī cāpi vijitā rāmeṇāmitatejasā || 15 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tataścaturdaśīṃ rāmaḥ samayena mahāmanāḥ |
darśayāmāsa tānviprāndharmarājaṃ ca sānujam || 16 ||
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sa tamānarca rājendro bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaḥ prabhuḥ |
dvijānāṃ ca parāṃ pūjāṃ cakre nṛpatisattamaḥ || 17 ||
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arcayitvā jāmadagnyaṃ pūjitastena cābhibhūḥ |
mahendra uṣya tāṃ rātriṃ prayayau dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 117

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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