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 288

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kuntyuvāca |
brāhmaṇaṃ yantritā rājanupasthāsyāmi pūjayā |
yathāpratijñaṃ rājendra na ca mithyā bravīmyaham || 1 ||
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eṣa caiva svabhāvo me pūjayeyaṃ dvijāniti |
tava caiva priyaṃ kāryaṃ śreyaścaitatparaṃ mama || 2 ||
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yadyevaiṣyati sāyāhne yadi prātaratho niśi |
yadyardharātre bhagavānna me kopaṃ kariṣyati || 3 ||
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lābho mamaiṣa rājendra yadvai pūjayatī dvijān |
ādeśe tava tiṣṭhantī hitaṃ kuryāṃ narottama || 4 ||
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visrabdho bhava rājendra na vyalīkaṃ dvijottamaḥ |
vasanprāpsyati te gehe satyametadbravīmi te || 5 ||
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yatpriyaṃ ca dvijasyāsya hitaṃ caiva tavānagha |
yatiṣyāmi tathā rājanvyetu te mānaso jvaraḥ || 6 ||
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brāhmaṇā hi mahābhāgāḥ pūjitāḥ pṛthivīpate |
tāraṇāya samarthāḥ syurviparīte vadhāya ca || 7 ||
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sāhametadvijānantī toṣayiṣye dvijottamam |
na matkṛte vyathāṃ rājanprāpsyasi dvijasattamāt || 8 ||
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aparādhe hi rājendra rājñāmaśreyase dvijāḥ |
bhavanti cyavano yadvatsukanyāyāḥ kṛte purā || 9 ||
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niyamena pareṇāhamupasthāsye dvijottamam |
yathā tvayā narendredaṃ bhāṣitaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ prati || 10 ||
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rājovāca |
evametattvayā bhadre kartavyamaviśaṅkayā |
maddhitārthaṃ kulārthaṃ ca tathātmārthaṃ ca nandini || 11 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evamuktvā tu tāṃ kanyāṃ kuntibhojo mahāyaśāḥ |
pṛthāṃ paridadau tasmai dvijāya sutavatsalaḥ || 12 ||
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iyaṃ brahmanmama sutā bālā sukhavivardhitā |
aparādhyeta yatkiṃcinna tatkāryaṃ hṛdi tvayā || 13 ||
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dvijātayo mahābhāgā vṛddhabālatapasviṣu |
bhavantyakrodhanāḥ prāyo viruddheṣvapi nityadā || 14 ||
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sumahatyaparādhe'pi kṣāntiḥ kāryā dvijātibhiḥ |
yathāśakti yathotsāhaṃ pūjā grāhyā dvijottama || 15 ||
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tatheti brāhmaṇenokte sa rājā prītamānasaḥ |
haṃsacandrāṃśusaṃkāśaṃ gṛhamasya nyavedayat || 16 ||
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tatrāgniśaraṇe kḷptamāsanaṃ tasya bhānumat |
āhārādi ca sarvaṃ tattathaiva pratyavedayat || 17 ||
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nikṣipya rājaputrī tu tandrīṃ mānaṃ tathaiva ca |
ātasthe paramaṃ yatnaṃ brāhmaṇasyābhirādhane || 18 ||
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tatra sā brāhmaṇaṃ gatvā pṛthā śaucaparā satī |
vidhivatparicārārhaṃ devavatparyatoṣayat || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 288

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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