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 52

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dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
yathaiva pāṇḍavāḥ sarve parākrāntā jigīṣavaḥ |
tathaivābhisarāsteṣāṃ tyaktātmāno jaye dhṛtāḥ || 1 ||
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tvameva hi parākrāntānācakṣīthāḥ parānmama |
pāñcālānkekayānmatsyānmāgadhānvatsabhūmipān || 2 ||
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yaśca sendrānimāṃllokānicchankuryādvaśe balī |
sa śreṣṭho jagataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ jaye dhṛtaḥ || 3 ||
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samastāmarjunādvidyāṃ sātyakiḥ kṣipramāptavān |
śaineyaḥ samare sthātā bījavatpravapañśarān || 4 ||
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dhṛṣṭadyumnaśca pāñcālyaḥ krūrakarmā mahārathaḥ |
māmakeṣu raṇaṃ kartā baleṣu paramāstravit || 5 ||
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yudhiṣṭhirasya ca krodhādarjunasya ca vikramāt |
yamābhyāṃ bhīmasenācca bhayaṃ me tāta jāyate || 6 ||
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amānuṣaṃ manuṣyendrairjālaṃ vitatamantarā |
mama senāṃ haniṣyanti tataḥ krośāmi saṃjaya || 7 ||
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darśanīyo manasvī ca lakṣmīvānbrahmavarcasī |
medhāvī sukṛtaprajño dharmātmā pāṇḍunandanaḥ || 8 ||
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mitrāmātyaiḥ susaṃpannaḥ saṃpanno yojyayojakaiḥ |
bhrātṛbhiḥ śvaśuraiḥ putrairupapanno mahārathaiḥ || 9 ||
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dhṛtyā ca puruṣavyāghro naibhṛtyena ca pāṇḍavaḥ |
anṛśaṃso vadānyaśca hrīmānsatyaparākramaḥ || 10 ||
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bahuśrutaḥ kṛtātmā ca vṛddhasevī jitendriyaḥ |
taṃ sarvaguṇasaṃpannaṃ samiddhamiva pāvakam || 11 ||
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tapantamiva ko mandaḥ patiṣyati pataṃgavat |
pāṇḍavāgnimanāvāryaṃ mumūrṣurmūḍhacetanaḥ || 12 ||
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tanuruccaḥ śikhī rājā śuddhajāmbūnadaprabhaḥ |
mandānāṃ mama putrāṇāṃ yuddhenāntaṃ kariṣyati || 13 ||
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tairayuddhaṃ sādhu manye kuravastannibodhata |
yuddhe vināśaḥ kṛtsnasya kulasya bhavitā dhruvam || 14 ||
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eṣā me paramā śāntiryayā śāmyati me manaḥ |
yadi tvayuddhamiṣṭaṃ vo vayaṃ śāntyai yatāmahe || 15 ||
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na tu naḥ śikṣamāṇānāmupekṣeta yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
jugupsati hyadharmeṇa māmevoddiśya kāraṇam || 16 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 52

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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