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 121

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lomaśa uvāca |
nṛgeṇa yajamānena someneha puraṃdaraḥ |
tarpitaḥ śrūyate rājansa tṛpto madamabhyagāt || 1 ||
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iha devaiḥ sahendrairhi prajāpatibhireva ca |
iṣṭaṃ bahuvidhairyajñairmahadbhirbhūridakṣiṇaiḥ || 2 ||
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āmūrtarayasaśceha rājā vajradharaṃ prabhum |
tarpayāmāsa somena hayamedheṣu saptasu || 3 ||
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tasya saptasu yajñeṣu sarvamāsīddhiraṇmayam |
vānaspatyaṃ ca bhaumaṃ ca yaddravyaṃ niyataṃ makhe || 4 ||
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teṣveva cāsya yajñeṣu prayogāḥ sapta viśrutāḥ |
saptaikaikasya yūpasya caṣālāścopari sthitāḥ || 5 ||
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tasya sma yūpānyajñeṣu bhrājamānānhiraṇmayān |
svayamutthāpayāmāsurdevāḥ sendrā yudhiṣṭhira || 6 ||
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teṣu tasya makhāgryeṣu gayasya pṛthivīpateḥ |
amādyadindraḥ somena dakṣiṇābhirdvijātayaḥ || 7 ||
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sikatā vā yathā loke yathā vā divi tārakāḥ |
yathā vā varṣato dhārā asaṃkhyeyāśca kenacit || 8 ||
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tathaiva tadasaṃkhyeyaṃ dhanaṃ yatpradadau gayaḥ |
sadasyebhyo mahārāja teṣu yajñeṣu saptasu || 9 ||
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bhavetsaṃkhyeyametadvai yadetatparikīrtitam |
na sā śakyā tu saṃkhyātuṃ dakṣiṇā dakṣiṇāvataḥ || 10 ||
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hiraṇmayībhirgobhiśca kṛtābhirviśvakarmaṇā |
brāhmaṇāṃstarpayāmāsa nānādigbhyaḥ samāgatān || 11 ||
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alpāvaśeṣā pṛthivī caityairāsīnmahātmanaḥ |
gayasya yajamānasya tatra tatra viśāṃ pate || 12 ||
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sa lokānprāptavānaindrānkarmaṇā tena bhārata |
salokatāṃ tasya gacchetpayoṣṇyāṃ ya upaspṛśet || 13 ||
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tasmāttvamatra rājendra bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito'nagha |
upaspṛśya mahīpāla dhūtapāpmā bhaviṣyasi || 14 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
sa payoṣṇyāṃ naraśreṣṭhaḥ snātvā vai bhrātṛbhiḥ saha |
vaiḍūryaparvataṃ caiva narmadāṃ ca mahānadīm |
samājagāma tejasvī bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito'naghaḥ || 15 ||
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tato'sya sarvāṇyācakhyau lomaśo bhagavānṛṣiḥ |
tīrthāni ramaṇīyāni tatra tatra viśāṃ pate || 16 ||
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yathāyogaṃ yathāprīti prayayau bhrātṛbhiḥ saha |
dadamāno'sakṛdvittaṃ brāhmaṇebhyaḥ sahasraśaḥ || 17 ||
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lomaśa uvāca |
devānāmeti kaunteya tathā rājñāṃ salokatām |
vaiḍūryaparvataṃ dṛṣṭvā narmadāmavatīrya ca || 18 ||
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saṃdhireṣa naraśreṣṭha tretāyā dvāparasya ca |
etamāsādya kaunteya sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 19 ||
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eṣa śaryātiyajñasya deśastāta prakāśate |
sākṣādyatrāpibatsomamaśvibhyāṃ saha kauśikaḥ || 20 ||
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cukopa bhārgavaścāpi mahendrasya mahātapāḥ |
saṃstambhayāmāsa ca taṃ vāsavaṃ cyavanaḥ prabhuḥ |
sukanyāṃ cāpi bhāryāṃ sa rājaputrīmivāptavān || 21 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kathaṃ viṣṭambhitastena bhagavānpākaśāsanaḥ |
kimarthaṃ bhārgavaścāpi kopaṃ cakre mahātapāḥ || 22 ||
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nāsatyau ca kathaṃ brahmankṛtavānsomapīthinau |
etatsarvaṃ yathāvṛttamākhyātu bhagavānmama || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 121

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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