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 224

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
mārkaṇḍeyādibhirvipraiḥ pāṇḍavaiśca mahātmabhiḥ |
kathābhiranukūlābhiḥ sahāsitvā janārdanaḥ || 1 ||
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tatastaiḥ saṃvidaṃ kṛtvā yathāvanmadhusūdanaḥ |
ārurukṣū rathaṃ satyāmāhvayāmāsa keśavaḥ || 2 ||
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satyabhāmā tatastatra svajitvā drupadātmajām |
uvāca vacanaṃ hṛdyaṃ yathābhāvasamāhitam || 3 ||
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kṛṣṇe mā bhūttavotkaṇṭhā mā vyathā mā prajāgaraḥ |
bhartṛbhirdevasaṃkāśairjitāṃ prāpsyasi medinīm || 4 ||
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na hyevaṃ śīlasaṃpannā naivaṃ pūjitalakṣaṇāḥ |
prāpnuvanti ciraṃ kleśaṃ yathā tvamasitekṣaṇe || 5 ||
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avaśyaṃ ca tvayā bhūmiriyaṃ nihatakaṇṭakā |
bhartṛbhiḥ saha bhoktavyā nirdvaṃdveti śrutaṃ mayā || 6 ||
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dhārtarāṣṭravadhaṃ kṛtvā vairāṇi pratiyātya ca |
yudhiṣṭhirasthāṃ pṛthivīṃ draṣṭāsi drupadātmaje || 7 ||
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yāstāḥ pravrājamānāṃ tvāṃ prāhasandarpamohitāḥ |
tāḥ kṣipraṃ hatasaṃkalpā drakṣyasi tvaṃ kurustriyaḥ || 8 ||
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tava duḥkhopapannāyā yairācaritamapriyam |
viddhi saṃprasthitānsarvāṃstānkṛṣṇe yamasādanam || 9 ||
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putraste prativindhyaśca sutasomastathā vibhuḥ |
śrutakarmārjuniścaiva śatānīkaśca nākuliḥ |
sahadevācca yo jātaḥ śrutasenastavātmajaḥ || 10 ||
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sarve kuśalino vīrāḥ kṛtāstrāśca sutāstava |
abhimanyuriva prītā dvāravatyāṃ ratā bhṛśam || 11 ||
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tvamivaiṣāṃ subhadrā ca prītyā sarvātmanā sthitā |
prīyate bhāvanirdvaṃdvā tebhyaśca vigatajvarā || 12 ||
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bheje sarvātmanā caiva pradyumnajananī tathā |
bhānuprabhṛtibhiścainānviśinaṣṭi ca keśavaḥ || 13 ||
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bhojanācchādane caiṣāṃ nityaṃ me śvaśuraḥ sthitaḥ |
rāmaprabhṛtayaḥ sarve bhajantyandhakavṛṣṇayaḥ |
tulyo hi praṇayasteṣāṃ pradyumnasya ca bhāmini || 14 ||
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evamādi priyaṃ prītyā hṛdyamuktvā manonugam |
gamanāya manaścakre vāsudevarathaṃ prati || 15 ||
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tāṃ kṛṣṇāṃ kṛṣṇamahiṣī cakārābhipradakṣiṇam |
āruroha rathaṃ śaureḥ satyabhāmā ca bhāminī || 16 ||
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smayitvā tu yaduśreṣṭho draupadīṃ parisāntvya ca |
upāvartya tataḥ śīghrairhayaiḥ prāyātparaṃtapaḥ || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 224

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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