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 208

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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
brahmaṇo yastṛtīyastu putraḥ kurukulodvaha |
tasyāpavasutā bhāryā prajāstasyāpi me śṛṇu || 1 ||
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bṛhajjyotirbṛhatkīrtirbṛhadbrahmā bṛhanmanāḥ |
bṛhanmantro bṛhadbhāsastathā rājanbṛhaspatiḥ || 2 ||
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prajāsu tāsu sarvāsu rūpeṇāpratimābhavat |
devī bhānumatī nāma prathamāṅgirasaḥ sutā || 3 ||
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bhūtānāmeva sarveṣāṃ yasyāṃ rāgastadābhavat |
rāgādrāgeti yāmāhurdvitīyāṅgirasaḥ sutā || 4 ||
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yāṃ kapardisutāmāhurdṛśyādṛśyeti dehinaḥ |
tanutvātsā sinīvālī tṛtīyāṅgirasaḥ sutā || 5 ||
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paśyatyarciṣmatī bhābhirhavirbhiśca haviṣmatī |
ṣaṣṭhīmaṅgirasaḥ kanyāṃ puṇyāmāhurhaviṣmatīm || 6 ||
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mahāmakheṣvāṅgirasī dīptimatsu mahāmatī |
mahāmatīti vikhyātā saptamī kathyate sutā || 7 ||
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yāṃ tu dṛṣṭvā bhagavatīṃ janaḥ kuhukuhāyate |
ekānaṃśeti yāmāhuḥ kuhūmaṅgirasaḥ sutām || 8 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 208

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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