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 18

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śalya uvāca |
tataḥ śakraḥ stūyamāno gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ |
airāvataṃ samāruhya dvipendraṃ lakṣaṇairyutam || 1 ||
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pāvakaśca mahātejā maharṣiśca bṛhaspatiḥ |
yamaśca varuṇaścaiva kuberaśca dhaneśvaraḥ || 2 ||
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sarvairdevaiḥ parivṛtaḥ śakro vṛtraniṣūdanaḥ |
gandharvairapsarobhiśca yātastribhuvanaṃ prabhuḥ || 3 ||
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sa sametya mahendrāṇyā devarājaḥ śatakratuḥ |
mudā paramayā yuktaḥ pālayāmāsa devarāṭ || 4 ||
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tataḥ sa bhagavāṃstatra aṅgirāḥ samadṛśyata |
atharvavedamantraiśca devendraṃ samapūjayat || 5 ||
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tatastu bhagavānindraḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ samapadyata |
varaṃ ca pradadau tasmai atharvāṅgirase tadā || 6 ||
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atharvāṅgirasaṃ nāma asminvede bhaviṣyati |
udāharaṇametaddhi yajñabhāgaṃ ca lapsyase || 7 ||
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evaṃ saṃpūjya bhagavānatharvāṅgirasaṃ tadā |
vyasarjayanmahārāja devarājaḥ śatakratuḥ || 8 ||
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saṃpūjya sarvāṃstridaśānṛṣīṃścāpi tapodhanān |
indraḥ pramudito rājandharmeṇāpālayatprajāḥ || 9 ||
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evaṃ duḥkhamanuprāptamindreṇa saha bhāryayā |
ajñātavāsaśca kṛtaḥ śatrūṇāṃ vadhakāṅkṣayā || 10 ||
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nātra manyustvayā kāryo yatkliṣṭo'si mahāvane |
draupadyā saha rājendra bhrātṛbhiśca mahātmabhiḥ || 11 ||
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evaṃ tvamapi rājendra rājyaṃ prāpsyasi bhārata |
vṛtraṃ hatvā yathā prāptaḥ śakraḥ kauravanandana || 12 ||
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durācāraśca nahuṣo brahmadviṭpāpacetanaḥ |
agastyaśāpābhihato vinaṣṭaḥ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ || 13 ||
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evaṃ tava durātmānaḥ śatravaḥ śatrusūdana |
kṣipraṃ nāśaṃ gamiṣyanti karṇaduryodhanādayaḥ || 14 ||
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tataḥ sāgaraparyantāṃ bhokṣyase medinīmimām |
bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito vīra draupadyā ca sahābhibho || 15 ||
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upākhyānamidaṃ śakravijayaṃ vedasaṃmitam |
rājñā vyūḍheṣvanīkeṣu śrotavyaṃ jayamicchatā || 16 ||
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tasmātsaṃśrāvayāmi tvāṃ vijayaṃ jayatāṃ vara |
saṃstūyamānā vardhante mahātmāno yudhiṣṭhira || 17 ||
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kṣatriyāṇāmabhāvo'yaṃ yudhiṣṭhira mahātmanām |
duryodhanāparādhena bhīmārjunabalena ca || 18 ||
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ākhyānamindravijayaṃ ya idaṃ niyataḥ paṭhet |
dhūtapāpmā jitasvargaḥ sa pretyeha ca modate || 19 ||
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na cārijaṃ bhayaṃ tasya na cāputro bhavennaraḥ |
nāpadaṃ prāpnuyātkāṃciddīrghamāyuśca vindati |
sarvatra jayamāpnoti na kadācitparājayam || 20 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evamāśvāsito rājā śalyena bharatarṣabha |
pūjayāmāsa vidhivacchalyaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ || 21 ||
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śrutvā śalyasya vacanaṃ kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
pratyuvāca mahābāhurmadrarājamidaṃ vacaḥ || 22 ||
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bhavānkarṇasya sārathyaṃ kariṣyati na saṃśayaḥ |
tatra tejovadhaḥ kāryaḥ karṇasya mama saṃstavaiḥ || 23 ||
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śalya uvāca |
evametatkariṣyāmi yathā māṃ saṃprabhāṣase |
yaccānyadapi śakṣyāmi tatkariṣyāmyahaṃ tava || 24 ||
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tata āmantrya kaunteyāñśalyo madrādhipastadā |
jagāma sabalaḥ śrīmānduryodhanamariṃdamaḥ || 25 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 18

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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