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 258

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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
prāptamapratimaṃ duḥkhaṃ rāmeṇa bharatarṣabha |
rakṣasā jānakī tasya hṛtā bhāryā balīyasā || 1 ||
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āśramādrākṣasendreṇa rāvaṇena vihāyasā |
māyāmāsthāya tarasā hatvā gṛdhraṃ jaṭāyuṣam || 2 ||
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pratyājahāra tāṃ rāmaḥ sugrīvabalamāśritaḥ |
baddhvā setuṃ samudrasya dagdhvā laṅkāṃ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ || 3 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kasminrāmaḥ kule jātaḥ kiṃvīryaḥ kiṃparākramaḥ |
rāvaṇaḥ kasya vā putraḥ kiṃ vairaṃ tasya tena ha || 4 ||
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etanme bhagavansarvaṃ samyagākhyātumarhasi |
śrotumicchāmi caritaṃ rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ || 5 ||
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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
ajo nāmābhavadrājā mahānikṣvākuvaṃśajaḥ |
tasya putro daśarathaḥ śaśvatsvādhyāyavāñśuciḥ || 6 ||
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abhavaṃstasya catvāraḥ putrā dharmārthakovidāḥ |
rāmalakṣmaṇaśatrughnā bharataśca mahābalaḥ || 7 ||
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rāmasya mātā kausalyā kaikeyī bharatasya tu |
sutau lakṣmaṇaśatrughnau sumitrāyāḥ paraṃtapau || 8 ||
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videharājo janakaḥ sītā tasyātmajā vibho |
yāṃ cakāra svayaṃ tvaṣṭā rāmasya mahiṣīṃ priyām || 9 ||
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etadrāmasya te janma sītāyāśca prakīrtitam |
rāvaṇasyāpi te janma vyākhyāsyāmi janeśvara || 10 ||
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pitāmaho rāvaṇasya sākṣāddevaḥ prajāpatiḥ |
svayaṃbhūḥ sarvalokānāṃ prabhuḥ sraṣṭā mahātapāḥ || 11 ||
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pulastyo nāma tasyāsīnmānaso dayitaḥ sutaḥ |
tasya vaiśravaṇo nāma gavi putro'bhavatprabhuḥ || 12 ||
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pitaraṃ sa samutsṛjya pitāmahamupasthitaḥ |
tasya kopātpitā rājansasarjātmānamātmanā || 13 ||
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sa jajñe viśravā nāma tasyātmārdhena vai dvijaḥ |
pratīkārāya sakrodhastato vaiśravaṇasya vai || 14 ||
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pitāmahastu prītātmā dadau vaiśravaṇasya ha |
amaratvaṃ dhaneśatvaṃ lokapālatvameva ca || 15 ||
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īśānena tathā sakhyaṃ putraṃ ca nalakūbaram |
rājadhānīniveśaṃ ca laṅkāṃ rakṣogaṇānvitām || 16 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 258

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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