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 237

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duryodhana uvāca |
ajānataste rādheya nābhyasūyāmyahaṃ vacaḥ |
jānāsi tvaṃ jitāñśatrūngandharvāṃstejasā mayā || 1 ||
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āyodhitāstu gandharvāḥ suciraṃ sodarairmama |
mayā saha mahābāho kṛtaścobhayataḥ kṣayaḥ || 2 ||
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māyādhikāstvayudhyanta yadā śūrā viyadgatāḥ |
tadā no nasamaṃ yuddhamabhavatsaha khecaraiḥ || 3 ||
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parājayaṃ ca prāptāḥ sma raṇe bandhanameva ca |
sabhṛtyāmātyaputrāśca sadāradhanavāhanāḥ |
uccairākāśamārgeṇa hriyāmastaiḥ suduḥkhitāḥ || 4 ||
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atha naḥ sainikāḥ kecidamātyāśca mahārathān |
upagamyābruvandīnāḥ pāṇḍavāñśaraṇapradān || 5 ||
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eṣa duryodhano rājā dhārtarāṣṭraḥ sahānujaḥ |
sāmātyadāro hriyate gandharvairdivamāsthitaiḥ || 6 ||
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taṃ mokṣayata bhadraṃ vaḥ sahadāraṃ narādhipam |
parāmarśo mā bhaviṣyatkurudāreṣu sarvaśaḥ || 7 ||
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evamukte tu dharmātmā jyeṣṭhaḥ pāṇḍusutastadā |
prasādya sodarānsarvānājñāpayata mokṣaṇe || 8 ||
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athāgamya tamuddeśaṃ pāṇḍavāḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ |
sāntvapūrvamayācanta śaktāḥ santo mahārathāḥ || 9 ||
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yadā cāsmānna mumucurgandharvāḥ sāntvitā api |
tato'rjunaśca bhīmaśca yamajau ca balotkaṭau |
mumucuḥ śaravarṣāṇi gandharvānpratyanekaśaḥ || 10 ||
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atha sarve raṇaṃ muktvā prayātāḥ khacarā divam |
asmānevābhikarṣanto dīnānmuditamānasāḥ || 11 ||
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tataḥ samantātpaśyāmi śarajālena veṣṭitam |
amānuṣāṇi cāstrāṇi prayuñjānaṃ dhanaṃjayam || 12 ||
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samāvṛtā diśo dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavena śitaiḥ śaraiḥ |
dhanaṃjayasakhātmānaṃ darśayāmāsa vai tadā || 13 ||
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citrasenaḥ pāṇḍavena samāśliṣya paraṃtapaḥ |
kuśalaṃ paripapraccha taiḥ pṛṣṭaścāpyanāmayam || 14 ||
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te sametya tathānyonyaṃ saṃnāhānvipramucya ca |
ekībhūtāstato vīrā gandharvāḥ saha pāṇḍavaiḥ |
apūjayetāmanyonyaṃ citrasenadhanaṃjayau || 15 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 237

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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