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 260

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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tato brahmarṣayaḥ siddhā devarājarṣayastathā |
havyavāhaṃ puraskṛtya brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ || 1 ||
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agniruvāca |
yaḥ sa viśravasaḥ putro daśagrīvo mahābalaḥ |
avadhyo varadānena kṛto bhagavatā purā || 2 ||
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sa bādhate prajāḥ sarvā viprakārairmahābalaḥ |
tato nastrātu bhagavannānyastrātā hi vidyate || 3 ||
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brahmovāca |
na sa devāsuraiḥ śakyo yuddhe jetuṃ vibhāvaso |
vihitaṃ tatra yatkāryamabhitastasya nigrahe || 4 ||
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tadarthamavatīrṇo'sau manniyogāccaturbhujaḥ |
viṣṇuḥ praharatāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ sa karmaitatkariṣyati || 5 ||
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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
pitāmahastatasteṣāṃ saṃnidhau vākyamabravīt |
sarvairdevagaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ saṃbhavadhvaṃ mahītale || 6 ||
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viṣṇoḥ sahāyānṛkṣīṣu vānarīṣu ca sarvaśaḥ |
janayadhvaṃ sutānvīrānkāmarūpabalānvitān || 7 ||
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tato bhāgānubhāgena devagandharvadānavāḥ |
avatartuṃ mahīṃ sarve rañjayāmāsurañjasā || 8 ||
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teṣāṃ samakṣaṃ gandharvīṃ dundubhīṃ nāma nāmataḥ |
śaśāsa varado devo devakāryārthasiddhaye || 9 ||
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pitāmahavacaḥ śrutvā gandharvī dundubhī tataḥ |
mantharā mānuṣe loke kubjā samabhavattadā || 10 ||
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śakraprabhṛtayaścaiva sarve te surasattamāḥ |
vānararkṣavarastrīṣu janayāmāsurātmajān |
te'nvavartanpitṝnsarve yaśasā ca balena ca || 11 ||
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bhettāro giriśṛṅgāṇāṃ śālatālaśilāyudhāḥ |
vajrasaṃhananāḥ sarve sarve caughabalāstathā || 12 ||
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kāmavīryadharāścaiva sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ |
nāgāyutasamaprāṇā vāyuvegasamā jave |
yatrecchakanivāsāśca kecidatra vanaukasaḥ || 13 ||
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evaṃ vidhāya tatsarvaṃ bhagavāṃllokabhāvanaḥ |
mantharāṃ bodhayāmāsa yadyatkāryaṃ yathā yathā || 14 ||
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sā tadvacanamājñāya tathā cakre manojavā |
itaścetaśca gacchantī vairasaṃdhukṣaṇe ratā || 15 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 260

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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