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 99

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nārada uvāca |
ayaṃ lokaḥ suparṇānāṃ pakṣiṇāṃ pannagāśinām |
vikrame gamane bhāre naiṣāmasti pariśramaḥ || 1 ||
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vainateyasutaiḥ sūta ṣaḍbhistatamidaṃ kulam |
sumukhena sunāmnā ca sunetreṇa suvarcasā || 2 ||
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surūpapakṣirājena subalena ca mātale |
vardhitāni prasūtyā vai vinatākulakartṛbhiḥ || 3 ||
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pakṣirājābhijātyānāṃ sahasrāṇi śatāni ca |
kaśyapasya tato vaṃśe jātairbhūtivivardhanaiḥ || 4 ||
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sarve hyete śriyā yuktāḥ sarve śrīvatsalakṣaṇāḥ |
sarve śriyamabhīpsanto dhārayanti balānyuta || 5 ||
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karmaṇā kṣatriyāścaite nirghṛṇā bhogibhojinaḥ |
jñātisaṃkṣayakartṛtvādbrāhmaṇyaṃ na labhanti vai || 6 ||
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nāmāni caiṣāṃ vakṣyāmi yathā prādhānyataḥ śṛṇu |
mātale ślāghyametaddhi kulaṃ viṣṇuparigraham || 7 ||
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daivataṃ viṣṇureteṣāṃ viṣṇureva parāyaṇam |
hṛdi caiṣāṃ sadā viṣṇurviṣṇureva gatiḥ sadā || 8 ||
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suvarṇacūḍo nāgāśī dāruṇaścaṇḍatuṇḍakaḥ |
analaścānilaścaiva viśālākṣo'tha kuṇḍalī || 9 ||
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kāśyapirdhvajaviṣkambho vainateyo'tha vāmanaḥ |
vātavego diśācakṣurnimeṣo nimiṣastathā || 10 ||
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trivāraḥ saptavāraśca vālmīkirdvīpakastathā |
daityadvīpaḥ sariddvīpaḥ sārasaḥ padmakesaraḥ || 11 ||
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sumukhaḥ sukhaketuśca citrabarhastathānaghaḥ |
meghakṛtkumudo dakṣaḥ sarpāntaḥ somabhojanaḥ || 12 ||
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gurubhāraḥ kapotaśca sūryanetraścirāntakaḥ |
viṣṇudhanvā kumāraśca paribarho haristathā || 13 ||
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susvaro madhuparkaśca hemavarṇastathaiva ca |
malayo mātariśvā ca niśākaradivākarau || 14 ||
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ete pradeśamātreṇa mayoktā garuḍātmajāḥ |
prādhānyato'tha yaśasā kīrtitāḥ prāṇataśca te || 15 ||
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yadyatra na ruciḥ kācidehi gacchāva mātale |
taṃ nayiṣyāmi deśaṃ tvāṃ ruciṃ yatropalapsyase || 16 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 99

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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