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 234

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tato divyāstrasaṃpannā gandharvā hemamālinaḥ |
visṛjantaḥ śarāndīptānsamantātparyavārayan || 1 ||
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catvāraḥ pāṇḍavā vīrā gandharvāśca sahasraśaḥ |
raṇe saṃnyapatanrājaṃstadadbhutamivābhavat || 2 ||
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yathā karṇasya ca ratho dhārtarāṣṭrasya cobhayoḥ |
gandharvaiḥ śataśaśchinnau tathā teṣāṃ pracakrire || 3 ||
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tānsamāpatato rājangandharvāñśataśo raṇe |
pratyagṛhṇannaravyāghrāḥ śaravarṣairanekaśaḥ || 4 ||
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avakīryamāṇāḥ khagamāḥ śaravarṣaiḥ samantataḥ |
na śekuḥ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ samīpe parivartitum || 5 ||
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abhikruddhānabhiprekṣya gandharvānarjunastadā |
lakṣayitvātha divyāni mahāstrāṇyupacakrame || 6 ||
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sahasrāṇāṃ sahasraṃ sa prāhiṇodyamasādanam |
āgneyenārjunaḥ saṃkhye gandharvāṇāṃ balotkaṭaḥ || 7 ||
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tathā bhīmo maheṣvāsaḥ saṃyuge balināṃ varaḥ |
gandharvāñśataśo rājañjaghāna niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ || 8 ||
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mādrīputrāvapi tathā yudhyamānau balotkaṭau |
parigṛhyāgrato rājañjaghnatuḥ śataśaḥ parān || 9 ||
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te vadhyamānā gandharvā divyairastrairmahātmabhiḥ |
utpetuḥ khamupādāya dhṛtarāṣṭrasutāṃstataḥ || 10 ||
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tānutpatiṣṇūnbuddhvā tu kuntīputro dhanaṃjayaḥ |
mahatā śarajālena samantātparyavārayat || 11 ||
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te baddhāḥ śarajālena śakuntā iva pañjare |
vavarṣurarjunaṃ krodhādgadāśaktyṛṣṭivṛṣṭibhiḥ || 12 ||
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gadāśaktyasivṛṣṭīstā nihatya sa mahāstravit |
gātrāṇi cāhanadbhallairgandharvāṇāṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ || 13 ||
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śirobhiḥ prapatadbhiśca caraṇairbāhubhistathā |
aśmavṛṣṭirivābhāti pareṣāmabhavadbhayam || 14 ||
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te vadhyamānā gandharvāḥ pāṇḍavena mahātmanā |
bhūmiṣṭhamantarikṣasthāḥ śaravarṣairavākiran || 15 ||
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teṣāṃ tu śaravarṣāṇi savyasācī paraṃtapaḥ |
astraiḥ saṃvārya tejasvī gandharvānpratyavidhyata || 16 ||
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sthūṇākarṇendrajālaṃ ca sauraṃ cāpi tathārjunaḥ |
āgneyaṃ cāpi saumyaṃ ca sasarja kurunandanaḥ || 17 ||
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te dahyamānā gandharvāḥ kuntīputrasya sāyakaiḥ |
daiteyā iva śakreṇa viṣādamagamanparam || 18 ||
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ūrdhvamākramamāṇāśca śarajālena vāritāḥ |
visarpamāṇā bhallaiśca vāryante savyasācinā || 19 ||
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gandharvāṃstrāsitāndṛṣṭvā kuntīputreṇa dhīmatā |
citraseno gadāṃ gṛhya savyasācinamādravat || 20 ||
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tasyābhipatatastūrṇaṃ gadāhastasya saṃyuge |
gadāṃ sarvāyasīṃ pārthaḥ śaraiściccheda saptadhā || 21 ||
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sa gadāṃ bahudhā dṛṣṭvā kṛttāṃ bāṇaistarasvinā |
saṃvṛtya vidyayātmānaṃ yodhayāmāsa pāṇḍavam |
astrāṇi tasya divyāni yodhayāmāsa khe sthitaḥ || 22 ||
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gandharvarājo balavānmāyayāntarhitastadā |
antarhitaṃ samālakṣya praharantamathārjunaḥ |
tāḍayāmāsa khacarairdivyāstrapratimantritaiḥ || 23 ||
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antardhānavadhaṃ cāsya cakre kruddho'rjunastadā |
śabdavedhyamupāśritya bahurūpo dhanaṃjayaḥ || 24 ||
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sa vadhyamānastairastrairarjunena mahātmanā |
athāsya darśayāmāsa tadātmānaṃ priyaḥ sakhā || 25 ||
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citrasenamathālakṣya sakhāyaṃ yudhi durbalam |
saṃjahārāstramatha tatprasṛṣṭaṃ pāṇḍavarṣabhaḥ || 26 ||
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dṛṣṭvā tu pāṇḍavāḥ sarve saṃhṛtāstraṃ dhanaṃjayam |
saṃjahruḥ pradrutānaśvāñśaravegāndhanūṃṣi ca || 27 ||
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citrasenaśca bhīmaśca savyasācī yamāvapi |
pṛṣṭvā kauśalamanyonyaṃ ratheṣvevāvatasthire || 28 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 234

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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