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 248

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tasminbahumṛge'raṇye ramamāṇā mahārathāḥ |
kāmyake bharataśreṣṭhā vijahruste yathāmarāḥ || 1 ||
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prekṣamāṇā bahuvidhānvanoddeśānsamantataḥ |
yathartukālaramyāśca vanarājīḥ supuṣpitāḥ || 2 ||
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pāṇḍavā mṛgayāśīlāścarantastanmahāvanam |
vijahrurindrapratimāḥ kaṃcitkālamariṃdamāḥ || 3 ||
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tataste yaugapadyena yayuḥ sarve caturdiśam |
mṛgayāṃ puruṣavyāghrā brāhmaṇārthe paraṃtapāḥ || 4 ||
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draupadīmāśrame nyasya tṛṇabindoranujñayā |
maharṣerdīptatapaso dhaumyasya ca purodhasaḥ || 5 ||
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tatastu rājā sindhūnāṃ vārddhakṣatrirmahāyaśāḥ |
vivāhakāmaḥ śālveyānprayātaḥ so'bhavattadā || 6 ||
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mahatā paribarheṇa rājayogyena saṃvṛtaḥ |
rājabhirbahubhiḥ sārdhamupāyātkāmyakaṃ ca saḥ || 7 ||
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tatrāpaśyatpriyāṃ bhāryāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ yaśasvinīm |
tiṣṭhantīmāśramadvāri draupadīṃ nirjane vane || 8 ||
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vibhrājamānāṃ vapuṣā bibhratīṃ rūpamuttamam |
bhrājayantīṃ vanoddeśaṃ nīlābhramiva vidyutam || 9 ||
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apsarā devakanyā vā māyā vā devanirmitā |
iti kṛtvāñjaliṃ sarve dadṛśustāmaninditām || 10 ||
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tataḥ sa rājā sindhūnāṃ vārddhakṣatrirjayadrathaḥ |
vismitastāmanindyāṅgīṃ dṛṣṭvāsīddhṛṣṭamānasaḥ || 11 ||
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sa koṭikāśyaṃ rājānamabravītkāmamohitaḥ |
kasya tveṣānavadyāṅgī yadi vāpi na mānuṣī || 12 ||
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vivāhārtho na me kaścidimāṃ dṛṣṭvātisundarīm |
etāmevāhamādāya gamiṣyāmi svamālayam || 13 ||
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gaccha jānīhi saumyaināṃ kasya kā ca kuto'pi vā |
kimarthamāgatā subhrūridaṃ kaṇṭakitaṃ vanam || 14 ||
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api nāma varārohā māmeṣā lokasundarī |
bhajedadyāyatāpāṅgī sudatī tanumadhyamā || 15 ||
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apyahaṃ kṛtakāmaḥ syāmimāṃ prāpya varastriyam |
gaccha jānīhi ko nvasyā nātha ityeva koṭika || 16 ||
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sa koṭikāśyastacchrutvā rathātpraskandya kuṇḍalī |
upetya papraccha tadā kroṣṭā vyāghravadhūmiva || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 248

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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