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 72

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bhīmasena uvāca |
yathā yathaiva śāntiḥ syātkurūṇāṃ madhusūdana |
tathā tathaiva bhāṣethā mā sma yuddhena bhīṣayeḥ || 1 ||
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amarṣī nityasaṃrabdhaḥ śreyodveṣī mahāmanāḥ |
nograṃ duryodhano vācyaḥ sāmnaivainaṃ samācareḥ || 2 ||
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prakṛtyā pāpasattvaśca tulyacetāśca dasyubhiḥ |
aiśvaryamadamattaśca kṛtavairaśca pāṇḍavaiḥ || 3 ||
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adīrghadarśī niṣṭhūrī kṣeptā krūraparākramaḥ |
dīrghamanyuraneyaśca pāpātmā nikṛtipriyaḥ || 4 ||
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mriyetāpi na bhajyeta naiva jahyātsvakaṃ matam |
tādṛśena śamaṃ kṛṣṇa manye paramaduṣkaram || 5 ||
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suhṛdāmapyavācīnastyaktadharmaḥ priyānṛtaḥ |
pratihantyeva suhṛdāṃ vācaścaiva manāṃsi ca || 6 ||
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sa manyuvaśamāpannaḥ svabhāvaṃ duṣṭamāsthitaḥ |
svabhāvātpāpamanveti tṛṇaistunna ivoragaḥ || 7 ||
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duryodhano hi yatsenaḥ sarvathā viditastava |
yacchīlo yatsvabhāvaśca yadbalo yatparākramaḥ || 8 ||
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purā prasannāḥ kuravaḥ sahaputrāstathā vayam |
indrajyeṣṭhā ivābhūma modamānāḥ sabāndhavāḥ || 9 ||
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duryodhanasya krodhena bhāratā madhusūdana |
dhakṣyante śiśirāpāye vanānīva hutāśanaiḥ || 10 ||
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aṣṭādaśeme rājānaḥ prakhyātā madhusūdana |
ye samuccicchidurjñātīnsuhṛdaśca sabāndhavān || 11 ||
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asurāṇāṃ samṛddhānāṃ jvalatāmiva tejasā |
paryāyakāle dharmasya prāpte balirajāyata || 12 ||
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haihayānāmudāvarto nīpānāṃ janamejayaḥ |
bahulastālajaṅghānāṃ kṛmīṇāmuddhato vasuḥ || 13 ||
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ajabinduḥ suvīrāṇāṃ surāṣṭrāṇāṃ kuśarddhikaḥ |
arkajaśca balīhānāṃ cīnānāṃ dhautamūlakaḥ || 14 ||
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hayagrīvo videhānāṃ varapraśca mahaujasām |
bāhuḥ sundaravegānāṃ dīptākṣāṇāṃ purūravāḥ || 15 ||
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sahajaścedimatsyānāṃ pracetānāṃ bṛhadbalaḥ |
dhāraṇaścendravatsānāṃ mukuṭānāṃ vigāhanaḥ || 16 ||
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śamaśca nandivegānāmityete kulapāṃsanāḥ |
yugānte kṛṣṇa saṃbhūtāḥ kuleṣu puruṣādhamāḥ || 17 ||
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apyayaṃ naḥ kurūṇāṃ syādyugānte kālasaṃbhṛtaḥ |
duryodhanaḥ kulāṅgāro jaghanyaḥ pāpapūruṣaḥ || 18 ||
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tasmānmṛdu śanairenaṃ brūyā dharmārthasaṃhitam |
kāmānubandhabahulaṃ nogramugraparākramam || 19 ||
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api duryodhanaṃ kṛṣṇa sarve vayamadhaścarāḥ |
nīcairbhūtvānuyāsyāmo mā sma no bharatā naśan || 20 ||
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apyudāsīnavṛttiḥ syādyathā naḥ kurubhiḥ saha |
vāsudeva tathā kāryaṃ na kurūnanayaḥ spṛśet || 21 ||
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vācyaḥ pitāmaho vṛddho ye ca kṛṣṇa sabhāsadaḥ |
bhrātṝṇāmastu saubhrātraṃ dhārtarāṣṭraḥ praśāmyatām || 22 ||
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ahametadbravīmyevaṃ rājā caiva praśaṃsati |
arjuno naiva yuddhārthī bhūyasī hi dayārjune || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 72

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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