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 179

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
nidāghāntakaraḥ kālaḥ sarvabhūtasukhāvahaḥ |
tatraiva vasatāṃ teṣāṃ prāvṛṭsamabhipadyata || 1 ||
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chādayanto mahāghoṣāḥ khaṃ diśaśca balāhakāḥ |
pravavarṣurdivārātramasitāḥ satataṃ tadā || 2 ||
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tapātyayaniketāśca śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ |
apetārkaprabhājālāḥ savidyudvimalaprabhāḥ || 3 ||
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virūḍhaśaṣpā pṛthivī mattadaṃśasarīsṛpā |
babhūva payasā siktā śāntadhūmarajo'ruṇā || 4 ||
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na sma prajñāyate kiṃcidambhasā samavastṛte |
samaṃ vā viṣamaṃ vāpi nadyo vā sthāvarāṇi vā || 5 ||
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kṣubdhatoyā mahāghoṣāḥ śvasamānā ivāśugāḥ |
sindhavaḥ śobhayāṃ cakruḥ kānanāni tapātyaye || 6 ||
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nadatāṃ kānanānteṣu śrūyante vividhāḥ svanāḥ |
vṛṣṭibhistāḍyamānānāṃ varāhamṛgapakṣiṇām || 7 ||
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stokakāḥ śikhinaścaiva puṃskokilagaṇaiḥ saha |
mattāḥ paripatanti sma dardurāścaiva darpitāḥ || 8 ||
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tathā bahuvidhākārā prāvṛṇmeghānunāditā |
abhyatītā śivā teṣāṃ caratāṃ marudhanvasu || 9 ||
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krauñcahaṃsagaṇākīrṇā śaratpraṇihitābhavat |
rūḍhakakṣavanaprasthā prasannajalanimnagā || 10 ||
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vimalākāśanakṣatrā śaratteṣāṃ śivābhavat |
mṛgadvijasamākīrṇā pāṇḍavānāṃ mahātmanām || 11 ||
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paśyantaḥ śāntarajasaḥ kṣapā jaladaśītalāḥ |
grahanakṣatrasaṃghaiśca somena ca virājitāḥ || 12 ||
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kumudaiḥ puṇḍarīkaiśca śītavāridharāḥ śivāḥ |
nadīḥ puṣkariṇīścaiva dadṛśuḥ samalaṃkṛtāḥ || 13 ||
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ākāśanīkāśataṭāṃ nīpanīvārasaṃkulām |
babhūva caratāṃ harṣaḥ puṇyatīrthāṃ sarasvatīm || 14 ||
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te vai mumudire vīrāḥ prasannasalilāṃ śivām |
paśyanto dṛḍhadhanvānaḥ paripūrṇāṃ sarasvatīm || 15 ||
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teṣāṃ puṇyatamā rātriḥ parvasaṃdhau sma śāradī |
tatraiva vasatāmāsītkārttikī janamejaya || 16 ||
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puṇyakṛdbhirmahāsattvaistāpasaiḥ saha pāṇḍavāḥ |
tatsarvaṃ bharataśreṣṭhāḥ samūhuryogamuttamam || 17 ||
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tamisrābhyudaye tasmindhaumyena saha pāṇḍavāḥ |
sūtaiḥ paurogavaiścaiva kāmyakaṃ prayayurvanam || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 179

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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