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 55

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arjuna uvāca |
karṇa yatte sabhāmadhye bahu vācā vikatthitam |
na me yudhi samo'stīti tadidaṃ pratyupasthitam || 1 ||
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avocaḥ paruṣā vāco dharmamutsṛjya kevalam |
idaṃ tu duṣkaraṃ manye yadidaṃ te cikīrṣitam || 2 ||
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yattvayā kathitaṃ pūrvaṃ māmanāsādya kiṃcana |
tadadya kuru rādheya kurumadhye mayā saha || 3 ||
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yatsabhāyāṃ sma pāñcālīṃ kliśyamānāṃ durātmabhiḥ |
dṛṣṭavānasi tasyādya phalamāpnuhi kevalam || 4 ||
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dharmapāśanibaddhena yanmayā marṣitaṃ purā |
tasya rādheya kopasya vijayaṃ paśya me mṛdhe || 5 ||
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ehi karṇa mayā sārdhaṃ pratipadyasva saṃgaram |
prekṣakāḥ kuravaḥ sarve bhavantu sahasainikāḥ || 6 ||
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karṇa uvāca |
bravīṣi vācā yatpārtha karmaṇā tatsamācara |
atiśete hi vai vācaṃ karmeti prathitaṃ bhuvi || 7 ||
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yattvayā marṣitaṃ pūrvaṃ tadaśaktena marṣitam |
iti gṛhṇāmi tatpārtha tava dṛṣṭvāparākramam || 8 ||
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dharmapāśanibaddhena yadi te marṣitaṃ purā |
tathaiva baddhamātmānamabaddhamiva manyase || 9 ||
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yadi tāvadvane vāso yathoktaścaritastvayā |
tattvaṃ dharmārthavitkliṣṭaḥ samayaṃ bhettumicchasi || 10 ||
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yadi śakraḥ svayaṃ pārtha yudhyate tava kāraṇāt |
tathāpi na vyathā kācinmama syādvikramiṣyataḥ || 11 ||
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ayaṃ kaunteya kāmaste nacirātsamupasthitaḥ |
yotsyase tvaṃ mayā sārdhamadya drakṣyasi me balam || 12 ||
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arjuna uvāca |
idānīmeva tāvattvamapayāto raṇānmama |
tena jīvasi rādheya nihatastvanujastava || 13 ||
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bhrātaraṃ ghātayitvā ca tyaktvā raṇaśiraśca kaḥ |
tvadanyaḥ puruṣaḥ satsu brūyādevaṃ vyavasthitaḥ || 14 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
iti karṇaṃ bruvanneva bībhatsuraparājitaḥ |
abhyayādvisṛjanbāṇānkāyāvaraṇabhedinaḥ || 15 ||
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pratijagrāha tānkarṇaḥ śarānagniśikhopamān |
śaravarṣeṇa mahatā varṣamāṇa ivāmbudaḥ || 16 ||
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utpetuḥ śarajālāni ghorarūpāṇi sarvaśaḥ |
avidhyadaśvānbāhvośca hastāvāpaṃ pṛthakpṛthak || 17 ||
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so'mṛṣyamāṇaḥ karṇasya niṣaṅgasyāvalambanam |
ciccheda niśitāgreṇa śareṇa nataparvaṇā || 18 ||
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upāsaṅgādupādāya karṇo bāṇānathāparān |
vivyādha pāṇḍavaṃ haste tasya muṣṭiraśīryata || 19 ||
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tataḥ pārtho mahābāhuḥ karṇasya dhanuracchinat |
sa śaktiṃ prāhiṇottasmai tāṃ pārtho vyadhamaccharaiḥ || 20 ||
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tato'bhipeturbahavo rādheyasya padānugāḥ |
tāṃśca gāṇḍīvanirmuktaiḥ prāhiṇodyamasādanam || 21 ||
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tato'syāśvāñśaraistīkṣṇairbībhatsurbhārasādhanaiḥ |
ākarṇamuktairabhyaghnaṃste hatāḥ prāpatanbhuvi || 22 ||
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athāpareṇa bāṇena jvalitena mahābhujaḥ |
vivyādha karṇaṃ kaunteyastīkṣṇenorasi vīryavān || 23 ||
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tasya bhittvā tanutrāṇaṃ kāyamabhyapataccharaḥ |
tataḥ sa tamasāviṣṭo na sma kiṃcitprajajñivān || 24 ||
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sa gāḍhavedano hitvā raṇaṃ prāyādudaṅmukhaḥ |
tato'rjuna upākrośaduttaraśca mahārathaḥ || 25 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 55

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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