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 37

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
taṃ dṛṣṭvā klībaveṣeṇa rathasthaṃ narapuṃgavam |
śamīmabhimukhaṃ yāntaṃ rathamāropya cottaram || 1 ||
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bhīṣmadroṇamukhāstatra kurūṇāṃ rathasattamāḥ |
vitrastamanasaḥ sarve dhanaṃjayakṛtādbhayāt || 2 ||
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tānavekṣya hatotsāhānutpātānapi cādbhutān |
guruḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭho bhāradvājo'bhyabhāṣata || 3 ||
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calāśca vātāḥ saṃvānti rūkṣāḥ paruṣaniḥsvanāḥ |
bhasmavarṇaprakāśena tamasā saṃvṛtaṃ nabhaḥ || 4 ||
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rūkṣavarṇāśca jaladā dṛśyante'dbhutadarśanāḥ |
niḥsaranti ca kośebhyaḥ śastrāṇi vividhāni ca || 5 ||
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śivāśca vinadantyetā dīptāyāṃ diśi dāruṇāḥ |
hayāścāśrūṇi muñcanti dhvajāḥ kampantyakampitāḥ || 6 ||
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yādṛśānyatra rūpāṇi saṃdṛśyante bahūnyapi |
yattā bhavantastiṣṭhantu syādyuddhaṃ samupasthitam || 7 ||
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rakṣadhvamapi cātmānaṃ vyūhadhvaṃ vāhinīmapi |
vaiśasaṃ ca pratīkṣadhvaṃ rakṣadhvaṃ cāpi godhanam || 8 ||
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eṣa vīro maheṣvāsaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ |
āgataḥ klībaveṣeṇa pārtho nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ || 9 ||
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sa eṣa pārtho vikrāntaḥ savyasācī paraṃtapaḥ |
nāyuddhena nivarteta sarvairapi marudgaṇaiḥ || 10 ||
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kleśitaśca vane śūro vāsavena ca śikṣitaḥ |
amarṣavaśamāpanno yotsyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 11 ||
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nehāsya pratiyoddhāramahaṃ paśyāmi kauravāḥ |
mahādevo'pi pārthena śrūyate yudhi toṣitaḥ || 12 ||
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karṇa uvāca |
sadā bhavānphalgunasya guṇairasmānvikatthase |
na cārjunaḥ kalā pūrṇā mama duryodhanasya vā || 13 ||
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duryodhana uvāca |
yadyeṣa pārtho rādheya kṛtaṃ kāryaṃ bhavenmama |
jñātāḥ punaścariṣyanti dvādaśānyānhi vatsarān || 14 ||
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athaiṣa kaścidevānyaḥ klībaveṣeṇa mānavaḥ |
śarairenaṃ suniśitaiḥ pātayiṣyāmi bhūtale || 15 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tasminbruvati tadvākyaṃ dhārtarāṣṭre paraṃtape |
bhīṣmo droṇaḥ kṛpo drauṇiḥ pauruṣaṃ tadapūjayan || 16 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 37

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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