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).

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tataḥ prahastaḥ sahasā samabhyetya vibhīṣaṇam |
gadayā tāḍayāmāsa vinadya raṇakarkaśaḥ || 1 ||
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sa tayābhihato dhīmāngadayā bhīmavegayā |
nākampata mahābāhurhimavāniva susthiraḥ || 2 ||
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tataḥ pragṛhya vipulāṃ śataghaṇṭāṃ vibhīṣaṇaḥ |
abhimantrya mahāśaktiṃ cikṣepāsya śiraḥ prati || 3 ||
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patantyā sa tayā vegādrākṣaso'śaninādayā |
hṛtottamāṅgo dadṛśe vātarugṇa iva drumaḥ || 4 ||
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taṃ dṛṣṭvā nihataṃ saṃkhye prahastaṃ kṣaṇadācaram |
abhidudrāva dhūmrākṣo vegena mahatā kapīn || 5 ||
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tasya meghopamaṃ sainyamāpatadbhīmadarśanam |
dṛṣṭvaiva sahasā dīrṇā raṇe vānarapuṃgavāḥ || 6 ||
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tatastānsahasā dīrṇāndṛṣṭvā vānarapuṃgavān |
niryāya kapiśārdūlo hanūmānparyavasthitaḥ || 7 ||
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taṃ dṛṣṭvāvasthitaṃ saṃkhye harayaḥ pavanātmajam |
vegena mahatā rājansaṃnyavartanta sarvaśaḥ || 8 ||
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tataḥ śabdo mahānāsīttumulo lomaharṣaṇaḥ |
rāmarāvaṇasainyānāmanyonyamabhidhāvatām || 9 ||
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tasminpravṛtte saṃgrāme ghore rudhirakardame |
dhūmrākṣaḥ kapisainyaṃ taddrāvayāmāsa patribhiḥ || 10 ||
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taṃ rākṣasamahāmātramāpatantaṃ sapatnajit |
tarasā pratijagrāha hanūmānpavanātmajaḥ || 11 ||
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tayoryuddhamabhūdghoraṃ harirākṣasavīrayoḥ |
jigīṣatoryudhānyonyamindraprahlādayoriva || 12 ||
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gadābhiḥ parighaiścaiva rākṣaso jaghnivānkapim |
kapiśca jaghnivānrakṣaḥ saskandhaviṭapairdrumaiḥ || 13 ||
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tatastamatikāyena sāśvaṃ sarathasārathim |
dhūmrākṣamavadhīddhīmānhanūmānmārutātmajaḥ || 14 ||
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tatastaṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā dhūmrākṣaṃ rākṣasottamam |
harayo jātavisrambhā jaghnurabhyetya sainikān || 15 ||
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te vadhyamānā balibhirharibhirjitakāśibhiḥ |
rākṣasā bhagnasaṃkalpā laṅkāmabhyapatanbhayāt || 16 ||
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te'bhipatya puraṃ bhagnā hataśeṣā niśācarāḥ |
sarvaṃ rājñe yathāvṛttaṃ rāvaṇāya nyavedayan || 17 ||
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śrutvā tu rāvaṇastebhyaḥ prahastaṃ nihataṃ yudhi |
dhūmrākṣaṃ ca maheṣvāsaṃ sasainyaṃ vānararṣabhaiḥ || 18 ||
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sudīrghamiva niḥśvasya samutpatya varāsanāt |
uvāca kumbhakarṇasya karmakālo'yamāgataḥ || 19 ||
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ityevamuktvā vividhairvāditraiḥ sumahāsvanaiḥ |
śayānamatinidrāluṃ kumbhakarṇamabodhayat || 20 ||
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prabodhya mahatā cainaṃ yatnenāgatasādhvasaḥ |
svasthamāsīnamavyagraṃ vinidraṃ rākṣasādhipaḥ |
tato'bravīddaśagrīvaḥ kumbhakarṇaṃ mahābalam || 21 ||
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dhanyo'si yasya te nidrā kumbhakarṇeyamīdṛśī |
ya imaṃ dāruṇaṃ kālaṃ na jānīṣe mahābhayam || 22 ||
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eṣa tīrtvārṇavaṃ rāmaḥ setunā haribhiḥ saha |
avamanyeha naḥ sarvānkaroti kadanaṃ mahat || 23 ||
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mayā hyapahṛtā bhāryā sītā nāmāsya jānakī |
tāṃ mokṣayiṣurāyāto baddhvā setuṃ mahārṇave || 24 ||
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tena caiva prahastādirmahānnaḥ svajano hataḥ |
tasya nānyo nihantāsti tvadṛte śatrukarśana || 25 ||
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sa daṃśito'bhiniryāya tvamadya balināṃ vara |
rāmādīnsamare sarvāñjahi śatrūnariṃdama || 26 ||
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dūṣaṇāvarajau caiva vajravegapramāthinau |
tau tvāṃ balena mahatā sahitāvanuyāsyataḥ || 27 ||
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ityuktvā rākṣasapatiḥ kumbhakarṇaṃ tarasvinam |
saṃdideśetikartavye vajravegapramāthinau || 28 ||
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tathetyuktvā tu tau vīrau rāvaṇaṃ dūṣaṇānujau |
kumbhakarṇaṃ puraskṛtya tūrṇaṃ niryayatuḥ purāt || 29 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 270

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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