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 46

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bhīṣma uvāca |
sādhu paśyati vai droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ sādhvanupaśyati |
karṇastu kṣatradharmeṇa yathāvadyoddhumicchati || 1 ||
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ācāryo nābhiṣaktavyaḥ puruṣeṇa vijānatā |
deśakālau tu saṃprekṣya yoddhavyamiti me matiḥ || 2 ||
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yasya sūryasamāḥ pañca sapatnāḥ syuḥ prahāriṇaḥ |
kathamabhyudaye teṣāṃ na pramuhyeta paṇḍitaḥ || 3 ||
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svārthe sarve vimuhyanti ye'pi dharmavido janāḥ |
tasmādrājanbravīmyeṣa vākyaṃ te yadi rocate || 4 ||
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karṇo yadabhyavocannastejaḥsaṃjananāya tat |
ācāryaputraḥ kṣamatāṃ mahatkāryamupasthitam || 5 ||
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nāyaṃ kālo virodhasya kaunteye samupasthite |
kṣantavyaṃ bhavatā sarvamācāryeṇa kṛpeṇa ca || 6 ||
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bhavatāṃ hi kṛtāstratvaṃ yathāditye prabhā tathā |
yathā candramaso lakṣma sarvathā nāpakṛṣyate |
evaṃ bhavatsu brāhmaṇyaṃ brahmāstraṃ ca pratiṣṭhitam || 7 ||
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catvāra ekato vedāḥ kṣātramekatra dṛśyate |
naitatsamastamubhayaṃ kasmiṃścidanuśuśrumaḥ || 8 ||
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anyatra bhāratācāryātsaputrāditi me matiḥ |
brahmāstraṃ caiva vedāśca naitadanyatra dṛśyate || 9 ||
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ācāryaputraḥ kṣamatāṃ nāyaṃ kālaḥ svabhedane |
sarve saṃhatya yudhyāmaḥ pākaśāsanimāgatam || 10 ||
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balasya vyasanānīha yānyuktāni manīṣibhiḥ |
mukhyo bhedo hi teṣāṃ vai pāpiṣṭho viduṣāṃ mataḥ || 11 ||
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aśvatthāmovāca |
ācārya eva kṣamatāṃ śāntiratra vidhīyatām |
abhiṣajyamāne hi gurau tadvṛttaṃ roṣakāritam || 12 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tato duryodhano droṇaṃ kṣamayāmāsa bhārata |
saha karṇena bhīṣmeṇa kṛpeṇa ca mahātmanā || 13 ||
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droṇa uvāca |
yadeva prathamaṃ vākyaṃ bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavo'bravīt |
tenaivāhaṃ prasanno vai paramatra vidhīyatām || 14 ||
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yathā duryodhane'yatte nāgaḥ spṛśati sainikān |
sāhasādyadi vā mohāttathā nītirvidhīyatām || 15 ||
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vanavāse hyanirvṛtte darśayenna dhanaṃjayaḥ |
dhanaṃ vālabhamāno'tra nādya naḥ kṣantumarhati || 16 ||
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yathā nāyaṃ samāyujyāddhārtarāṣṭrānkathaṃcana |
yathā ca na parājayyāttathā nītirvidhīyatām || 17 ||
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uktaṃ duryodhanenāpi purastādvākyamīdṛśam |
tadanusmṛtya gāṅgeya yathāvadvaktumarhasi || 18 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 46

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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