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 269

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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tato niviśamānāṃstānsainikānrāvaṇānugāḥ |
abhijagmurgaṇāneke piśācakṣudrarakṣasām || 1 ||
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parvaṇaḥ pūtano jambhaḥ kharaḥ krodhavaśo hariḥ |
prarujaścārujaścaiva praghasaścaivamādayaḥ || 2 ||
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tato'bhipatatāṃ teṣāmadṛśyānāṃ durātmanām |
antardhānavadhaṃ tajjñaścakāra sa vibhīṣaṇaḥ || 3 ||
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te dṛśyamānā haribhirbalibhirdūrapātibhiḥ |
nihatāḥ sarvaśo rājanmahīṃ jagmurgatāsavaḥ || 4 ||
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amṛṣyamāṇaḥ sabalo rāvaṇo niryayāvatha |
vyūhya cauśanasaṃ vyūhaṃ harīnsarvānahārayat || 5 ||
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rāghavastvabhiniryāya vyūḍhānīkaṃ daśānanam |
bārhaspatyaṃ vidhiṃ kṛtvā pratyavyūhanniśācaram || 6 ||
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sametya yuyudhe tatra tato rāmeṇa rāvaṇaḥ |
yuyudhe lakṣmaṇaścaiva tathaivendrajitā saha || 7 ||
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virūpākṣeṇa sugrīvastāreṇa ca nikharvaṭaḥ |
tuṇḍena ca nalastatra paṭuśaḥ panasena ca || 8 ||
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viṣahyaṃ yaṃ hi yo mene sa sa tena sameyivān |
yuyudhe yuddhavelāyāṃ svabāhubalamāśritaḥ || 9 ||
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sa saṃprahāro vavṛdhe bhīrūṇāṃ bhayavardhanaḥ |
lomasaṃharṣaṇo ghoraḥ purā devāsure yathā || 10 ||
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rāvaṇo rāmamānarchacchaktiśūlāsivṛṣṭibhiḥ |
niśitairāyasaistīkṣṇai rāvaṇaṃ cāpi rāghavaḥ || 11 ||
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tathaivendrajitaṃ yattaṃ lakṣmaṇo marmabhedibhiḥ |
indrajiccāpi saumitriṃ bibheda bahubhiḥ śaraiḥ || 12 ||
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vibhīṣaṇaḥ prahastaṃ ca prahastaśca vibhīṣaṇam |
khagapatraiḥ śaraistīkṣṇairabhyavarṣadgatavyathaḥ || 13 ||
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teṣāṃ balavatāmāsīnmahāstrāṇāṃ samāgamaḥ |
vivyathuḥ sakalā yena trayo lokāścarācarāḥ || 14 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 269

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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