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 29

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
atha rājā trigartānāṃ suśarmā rathayūthapaḥ |
prāptakālamidaṃ vākyamuvāca tvarito bhṛśam || 1 ||
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asakṛnnikṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ matsyaiḥ sālveyakaiḥ saha |
sūtena caiva matsyasya kīcakena punaḥ punaḥ || 2 ||
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bādhito bandhubhiḥ sārdhaṃ balādbalavatā vibho |
sa karṇamabhyudīkṣyātha duryodhanamabhāṣata || 3 ||
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asakṛnmatsyarājñā me rāṣṭraṃ bādhitamojasā |
praṇetā kīcakaścāsya balavānabhavatpurā || 4 ||
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krūro'marṣī sa duṣṭātmā bhuvi prakhyātavikramaḥ |
nihatastatra gandharvaiḥ pāpakarmā nṛśaṃsavān || 5 ||
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tasmiṃśca nihate rājanhīnadarpo nirāśrayaḥ |
bhaviṣyati nirutsāho virāṭa iti me matiḥ || 6 ||
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tatra yātrā mama matā yadi te rocate'nagha |
kauravāṇāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ karṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ || 7 ||
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etatprāptamahaṃ manye kāryamātyayikaṃ hitam |
rāṣṭraṃ tasyābhiyātvāśu bahudhānyasamākulam || 8 ||
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ādadāmo'sya ratnāni vividhāni vasūni ca |
grāmānrāṣṭrāṇi vā tasya hariṣyāmo vibhāgaśaḥ || 9 ||
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atha vā gosahasrāṇi bahūni ca śubhāni ca |
vividhāni hariṣyāmaḥ pratipīḍya puraṃ balāt || 10 ||
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kauravaiḥ saha saṃgamya trigartaiśca viśāṃ pate |
gāstasyāpaharāmāśu saha sarvaiḥ susaṃhatāḥ || 11 ||
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saṃdhiṃ vā tena kṛtvā tu nibadhnīmo'sya pauruṣam |
hatvā cāsya camūṃ kṛtsnāṃ vaśamanvānayāmahe || 12 ||
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taṃ vaśe nyāyataḥ kṛtvā sukhaṃ vatsyāmahe vayam |
bhavato balavṛddhiśca bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || 13 ||
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tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya karṇo rājānamabravīt |
sūktaṃ suśarmaṇā vākyaṃ prāptakālaṃ hitaṃ ca naḥ || 14 ||
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tasmātkṣipraṃ viniryāmo yojayitvā varūthinīm |
vibhajya cāpyanīkāni yathā vā manyase'nagha || 15 ||
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prajñāvānkuruvṛddho'yaṃ sarveṣāṃ naḥ pitāmahaḥ |
ācāryaśca tathā droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ śāradvatastathā || 16 ||
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manyante te yathā sarve tathā yātrā vidhīyatām |
saṃmantrya cāśu gacchāmaḥ sādhanārthaṃ mahīpateḥ || 17 ||
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kiṃ ca naḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ kāryaṃ hīnārthabalapauruṣaiḥ |
atyarthaṃ vā pranaṣṭāste prāptā vāpi yamakṣayam || 18 ||
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yāmo rājannanudvignā virāṭaviṣayaṃ vayam |
ādāsyāmo hi gāstasya vividhāni vasūni ca || 19 ||
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tato duryodhano rājā vākyamādāya tasya tat |
vaikartanasya karṇasya kṣipramājñāpayatsvayam || 20 ||
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śāsane nityasaṃyuktaṃ duḥśāsanamanantaram |
saha vṛddhaistu saṃmantrya kṣipraṃ yojaya vāhinīm || 21 ||
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yathoddeśaṃ ca gacchāmaḥ sahitāḥ sarvakauravaiḥ |
suśarmā tu yathoddiṣṭaṃ deśaṃ yātu mahārathaḥ || 22 ||
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trigartaiḥ sahito rājā samagrabalavāhanaḥ |
prāgeva hi susaṃvīto matsyasya viṣayaṃ prati || 23 ||
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jaghanyato vayaṃ tatra yāsyāmo divasāntaram |
viṣayaṃ matsyarājasya susamṛddhaṃ susaṃhatāḥ || 24 ||
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te yātvā sahasā tatra virāṭanagaraṃ prati |
kṣipraṃ gopānsamāsādya gṛhṇantu vipulaṃ dhanam || 25 ||
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gavāṃ śatasahasrāṇi śrīmanti guṇavanti ca |
vayamapi nigṛhṇīmo dvidhā kṛtvā varūthinīm || 26 ||
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sa sma gatvā yathoddiṣṭāṃ diśaṃ vahnermahīpatiḥ |
ādatta gāḥ suśarmātha gharmapakṣasya saptamīm || 27 ||
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aparaṃ divasaṃ sarve rājansaṃbhūya kauravāḥ |
aṣṭamyāṃ tānyagṛhṇanta gokulāni sahasraśaḥ || 28 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 29

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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