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 3

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sātyakiruvāca |
yādṛśaḥ puruṣasyātmā tādṛśaṃ saṃprabhāṣate |
yathārūpo'ntarātmā te tathārūpaṃ prabhāṣase || 1 ||
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santi vai puruṣāḥ śūrāḥ santi kāpuruṣāstathā |
ubhāvetau dṛḍhau pakṣau dṛśyete puruṣānprati || 2 ||
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ekasminneva jāyete kule klībamahārathau |
phalāphalavatī śākhe yathaikasminvanaspatau || 3 ||
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nābhyasūyāmi te vākyaṃ bruvato lāṅgaladhvaja |
ye tu śṛṇvanti te vākyaṃ tānasūyāmi mādhava || 4 ||
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kathaṃ hi dharmarājasya doṣamalpamapi bruvan |
labhate pariṣanmadhye vyāhartumakutobhayaḥ || 5 ||
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samāhūya mahātmānaṃ jitavanto'kṣakovidāḥ |
anakṣajñaṃ yathāśraddhaṃ teṣu dharmajayaḥ kutaḥ || 6 ||
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yadi kuntīsutaṃ gehe krīḍantaṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ saha |
abhigamya jayeyuste tatteṣāṃ dharmato bhavet || 7 ||
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samāhūya tu rājānaṃ kṣatradharmarataṃ sadā |
nikṛtyā jitavantaste kiṃ nu teṣāṃ paraṃ śubham || 8 ||
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kathaṃ praṇipateccāyamiha kṛtvā paṇaṃ param |
vanavāsādvimuktastu prāptaḥ paitāmahaṃ padam || 9 ||
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yadyayaṃ paravittāni kāmayeta yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
evamapyayamatyantaṃ parānnārhati yācitum || 10 ||
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kathaṃ ca dharmayuktāste na ca rājyaṃ jihīrṣavaḥ |
nivṛttavāsānkaunteyānya āhurviditā iti || 11 ||
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anunītā hi bhīṣmeṇa droṇena ca mahātmanā |
na vyavasyanti pāṇḍūnāṃ pradātuṃ paitṛkaṃ vasu || 12 ||
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ahaṃ tu tāñśitairbāṇairanunīya raṇe balāt |
pādayoḥ pātayiṣyāmi kaunteyasya mahātmanaḥ || 13 ||
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atha te na vyavasyanti praṇipātāya dhīmataḥ |
gamiṣyanti sahāmātyā yamasya sadanaṃ prati || 14 ||
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na hi te yuyudhānasya saṃrabdhasya yuyutsataḥ |
vegaṃ samarthāḥ saṃsoḍhuṃ vajrasyeva mahīdharāḥ || 15 ||
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ko hi gāṇḍīvadhanvānaṃ kaśca cakrāyudhaṃ yudhi |
māṃ cāpi viṣahetko nu kaśca bhīmaṃ durāsadam || 16 ||
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yamau ca dṛḍhadhanvānau yamakalpau mahādyutī |
ko jijīviṣurāsīdeddhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca pārṣatam || 17 ||
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pañcemānpāṇḍaveyāṃśca draupadyāḥ kīrtivardhanān |
samapramāṇānpāṇḍūnāṃ samavīryānmadotkaṭān || 18 ||
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saubhadraṃ ca maheṣvāsamamarairapi duḥsaham |
gadapradyumnasāmbāṃśca kālavajrānalopamān || 19 ||
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te vayaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putraṃ śakuninā saha |
karṇena ca nihatyājāvabhiṣekṣyāma pāṇḍavam || 20 ||
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nādharmo vidyate kaścicchatrūnhatvātatāyinaḥ |
adharmyamayaśasyaṃ ca śātravāṇāṃ prayācanam || 21 ||
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hṛdgatastasya yaḥ kāmastaṃ kurudhvamatandritāḥ |
nisṛṣṭaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa rājyaṃ prāpnotu pāṇḍavaḥ || 22 ||
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adya pāṇḍusuto rājyaṃ labhatāṃ vā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
nihatā vā raṇe sarve svapsyanti vasudhātale || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 3

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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