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 209

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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
bṛhaspateścāndramasī bhāryābhūdyā yaśasvinī |
agnīnsājanayatpuṇyānṣaḍekāṃ cāpi putrikām || 1 ||
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āhutiṣveva yasyāgnerhaviṣājyaṃ vidhīyate |
so'gnirbṛhaspateḥ putraḥ śaṃyurnāma mahāprabhaḥ || 2 ||
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cāturmāsyeṣu yasyeṣṭyāmaśvamedhe'grajaḥ paśuḥ |
dīpto jvālairanekābhairagnireko'tha vīryavān || 3 ||
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śaṃyorapratimā bhāryā satyā satyā ca dharmajā |
agnistasya suto dīptastisraḥ kanyāśca suvratāḥ || 4 ||
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prathamenājyabhāgena pūjyate yo'gniradhvare |
agnistasya bharadvājaḥ prathamaḥ putra ucyate || 5 ||
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paurṇamāsyeṣu sarveṣu haviṣājyaṃ sruvodyatam |
bharato nāmataḥ so'gnirdvitīyaḥ śaṃyutaḥ sutaḥ || 6 ||
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tisraḥ kanyā bhavantyanyā yāsāṃ sa bharataḥ patiḥ |
bharatastu sutastasya bharatyekā ca putrikā || 7 ||
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bharato bharatasyāgneḥ pāvakastu prajāpateḥ |
mahānatyarthamahitastathā bharatasattama || 8 ||
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bharadvājasya bhāryā tu vīrā vīraśca piṇḍadaḥ |
prāhurājyena tasyejyāṃ somasyeva dvijāḥ śanaiḥ || 9 ||
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haviṣā yo dvitīyena somena saha yujyate |
rathaprabhū rathadhvānaḥ kumbharetāḥ sa ucyate || 10 ||
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sarayvāṃ janayatsiddhiṃ bhānuṃ bhābhiḥ samāvṛṇot |
āgneyamānayannityamāhvāneṣveṣa kathyate || 11 ||
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yastu na cyavate nityaṃ yaśasā varcasā śriyā |
agnirniścyavano nāma pṛthivīṃ stauti kevalam || 12 ||
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vipāpmā kaluṣairmukto viśuddhaścārciṣā jvalan |
vipāpo'gniḥ sutastasya satyaḥ samayakarmasu || 13 ||
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ākrośatāṃ hi bhūtānāṃ yaḥ karoti hi niṣkṛtim |
agniḥ sa niṣkṛtirnāma śobhayatyabhisevitaḥ || 14 ||
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anukūjanti yeneha vedanārtāḥ svayaṃ janāḥ |
tasya putraḥ svano nāma pāvakaḥ sa rujaskaraḥ || 15 ||
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yastu viśvasya jagato buddhimākramya tiṣṭhati |
taṃ prāhuradhyātmavido viśvajinnāma pāvakam || 16 ||
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antarāgniḥ śrito yo hi bhuktaṃ pacati dehinām |
sa yajñe viśvabhuṅnāma sarvalokeṣu bhārata || 17 ||
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brahmacārī yatātmā ca satataṃ vipulavrataḥ |
brāhmaṇāḥ pūjayantyenaṃ pākayajñeṣu pāvakam || 18 ||
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prathito gopatirnāma nadī yasyābhavatpriyā |
tasminsarvāṇi karmāṇi kriyante karmakartṛbhiḥ || 19 ||
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vaḍavāmukhaḥ pibatyambho yo'sau paramadāruṇaḥ |
ūrdhvabhāgūrdhvabhāṅnāma kaviḥ prāṇāśritastu saḥ || 20 ||
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udagdvāraṃ haviryasya gṛhe nityaṃ pradīyate |
tataḥ sviṣṭaṃ bhavedājyaṃ sviṣṭakṛtparamaḥ smṛtaḥ || 21 ||
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yaḥ praśānteṣu bhūteṣu manyurbhavati pāvakaḥ |
krodhasya tu raso jajñe manyatī cātha putrikā |
svāheti dāruṇā krūrā sarvabhūteṣu tiṣṭhati || 22 ||
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tridive yasya sadṛśo nāsti rūpeṇa kaścana |
atulyatvātkṛto devairnāmnā kāmastu pāvakaḥ || 23 ||
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saṃharṣāddhārayankrodhaṃ dhanvī sragvī rathe sthitaḥ |
samare nāśayecchatrūnamogho nāma pāvakaḥ || 24 ||
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uktho nāma mahābhāga tribhirukthairabhiṣṭutaḥ |
mahāvācaṃ tvajanayatsakāmāśvaṃ hi yaṃ viduḥ || 25 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 209

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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