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 143
karṇa uvāca |
rādheyo'hamādhirathiḥ karṇastvāmabhivādaye |
prāptā kimarthaṃ bhavatī brūhi kiṃ karavāṇi te || 1 ||
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kuntyuvāca |
kaunteyastvaṃ na rādheyo na tavādhirathaḥ pitā |
nāsi sūtakule jātaḥ karṇa tadviddhi me vacaḥ || 2 ||
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kānīnastvaṃ mayā jātaḥ pūrvajaḥ kukṣiṇā dhṛtaḥ |
kuntibhojasya bhavane pārthastvamasi putraka || 3 ||
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prakāśakarmā tapano yo'yaṃ devo virocanaḥ |
ajījanattvāṃ mayyeṣa karṇa śastrabhṛtāṃ varam || 4 ||
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kuṇḍalī baddhakavaco devagarbhaḥ śriyā vṛtaḥ |
jātastvamasi durdharṣa mayā putra piturgṛhe || 5 ||
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sa tvaṃ bhrātṝnasaṃbuddhvā mohādyadupasevase |
dhārtarāṣṭrānna tadyuktaṃ tvayi putra viśeṣataḥ || 6 ||
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etaddharmaphalaṃ putra narāṇāṃ dharmaniścaye |
yattuṣyantyasya pitaro mātā cāpyekadarśinī || 7 ||
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arjunenārjitāṃ pūrvaṃ hṛtāṃ lobhādasādhubhiḥ |
ācchidya dhārtarāṣṭrebhyo bhuṅkṣva yaudhiṣṭhirīṃ śriyam || 8 ||
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adya paśyantu kuravaḥ karṇārjunasamāgamam |
saubhrātreṇa tadālakṣya saṃnamantāmasādhavaḥ || 9 ||
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karṇārjunau vai bhavatāṃ yathā rāmajanārdanau |
asādhyaṃ kiṃ nu loke syādyuvayoḥ sahitātmanoḥ || 10 ||
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karṇa śobhiṣyase nūnaṃ pañcabhirbhrātṛbhirvṛtaḥ |
vedaiḥ parivṛto brahmā yathā vedāṅgapañcamaiḥ || 11 ||
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upapanno guṇaiḥ śreṣṭho jyeṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭheṣu bandhuṣu |
sūtaputreti mā śabdaḥ pārthastvamasi vīryavān || 12 ||
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The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
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by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
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by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
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by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
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