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 147

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vāsudeva uvāca |
evamukte tu gāndhāryā dhṛtarāṣṭro janeśvaraḥ |
duryodhanamuvācedaṃ nṛpamadhye janādhipa || 1 ||
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duryodhana nibodhedaṃ yattvāṃ vakṣyāmi putraka |
tathā tatkuru bhadraṃ te yadyasti pitṛgauravam || 2 ||
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somaḥ prajāpatiḥ pūrvaṃ kurūṇāṃ vaṃśavardhanaḥ |
somādbabhūva ṣaṣṭho vai yayātirnahuṣātmajaḥ || 3 ||
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tasya putrā babhūvuśca pañca rājarṣisattamāḥ |
teṣāṃ yadurmahātejā jyeṣṭhaḥ samabhavatprabhuḥ || 4 ||
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pūruryavīyāṃśca tato yo'smākaṃ vaṃśavardhanaḥ |
śarmiṣṭhāyāḥ saṃprasūto duhiturvṛṣaparvaṇaḥ || 5 ||
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yaduśca bharataśreṣṭha devayānyāḥ suto'bhavat |
dauhitrastāta śukrasya kāvyasyāmitatejasaḥ || 6 ||
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yādavānāṃ kulakaro balavānvīryasaṃmataḥ |
avamene sa tu kṣatraṃ darpapūrṇaḥ sumandadhīḥ || 7 ||
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na cātiṣṭhatpituḥ śāstre baladarpavimohitaḥ |
avamene ca pitaraṃ bhrātṝṃścāpyaparājitaḥ || 8 ||
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pṛthivyāṃ caturantāyāṃ yadurevābhavadbalī |
vaśe kṛtvā sa nṛpatīnavasannāgasāhvaye || 9 ||
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taṃ pitā paramakruddho yayātirnahuṣātmajaḥ |
śaśāpa putraṃ gāndhāre rājyācca vyaparopayat || 10 ||
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ya cainamanvavartanta bhrātaro baladarpitam |
śaśāpa tānapi kruddho yayātistanayānatha || 11 ||
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yavīyāṃsaṃ tataḥ pūruṃ putraṃ svavaśavartinam |
rājye niveśayāmāsa vidheyaṃ nṛpasattamaḥ || 12 ||
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evaṃ jyeṣṭho'pyathotsikto na rājyamabhijāyate |
yavīyāṃso'bhijāyante rājyaṃ vṛddhopasevayā || 13 ||
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tathaiva sarvadharmajñaḥ piturmama pitāmahaḥ |
pratīpaḥ pṛthivīpālastriṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ || 14 ||
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tasya pārthivasiṃhasya rājyaṃ dharmeṇa śāsataḥ |
trayaḥ prajajñire putrā devakalpā yaśasvinaḥ || 15 ||
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devāpirabhavajjyeṣṭho bāhlīkastadanantaram |
tṛtīyaḥ śaṃtanustāta dhṛtimānme pitāmahaḥ || 16 ||
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devāpistu mahātejāstvagdoṣī rājasattamaḥ |
dhārmikaḥ satyavādī ca pituḥ śuśrūṣaṇe rataḥ || 17 ||
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paurajānapadānāṃ ca saṃmataḥ sādhusatkṛtaḥ |
sarveṣāṃ bālavṛddhānāṃ devāpirhṛdayaṃgamaḥ || 18 ||
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prājñaśca satyasaṃdhaśca sarvabhūtahite rataḥ |
vartamānaḥ pituḥ śāstre brāhmaṇānāṃ tathaiva ca || 19 ||
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bāhlīkasya priyo bhrātā śaṃtanośca mahātmanaḥ |
saubhrātraṃ ca paraṃ teṣāṃ sahitānāṃ mahātmanām || 20 ||
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atha kālasya paryāye vṛddho nṛpatisattamaḥ |
saṃbhārānabhiṣekārthaṃ kārayāmāsa śāstrataḥ |
maṅgalāni ca sarvāṇi kārayāmāsa cābhibhūḥ || 21 ||
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taṃ brāhmaṇāśca vṛddhāśca paurajānapadaiḥ saha |
sarve nivārayāmāsurdevāperabhiṣecanam || 22 ||
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sa tacchrutvā tu nṛpatirabhiṣekanivāraṇam |
aśrukaṇṭho'bhavadrājā paryaśocata cātmajam || 23 ||
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evaṃ vadānyo dharmajñaḥ satyasaṃdhaśca so'bhavat |
priyaḥ prajānāmapi saṃstvagdoṣeṇa pradūṣitaḥ || 24 ||
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hīnāṅgaṃ pṛthivīpālaṃ nābhinandanti devatāḥ |
iti kṛtvā nṛpaśreṣṭhaṃ pratyaṣedhandvijarṣabhāḥ || 25 ||
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tataḥ pravyathitātmāsau putraśokasamanvitaḥ |
mamāra taṃ mṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā devāpiḥ saṃśrito vanam || 26 ||
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bāhlīko mātulakule tyaktvā rājyaṃ vyavasthitaḥ |
pitṛbhrātṝnparityajya prāptavānpuramṛddhimat || 27 ||
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bāhlīkena tvanujñātaḥ śaṃtanurlokaviśrutaḥ |
pitaryuparate rājanrājā rājyamakārayat || 28 ||
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tathaivāhaṃ matimatā paricintyeha pāṇḍunā |
jyeṣṭhaḥ prabhraṃśito rājyāddhīnāṅga iti bhārata || 29 ||
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pāṇḍustu rājyaṃ saṃprāptaḥ kanīyānapi sannṛpaḥ |
vināśe tasya putrāṇāmidaṃ rājyamariṃdama |
mayyabhāgini rājyāya kathaṃ tvaṃ rājyamicchasi || 30 ||
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yudhiṣṭhiro rājaputro mahātmā nyāyāgataṃ rājyamidaṃ ca tasya |
sa kauravasyāsya janasya bhartā praśāsitā caiva mahānubhāvaḥ || 31 ||
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sa satyasaṃdhaḥ satatāpramattaḥ śāstre sthito bandhujanasya sādhuḥ |
priyaḥ prajānāṃ suhṛdānukampī jitendriyaḥ sādhujanasya bhartā || 32 ||
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kṣamā titikṣā dama ārjavaṃ ca satyavratatvaṃ śrutamapramādaḥ |
bhūtānukampā hyanuśāsanaṃ ca yudhiṣṭhire rājaguṇāḥ samastāḥ || 33 ||
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arājaputrastvamanāryavṛtto lubdhastathā bandhuṣu pāpabuddhiḥ |
kramāgataṃ rājyamidaṃ pareṣāṃ hartuṃ kathaṃ śakṣyasi durvinītaḥ || 34 ||
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prayaccha rājyārdhamapetamohaḥ savāhanaṃ tvaṃ saparicchadaṃ ca |
tato'vaśeṣaṃ tava jīvitasya sahānujasyaiva bhavennarendra || 35 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 147

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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