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 127

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kathaṃvīryaḥ sa rājābhūtsomako vadatāṃ vara |
karmāṇyasya prabhāvaṃ ca śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ || 1 ||
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lomaśa uvāca |
yudhiṣṭhirāsīnnṛpatiḥ somako nāma dhārmikaḥ |
tasya bhāryāśataṃ rājansadṛśīnāmabhūttadā || 2 ||
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sa vai yatnena mahatā tāsu putraṃ mahīpatiḥ |
kaṃcinnāsādayāmāsa kālena mahatā api || 3 ||
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kadācittasya vṛddhasya yatamānasya yatnataḥ |
janturnāma sutastasminstrīśate samajāyata || 4 ||
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taṃ jātaṃ mātaraḥ sarvāḥ parivārya samāsate |
satataṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā kāmabhogānviśāṃ pate || 5 ||
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tataḥ pipīlikā jantuṃ kadācidadaśatsphiji |
sa daṣṭo vyanadadrājaṃstena duḥkhena bālakaḥ || 6 ||
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tatastā mātaraḥ sarvāḥ prākrośanbhṛśaduḥkhitāḥ |
parivārya jantuṃ sahitāḥ sa śabdastumulo'bhavat || 7 ||
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tamārtanādaṃ sahasā śuśrāva sa mahīpatiḥ |
amātyapariṣanmadhye upaviṣṭaḥ sahartvijaiḥ || 8 ||
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tataḥ prasthāpayāmāsa kimetaditi pārthivaḥ |
tasmai kṣattā yathāvṛttamācacakṣe sutaṃ prati || 9 ||
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tvaramāṇaḥ sa cotthāya somakaḥ saha mantribhiḥ |
praviśyāntaḥpuraṃ putramāśvāsayadariṃdamaḥ || 10 ||
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sāntvayitvā tu taṃ putraṃ niṣkramyāntaḥpurānnṛpaḥ |
ṛtvijaiḥ sahito rājansahāmātya upāviśat || 11 ||
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somaka uvāca |
dhigastvihaikaputratvamaputratvaṃ varaṃ bhavet |
nityāturatvādbhūtānāṃ śoka evaikaputratā || 12 ||
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idaṃ bhāryāśataṃ brahmanparīkṣyopacitaṃ prabho |
putrārthinā mayā voḍhaṃ na cāsāṃ vidyate prajā || 13 ||
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ekaḥ kathaṃcidutpannaḥ putro janturayaṃ mama |
yatamānasya sarvāsu kiṃ nu duḥkhamataḥ param || 14 ||
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vayaśca samatītaṃ me sabhāryasya dvijottama |
āsāṃ prāṇāḥ samāyattā mama cātraikaputrake || 15 ||
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syānnu karma tathā yuktaṃ yena putraśataṃ bhavet |
mahatā laghunā vāpi karmaṇā duṣkareṇa vā || 16 ||
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ṛtviguvāca |
asti vai tādṛśaṃ karma yena putraśataṃ bhavet |
yadi śaknoṣi tatkartumatha vakṣyāmi somaka || 17 ||
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somaka uvāca |
kāryaṃ vā yadi vākāryaṃ yena putraśataṃ bhavet |
kṛtameva hi tadviddhi bhagavānprabravītu me || 18 ||
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ṛtviguvāca |
yajasva jantunā rājaṃstvaṃ mayā vitate kratau |
tataḥ putraśataṃ śrīmadbhaviṣyatyacireṇa te || 19 ||
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vapāyāṃ hūyamānāyāṃ dhūmamāghrāya mātaraḥ |
tatastāḥ sumahāvīryāñjanayiṣyanti te sutān || 20 ||
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tasyāmeva tu te janturbhavitā punarātmajaḥ |
uttare cāsya sauvarṇaṃ lakṣma pārśve bhaviṣyati || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 127

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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