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 231

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
gandharvaistu mahārāja bhagne karṇe mahārathe |
saṃprādravaccamūḥ sarvā dhārtarāṣṭrasya paśyataḥ || 1 ||
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tāndṛṣṭvā dravataḥ sarvāndhārtarāṣṭrānparāṅmukhān |
duryodhano mahārāja nāsīttatra parāṅmukhaḥ || 2 ||
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tāmāpatantīṃ saṃprekṣya gandharvāṇāṃ mahācamūm |
mahatā śaravarṣeṇa so'bhyavarṣadariṃdamaḥ || 3 ||
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acintya śaravarṣaṃ tu gandharvāstasya taṃ ratham |
duryodhanaṃ jighāṃsantaḥ samantātparyavārayan || 4 ||
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yugamīṣāṃ varūthaṃ ca tathaiva dhvajasārathī |
aśvāṃstriveṇuṃ talpaṃ ca tilaśo'bhyahananratham || 5 ||
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duryodhanaṃ citraseno virathaṃ patitaṃ bhuvi |
abhidrutya mahābāhurjīvagrāhamathāgrahīt || 6 ||
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tasmingṛhīte rājendra sthitaṃ duḥśāsanaṃ rathe |
paryagṛhṇanta gandharvāḥ parivārya samantataḥ || 7 ||
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viviṃśatiṃ citrasenamādāyānye pradudruvuḥ |
vindānuvindāvapare rājadārāṃśca sarvaśaḥ || 8 ||
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sainyāstu dhārtarāṣṭrasya gandharvaiḥ samabhidrutāḥ |
pūrvaṃ prabhagnaiḥ sahitāḥ pāṇḍavānabhyayustadā || 9 ||
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śakaṭāpaṇaveśyāśca yānayugyaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ |
śaraṇaṃ pāṇḍavāñjagmurhriyamāṇe mahīpatau || 10 ||
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priyadarśano mahābāhurdhārtarāṣṭro mahābalaḥ |
gandharvairhriyate rājā pārthāstamanudhāvata || 11 ||
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duḥśāsano durviṣaho durmukho durjayastathā |
baddhvā hriyante gandharvai rājadārāśca sarvaśaḥ || 12 ||
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iti duryodhanāmātyāḥ krośanto rājagṛddhinaḥ |
ārtā dīnasvarāḥ sarve yudhiṣṭhiramupāgaman || 13 ||
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tāṃstathā vyathitāndīnānbhikṣamāṇānyudhiṣṭhiram |
vṛddhānduryodhanāmātyānbhīmaseno'bhyabhāṣata || 14 ||
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anyathā vartamānānāmartho jāto'yamanyathā |
asmābhiryadanuṣṭheyaṃ gandharvaistadanuṣṭhitam || 15 ||
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durmantritamidaṃ tāta rājño durdyūtadevinaḥ |
dveṣṭāramanye klībasya pātayantīti naḥ śrutam || 16 ||
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tadidaṃ kṛtaṃ naḥ pratyakṣaṃ gandharvairatimānuṣam |
diṣṭyā loke pumānasti kaścidasmatpriye sthitaḥ |
yenāsmākaṃ hṛto bhāra āsīnānāṃ sukhāvahaḥ || 17 ||
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śītavātātapasahāṃstapasā caiva karśitān |
samastho viṣamasthānhi draṣṭumicchati durmatiḥ || 18 ||
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adharmacāriṇastasya kauravyasya durātmanaḥ |
ye śīlamanuvartante te paśyanti parābhavam || 19 ||
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adharmo hi kṛtastena yenaitadupaśikṣitam |
anṛśaṃsāstu kaunteyāstasyādhyakṣānbravīmi vaḥ || 20 ||
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evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ kaunteyaṃ bhīmasenamamarṣaṇam |
na kālaḥ paruṣasyāyamiti rājābhyabhāṣata || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 231

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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