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 64

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evamuktvā mahāprājño dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ suyodhanam |
punareva mahābhāgaḥ saṃjayaṃ paryapṛcchata || 1 ||
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brūhi saṃjaya yaccheṣaṃ vāsudevādanantaram |
yadarjuna uvāca tvāṃ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me || 2 ||
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saṃjaya uvāca |
vāsudevavacaḥ śrutvā kuntīputro dhanaṃjayaḥ |
uvāca kāle durdharṣo vāsudevasya śṛṇvataḥ || 3 ||
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pitāmahaṃ śāṃtanavaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ ca saṃjaya |
droṇaṃ kṛpaṃ ca karṇaṃ ca mahārājaṃ ca bāhlikam || 4 ||
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drauṇiṃ ca somadattaṃ ca śakuniṃ cāpi saubalam |
duḥśāsanaṃ śalaṃ caiva purumitraṃ viviṃśatim || 5 ||
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vikarṇaṃ citrasenaṃ ca jayatsenaṃ ca pārthivam |
vindānuvindāvāvantyau durmukhaṃ cāpi kauravam || 6 ||
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saindhavaṃ duḥsahaṃ caiva bhūriśravasameva ca |
bhagadattaṃ ca rājānaṃ jalasaṃdhaṃ ca pārthivam || 7 ||
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ye cāpyanye pārthivāstatra yoddhuṃ samāgatāḥ kauravāṇāṃ priyārtham |
mumūrṣavaḥ pāṇḍavāgnau pradīpte samānītā dhārtarāṣṭreṇa sūta || 8 ||
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yathānyāyaṃ kauśalaṃ vandanaṃ ca samāgatā madvacanena vācyāḥ |
idaṃ brūyāḥ saṃjaya rājamadhye suyodhanaṃ pāpakṛtāṃ pradhānam || 9 ||
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amarṣaṇaṃ durmatiṃ rājaputraṃ pāpātmānaṃ dhārtarāṣṭraṃ sulubdham |
sarvaṃ mamaitadvacanaṃ samagraṃ sahāmātyaṃ saṃjaya śrāvayethāḥ || 10 ||
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evaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya dhanaṃjayo māṃ tato'rthavaddharmavaccāpi vākyam |
provācedaṃ vāsudevaṃ samīkṣya pārtho dhīmāṃllohitāntāyatākṣaḥ || 11 ||
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yathā śrutaṃ te vadato mahātmano madhupravīrasya vacaḥ samāhitam |
tathaiva vācyaṃ bhavatā hi madvacaḥ samāgateṣu kṣitipeṣu sarvaśaḥ || 12 ||
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śarāgnidhūme rathaneminādite dhanuḥsruveṇāstrabalāpahāriṇā |
yathā na homaḥ kriyate mahāmṛdhe tathā sametya prayatadhvamādṛtāḥ || 13 ||
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na cetprayacchadhvamamitraghātino yudhiṣṭhirasyāṃśamabhīpsitaṃ svakam |
nayāmi vaḥ svāśvapadātikuñjarāndiśaṃ pitṝṇāmaśivāṃ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ || 14 ||
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tato'hamāmantrya caturbhujaṃ hariṃ dhanaṃjayaṃ caiva namasya satvaraḥ |
javena saṃprāpta ihāmaradyute tavāntikaṃ prāpayituṃ vaco mahat || 15 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 64

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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