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 46

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evaṃ sanatsujātena vidureṇa ca dhīmatā |
sārdhaṃ kathayato rājñaḥ sā vyatīyāya śarvarī || 1 ||
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tasyāṃ rajanyāṃ vyuṣṭāyāṃ rājānaḥ sarva eva te |
sabhāmāviviśurhṛṣṭāḥ sūtasyopadidṛkṣayā || 2 ||
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śuśrūṣamāṇāḥ pārthānāṃ vaco dharmārthasaṃhitam |
dhṛtarāṣṭramukhāḥ sarve yayū rājasabhāṃ śubhām || 3 ||
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sudhāvadātāṃ vistīrṇāṃ kanakājirabhūṣitām |
candraprabhāṃ surucirāṃ siktāṃ paramavāriṇā || 4 ||
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rucirairāsanaiḥ stīrṇāṃ kāñcanairdāravairapi |
aśmasāramayairdāntaiḥ svāstīrṇaiḥ sottaracchadaiḥ || 5 ||
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bhīṣmo droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ śalyaḥ kṛtavarmā jayadrathaḥ |
aśvatthāmā vikarṇaśca somadattaśca bāhlikaḥ || 6 ||
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viduraśca mahāprājño yuyutsuśca mahārathaḥ |
sarve ca sahitāḥ śūrāḥ pārthivā bharatarṣabha |
dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ puraskṛtya viviśustāṃ sabhāṃ śubhām || 7 ||
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duḥśāsanaścitrasenaḥ śakuniścāpi saubalaḥ |
durmukho duḥsahaḥ karṇa ulūko'tha viviṃśatiḥ || 8 ||
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kururājaṃ puraskṛtya duryodhanamamarṣaṇam |
viviśustāṃ sabhāṃ rājansurāḥ śakrasado yathā || 9 ||
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āviśadbhistadā rājañśūraiḥ parighabāhubhiḥ |
śuśubhe sā sabhā rājansiṃhairiva girerguhā || 10 ||
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te praviśya maheṣvāsāḥ sabhāṃ samitiśobhanāḥ |
āsanāni mahārhāṇi bhejire sūryavarcasaḥ || 11 ||
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āsanastheṣu sarveṣu teṣu rājasu bhārata |
dvāḥstho nivedayāmāsa sūtaputramupasthitam || 12 ||
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ayaṃ sa ratha āyāti yo'yāsītpāṇḍavānprati |
dūto nastūrṇamāyātaḥ saindhavaiḥ sādhuvāhibhiḥ || 13 ||
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upayāya tu sa kṣipraṃ rathātpraskandya kuṇḍalī |
praviveśa sabhāṃ pūrṇāṃ mahīpālairmahātmabhiḥ || 14 ||
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saṃjaya uvāca |
prāpto'smi pāṇḍavāngatvā tadvijānīta kauravāḥ |
yathāvayaḥ kurūnsarvānpratinandanti pāṇḍavāḥ || 15 ||
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abhivādayanti vṛddhāṃśca vayasyāṃśca vayasyavat |
yūnaścābhyavadanpārthāḥ pratipūjya yathāvayaḥ || 16 ||
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yathāhaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa śiṣṭaḥ pūrvamito gataḥ |
abruvaṃ pāṇḍavāngatvā tannibodhata pārthivāḥ || 17 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 46

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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