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).

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
nātmānamanuśocāmi nemānbhrātṝnmahāmune |
haraṇaṃ cāpi rājyasya yathemāṃ drupadātmajām || 1 ||
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dyūte durātmabhiḥ kliṣṭāḥ kṛṣṇayā tāritā vayam |
jayadrathena ca punarvanādapahṛtā balāt || 2 ||
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asti sīmantinī kāciddṛṣṭapūrvātha vā śrutā |
pativratā mahābhāgā yatheyaṃ drupadātmajā || 3 ||
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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
śṛṇu rājankulastrīṇāṃ mahābhāgyaṃ yudhiṣṭhira |
sarvametadyathā prāptaṃ sāvitryā rājakanyayā || 4 ||
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āsīnmadreṣu dharmātmā rājā paramadhārmikaḥ |
brahmaṇyaśca śaraṇyaśca satyasaṃdho jitendriyaḥ || 5 ||
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yajvā dānapatirdakṣaḥ paurajānapadapriyaḥ |
pārthivo'śvapatirnāma sarvabhūtahite rataḥ || 6 ||
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kṣamāvānanapatyaśca satyavāgvijitendriyaḥ |
atikrāntena vayasā saṃtāpamupajagmivān || 7 ||
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apatyotpādanārthaṃ sa tīvraṃ niyamamāsthitaḥ |
kāle parimitāhāro brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ || 8 ||
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hutvā śatasahasraṃ sa sāvitryā rājasattama |
ṣaṣṭhe ṣaṣṭhe tadā kāle babhūva mitabhojanaḥ || 9 ||
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etena niyamenāsīdvarṣāṇyaṣṭādaśaiva tu |
pūrṇe tvaṣṭādaśe varṣe sāvitrī tuṣṭimabhyagāt |
svarūpiṇī tadā rājandarśayāmāsa taṃ nṛpam || 10 ||
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agnihotrātsamutthāya harṣeṇa mahatānvitā |
uvāca cainaṃ varadā vacanaṃ pārthivaṃ tadā || 11 ||
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brahmacaryeṇa śuddhena damena niyamena ca |
sarvātmanā ca madbhaktyā tuṣṭāsmi tava pārthiva || 12 ||
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varaṃ vṛṇīṣvāśvapate madrarāja yathepsitam |
na pramādaśca dharmeṣu kartavyaste kathaṃcana || 13 ||
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aśvapatiruvāca |
apatyārthaḥ samārambhaḥ kṛto dharmepsayā mayā |
putrā me bahavo devi bhaveyuḥ kulabhāvanāḥ || 14 ||
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tuṣṭāsi yadi me devi kāmametaṃ vṛṇomyaham |
saṃtānaṃ hi paro dharma ityāhurmāṃ dvijātayaḥ || 15 ||
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sāvitryuvāca |
pūrvameva mayā rājannabhiprāyamimaṃ tava |
jñātvā putrārthamukto vai tava hetoḥ pitāmahaḥ || 16 ||
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prasādāccaiva tasmātte svayaṃbhuvihitādbhuvi |
kanyā tejasvinī saumya kṣiprameva bhaviṣyati || 17 ||
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uttaraṃ ca na te kiṃcidvyāhartavyaṃ kathaṃcana |
pitāmahanisargeṇa tuṣṭā hyetadbravīmi te || 18 ||
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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
sa tatheti pratijñāya sāvitryā vacanaṃ nṛpaḥ |
prasādayāmāsa punaḥ kṣipramevaṃ bhavediti || 19 ||
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antarhitāyāṃ sāvitryāṃ jagāma svagṛhaṃ nṛpaḥ |
svarājye cāvasatprītaḥ prajā dharmeṇa pālayan || 20 ||
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kasmiṃścittu gate kāle sa rājā niyatavrataḥ |
jyeṣṭhāyāṃ dharmacāriṇyāṃ mahiṣyāṃ garbhamādadhe || 21 ||
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rājaputryāṃ tu garbhaḥ sa mālavyāṃ bharatarṣabha |
vyavardhata yathā śukle tārāpatirivāmbare || 22 ||
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prāpte kāle tu suṣuve kanyāṃ rājīvalocanām |
kriyāśca tasyā muditaścakre sa nṛpatistadā || 23 ||
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sāvitryā prītayā dattā sāvitryā hutayā hyapi |
sāvitrītyeva nāmāsyāścakrurviprāstathā pitā || 24 ||
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sā vigrahavatīva śrīrvyavardhata nṛpātmajā |
kālena cāpi sā kanyā yauvanasthā babhūva ha || 25 ||
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tāṃ sumadhyāṃ pṛthuśroṇīṃ pratimāṃ kāñcanīmiva |
prāpteyaṃ devakanyeti dṛṣṭvā saṃmenire janāḥ || 26 ||
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tāṃ tu padmapalāśākṣīṃ jvalantīmiva tejasā |
na kaścidvarayāmāsa tejasā prativāritaḥ || 27 ||
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athopoṣya śiraḥsnātā daivatānyabhigamya sā |
hutvāgniṃ vidhivadviprānvācayāmāsa parvaṇi || 28 ||
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tataḥ sumanasaḥ śeṣāḥ pratigṛhya mahātmanaḥ |
pituḥ sakāśamagamaddevī śrīriva rūpiṇī || 29 ||
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sābhivādya pituḥ pādau śeṣāḥ pūrvaṃ nivedya ca |
kṛtāñjalirvarārohā nṛpateḥ pārśvataḥ sthitā || 30 ||
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yauvanasthāṃ tu tāṃ dṛṣṭvā svāṃ sutāṃ devarūpiṇīm |
ayācyamānāṃ ca varairnṛpatirduḥkhito'bhavat || 31 ||
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rājovāca |
putri pradānakālaste na ca kaścidvṛṇoti mām |
svayamanviccha bhartāraṃ guṇaiḥ sadṛśamātmanaḥ || 32 ||
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prārthitaḥ puruṣo yaśca sa nivedyastvayā mama |
vimṛśyāhaṃ pradāsyāmi varaya tvaṃ yathepsitam || 33 ||
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śrutaṃ hi dharmaśāstre me paṭhyamānaṃ dvijātibhiḥ |
tathā tvamapi kalyāṇi gadato me vacaḥ śṛṇu || 34 ||
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apradātā pitā vācyo vācyaścānupayanpatiḥ |
mṛte bhartari putraśca vācyo māturarakṣitā || 35 ||
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idaṃ me vacanaṃ śrutvā bharturanveṣaṇe tvara |
devatānāṃ yathā vācyo na bhaveyaṃ tathā kuru || 36 ||
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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
evamuktvā duhitaraṃ tathā vṛddhāṃśca mantriṇaḥ |
vyādideśānuyātraṃ ca gamyatāmityacodayat || 37 ||
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sābhivādya pituḥ pādau vrīḍiteva manasvinī |
piturvacanamājñāya nirjagāmāvicāritam || 38 ||
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sā haimaṃ rathamāsthāya sthaviraiḥ sacivairvṛtā |
tapovanāni ramyāṇi rājarṣīṇāṃ jagāma ha || 39 ||
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mānyānāṃ tatra vṛddhānāṃ kṛtvā pādābhivandanam |
vanāni kramaśastāta sarvāṇyevābhyagacchata || 40 ||
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evaṃ sarveṣu tīrtheṣu dhanotsargaṃ nṛpātmajā |
kurvatī dvijamukhyānāṃ taṃ taṃ deśaṃ jagāma ha || 41 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 277

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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