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 55

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duryodhana uvāca |
akṣauhiṇīḥ sapta labdhvā rājabhiḥ saha saṃjaya |
kiṃ svidicchati kaunteyo yuddhaprepsuryudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 1 ||
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saṃjaya uvāca |
atīva mudito rājanyuddhaprepsuryudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
bhīmasenārjunau cobhau yamāvapi na bibhyataḥ || 2 ||
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rathaṃ tu divyaṃ kaunteyaḥ sarvā vibhrājayandiśaḥ |
mantraṃ jijñāsamānaḥ sanbībhatsuḥ samayojayat || 3 ||
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tamapaśyāma saṃnaddhaṃ meghaṃ vidyutprabhaṃ yathā |
sa mantrānsamabhidhyāya hṛṣyamāṇo'bhyabhāṣata || 4 ||
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pūrvarūpamidaṃ paśya vayaṃ jeṣyāma saṃjaya |
bībhatsurmāṃ yathovāca tathāvaimyahamapyuta || 5 ||
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duryodhana uvāca |
praśaṃsasyabhinandaṃstānpārthānakṣaparājitān |
arjunasya rathe brūhi kathamaśvāḥ kathaṃ dhvajaḥ || 6 ||
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saṃjaya uvāca |
bhauvanaḥ saha śakreṇa bahucitraṃ viśāṃ pate |
rūpāṇi kalpayāmāsa tvaṣṭā dhātrā sahābhibho || 7 ||
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dhvaje hi tasminrūpāṇi cakruste devamāyayā |
mahādhanāni divyāni mahānti ca laghūni ca || 8 ||
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sarvā diśo yojanamātramantaraṃ sa tiryagūrdhvaṃ ca rurodha vai dhvajaḥ |
na saṃsajjettarubhiḥ saṃvṛto'pi tathā hi māyā vihitā bhauvanena || 9 ||
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yathākāśe śakradhanuḥ prakāśate na caikavarṇaṃ na ca vidma kiṃ nu tat |
tathā dhvajo vihito bhauvanena bahvākāraṃ dṛśyate rūpamasya || 10 ||
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yathāgnidhūmo divameti ruddhvā varṇānbibhrattaijasaṃ taccharīram |
tathā dhvajo vihito bhauvanena na cedbhāro bhavitā nota rodhaḥ || 11 ||
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śvetāstasminvātavegāḥ sadaśvā divyā yuktāścitrarathena dattāḥ |
śataṃ yattatpūryate nityakālaṃ hataṃ hataṃ dattavaraṃ purastāt || 12 ||
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tathā rājño dantavarṇā bṛhanto rathe yuktā bhānti tadvīryatulyāḥ |
ṛśyaprakhyā bhīmasenasya vāhā raṇe vāyostulyavegā babhūvuḥ || 13 ||
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kalmāṣāṅgāstittiricitrapṛṣṭhā bhrātrā dattāḥ prīyatā phalgunena |
bhrāturvīrasya svaisturaṃgairviśiṣṭā mudā yuktāḥ sahadevaṃ vahanti || 14 ||
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mādrīputraṃ nakulaṃ tvājamīḍhaṃ mahendradattā harayo vājimukhyāḥ |
samā vāyorbalavantastarasvino vahanti vīraṃ vṛtraśatruṃ yathendram || 15 ||
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tulyāścaibhirvayasā vikrameṇa javena caivāpratirūpāḥ sadaśvāḥ |
saubhadrādīndraupadeyānkumārānvahantyaśvā devadattā bṛhantaḥ || 16 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 55

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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