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 140

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saṃjaya uvāca |
karṇasya vacanaṃ śrutvā keśavaḥ paravīrahā |
uvāca prahasanvākyaṃ smitapūrvamidaṃ tadā || 1 ||
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api tvāṃ na tapetkarṇa rājyalābhopapādanā |
mayā dattāṃ hi pṛthivīṃ na praśāsitumicchasi || 2 ||
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dhruvo jayaḥ pāṇḍavānāmitīdaṃ na saṃśayaḥ kaścana vidyate'tra |
jayadhvajo dṛśyate pāṇḍavasya samucchrito vānararāja ugraḥ || 3 ||
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divyā māyā vihitā bhauvanena samucchritā indraketuprakāśā |
divyāni bhūtāni bhayāvahāni dṛśyanti caivātra bhayānakāni || 4 ||
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na sajjate śailavanaspatibhya ūrdhvaṃ tiryagyojanamātrarūpaḥ |
śrīmāndhvajaḥ karṇa dhanaṃjayasya samucchritaḥ pāvakatulyarūpaḥ || 5 ||
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yadā drakṣyasi saṃgrāme śvetāśvaṃ kṛṣṇasārathim |
aindramastraṃ vikurvāṇamubhe caivāgnimārute || 6 ||
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gāṇḍīvasya ca nirghoṣaṃ visphūrjitamivāśaneḥ |
na tadā bhavitā tretā na kṛtaṃ dvāparaṃ na ca || 7 ||
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yadā drakṣyasi saṃgrāme kuntīputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram |
japahomasamāyuktaṃ svāṃ rakṣantaṃ mahācamūm || 8 ||
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ādityamiva durdharṣaṃ tapantaṃ śatruvāhinīm |
na tadā bhavitā tretā na kṛtaṃ dvāparaṃ na ca || 9 ||
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yadā drakṣyasi saṃgrāme bhīmasenaṃ mahābalam |
duḥśāsanasya rudhiraṃ pītvā nṛtyantamāhave || 10 ||
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prabhinnamiva mātaṅgaṃ pratidviradaghātinam |
na tadā bhavitā tretā na kṛtaṃ dvāparaṃ na ca || 11 ||
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yadā drakṣyasi saṃgrāme mādrīputrau mahārathau |
vāhinīṃ dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ kṣobhayantau gajāviva || 12 ||
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vigāḍhe śastrasaṃpāte paravīrarathārujau |
na tadā bhavitā tretā na kṛtaṃ dvāparaṃ na ca || 13 ||
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yadā drakṣyasi saṃgrāme droṇaṃ śāṃtanavaṃ kṛpam |
suyodhanaṃ ca rājānaṃ saindhavaṃ ca jayadratham || 14 ||
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yuddhāyāpatatastūrṇaṃ vāritānsavyasācinā |
na tadā bhavitā tretā na kṛtaṃ dvāparaṃ na ca || 15 ||
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brūyāḥ karṇa ito gatvā droṇaṃ śāṃtanavaṃ kṛpam |
saumyo'yaṃ vartate māsaḥ suprāpayavasendhanaḥ || 16 ||
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pakvauṣadhivanasphītaḥ phalavānalpamakṣikaḥ |
niṣpaṅko rasavattoyo nātyuṣṇaśiśiraḥ sukhaḥ || 17 ||
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saptamāccāpi divasādamāvāsyā bhaviṣyati |
saṃgrāmaṃ yojayettatra tāṃ hyāhuḥ śakradevatām || 18 ||
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tathā rājño vadeḥ sarvānye yuddhāyābhyupāgatāḥ |
yadvo manīṣitaṃ tadvai sarvaṃ saṃpādayāmi vaḥ || 19 ||
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rājāno rājaputrāśca duryodhanavaśānugāḥ |
prāpya śastreṇa nidhanaṃ prāpsyanti gatimuttamām || 20 ||
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Other print editions:

Also see the following print editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 140

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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