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 87

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
prātarutthāya kṛṣṇastu kṛtavānsarvamāhnikam |
brāhmaṇairabhyanujñātaḥ prayayau nagaraṃ prati || 1 ||
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taṃ prayāntaṃ mahābāhumanujñāpya tato nṛpa |
paryavartanta te sarve vṛkasthalanivāsinaḥ || 2 ||
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dhārtarāṣṭrāstamāyāntaṃ pratyujjagmuḥ svalaṃkṛtāḥ |
duryodhanamṛte sarve bhīṣmadroṇakṛpādayaḥ || 3 ||
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paurāśca bahulā rājanhṛṣīkeśaṃ didṛkṣavaḥ |
yānairbahuvidhairanye padbhireva tathāpare || 4 ||
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sa vai pathi samāgamya bhīṣmeṇākliṣṭakarmaṇā |
droṇena dhārtarāṣṭraiśca tairvṛto nagaraṃ yayau || 5 ||
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kṛṣṇasaṃmānanārthaṃ ca nagaraṃ samalaṃkṛtam |
babhūvū rājamārgāśca bahuratnasamācitāḥ || 6 ||
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na sma kaścidgṛhe rājaṃstadāsīdbharatarṣabha |
na strī na vṛddho na śiśurvāsudevadidṛkṣayā || 7 ||
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rājamārge narā na sma saṃbhavantyavaniṃ gatāḥ |
tathā hi sumahadrājanhṛṣīkeśapraveśane || 8 ||
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āvṛtāni varastrībhirgṛhāṇi sumahāntyapi |
pracalantīva bhāreṇa dṛśyante sma mahītale || 9 ||
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tathā ca gatimantaste vāsudevasya vājinaḥ |
pranaṣṭagatayo'bhūvanrājamārge narairvṛte || 10 ||
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sa gṛhaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya prāviśacchatrukarśanaḥ |
pāṇḍuraṃ puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ prāsādairupaśobhitam || 11 ||
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tisraḥ kakṣyā vyatikramya keśavo rājaveśmanaḥ |
vaicitravīryaṃ rājānamabhyagacchadariṃdamaḥ || 12 ||
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abhyāgacchati dāśārhe prajñācakṣurnareśvaraḥ |
sahaiva droṇabhīṣmābhyāmudatiṣṭhanmahāyaśāḥ || 13 ||
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kṛpaśca somadattaśca mahārājaśca bāhlikaḥ |
āsanebhyo'calansarve pūjayanto janārdanam || 14 ||
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tato rājānamāsādya dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ yaśasvinam |
sa bhīṣmaṃ pūjayāmāsa vārṣṇeyo vāgbhirañjasā || 15 ||
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teṣu dharmānupūrvīṃ tāṃ prayujya madhusūdanaḥ |
yathāvayaḥ samīyāya rājabhistatra mādhavaḥ || 16 ||
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atha droṇaṃ saputraṃ sa bāhlīkaṃ ca yaśasvinam |
kṛpaṃ ca somadattaṃ ca samīyāya janārdanaḥ || 17 ||
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tatrāsīdūrjitaṃ mṛṣṭaṃ kāñcanaṃ mahadāsanam |
śāsanāddhṛtarāṣṭrasya tatropāviśadacyutaḥ || 18 ||
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atha gāṃ madhuparkaṃ cāpyudakaṃ ca janārdane |
upajahruryathānyāyaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrapurohitāḥ || 19 ||
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kṛtātithyastu govindaḥ sarvānparihasankurūn |
āste saṃbandhakaṃ kurvankurubhiḥ parivāritaḥ || 20 ||
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so'rcito dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa pūjitaśca mahāyaśāḥ |
rājānaṃ samanujñāpya nirākrāmadariṃdamaḥ || 21 ||
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taiḥ sametya yathānyāyaṃ kurubhiḥ kurusaṃsadi |
vidurāvasathaṃ ramyamupātiṣṭhata mādhavaḥ || 22 ||
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viduraḥ sarvakalyāṇairabhigamya janārdanam |
arcayāmāsa dāśārhaṃ sarvakāmairupasthitam || 23 ||
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kṛtātithyaṃ tu govindaṃ viduraḥ sarvadharmavit |
kuśalaṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāmapṛcchanmadhusūdanam || 24 ||
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prīyamāṇasya suhṛdo viduṣo buddhisattamaḥ |
dharmanityasya ca tadā gatadoṣasya dhīmataḥ || 25 ||
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tasya sarvaṃ savistāraṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ viceṣṭitam |
kṣatturācaṣṭa dāśārhaḥ sarvapratyakṣadarśivān || 26 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 87

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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