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 20

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
sa tu kauravyamāsādya drupadasya purohitaḥ |
satkṛto dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa bhīṣmeṇa vidureṇa ca || 1 ||
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sarvaṃ kauśalyamuktvādau pṛṣṭvā caivamanāmayam |
sarvasenāpraṇetṝṇāṃ madhye vākyamuvāca ha || 2 ||
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sarvairbhavadbhirvidito rājadharmaḥ sanātanaḥ |
vākyopādānahetostu vakṣyāmi vidite sati || 3 ||
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dhṛtarāṣṭraśca pāṇḍuśca sutāvekasya viśrutau |
tayoḥ samānaṃ draviṇaṃ paitṛkaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ || 4 ||
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dhṛtarāṣṭrasya ye putrāste prāptāḥ paitṛkaṃ vasu |
pāṇḍuputrāḥ kathaṃ nāma na prāptāḥ paitṛkaṃ vasu || 5 ||
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evaṃ gate pāṇḍaveyairviditaṃ vaḥ purā yathā |
na prāptaṃ paitṛkaṃ dravyaṃ dhārtarāṣṭreṇa saṃvṛtam || 6 ||
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prāṇāntikairapyupāyaiḥ prayatadbhiranekaśaḥ |
śeṣavanto na śakitā nayituṃ yamasādanam || 7 ||
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punaśca vardhitaṃ rājyaṃ svabalena mahātmabhiḥ |
chadmanāpahṛtaṃ kṣudrairdhārtarāṣṭraiḥ sasaubalaiḥ || 8 ||
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tadapyanumataṃ karma tathāyuktamanena vai |
vāsitāśca mahāraṇye varṣāṇīha trayodaśa || 9 ||
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sabhāyāṃ kleśitairvīraiḥ sahabhāryaistathā bhṛśam |
araṇye vividhāḥ kleśāḥ saṃprāptāstaiḥ sudāruṇāḥ || 10 ||
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tathā virāṭanagare yonyantaragatairiva |
prāptaḥ paramasaṃkleśo yathā pāpairmahātmabhiḥ || 11 ||
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te sarve pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā tatsarvaṃ pūrvakilbiṣam |
sāmaiva kurubhiḥ sārdhamicchanti kurupuṃgavāḥ || 12 ||
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teṣāṃ ca vṛttamājñāya vṛttaṃ duryodhanasya ca |
anunetumihārhanti dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ suhṛjjanāḥ || 13 ||
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na hi te vigrahaṃ vīrāḥ kurvanti kurubhiḥ saha |
avināśena lokasya kāṅkṣante pāṇḍavāḥ svakam || 14 ||
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yaścāpi dhārtarāṣṭrasya hetuḥ syādvigrahaṃ prati |
sa ca heturna mantavyo balīyāṃsastathā hi te || 15 ||
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akṣauhiṇyo hi saptaiva dharmaputrasya saṃgatāḥ |
yuyutsamānāḥ kurubhiḥ pratīkṣante'sya śāsanam || 16 ||
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apare puruṣavyāghrāḥ sahasrākṣauhiṇīsamāḥ |
sātyakirbhīmasenaśca yamau ca sumahābalau || 17 ||
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ekādaśaitāḥ pṛtanā ekataśca samāgatāḥ |
ekataśca mahābāhurbahurūpo dhanaṃjayaḥ || 18 ||
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yathā kirīṭī senābhyaḥ sarvābhyo vyatiricyate |
evameva mahābāhurvāsudevo mahādyutiḥ || 19 ||
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bahulatvaṃ ca senānāṃ vikramaṃ ca kirīṭinaḥ |
buddhimattāṃ ca kṛṣṇasya buddhvā yudhyeta ko naraḥ || 20 ||
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te bhavanto yathādharmaṃ yathāsamayameva ca |
prayacchantu pradātavyaṃ mā vaḥ kālo'tyagādayam || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 20

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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