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 31

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
uta santamasantaṃ ca bālaṃ vṛddhaṃ ca saṃjaya |
utābalaṃ balīyāṃsaṃ dhātā prakurute vaśe || 1 ||
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uta bālāya pāṇḍityaṃ paṇḍitāyota bālatām |
dadāti sarvamīśānaḥ purastācchukramuccaran || 2 ||
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alaṃ vijñāpanāya syādācakṣīthā yathātatham |
atho mantraṃ mantrayitvā anyonyenātihṛṣṭavat || 3 ||
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gāvalgaṇe kurūngatvā dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ mahābalam |
abhivādyopasaṃgṛhya tataḥ pṛccheranāmayam || 4 ||
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brūyāścainaṃ tvamāsīnaṃ kurubhiḥ parivāritam |
tavaiva rājanvīryeṇa sukhaṃ jīvanti pāṇḍavāḥ || 5 ||
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tava prasādādbālāste prāptā rājyamariṃdama |
rājye tānsthāpayitvāgre nopekṣīrvinaśiṣyataḥ || 6 ||
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sarvamapyetadekasya nālaṃ saṃjaya kasyacit |
tāta saṃhatya jīvāmo mā dviṣadbhyo vaśaṃ gamaḥ || 7 ||
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tathā bhīṣmaṃ śāṃtanavaṃ bhāratānāṃ pitāmaham |
śirasābhivadethāstvaṃ mama nāma prakīrtayan || 8 ||
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abhivādya ca vaktavyastato'smākaṃ pitāmahaḥ |
bhavatā śaṃtanorvaṃśo nimagnaḥ punaruddhṛtaḥ || 9 ||
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sa tvaṃ kuru tathā tāta svamatena pitāmaha |
yathā jīvanti te pautrāḥ prītimantaḥ parasparam || 10 ||
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tathaiva viduraṃ brūyāḥ kurūṇāṃ mantradhāriṇam |
ayuddhaṃ saumya bhāṣasva hitakāmo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 11 ||
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atho suyodhanaṃ brūyā rājaputramamarṣaṇam |
madhye kurūṇāmāsīnamanunīya punaḥ punaḥ || 12 ||
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apaśyanmāmupekṣantaṃ kṛṣṇāmekāṃ sabhāgatām |
tadduḥkhamatitikṣāma mā vadhīṣma kurūniti || 13 ||
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evaṃ pūrvāparānkleśānatitikṣanta pāṇḍavāḥ |
yathā balīyasaḥ santastatsarvaṃ kuravo viduḥ || 14 ||
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yannaḥ prāvrājayaḥ saumya ajinaiḥ prativāsitān |
tadduḥkhamatitikṣāma mā vadhīṣma kurūniti || 15 ||
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yattatsabhāyāmākramya kṛṣṇāṃ keśeṣvadharṣayat |
duḥśāsanaste'numate taccāsmābhirupekṣitam || 16 ||
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yathocitaṃ svakaṃ bhāgaṃ labhemahi paraṃtapa |
nivartaya paradravye buddhiṃ gṛddhāṃ nararṣabha || 17 ||
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śāntirevaṃ bhavedrājanprītiścaiva parasparam |
rājyaikadeśamapi naḥ prayaccha śamamicchatām || 18 ||
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kuśasthalaṃ vṛkasthalamāsandī vāraṇāvatam |
avasānaṃ bhavedatra kiṃcideva tu pañcamam || 19 ||
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bhrātṝṇāṃ dehi pañcānāṃ grāmānpañca suyodhana |
śāntirno'stu mahāprājña jñātibhiḥ saha saṃjaya || 20 ||
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bhrātā bhrātaramanvetu pitā putreṇa yujyatām |
smayamānāḥ samāyāntu pāñcālāḥ kurubhiḥ saha || 21 ||
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akṣatānkurupāñcālānpaśyema iti kāmaye |
sarve sumanasastāta śāmyāma bharatarṣabha || 22 ||
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alameva śamāyāsmi tathā yuddhāya saṃjaya |
dharmārthayoralaṃ cāhaṃ mṛdave dāruṇāya ca || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 31

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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