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 137

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evamuktastu vimanāstiryagdṛṣṭiradhomukhaḥ |
saṃhatya ca bhruvormadhyaṃ na kiṃcidvyājahāra ha || 1 ||
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taṃ vai vimanasaṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃprekṣyānyonyamantikāt |
punarevottaraṃ vākyamuktavantau nararṣabhau || 2 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
śuśrūṣumanasūyaṃ ca brahmaṇyaṃ satyasaṃgaram |
pratiyotsyāmahe pārthamato duḥkhataraṃ nu kim || 3 ||
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droṇa uvāca |
aśvatthāmni yathā putre bhūyo mama dhanaṃjaye |
bahumānaḥ paro rājansaṃnatiśca kapidhvaje || 4 ||
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taṃ cetputrātpriyataraṃ pratiyotsye dhanaṃjayam |
kṣatradharmamanuṣṭhāya dhigastu kṣatrajīvikām || 5 ||
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yasya loke samo nāsti kaścidanyo dhanurdharaḥ |
matprasādātsa bībhatsuḥ śreyānanyairdhanurdharaiḥ || 6 ||
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mitradhrugduṣṭabhāvaśca nāstiko'thānṛjuḥ śaṭhaḥ |
na satsu labhate pūjāṃ yajñe mūrkha ivāgataḥ || 7 ||
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vāryamāṇo'pi pāpebhyaḥ pāpātmā pāpamicchati |
codyamāno'pi pāpena śubhātmā śubhamicchati || 8 ||
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mithyopacaritā hyete vartamānā hyanu priye |
ahitatvāya kalpante doṣā bharatasattama || 9 ||
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tvamuktaḥ kuruvṛddhena mayā ca vidureṇa ca |
vāsudevena ca tathā śreyo naivābhipadyase || 10 ||
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asti me balamityeva sahasā tvaṃ titīrṣasi |
sagrāhanakramakaraṃ gaṅgāvegamivoṣṇage || 11 ||
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vāsa eva yathā hi tvaṃ prāvṛṇvāno'dya manyase |
srajaṃ tyaktāmiva prāpya lobhādyaudhiṣṭhirīṃ śriyam || 12 ||
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draupadīsahitaṃ pārthaṃ sāyudhairbhrātṛbhirvṛtam |
vanasthamapi rājyasthaḥ pāṇḍavaṃ ko'tijīvati || 13 ||
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nideśe yasya rājānaḥ sarve tiṣṭhanti kiṃkarāḥ |
tamailavilamāsādya dharmarājo vyarājata || 14 ||
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kuberasadanaṃ prāpya tato ratnānyavāpya ca |
sphītamākramya te rāṣṭraṃ rājyamicchanti pāṇḍavāḥ || 15 ||
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dattaṃ hutamadhītaṃ ca brāhmaṇāstarpitā dhanaiḥ |
āvayorgatamāyuśca kṛtakṛtyau ca viddhi nau || 16 ||
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tvaṃ tu hitvā sukhaṃ rājyaṃ mitrāṇi ca dhanāni ca |
vigrahaṃ pāṇḍavaiḥ kṛtvā mahadvyasanamāpsyasi || 17 ||
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draupadī yasya cāśāste vijayaṃ satyavādinī |
tapoghoravratā devī na tvaṃ jeṣyasi pāṇḍavam || 18 ||
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mantrī janārdano yasya bhrātā yasya dhanaṃjayaḥ |
sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ kathaṃ jeṣyasi pāṇḍavam || 19 ||
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sahāyā brāhmaṇā yasya dhṛtimanto jitendriyāḥ |
tamugratapasaṃ vīraṃ kathaṃ jeṣyasi pāṇḍavam || 20 ||
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punaruktaṃ ca vakṣyāmi yatkāryaṃ bhūtimicchatā |
suhṛdā majjamāneṣu suhṛtsu vyasanārṇave || 21 ||
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alaṃ yuddhena tairvīraiḥ śāmya tvaṃ kuruvṛddhaye |
mā gamaḥ sasutāmātyaḥ sabalaśca parābhavam || 22 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 137

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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