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 217

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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
skandasya pārṣadānghorāñśṛṇuṣvādbhutadarśanān |
vajraprahārātskandasya jajñustatra kumārakāḥ |
ye haranti śiśūñjātāngarbhasthāṃścaiva dāruṇāḥ || 1 ||
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vajraprahārātkanyāśca jajñire'sya mahābalāḥ |
kumārāśca viśākhaṃ taṃ pitṛtve samakalpayan || 2 ||
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sa bhūtvā bhagavānsaṃkhye rakṣaṃśchāgamukhastadā |
vṛtaḥ kanyāgaṇaiḥ sarvairātmanīnaiśca putrakaiḥ || 3 ||
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mātṝṇāṃ prekṣatīnāṃ ca bhadraśākhaśca kauśalaḥ |
tataḥ kumārapitaraṃ skandamāhurjanā bhuvi || 4 ||
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rudramagnimumāṃ svāhāṃ pradeśeṣu mahābalām |
yajanti putrakāmāśca putriṇaśca sadā janāḥ || 5 ||
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yāstāstvajanayatkanyāstapo nāma hutāśanaḥ |
kiṃ karomīti tāḥ skandaṃ saṃprāptāḥ samabhāṣata || 6 ||
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mātara ūcuḥ |
bhavema sarvalokasya vayaṃ mātara uttamāḥ |
prasādāttava pūjyāśca priyametatkuruṣva naḥ || 7 ||
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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
so'bravīdbāḍhamityevaṃ bhaviṣyadhvaṃ pṛthagvidhāḥ |
aśivāśca śivāścaiva punaḥ punarudāradhīḥ || 8 ||
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tataḥ saṃkalpya putratve skaṃdaṃ mātṛgaṇo'gamat |
kākī ca halimā caiva rudrātha bṛhalī tathā |
āryā palālā vai mitrā saptaitāḥ śiśumātaraḥ || 9 ||
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etāsāṃ vīryasaṃpannaḥ śiśurnāmātidāruṇaḥ |
skandaprasādajaḥ putro lohitākṣo bhayaṃkaraḥ || 10 ||
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eṣa vīrāṣṭakaḥ proktaḥ skandamātṛgaṇodbhavaḥ |
chāgavaktreṇa sahito navakaḥ parikīrtyate || 11 ||
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ṣaṣṭhaṃ chāgamayaṃ vaktraṃ skandasyaiveti viddhi tat |
ṣaṭśiro'bhyantaraṃ rājannityaṃ mātṛgaṇārcitam || 12 ||
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ṣaṇṇāṃ tu pravaraṃ tasya śīrṣāṇāmiha śabdyate |
śaktiṃ yenāsṛjaddivyāṃ bhadraśākha iti sma ha || 13 ||
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ityetadvividhākāraṃ vṛttaṃ śuklasya pañcamīm |
tatra yuddhaṃ mahāghoraṃ vṛttaṃ ṣaṣṭhyāṃ janādhipa || 14 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 217

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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