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 47

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bhīṣma uvāca |
kalāṃśāstāta yujyante muhūrtāśca dināni ca |
ardhamāsāśca māsāśca nakṣatrāṇi grahāstathā || 1 ||
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ṛtavaścāpi yujyante tathā saṃvatsarā api |
evaṃ kālavibhāgena kālacakraṃ pravartate || 2 ||
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teṣāṃ kālātirekeṇa jyotiṣāṃ ca vyatikramāt |
pañcame pañcame varṣe dvau māsāvupajāyataḥ || 3 ||
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teṣāmabhyadhikā māsāḥ pañca dvādaśa ca kṣapāḥ |
trayodaśānāṃ varṣāṇāmiti me vartate matiḥ || 4 ||
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sarvaṃ yathāvaccaritaṃ yadyadebhiḥ pariśrutam |
evametaddhruvaṃ jñātvā tato bībhatsurāgataḥ || 5 ||
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sarve caiva mahātmānaḥ sarve dharmārthakovidāḥ |
yeṣāṃ yudhiṣṭhiro rājā kasmāddharme'parādhnuyuḥ || 6 ||
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alubdhāścaiva kaunteyāḥ kṛtavantaśca duṣkaram |
na cāpi kevalaṃ rājyamiccheyuste'nupāyataḥ || 7 ||
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tadaiva te hi vikrāntumīṣuḥ kauravanandanāḥ |
dharmapāśanibaddhāstu na celuḥ kṣatriyavratāt || 8 ||
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yaccānṛta iti khyāyedyacca gacchetparābhavam |
vṛṇuyurmaraṇaṃ pārthā nānṛtatvaṃ kathaṃcana || 9 ||
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prāpte tu kāle prāptavyaṃ notsṛjeyurnararṣabhāḥ |
api vajrabhṛtā guptaṃ tathāvīryā hi pāṇḍavāḥ || 10 ||
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pratiyudhyāma samare sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varam |
tasmādyadatra kalyāṇaṃ loke sadbhiranuṣṭhitam |
tatsaṃvidhīyatāṃ kṣipraṃ mā no hyartho'tigātparān || 11 ||
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na hi paśyāmi saṃgrāme kadācidapi kaurava |
ekāntasiddhiṃ rājendra saṃprāptaśca dhanaṃjayaḥ || 12 ||
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saṃpravṛtte tu saṃgrāme bhāvābhāvau jayājayau |
avaśyamekaṃ spṛśato dṛṣṭametadasaṃśayam || 13 ||
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tasmādyuddhāvacarikaṃ karma vā dharmasaṃhitam |
kriyatāmāśu rājendra saṃprāpto hi dhanaṃjayaḥ || 14 ||
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duryodhana uvāca |
nāhaṃ rājyaṃ pradāsyāmi pāṇḍavānāṃ pitāmaha |
yuddhāvacārikaṃ yattu tacchīghraṃ saṃvidhīyatām || 15 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
atra yā māmakī buddhiḥ śrūyatāṃ yadi rocate |
kṣipraṃ balacaturbhāgaṃ gṛhya gaccha puraṃ prati |
tato'paraścaturbhāgo gāḥ samādāya gacchatu || 16 ||
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vayaṃ tvardhena sainyena pratiyotsyāma pāṇḍavam |
matsyaṃ vā punarāyātamatha vāpi śatakratum || 17 ||
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ācāryo madhyatastiṣṭhatvaśvatthāmā tu savyataḥ |
kṛpaḥ śāradvato dhīmānpārśvaṃ rakṣatu dakṣiṇam || 18 ||
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agrataḥ sūtaputrastu karṇastiṣṭhatu daṃśitaḥ |
ahaṃ sarvasya sainyasya paścātsthāsyāmi pālayan || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 47

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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