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 26

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kāṃ nu vācaṃ saṃjaya me śṛṇoṣi yuddhaiṣiṇīṃ yena yuddhādbibheṣi |
ayuddhaṃ vai tāta yuddhādgarīyaḥ kastallabdhvā jātu yudhyeta sūta || 1 ||
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akurvataścetpuruṣasya saṃjaya sidhyetsaṃkalpo manasā yaṃ yamicchet |
na karma kuryādviditaṃ mamaitadanyatra yuddhādbahu yallaghīyaḥ || 2 ||
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kuto yuddhaṃ jātu naraḥ prajānanko daivaśapto'bhivṛṇīta yuddham |
sukhaiṣiṇaḥ karma kurvanti pārthā dharmādahīnaṃ yacca lokasya pathyam || 3 ||
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karmodayaṃ sukhamāśaṃsamānaḥ kṛcchropāyaṃ tattvataḥ karma duḥkham |
sukhaprepsurvijighāṃsuśca duḥkhaṃ ya indriyāṇāṃ prītivaśānugāmī |
kāmābhidhyā svaśarīraṃ dunoti yayā prayukto'nukaroti duḥkham || 4 ||
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yathedhyamānasya samiddhatejaso bhūyo balaṃ vardhate pāvakasya |
kāmārthalābhena tathaiva bhūyo na tṛpyate sarpiṣevāgniriddhaḥ |
saṃpaśyemaṃ bhogacayaṃ mahāntaṃ sahāsmābhirdhṛtarāṣṭrasya rājñaḥ || 5 ||
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nāśreyasāmīśvaro vigrahāṇāṃ nāśreyasāṃ gītaśabdaṃ śṛṇoti |
nāśreyasaḥ sevate mālyagandhānna cāpyaśreyāṃsyanulepanāni || 6 ||
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nāśreyasaḥ prāvarānadhyavaste kathaṃ tvasmānsaṃpraṇudetkurubhyaḥ |
atraiva ca syādavadhūya eṣa kāmaḥ śarīre hṛdayaṃ dunoti || 7 ||
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svayaṃ rājā viṣamasthaḥ pareṣu sāmasthyamanvicchati tanna sādhu |
yathātmanaḥ paśyati vṛttameva tathā pareṣāmapi so'bhyupaiti || 8 ||
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āsannamagniṃ tu nidāghakāle gambhīrakakṣe gahane visṛjya |
yathā vṛddhaṃ vāyuvaśena śocetkṣemaṃ mumukṣuḥ śiśiravyapāye || 9 ||
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prāptaiśvaryo dhṛtarāṣṭro'dya rājā lālapyate saṃjaya kasya hetoḥ |
pragṛhya durbuddhimanārjave rataṃ putraṃ mandaṃ mūḍhamamantriṇaṃ tu || 10 ||
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anāptaḥ sannāptatamasya vācaṃ suyodhano vidurasyāvamanya |
sutasya rājā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ priyaiṣī saṃbudhyamāno viśate'dharmameva || 11 ||
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medhāvinaṃ hyarthakāmaṃ kurūṇāṃ bahuśrutaṃ vāgminaṃ śīlavantam |
sūta rājā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ kurubhyo na so'smaradviduraṃ putrakāmyāt || 12 ||
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mānaghnasya ātmakāmasya cerṣyoḥ saṃrambhiṇaścārthadharmātigasya |
durbhāṣiṇo manyuvaśānugasya kāmātmano durhṛdo bhāvanasya || 13 ||
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aneyasyāśreyaso dīrghamanyormitradruhaḥ saṃjaya pāpabuddheḥ |
sutasya rājā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ priyaiṣī prapaśyamānaḥ prajahāddharmakāmau || 14 ||
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tadaiva me saṃjaya dīvyato'bhūnno cetkurūnāgataḥ syādabhāvaḥ |
kāvyāṃ vācaṃ viduro bhāṣamāṇo na vindate dhṛtarāṣṭrātpraśaṃsām || 15 ||
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kṣatturyadā anvavartanta buddhiṃ kṛcchraṃ kurūnna tadābhyājagāma |
yāvatprajñāmanvavartanta tasya tāvatteṣāṃ rāṣṭravṛddhirbabhūva || 16 ||
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tadarthalubdhasya nibodha me'dya ye mantriṇo dhārtarāṣṭrasya sūta |
duḥśāsanaḥ śakuniḥ sūtaputro gāvalgaṇe paśya saṃmohamasya || 17 ||
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so'haṃ na paśyāmi parīkṣamāṇaḥ kathaṃ svasti syātkurusṛñjayānām |
āttaiśvaryo dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ parebhyaḥ pravrājite vidure dīrghadṛṣṭau || 18 ||
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āśaṃsate vai dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ saputro mahārājyamasapatnaṃ pṛthivyām |
tasmiñśamaḥ kevalaṃ nopalabhyo atyāsannaṃ madgataṃ manyate'rtham || 19 ||
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yattatkarṇo manyate pāraṇīyaṃ yuddhe gṛhītāyudhamarjunena |
āsaṃśca yuddhāni purā mahānti kathaṃ karṇo nābhavaddvīpa eṣām || 20 ||
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karṇaśca jānāti suyodhanaśca droṇaśca jānāti pitāmahaśca |
anye ca ye kuravastatra santi yathārjunānnāstyaparo dhanurdharaḥ || 21 ||
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jānantyete kuravaḥ sarva eva ye cāpyanye bhūmipālāḥ sametāḥ |
duryodhanaṃ cāparādhe carantamariṃdame phalgune'vidyamāne || 22 ||
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tenārthabaddhaṃ manyate dhārtarāṣṭraḥ śakyaṃ hartuṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ mamatvam |
kirīṭinā tālamātrāyudhena tadvedinā saṃyugaṃ tatra gatvā || 23 ||
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gāṇḍīvavisphāritaśabdamājāvaśṛṇvānā dhārtarāṣṭrā dhriyante |
kruddhasya cedbhīmasenasya vegātsuyodhano manyate siddhamartham || 24 ||
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indro'pyetannotsahettāta hartumaiśvaryaṃ no jīvati bhīmasene |
dhanaṃjaye nakule caiva sūta tathā vīre sahadeve madīye || 25 ||
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sa cedetāṃ pratipadyeta buddhiṃ vṛddho rājā saha putreṇa sūta |
evaṃ raṇe pāṇḍavakopadagdhā na naśyeyuḥ saṃjaya dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ || 26 ||
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jānāsi tvaṃ kleśamasmāsu vṛttaṃ tvāṃ pūjayansaṃjayāhaṃ kṣameyam |
yaccāsmākaṃ kauravairbhūtapūrvaṃ yā no vṛttirdhārtarāṣṭre tadāsīt || 27 ||
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adyāpi tattatra tathaiva vartatāṃ śāntiṃ gamiṣyāmi yathā tvamāttha |
indraprasthe bhavatu mamaiva rājyaṃ suyodhano yacchatu bhāratāgryaḥ || 28 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 26

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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