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 165

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arjuna uvāca |
kṛtāstramabhiviśvastamatha māṃ harivāhanaḥ |
saṃspṛśya mūrdhni pāṇibhyāmidaṃ vacanamabravīt || 1 ||
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na tvamadya yudhā jetuṃ śakyaḥ suragaṇairapi |
kiṃ punarmānuṣe loke mānuṣairakṛtātmabhiḥ |
aprameyo'pradhṛṣyaśca yuddheṣvapratimastathā || 2 ||
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athābravītpunardevaḥ saṃprahṛṣṭatanūruhaḥ |
astrayuddhe samo vīra na te kaścidbhaviṣyati || 3 ||
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apramattaḥ sadā dakṣaḥ satyavādī jitendriyaḥ |
brahmaṇyaścāstraviccāsi śūraścāsi kurūdvaha || 4 ||
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astrāṇi samavāptāni tvayā daśa ca pañca ca |
pañcabhirvidhibhiḥ pārtha na tvayā vidyate samaḥ || 5 ||
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prayogamupasaṃhāramāvṛttiṃ ca dhanaṃjaya |
prāyaścittaṃ ca vettha tvaṃ pratighātaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ || 6 ||
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tava gurvarthakālo'yamupapannaḥ paraṃtapa |
pratijānīṣva taṃ kartumato vetsyāmyahaṃ param || 7 ||
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tato'hamabruvaṃ rājandevarājamidaṃ vacaḥ |
viṣahyaṃ cenmayā kartuṃ kṛtameva nibodha tat || 8 ||
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tato māmabravīdrājanprahasya balavṛtrahā |
nāviṣahyaṃ tavādyāsti triṣu lokeṣu kiṃcana || 9 ||
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nivātakavacā nāma dānavā mama śatravaḥ |
samudrakukṣimāśritya durge prativasantyuta || 10 ||
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tisraḥ koṭyaḥ samākhyātāstulyarūpabalaprabhāḥ |
tāṃstatra jahi kaunteya gurvarthaste bhaviṣyati || 11 ||
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tato mātalisaṃyuktaṃ mayūrasamaromabhiḥ |
hayairupetaṃ prādānme rathaṃ divyaṃ mahāprabham || 12 ||
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babandha caiva me mūrdhni kirīṭamidamuttamam |
svarūpasadṛśaṃ caiva prādādaṅgavibhūṣaṇam || 13 ||
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abhedyaṃ kavacaṃ cedaṃ sparśarūpavaduttamam |
ajarāṃ jyāmimāṃ cāpi gāṇḍīve samayojayat || 14 ||
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tataḥ prāyāmahaṃ tena syandanena virājatā |
yenājayaddevapatirbaliṃ vairocaniṃ purā || 15 ||
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tato devāḥ sarva eva tena ghoṣeṇa bodhitaḥ |
manvānā devarājaṃ māṃ samājagmurviśāṃ pate |
dṛṣṭvā ca māmapṛcchanta kiṃ kariṣyasi phalguna || 16 ||
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tānabruvaṃ yathābhūtamidaṃ kartāsmi saṃyuge |
nivātakavacānāṃ tu prasthitaṃ māṃ vadhaiṣiṇam |
nibodhata mahābhāgāḥ śivaṃ cāśāsta me'naghāḥ || 17 ||
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tuṣṭuvurmāṃ prasannāste yathā devaṃ puraṃdaram |
rathenānena maghavā jitavāñśambaraṃ yudhi |
namuciṃ balavṛtrau ca prahlādanarakāvapi || 18 ||
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bahūni ca sahasrāṇi prayutānyarbudāni ca |
rathenānena daityānāṃ jitavānmaghavānyudhi || 19 ||
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tvamapyetena kaunteya nivātakavacānraṇe |
vijetā yudhi vikramya pureva maghavānvaśī || 20 ||
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ayaṃ ca śaṅkhapravaro yena jetāsi dānavān |
anena vijitā lokāḥ śakreṇāpi mahātmanā || 21 ||
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pradīyamānaṃ devaistu devadattaṃ jalodbhavam |
pratyagṛhṇaṃ jayāyainaṃ stūyamānastadāmaraiḥ || 22 ||
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sa śaṅkhī kavacī bāṇī pragṛhītaśarāsanaḥ |
dānavālayamatyugraṃ prayāto'smi yuyutsayā || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 165

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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