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 5

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vāsudeva uvāca |
upapannamidaṃ vākyaṃ somakānāṃ dhuraṃdhare |
arthasiddhikaraṃ rājñaḥ pāṇḍavasya mahaujasaḥ || 1 ||
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etacca pūrvakāryaṃ naḥ sunītamabhikāṅkṣatām |
anyathā hyācarankarma puruṣaḥ syātsubāliśaḥ || 2 ||
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kiṃ tu saṃbandhakaṃ tulyamasmākaṃ kurupāṇḍuṣu |
yatheṣṭaṃ vartamāneṣu pāṇḍaveṣu ca teṣu ca || 3 ||
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te vivāhārthamānītā vayaṃ sarve yathā bhavān |
kṛte vivāhe muditā gamiṣyāmo gṛhānprati || 4 ||
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bhavānvṛddhatamo rājñāṃ vayasā ca śrutena ca |
śiṣyavatte vayaṃ sarve bhavāmeha na saṃśayaḥ || 5 ||
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bhavantaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraśca satataṃ bahu manyate |
ācāryayoḥ sakhā cāsi droṇasya ca kṛpasya ca || 6 ||
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sa bhavānpreṣayatvadya pāṇḍavārthakaraṃ vacaḥ |
sarveṣāṃ niścitaṃ tannaḥ preṣayiṣyati yadbhavān || 7 ||
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yadi tāvacchamaṃ kuryānnyāyena kurupuṃgavaḥ |
na bhavetkurupāṇḍūnāṃ saubhrātreṇa mahānkṣayaḥ || 8 ||
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atha darpānvito mohānna kuryāddhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ |
anyeṣāṃ preṣayitvā ca paścādasmānsamāhvayeḥ || 9 ||
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tato duryodhano mandaḥ sahāmātyaḥ sabāndhavaḥ |
niṣṭhāmāpatsyate mūḍhaḥ kruddhe gāṇḍīvadhanvani || 10 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tataḥ satkṛtya vārṣṇeyaṃ virāṭaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ |
gṛhānprasthāpayāmāsa sagaṇaṃ sahabāndhavam || 11 ||
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dvārakāṃ tu gate kṛṣṇe yudhiṣṭhirapurogamāḥ |
cakruḥ sāṃgrāmikaṃ sarvaṃ virāṭaśca mahīpatiḥ || 12 ||
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tataḥ saṃpreṣayāmāsa virāṭaḥ saha bāndhavaiḥ |
sarveṣāṃ bhūmipālānāṃ drupadaśca mahīpatiḥ || 13 ||
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vacanātkurusiṃhānāṃ matsyapāñcālayośca te |
samājagmurmahīpālāḥ saṃprahṛṣṭā mahābalāḥ || 14 ||
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tacchrutvā pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ samāgacchanmahadbalam |
dhṛtarāṣṭrasutaścāpi samāninye mahīpatīn || 15 ||
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samākulā mahī rājankurupāṇḍavakāraṇāt |
tadā samabhavatkṛtsnā saṃprayāṇe mahīkṣitām || 16 ||
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balāni teṣāṃ vīrāṇāmāgacchanti tatastataḥ |
cālayantīva gāṃ devīṃ saparvatavanāmimām || 17 ||
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tataḥ prajñāvayovṛddhaṃ pāñcālyaḥ svapurohitam |
kurubhyaḥ preṣayāmāsa yudhiṣṭhiramate tadā || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 5

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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