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 124

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
dhṛtarāṣṭravacaḥ śrutvā bhīṣmadroṇau samarthya tau |
duryodhanamidaṃ vākyamūcatuḥ śāsanātigam || 1 ||
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yāvatkṛṣṇāvasaṃnaddhau yāvattiṣṭhati gāṇḍivam |
yāvaddhaumyo na senāgnau juhotīha dviṣadbalam || 2 ||
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yāvanna prekṣate kruddhaḥ senāṃ tava yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
hrīniṣedho maheṣvāsastāvacchāmyatu vaiśasam || 3 ||
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yāvanna dṛśyate pārthaḥ sveṣvanīkeṣvavasthitaḥ |
bhīmaseno maheṣvāsastāvacchāmyatu vaiśasam || 4 ||
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yāvanna carate mārgānpṛtanāmabhiharṣayan |
yāvanna śātayatyājau śirāṃsi gajayodhinām || 5 ||
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gadayā vīraghātinyā phalānīva vanaspateḥ |
kālena paripakvāni tāvacchāmyatu vaiśasam || 6 ||
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nakulaḥ sahadevaśca dhṛṣṭadyumnaśca pārṣataḥ |
virāṭaśca śikhaṇḍī ca śaiśupāliśca daṃśitāḥ || 7 ||
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yāvanna praviśantyete nakrā iva mahārṇavam |
kṛtāstrāḥ kṣipramasyantastāvacchāmyatu vaiśasam || 8 ||
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yāvanna sukumāreṣu śarīreṣu mahīkṣitām |
gārdhrapatrāḥ patantyugrāstāvacchāmyatu vaiśasam || 9 ||
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candanāgarudigdheṣu hāraniṣkadhareṣu ca |
noraḥsu yāvadyodhānāṃ maheṣvāsairmaheṣavaḥ || 10 ||
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kṛtāstraiḥ kṣipramasyadbhirdūrapātibhirāyasāḥ |
abhilakṣyairnipātyante tāvacchāmyatu vaiśasam || 11 ||
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abhivādayamānaṃ tvāṃ śirasā rājakuñjaraḥ |
pāṇibhyāṃ pratigṛhṇātu dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 12 ||
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dhvajāṅkuśapatākāṅkaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ te sudakṣiṇaḥ |
skandhe nikṣipatāṃ bāhuṃ śāntaye bharatarṣabha || 13 ||
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ratnauṣadhisametena ratnāṅgulitalena ca |
upaviṣṭasya pṛṣṭhaṃ te pāṇinā parimārjatu || 14 ||
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śālaskandho mahābāhustvāṃ svajāno vṛkodaraḥ |
sāmnābhivadatāṃ cāpi śāntaye bharatarṣabha || 15 ||
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arjunena yamābhyāṃ ca tribhistairabhivāditaḥ |
mūrdhni tānsamupāghrāya premṇābhivada pārthiva || 16 ||
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dṛṣṭvā tvāṃ pāṇḍavairvīrairbhrātṛbhiḥ saha saṃgatam |
yāvadānandajāśrūṇi pramuñcantu narādhipāḥ || 17 ||
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ghuṣyatāṃ rājadhānīṣu sarvasaṃpanmahīkṣitām |
pṛthivī bhrātṛbhāvena bhujyatāṃ vijvaro bhava || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 124

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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