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 66

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saṃjaya uvāca |
arjuno vāsudevaśca dhanvinau paramārcitau |
kāmādanyatra saṃbhūtau sarvābhāvāya saṃmitau || 1 ||
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dyāmantaraṃ samāsthāya yathāyuktaṃ manasvinaḥ |
cakraṃ tadvāsudevasya māyayā vartate vibho || 2 ||
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sāpahnavaṃ pāṇḍaveṣu pāṇḍavānāṃ susaṃmatam |
sārāsārabalaṃ jñātvā tatsamāsena me śṛṇu || 3 ||
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narakaṃ śambaraṃ caiva kaṃsaṃ caidyaṃ ca mādhavaḥ |
jitavānghorasaṃkāśānkrīḍanniva janārdanaḥ || 4 ||
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pṛthivīṃ cāntarikṣaṃ ca dyāṃ caiva puruṣottamaḥ |
manasaiva viśiṣṭātmā nayatyātmavaśaṃ vaśī || 5 ||
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bhūyo bhūyo hi yadrājanpṛcchase pāṇḍavānprati |
sārāsārabalaṃ jñātuṃ tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu || 6 ||
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ekato vā jagatkṛtsnamekato vā janārdanaḥ |
sārato jagataḥ kṛtsnādatirikto janārdanaḥ || 7 ||
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bhasma kuryājjagadidaṃ manasaiva janārdanaḥ |
na tu kṛtsnaṃ jagacchaktaṃ bhasma kartuṃ janārdanam || 8 ||
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yataḥ satyaṃ yato dharmo yato hrīrārjavaṃ yataḥ |
tato bhavati govindo yataḥ kṛṣṇastato jayaḥ || 9 ||
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pṛthivīṃ cāntarikṣaṃ ca divaṃ ca puruṣottamaḥ |
viceṣṭayati bhūtātmā krīḍanniva janārdanaḥ || 10 ||
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sa kṛtvā pāṇḍavānsatraṃ lokaṃ saṃmohayanniva |
adharmaniratānmūḍhāndagdhumicchati te sutān || 11 ||
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kālacakraṃ jagaccakraṃ yugacakraṃ ca keśavaḥ |
ātmayogena bhagavānparivartayate'niśam || 12 ||
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kālasya ca hi mṛtyośca jaṅgamasthāvarasya ca |
īśate bhagavānekaḥ satyametadbravīmi te || 13 ||
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īśannapi mahāyogī sarvasya jagato hariḥ |
karmāṇyārabhate kartuṃ kīnāśa iva durbalaḥ || 14 ||
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tena vañcayate lokānmāyāyogena keśavaḥ |
ye tameva prapadyante na te muhyanti mānavāḥ || 15 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 66

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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