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 236

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janamejaya uvāca |
śatrubhirjitabaddhasya pāṇḍavaiśca mahātmabhiḥ |
mokṣitasya yudhā paścānmānasthasya durātmanaḥ || 1 ||
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katthanasyāvaliptasya garvitasya ca nityaśaḥ |
sadā ca pauruṣaudāryaiḥ pāṇḍavānavamanyataḥ || 2 ||
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duryodhanasya pāpasya nityāhaṃkāravādinaḥ |
praveśo hāstinapure duṣkaraḥ pratibhāti me || 3 ||
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tasya lajjānvitasyaiva śokavyākulacetasaḥ |
praveśaṃ vistareṇa tvaṃ vaiśaṃpāyana kīrtaya || 4 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
dharmarājanisṛṣṭastu dhārtarāṣṭraḥ suyodhanaḥ |
lajjayādhomukhaḥ sīdannupāsarpatsuduḥkhitaḥ || 5 ||
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svapuraṃ prayayau rājā caturaṅgabalānugaḥ |
śokopahatayā buddhyā cintayānaḥ parābhavam || 6 ||
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vimucya pathi yānāni deśe suyavasodake |
saṃniviṣṭaḥ śubhe ramye bhūmibhāge yathepsitam |
hastyaśvarathapādātaṃ yathāsthānaṃ nyaveśayat || 7 ||
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athopaviṣṭaṃ rājānaṃ paryaṅke jvalanaprabhe |
upaplutaṃ yathā somaṃ rāhuṇā rātrisaṃkṣaye |
upagamyābravītkarṇo duryodhanamidaṃ tadā || 8 ||
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diṣṭyā jīvasi gāndhāre diṣṭyā naḥ saṃgamaḥ punaḥ |
diṣṭyā tvayā jitāścaiva gandharvāḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ || 9 ||
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diṣṭyā samagrānpaśyāmi bhrātṝṃste kurunandana |
vijigīṣūnraṇānmuktānnirjitārīnmahārathān || 10 ||
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ahaṃ tvabhidrutaḥ sarvairgandharvaiḥ paśyatastava |
nāśaknuvaṃ sthāpayituṃ dīryamāṇāṃ svavāhinīm || 11 ||
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śarakṣatāṅgaśca bhṛśaṃ vyapayāto'bhipīḍitaḥ |
idaṃ tvatyadbhutaṃ manye yadyuṣmāniha bhārata || 12 ||
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ariṣṭānakṣatāṃścāpi sadāradhanavāhanān |
vimuktānsaṃprapaśyāmi tasmādyuddhādamānuṣāt || 13 ||
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naitasya kartā loke'sminpumānvidyeta bhārata |
yatkṛtaṃ te mahārāja saha bhrātṛbhirāhave || 14 ||
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evamuktastu karṇena rājā duryodhanastadā |
uvācāvākśirā rājanbāṣpagadgadayā girā || 15 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 236

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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