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 114

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nārada uvāca |
haryaśvastvabravīdrājā vicintya bahudhā tataḥ |
dīrghamuṣṇaṃ ca niḥśvasya prajāhetornṛpottamaḥ || 1 ||
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unnateṣūnnatā ṣaṭsu sūkṣmā sūkṣmeṣu saptasu |
gambhīrā triṣu gambhīreṣviyaṃ raktā ca pañcasu || 2 ||
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bahudevāsurālokā bahugandharvadarśanā |
bahulakṣaṇasaṃpannā bahuprasavadhāriṇī || 3 ||
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samartheyaṃ janayituṃ cakravartinamātmajam |
brūhi śulkaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha samīkṣya vibhavaṃ mama || 4 ||
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gālava uvāca |
ekataḥśyāmakarṇānāṃ śatānyaṣṭau dadasva me |
hayānāṃ candraśubhrāṇāṃ deśajānāṃ vapuṣmatām || 5 ||
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tatastava bhavitrīyaṃ putrāṇāṃ jananī śubhā |
araṇīva hutāśānāṃ yonirāyatalocanā || 6 ||
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nārada uvāca |
etacchrutvā vaco rājā haryaśvaḥ kāmamohitaḥ |
uvāca gālavaṃ dīno rājarṣirṛṣisattamam || 7 ||
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dve me śate saṃnihite hayānāṃ yadvidhāstava |
eṣṭavyāḥ śataśastvanye caranti mama vājinaḥ || 8 ||
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so'hamekamapatyaṃ vai janayiṣyāmi gālava |
asyāmetaṃ bhavānkāmaṃ saṃpādayatu me varam || 9 ||
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etacchrutvā tu sā kanyā gālavaṃ vākyamabravīt |
mama datto varaḥ kaścitkenacidbrahmavādinā || 10 ||
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prasūtyante prasūtyante kanyaiva tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi |
sa tvaṃ dadasva māṃ rājñe pratigṛhya hayottamān || 11 ||
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nṛpebhyo hi caturbhyaste pūrṇānyaṣṭau śatāni vai |
bhaviṣyanti tathā putrā mama catvāra eva ca || 12 ||
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kriyatāṃ mama saṃhāro gurvarthaṃ dvijasattama |
eṣā tāvanmama prajñā yathā vā manyase dvija || 13 ||
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evamuktastu sa muniḥ kanyayā gālavastadā |
haryaśvaṃ pṛthivīpālamidaṃ vacanamabravīt || 14 ||
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iyaṃ kanyā naraśreṣṭha haryaśva pratigṛhyatām |
caturbhāgena śulkasya janayasvaikamātmajam || 15 ||
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pratigṛhya sa tāṃ kanyāṃ gālavaṃ pratinandya ca |
samaye deśakāle ca labdhavānsutamīpsitam || 16 ||
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tato vasumanā nāma vasubhyo vasumattaraḥ |
vasuprakhyo narapatiḥ sa babhūva vasupradaḥ || 17 ||
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atha kāle punardhīmāngālavaḥ pratyupasthitaḥ |
upasaṃgamya covāca haryaśvaṃ prītimānasam || 18 ||
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jāto nṛpa sutaste'yaṃ bālabhāskarasaṃnibhaḥ |
kālo gantuṃ naraśreṣṭha bhikṣārthamaparaṃ nṛpam || 19 ||
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haryaśvaḥ satyavacane sthitaḥ sthitvā ca pauruṣe |
durlabhatvāddhayānāṃ ca pradadau mādhavīṃ punaḥ || 20 ||
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mādhavī ca punardīptāṃ parityajya nṛpaśriyam |
kumārī kāmato bhūtvā gālavaṃ pṛṣṭhato'nvagāt || 21 ||
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tvayyeva tāvattiṣṭhantu hayā ityuktavāndvijaḥ |
prayayau kanyayā sārdhaṃ divodāsaṃ prajeśvaram || 22 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 114

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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