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 117

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nārada uvāca |
gālavaṃ vainateyo'tha prahasannidamabravīt |
diṣṭyā kṛtārthaṃ paśyāmi bhavantamiha vai dvija || 1 ||
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gālavastu vacaḥ śrutvā vainateyena bhāṣitam |
caturbhāgāvaśiṣṭaṃ tadācakhyau kāryamasya hi || 2 ||
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suparṇastvabravīdenaṃ gālavaṃ patatāṃ varaḥ |
prayatnaste na kartavyo naiṣa saṃpatsyate tava || 3 ||
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purā hi kanyakubje vai gādheḥ satyavatīṃ sutām |
bhāryārthe'varayatkanyāmṛcīkastena bhāṣitaḥ || 4 ||
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ekataḥśyāmakarṇānāṃ hayānāṃ candravarcasām |
bhagavandīyatāṃ mahyaṃ sahasramiti gālava || 5 ||
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ṛcīkastu tathetyuktvā varuṇasyālayaṃ gataḥ |
aśvatīrthe hayāṃllabdhvā dattavānpārthivāya vai || 6 ||
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iṣṭvā te puṇḍarīkeṇa dattā rājñā dvijātiṣu |
tebhyo dve dve śate krītvā prāptāste pārthivaistadā || 7 ||
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aparāṇyapi catvāri śatāni dvijasattama |
nīyamānāni saṃtāre hṛtānyāsanvitastayā |
evaṃ na śakyamaprāpyaṃ prāptuṃ gālava karhicit || 8 ||
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imāmaśvaśatābhyāṃ vai dvābhyāṃ tasmai nivedaya |
viśvāmitrāya dharmātmanṣaḍbhiraśvaśataiḥ saha |
tato'si gatasaṃmohaḥ kṛtakṛtyo dvijarṣabha || 9 ||
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gālavastaṃ tathetyuktvā suparṇasahitastataḥ |
ādāyāśvāṃśca kanyāṃ ca viśvāmitramupāgamat || 10 ||
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gālava uvāca |
aśvānāṃ kāṅkṣitārthānāṃ ṣaḍimāni śatāni vai |
śatadvayena kanyeyaṃ bhavatā pratigṛhyatām || 11 ||
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asyāṃ rājarṣibhiḥ putrā jātā vai dhārmikāstrayaḥ |
caturthaṃ janayatvekaṃ bhavānapi narottama || 12 ||
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pūrṇānyevaṃ śatānyaṣṭau turagāṇāṃ bhavantu te |
bhavato hyanṛṇo bhūtvā tapaḥ kuryāṃ yathāsukham || 13 ||
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nārada uvāca |
viśvāmitrastu taṃ dṛṣṭvā gālavaṃ saha pakṣiṇā |
kanyāṃ ca tāṃ varārohāmidamityabravīdvacaḥ || 14 ||
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kimiyaṃ pūrvameveha na dattā mama gālava |
putrā mamaiva catvāro bhaveyuḥ kulabhāvanāḥ || 15 ||
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pratigṛhṇāmi te kanyāmekaputraphalāya vai |
aśvāścāśramamāsādya tiṣṭhantu mama sarvaśaḥ || 16 ||
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sa tayā ramamāṇo'tha viśvāmitro mahādyutiḥ |
ātmajaṃ janayāmāsa mādhavīputramaṣṭakam || 17 ||
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jātamātraṃ sutaṃ taṃ ca viśvāmitro mahādyutiḥ |
saṃyojyārthaistathā dharmairaśvaistaiḥ samayojayat || 18 ||
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athāṣṭakaḥ puraṃ prāyāttadā somapuraprabham |
niryātya kanyāṃ śiṣyāya kauśiko'pi vanaṃ yayau || 19 ||
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gālavo'pi suparṇena saha niryātya dakṣiṇām |
manasābhipratītena kanyāmidamuvāca ha || 20 ||
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jāto dānapatiḥ putrastvayā śūrastathāparaḥ |
satyadharmarataścānyo yajvā cāpi tathāparaḥ || 21 ||
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tadāgaccha varārohe tāritaste pitā sutaiḥ |
catvāraścaiva rājānastathāhaṃ ca sumadhyame || 22 ||
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gālavastvabhyanujñāya suparṇaṃ pannagāśanam |
piturniryātya tāṃ kanyāṃ prayayau vanameva ha || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 117

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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