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 113

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nārada uvāca |
evamuktaḥ suparṇena tathyaṃ vacanamuttamam |
vimṛśyāvahito rājā niścitya ca punaḥ punaḥ || 1 ||
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yaṣṭā kratusahasrāṇāṃ dātā dānapatiḥ prabhuḥ |
yayātirvatsakāśīśa idaṃ vacanamabravīt || 2 ||
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dṛṣṭvā priyasakhaṃ tārkṣyaṃ gālavaṃ ca dvijarṣabham |
nidarśanaṃ ca tapaso bhikṣāṃ ślāghyāṃ ca kīrtitām || 3 ||
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atītya ca nṛpānanyānādityakulasaṃbhavān |
matsakāśamanuprāptāvetau buddhimavekṣya ca || 4 ||
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adya me saphalaṃ janma tāritaṃ cādya me kulam |
adyāyaṃ tārito deśo mama tārkṣya tvayānagha || 5 ||
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vaktumicchāmi tu sakhe yathā jānāsi māṃ purā |
na tathā vittavānasmi kṣīṇaṃ vittaṃ hi me sakhe || 6 ||
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na ca śakto'smi te kartuṃ moghamāgamanaṃ khaga |
na cāśāmasya viprarṣervitathāṃ kartumutsahe || 7 ||
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tattu dāsyāmi yatkāryamidaṃ saṃpādayiṣyati |
abhigamya hatāśo hi nivṛtto dahate kulam || 8 ||
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nātaḥ paraṃ vainateya kiṃcitpāpiṣṭhamucyate |
yathāśānāśanaṃ loke dehi nāstīti vā vacaḥ || 9 ||
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hatāśo hyakṛtārthaḥ sanhataḥ saṃbhāvito naraḥ |
hinasti tasya putrāṃśca pautrāṃścākurvato'rthinām || 10 ||
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tasmāccaturṇāṃ vaṃśānāṃ sthāpayitrī sutā mama |
iyaṃ surasutaprakhyā sarvadharmopacāyinī || 11 ||
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sadā devamanuṣyāṇāmasurāṇāṃ ca gālava |
kāṅkṣitā rūpato bālā sutā me pratigṛhyatām || 12 ||
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asyāḥ śulkaṃ pradāsyanti nṛpā rājyamapi dhruvam |
kiṃ punaḥ śyāmakarṇānāṃ hayānāṃ dve catuḥśate || 13 ||
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sa bhavānpratigṛhṇātu mamemāṃ mādhavīṃ sutām |
ahaṃ dauhitravānsyāṃ vai vara eṣa mama prabho || 14 ||
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pratigṛhya ca tāṃ kanyāṃ gālavaḥ saha pakṣiṇā |
punardrakṣyāva ityuktvā pratasthe saha kanyayā || 15 ||
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upalabdhamidaṃ dvāramaśvānāmiti cāṇḍajaḥ |
uktvā gālavamāpṛcchya jagāma bhavanaṃ svakam || 16 ||
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gate patagarāje tu gālavaḥ saha kanyayā |
cintayānaḥ kṣamaṃ dāne rājñāṃ vai śulkato'gamat || 17 ||
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so'gacchanmanasekṣvākuṃ haryaśvaṃ rājasattamam |
ayodhyāyāṃ mahāvīryaṃ caturaṅgabalānvitam || 18 ||
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kośadhānyabalopetaṃ priyapauraṃ dvijapriyam |
prajābhikāmaṃ śāmyantaṃ kurvāṇaṃ tapa uttamam || 19 ||
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tamupāgamya vipraḥ sa haryaśvaṃ gālavo'bravīt |
kanyeyaṃ mama rājendra prasavaiḥ kulavardhinī || 20 ||
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iyaṃ śulkena bhāryārthe haryaśva pratigṛhyatām |
śulkaṃ te kīrtayiṣyāmi tacchrutvā saṃpradhāryatām || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 113

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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