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 74

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tathokto vāsudevena nityamanyuramarṣaṇaḥ |
sadaśvavatsamādhāvadbabhāṣe tadanantaram || 1 ||
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anyathā māṃ cikīrṣantamanyathā manyase'cyuta |
praṇītabhāvamatyantaṃ yudhi satyaparākramam || 2 ||
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vettha dāśārha sattvaṃ me dīrghakālaṃ sahoṣitaḥ |
uta vā māṃ na jānāsi plavanhrada ivāplavaḥ |
tasmādapratirūpābhirvāgbhirmāṃ tvaṃ samarchasi || 3 ||
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kathaṃ hi bhīmasenaṃ māṃ jānankaścana mādhava |
brūyādapratirūpāṇi yathā māṃ vaktumarhasi || 4 ||
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tasmādidaṃ pravakṣyāmi vacanaṃ vṛṣṇinandana |
ātmanaḥ pauruṣaṃ caiva balaṃ ca na samaṃ paraiḥ || 5 ||
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sarvathā nāryakarmaitatpraśaṃsā svayamātmanaḥ |
ativādāpaviddhastu vakṣyāmi balamātmanaḥ || 6 ||
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paśyeme rodasī kṛṣṇa yayorāsannimāḥ prajāḥ |
acale cāpyanante ca pratiṣṭhe sarvamātarau || 7 ||
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yadīme sahasā kruddhe sameyātāṃ śile iva |
ahamete nigṛhṇīyāṃ bāhubhyāṃ sacarācare || 8 ||
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paśyaitadantaraṃ bāhvormahāparighayoriva |
ya etatprāpya mucyeta na taṃ paśyāmi pūruṣam || 9 ||
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himavāṃśca samudraśca vajrī ca balabhitsvayam |
mayābhipannaṃ trāyeranbalamāsthāya na trayaḥ || 10 ||
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yudhyeyaṃ kṣatriyānsarvānpāṇḍaveṣvātatāyinaḥ |
adhaḥ pādatalenaitānadhiṣṭhāsyāmi bhūtale || 11 ||
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na hi tvaṃ nābhijānāsi mama vikramamacyuta |
yathā mayā vinirjitya rājāno vaśagāḥ kṛtāḥ || 12 ||
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atha cenmāṃ na jānāsi sūryasyevodyataḥ prabhām |
vigāḍhe yudhi saṃbādhe vetsyase māṃ janārdana || 13 ||
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kiṃ mātyavākṣīḥ paruṣairvraṇaṃ sūcyā ivānagha |
yathāmati bravīmyetadviddhi māmadhikaṃ tataḥ || 14 ||
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draṣṭāsi yudhi saṃbādhe pravṛtte vaiśase'hani |
mayā praṇunnānmātaṅgānrathinaḥ sādinastathā || 15 ||
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tathā narānabhikruddhaṃ nighnantaṃ kṣatriyarṣabhān |
draṣṭā māṃ tvaṃ ca lokaśca vikarṣantaṃ varānvarān || 16 ||
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na me sīdanti majjāno na mamodvepate manaḥ |
sarvalokādabhikruddhānna bhayaṃ vidyate mama || 17 ||
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kiṃ tu sauhṛdamevaitatkṛpayā madhusūdana |
sarvāṃstitikṣe saṃkleśānmā sma no bharatā naśan || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 74

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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