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 51

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tānyanīkānyadṛśyanta kurūṇāmugradhanvinām |
saṃsarpanto yathā meghā gharmānte mandamārutāḥ || 1 ||
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abhyāśe vājinastasthuḥ samārūḍhāḥ prahāribhiḥ |
bhīmarūpāśca mātaṅgāstomarāṅkuśacoditāḥ || 2 ||
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tataḥ śakraḥ suragaṇaiḥ samāruhya sudarśanam |
sahopāyāttadā rājanviśvāśvimarutāṃ gaṇaiḥ || 3 ||
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taddevayakṣagandharvamahoragasamākulam |
śuśubhe'bhravinirmuktaṃ grahairiva nabhastalam || 4 ||
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astrāṇāṃ ca balaṃ teṣāṃ mānuṣeṣu prayujyatām |
tacca ghoraṃ mahadyuddhaṃ bhīṣmārjunasamāgame || 5 ||
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śataṃ śatasahasrāṇāṃ yatra sthūṇā hiraṇmayāḥ |
maṇiratnamayāścānyāḥ prāsādamupadhārayan || 6 ||
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tatra kāmagamaṃ divyaṃ sarvaratnavibhūṣitam |
vimānaṃ devarājasya śuśubhe khecaraṃ tadā || 7 ||
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tatra devāstrayastriṃśattiṣṭhanti sahavāsavāḥ |
gandharvā rākṣasāḥ sarpāḥ pitaraśca maharṣibhiḥ || 8 ||
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tathā rājā vasumanā balākṣaḥ supratardanaḥ |
aṣṭakaśca śibiścaiva yayātirnahuṣo gayaḥ || 9 ||
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manuḥ kṣupo raghurbhānuḥ kṛśāśvaḥ sagaraḥ śalaḥ |
vimāne devarājasya samadṛśyanta suprabhāḥ || 10 ||
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agnerīśasya somasya varuṇasya prajāpateḥ |
tathā dhāturvidhātuśca kuberasya yamasya ca || 11 ||
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alambusograsenasya gandharvasya ca tumburoḥ |
yathābhāgaṃ yathoddeśaṃ vimānāni cakāśire || 12 ||
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sarvadevanikāyāśca siddhāśca paramarṣayaḥ |
arjunasya kurūṇāṃ ca draṣṭuṃ yuddhamupāgatāḥ || 13 ||
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divyānāṃ tatra mālyānāṃ gandhaḥ puṇyo'tha sarvaśaḥ |
prasasāra vasantāgre vanānāmiva puṣpatām || 14 ||
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raktāraktāni devānāṃ samadṛśyanta tiṣṭhatām |
ātapatrāṇi vāsāṃsi srajaśca vyajanāni ca || 15 ||
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upaśāmyadrajo bhaumaṃ sarvaṃ vyāptaṃ marīcibhiḥ |
divyāngandhānupādāya vāyuryodhānasevata || 16 ||
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prabhāsitamivākāśaṃ citrarūpamalaṃkṛtam |
saṃpatadbhiḥ sthitaiścaiva nānāratnāvabhāsitaiḥ |
vimānairvividhaiścitrairupānītaiḥ surottamaiḥ || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 51

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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