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 216

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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
grahāḥ sopagrahāścaiva ṛṣayo mātarastathā |
hutāśanamukhāścāpi dīptāḥ pāriṣadāṃ gaṇāḥ || 1 ||
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ete cānye ca bahavo ghorāstridivavāsinaḥ |
parivārya mahāsenaṃ sthitā mātṛgaṇaiḥ saha || 2 ||
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saṃdigdhaṃ vijayaṃ dṛṣṭvā vijayepsuḥ sureśvaraḥ |
āruhyairāvataskandhaṃ prayayau daivataiḥ saha |
vijighāṃsurmahāsenamindrastūrṇataraṃ yayau || 3 ||
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ugraṃ tacca mahāvegaṃ devānīkaṃ mahāprabham |
vicitradhvajasaṃnāhaṃ nānāvāhanakārmukam |
pravarāmbarasaṃvītaṃ śriyā juṣṭamalaṃkṛtam || 4 ||
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vijighāṃsuṃ tadāyāntaṃ kumāraḥ śakramabhyayāt |
vinadanpathi śakrastu drutaṃ yāti mahābalaḥ |
saṃharṣayandevasenāṃ jighāṃsuḥ pāvakātmajam || 5 ||
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saṃpūjyamānastridaśaistathaiva paramarṣibhiḥ |
samīpamupasaṃprāptaḥ kārttikeyasya vāsavaḥ || 6 ||
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siṃhanādaṃ tataścakre deveśaḥ sahitaḥ suraiḥ |
guho'pi śabdaṃ taṃ śrutvā vyanadatsāgaro yathā || 7 ||
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tasya śabdena mahatā samuddhūtodadhiprabham |
babhrāma tatra tatraiva devasainyamacetanam || 8 ||
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jighāṃsūnupasaṃprāptāndevāndṛṣṭvā sa pāvakiḥ |
visasarja mukhātkruddhaḥ pravṛddhāḥ pāvakārciṣaḥ |
tā devasainyānyadahanveṣṭamānāni bhūtale || 9 ||
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te pradīptaśirodehāḥ pradīptāyudhavāhanāḥ |
pracyutāḥ sahasā bhānti citrāstārāgaṇā iva || 10 ||
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dahyamānāḥ prapannāste śaraṇaṃ pāvakātmajam |
devā vajradharaṃ tyaktvā tataḥ śāntimupāgatāḥ || 11 ||
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tyakto devaistataḥ skande vajraṃ śakro'bhyavāsṛjat |
tadvisṛṣṭaṃ jaghānāśu pārśvaṃ skandasya dakṣiṇam |
bibheda ca mahārāja pārśvaṃ tasya mahātmanaḥ || 12 ||
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vajraprahārātskandasya saṃjātaḥ puruṣo'paraḥ |
yuvā kāñcanasaṃnāhaḥ śaktidhṛgdivyakuṇḍalaḥ |
yadvajraviśanājjāto viśākhastena so'bhavat || 13 ||
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taṃ jātamaparaṃ dṛṣṭvā kālānalasamadyutim |
bhayādindrastataḥ skandaṃ prāñjaliḥ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ || 14 ||
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tasyābhayaṃ dadau skandaḥ sahasainyasya sattama |
tataḥ prahṛṣṭāstridaśā vāditrāṇyabhyavādayan || 15 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 216

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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