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 138

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lomaśa uvāca |
bharadvājastu kaunteya kṛtvā svādhyāyamāhnikam |
samitkalāpamādāya praviveśa svamāśramam || 1 ||
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taṃ sma dṛṣṭvā purā sarve pratyuttiṣṭhanti pāvakāḥ |
na tvenamupatiṣṭhanti hataputraṃ tadāgnayaḥ || 2 ||
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vaikṛtaṃ tvagnihotre sa lakṣayitvā mahātapāḥ |
tamandhaṃ śūdramāsīnaṃ gṛhapālamathābravīt || 3 ||
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kiṃ nu me nāgnayaḥ śūdra pratinandanti darśanam |
tvaṃ cāpi na yathāpūrvaṃ kaccitkṣemamihāśrame || 4 ||
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kaccinna raibhyaṃ putro me gatavānalpacetanaḥ |
etadācakṣva me śīghraṃ na hi me śudhyate manaḥ || 5 ||
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śūdra uvāca |
raibhyaṃ gato nūnamasau sutaste mandacetanaḥ |
tathā hi nihataḥ śete rākṣasena balīyasā || 6 ||
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prakālyamānastenāyaṃ śūlahastena rakṣasā |
agnyāgāraṃ prati dvāri mayā dorbhyāṃ nivāritaḥ || 7 ||
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tataḥ sa nihato hyatra jalakāmo'śucirdhruvam |
saṃbhāvito hi tūrṇena śūlahastena rakṣasā || 8 ||
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lomaśa uvāca |
bharadvājastu śūdrasya tacchrutvā vipriyaṃ vacaḥ |
gatāsuṃ putramādāya vilalāpa suduḥkhitaḥ || 9 ||
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brāhmaṇānāṃ kilārthāya nanu tvaṃ taptavāṃstapaḥ |
dvijānāmanadhītā vai vedāḥ saṃpratibhāntviti || 10 ||
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tathā kalyāṇaśīlastvaṃ brāhmaṇeṣu mahātmasu |
anāgāḥ sarvabhūteṣu karkaśatvamupeyivān || 11 ||
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pratiṣiddho mayā tāta raibhyāvasathadarśanāt |
gatavāneva taṃ kṣudraṃ kālāntakayamopamam || 12 ||
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yaḥ sa jānanmahātejā vṛddhasyaikaṃ mamātmajam |
gatavāneva kopasya vaśaṃ paramadurmatiḥ || 13 ||
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putraśokamanuprāpya eṣa raibhyasya karmaṇā |
tyakṣyāmi tvāmṛte putra prāṇāniṣṭatamānbhuvi || 14 ||
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yathāhaṃ putraśokena dehaṃ tyakṣyāmi kilbiṣī |
tathā jyeṣṭhaḥ suto raibhyaṃ hiṃsyācchīghramanāgasam || 15 ||
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sukhino vai narā yeṣāṃ jātyā putro na vidyate |
te putraśokamaprāpya vicaranti yathāsukham || 16 ||
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ye tu putrakṛtācchokādbhṛśaṃ vyākulacetasaḥ |
śapantīṣṭānsakhīnārtāstebhyaḥ pāpataro nu kaḥ || 17 ||
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parāsuśca suto dṛṣṭaḥ śaptaśceṣṭaḥ sakhā mayā |
īdṛśīmāpadaṃ ko nu dvitīyo'nubhaviṣyati || 18 ||
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vilapyaivaṃ bahuvidhaṃ bharadvājo'dahatsutam |
susamiddhaṃ tataḥ paścātpraviveśa hutāśanam || 19 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 138

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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