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 249

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koṭikāśya uvāca |
kā tvaṃ kadambasya vinamya śākhāmekāśrame tiṣṭhasi śobhamānā |
dedīpyamānāgniśikheva naktaṃ dodhūyamānā pavanena subhrūḥ || 1 ||
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atīva rūpeṇa samanvitā tvaṃ na cāpyaraṇyeṣu bibheṣi kiṃ nu |
devī nu yakṣī yadi dānavī vā varāpsarā daityavarāṅganā vā || 2 ||
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vapuṣmatī voragarājakanyā vanecarī vā kṣaṇadācarastrī |
yadyeva rājño varuṇasya patnī yamasya somasya dhaneśvarasya || 3 ||
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dhāturvidhātuḥ saviturvibhorvā śakrasya vā tvaṃ sadanātprapannā |
na hyeva naḥ pṛcchasi ye vayaṃ sma na cāpi jānīma taveha nātham || 4 ||
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vayaṃ hi mānaṃ tava vardhayantaḥ pṛcchāma bhadre prabhavaṃ prabhuṃ ca |
ācakṣva bandhūṃśca patiṃ kulaṃ ca tattvena yacceha karoṣi kāryam || 5 ||
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ahaṃ tu rājñaḥ surathasya putro yaṃ koṭikāśyeti vidurmanuṣyāḥ |
asau tu yastiṣṭhati kāñcanāṅge rathe huto'gniścayane yathaiva |
trigartarājaḥ kamalāyatākṣi kṣemaṃkaro nāma sa eṣa vīraḥ || 6 ||
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asmātparastveṣa mahādhanuṣmānputraḥ kuṇindādhipatervariṣṭhaḥ |
nirīkṣate tvāṃ vipulāyatāṃsaḥ suvismitaḥ parvatavāsanityaḥ || 7 ||
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asau tu yaḥ puṣkariṇīsamīpe śyāmo yuvā tiṣṭhati darśanīyaḥ |
ikṣvākurājñaḥ subalasya putraḥ sa eṣa hantā dviṣatāṃ sugātri || 8 ||
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yasyānuyātraṃ dhvajinaḥ prayānti sauvīrakā dvādaśa rājaputrāḥ |
śoṇāśvayukteṣu ratheṣu sarve makheṣu dīptā iva havyavāhāḥ || 9 ||
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aṅgārakaḥ kuñjaraguptakaśca śatruṃjayaḥ saṃjayasupravṛddhau |
prabhaṃkaro'tha bhramaro raviśca śūraḥ pratāpaḥ kuharaśca nāma || 10 ||
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yaṃ ṣaṭsahasrā rathino'nuyānti nāgā hayāścaiva padātinaśca |
jayadratho nāma yadi śrutaste sauvīrarājaḥ subhage sa eṣaḥ || 11 ||
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tasyāpare bhrātaro'dīnasattvā balāhakānīkavidāraṇādhyāḥ |
sauvīravīrāḥ pravarā yuvāno rājānamete balino'nuyānti || 12 ||
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etaiḥ sahāyairupayāti rājā marudgaṇairindra ivābhiguptaḥ |
ajānatāṃ khyāpaya naḥ sukeśi kasyāsi bhāryā duhitā ca kasya || 13 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 249

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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