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 228

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ tataḥ sarve dadṛśurjanamejaya |
pṛṣṭvā sukhamatho rājñaḥ pṛṣṭvā rājñā ca bhārata || 1 ||
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tatastairvihitaḥ pūrvaṃ samaṅgo nāma ballavaḥ |
samīpasthāstadā gāvo dhṛtarāṣṭre nyavedayat || 2 ||
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anantaraṃ ca rādheyaḥ śakuniśca viśāṃ pate |
āhatuḥ pārthivaśreṣṭhaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ janādhipam || 3 ||
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ramaṇīyeṣu deśeṣu ghoṣāḥ saṃprati kaurava |
smāraṇāsamayaḥ prāpto vatsānāmapi cāṅkanam || 4 ||
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mṛgayā cocitā rājannasminkāle sutasya te |
duryodhanasya gamanaṃ tvamanujñātumarhasi || 5 ||
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dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
mṛgayā śobhanā tāta gavāṃ ca samavekṣaṇam |
viśrambhastu na gantavyo ballavānāmiti smare || 6 ||
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te tu tatra naravyāghrāḥ samīpa iti naḥ śrutam |
ato nābhyanujānāmi gamanaṃ tatra vaḥ svayam || 7 ||
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chadmanā nirjitāste hi karśitāśca mahāvane |
taponityāśca rādheya samarthāśca mahārathāḥ || 8 ||
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dharmarājo na saṃkrudhyedbhīmasenastvamarṣaṇaḥ |
yajñasenasya duhitā teja eva tu kevalam || 9 ||
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yūyaṃ cāpyaparādhyeyurdarpamohasamanvitāḥ |
tato vinirdaheyuste tapasā hi samanvitāḥ || 10 ||
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atha vā sāyudhā vīrā manyunābhipariplutāḥ |
sahitā baddhanistriṃśā daheyuḥ śastratejasā || 11 ||
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atha yūyaṃ bahutvāttānārabhadhvaṃ kathaṃcana |
anāryaṃ paramaṃ tatsyādaśakyaṃ tacca me matam || 12 ||
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uṣito hi mahābāhurindraloke dhanaṃjayaḥ |
divyānyastrāṇyavāpyātha tataḥ pratyāgato vanam || 13 ||
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akṛtāstreṇa pṛthivī jitā bībhatsunā purā |
kiṃ punaḥ sa kṛtāstro'dya na hanyādvo mahārathaḥ || 14 ||
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atha vā madvacaḥ śrutvā tatra yattā bhaviṣyatha |
udvignavāso viśrambhādduḥkhaṃ tatra bhaviṣyati || 15 ||
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atha vā sainikāḥ kecidapakuryuryudhiṣṭhire |
tadabuddhikṛtaṃ karma doṣamutpādayecca vaḥ || 16 ||
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tasmādgacchantu puruṣāḥ smāraṇāyāptakāriṇaḥ |
na svayaṃ tatra gamanaṃ rocaye tava bhārata || 17 ||
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śakuniruvāca |
dharmajñaḥ pāṇḍavo jyeṣṭhaḥ pratijñātaṃ ca saṃsadi |
tena dvādaśa varṣāṇi vastavyānīti bhārata || 18 ||
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anuvṛttāśca te sarve pāṇḍavā dharmacāriṇaḥ |
yudhiṣṭhiraśca kaunteyo na naḥ kopaṃ kariṣyati || 19 ||
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mṛgayāṃ caiva no gantumicchā saṃvardhate bhṛśam |
smāraṇaṃ ca cikīrṣāmo na tu pāṇḍavadarśanam || 20 ||
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na cānāryasamācāraḥ kaścittatra bhaviṣyati |
na ca tatra gamiṣyāmo yatra teṣāṃ pratiśrayaḥ || 21 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evamuktaḥ śakuninā dhṛtarāṣṭro janeśvaraḥ |
duryodhanaṃ sahāmātyamanujajñe na kāmataḥ || 22 ||
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anujñātastu gāndhāriḥ karṇena sahitastadā |
niryayau bharataśreṣṭho balena mahatā vṛtaḥ || 23 ||
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duḥśāsanena ca tathā saubalena ca devinā |
saṃvṛto bhrātṛbhiścānyaiḥ strībhiścāpi sahasraśaḥ || 24 ||
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taṃ niryāntaṃ mahābāhuṃ draṣṭuṃ dvaitavanaṃ saraḥ |
paurāścānuyayuḥ sarve sahadārā vanaṃ ca tat || 25 ||
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aṣṭau rathasahasrāṇi trīṇi nāgāyutāni ca |
pattayo bahusāhasrā hayāśca navatiḥ śatāḥ || 26 ||
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śakaṭāpaṇaveśyāśca vaṇijo bandinastathā |
narāśca mṛgayāśīlāḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ || 27 ||
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tataḥ prayāṇe nṛpateḥ sumahānabhavatsvanaḥ |
prāvṛṣīva mahāvāyoruddhatasya viśāṃ pate || 28 ||
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gavyūtimātre nyavasadrājā duryodhanastadā |
prayāto vāhanaiḥ sarvaistato dvaitavanaṃ saraḥ || 29 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 228

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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