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 244

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janamejaya uvāca |
duryodhanaṃ mocayitvā pāṇḍuputrā mahābalāḥ |
kimakārṣurvane tasmiṃstanmamākhyātumarhasi || 1 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tataḥ śayānaṃ kaunteyaṃ rātrau dvaitavane mṛgāḥ |
svapnānte darśayāmāsurbāṣpakaṇṭhā yudhiṣṭhiram || 2 ||
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tānabravītsa rājendro vepamānānkṛtāñjalīn |
brūta yadvaktukāmāḥ stha ke bhavantaḥ kimiṣyate || 3 ||
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evamuktāḥ pāṇḍavena kaunteyena yaśasvinā |
pratyabruvanmṛgāstatra hataśeṣā yudhiṣṭhiram || 4 ||
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vayaṃ mṛgā dvaitavane hataśiṣṭāḥ sma bhārata |
notsīdema mahārāja kriyatāṃ vāsaparyayaḥ || 5 ||
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bhavanto bhrātaraḥ śūrāḥ sarva evāstrakovidāḥ |
kulānyalpāvaśiṣṭāni kṛtavanto vanaukasām || 6 ||
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bījabhūtā vayaṃ kecidavaśiṣṭā mahāmate |
vivardhemahi rājendra prasādātte yudhiṣṭhira || 7 ||
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tānvepamānānvitrastānbījamātrāvaśeṣitān |
mṛgāndṛṣṭvā suduḥkhārto dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 8 ||
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tāṃstathetyabravīdrājā sarvabhūtahite rataḥ |
tathyaṃ bhavanto bruvate kariṣyāmi ca tattathā || 9 ||
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ityevaṃ pratibuddhaḥ sa rātryante rājasattamaḥ |
abravītsahitānbhrātṝndayāpanno mṛgānprati || 10 ||
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ukto rātrau mṛgairasmi svapnānte hataśeṣitaiḥ |
tanubhūtāḥ sma bhadraṃ te dayā naḥ kriyatāmiti || 11 ||
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te satyamāhuḥ kartavyā dayāsmābhirvanaukasām |
sāṣṭamāsaṃ hi no varṣaṃ yadenānupayuñjmahe || 12 ||
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punarbahumṛgaṃ ramyaṃ kāmyakaṃ kānanottamam |
marubhūmeḥ śiraḥ khyātaṃ tṛṇabindusaraḥ prati |
tatremā vasatīḥ śiṣṭā viharanto ramemahi || 13 ||
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tataste pāṇḍavāḥ śīghraṃ prayayurdharmakovidāḥ |
brāhmaṇaiḥ sahitā rājanye ca tatra sahoṣitāḥ |
indrasenādibhiścaiva preṣyairanugatāstadā || 14 ||
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te yātvānusṛtairmārgaiḥ svannaiḥ śucijalānvitaiḥ |
dadṛśuḥ kāmyakaṃ puṇyamāśramaṃ tāpasāyutam || 15 ||
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viviśuste sma kauravyā vṛtā viprarṣabhaistadā |
tadvanaṃ bharataśreṣṭhāḥ svargaṃ sukṛtino yathā || 16 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 244

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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