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 24

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saṃjaya uvāca |
yathārhase pāṇḍava tattathaiva kurūnkuruśreṣṭha janaṃ ca pṛcchasi |
anāmayāstāta manasvinaste kuruśreṣṭhānpṛcchasi pārtha yāṃstvam || 1 ||
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santyeva vṛddhāḥ sādhavo dhārtarāṣṭre santyeva pāpāḥ pāṇḍava tasya viddhi |
dadyādripoścāpi hi dhārtarāṣṭraḥ kuto dāyāṃllopayedbrāhmaṇānām || 2 ||
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yadyuṣmākaṃ vartate'sau na dharmyamadrugdheṣu drugdhavattanna sādhu |
mitradhruksyāddhṛtarāṣṭraḥ saputro yuṣmāndviṣansādhuvṛttānasādhuḥ || 3 ||
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na cānujānāti bhṛśaṃ ca tapyate śocatyantaḥ sthaviro'jātaśatro |
śṛṇoti hi brāhmaṇānāṃ sametya mitradrohaḥ pātakebhyo garīyān || 4 ||
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smaranti tubhyaṃ naradeva saṃgame yuddhe ca jiṣṇośca yudhāṃ praṇetuḥ |
samutkṛṣṭe dundubhiśaṅkhaśabde gadāpāṇiṃ bhīmasenaṃ smaranti || 5 ||
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mādrīsutau cāpi raṇājimadhye sarvā diśaḥ saṃpatantau smaranti |
senāṃ varṣantau śaravarṣairajasraṃ mahārathau samare duṣprakampyau || 6 ||
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na tveva manye puruṣasya rājannanāgataṃ jñāyate yadbhaviṣyam |
tvaṃ cedimaṃ sarvadharmopapannaḥ prāptaḥ kleśaṃ pāṇḍava kṛcchrarūpam || 7 ||
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tvamevaitatsarvamataśca bhūyaḥ samīkuryāḥ prajñayājātaśatro |
na kāmārthaṃ saṃtyajeyurhi dharmaṃ pāṇḍoḥ sutāḥ sarva evendrakalpāḥ || 8 ||
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tvamevaitatprajñayājātaśatro śamaṃ kuryā yena śarmāpnuyuste |
dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ sṛñjayāśca ye cāpyanye pārthivāḥ saṃniviṣṭāḥ || 9 ||
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yanmābravīddhṛtarāṣṭro niśāyāmajātaśatro vacanaṃ pitā te |
sahāmātyaḥ sahaputraśca rājansametya tāṃ vācamimāṃ nibodha || 10 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 24

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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