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 2

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baladeva uvāca |
śrutaṃ bhavadbhirgadapūrvajasya vākyaṃ yathā dharmavadarthavacca |
ajātaśatrośca hitaṃ hitaṃ ca duryodhanasyāpi tathaiva rājñaḥ || 1 ||
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ardhaṃ hi rājyasya visṛjya vīrāḥ kuntīsutāstasya kṛte yatante |
pradāya cārdhaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraputraḥ sukhī sahāsmābhiratīva modet || 2 ||
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labdhvā hi rājyaṃ puruṣapravīrāḥ samyakpravṛtteṣu pareṣu caiva |
dhruvaṃ praśāntāḥ sukhamāviśeyusteṣāṃ praśāntiśca hitaṃ prajānām || 3 ||
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duryodhanasyāpi mataṃ ca vettuṃ vaktuṃ ca vākyāni yudhiṣṭhirasya |
priyaṃ mama syādyadi tatra kaścidvrajecchamārthaṃ kurupāṇḍavānām || 4 ||
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sa bhīṣmamāmantrya kurupravīraṃ vaicitravīryaṃ ca mahānubhāvam |
droṇaṃ saputraṃ viduraṃ kṛpaṃ ca gāndhārarājaṃ ca sasūtaputram || 5 ||
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sarve ca ye'nye dhṛtarāṣṭraputrā balapradhānā nigamapradhānāḥ |
sthitāśca dharmeṣu yathā svakeṣu lokapravīrāḥ śrutakālavṛddhāḥ || 6 ||
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eteṣu sarveṣu samāgateṣu paureṣu vṛddheṣu ca saṃgateṣu |
bravītu vākyaṃ praṇipātayuktaṃ kuntīsutasyārthakaraṃ yathā syāt || 7 ||
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sarvāsvavasthāsu ca te na kauṭyādgrasto hi so'rtho balamāśritaistaiḥ |
priyābhyupetasya yudhiṣṭhirasya dyūte pramattasya hṛtaṃ ca rājyam || 8 ||
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nivāryamāṇaśca kurupravīraiḥ sarvaiḥ suhṛdbhirhyayamapyatajjñaḥ |
gāndhārarājasya sutaṃ matākṣaṃ samāhvayeddevitumājamīḍhaḥ || 9 ||
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durodarāstatra sahasraśo'nye yudhiṣṭhiro yānviṣaheta jetum |
utsṛjya tānsaubalameva cāyaṃ samāhvayattena jito'kṣavatyām || 10 ||
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sa dīvyamānaḥ pratidevanena akṣeṣu nityaṃ suparāṅmukheṣu |
saṃrambhamāṇo vijitaḥ prasahya tatrāparādhaḥ śakunerna kaścit || 11 ||
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tasmātpraṇamyaiva vaco bravītu vaicitravīryaṃ bahusāmayuktam |
tathā hi śakyo dhṛtarāṣṭraputraḥ svārthe niyoktuṃ puruṣeṇa tena || 12 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evaṃ bruvatyeva madhupravīre śinipravīraḥ sahasotpapāta |
taccāpi vākyaṃ parinindya tasya samādade vākyamidaṃ samanyuḥ || 13 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 2

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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