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 148

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vāsudeva uvāca |
evamukte tu bhīṣmeṇa droṇena vidureṇa ca |
gāndhāryā dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa na ca mando'nvabudhyata || 1 ||
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avadhūyotthitaḥ kruddho roṣātsaṃraktalocanaḥ |
anvadravanta taṃ paścādrājānastyaktajīvitāḥ || 2 ||
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ajñāpayacca rājñastānpārthivānduṣṭacetasaḥ |
prayādhvaṃ vai kurukṣetraṃ puṣyo'dyeti punaḥ punaḥ || 3 ||
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tataste pṛthivīpālāḥ prayayuḥ sahasainikāḥ |
bhīṣmaṃ senāpatiṃ kṛtvā saṃhṛṣṭāḥ kālacoditāḥ || 4 ||
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akṣauhiṇyo daśaikā ca pārthivānāṃ samāgatāḥ |
tāsāṃ pramukhato bhīṣmastālaketurvyarocata |
yadatra yuktaṃ prāptaṃ ca tadvidhatsva viśāṃ pate || 5 ||
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uktaṃ bhīṣmeṇa yadvākyaṃ droṇena vidureṇa ca |
gāndhāryā dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa samakṣaṃ mama bhārata |
etatte kathitaṃ rājanyadvṛttaṃ kurusaṃsadi || 6 ||
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sāma ādau prayuktaṃ me rājansaubhrātramicchatā |
abhedātkuruvaṃśasya prajānāṃ ca vivṛddhaye || 7 ||
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punarbhedaśca me yukto yadā sāma na gṛhyate |
karmānukīrtanaṃ caiva devamānuṣasaṃhitam || 8 ||
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yadā nādriyate vākyaṃ sāmapūrvaṃ suyodhanaḥ |
tadā mayā samānīya bheditāḥ sarvapārthivāḥ || 9 ||
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adbhutāni ca ghorāṇi dāruṇāni ca bhārata |
amānuṣāṇi karmāṇi darśitāni ca me vibho || 10 ||
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bhartsayitvā tu rājñastāṃstṛṇīkṛtya suyodhanam |
rādheyaṃ bhīṣayitvā ca saubalaṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ || 11 ||
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nyūnatāṃ dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ nindāṃ caiva punaḥ punaḥ |
bhedayitvā nṛpānsarvānvāgbhirmantreṇa cāsakṛt || 12 ||
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punaḥ sāmābhisaṃyuktaṃ saṃpradānamathābruvam |
abhedātkuruvaṃśasya kāryayogāttathaiva ca || 13 ||
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te bālā dhṛtarāṣṭrasya bhīṣmasya vidurasya ca |
tiṣṭheyuḥ pāṇḍavāḥ sarve hitvā mānamadhaścarāḥ || 14 ||
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prayacchantu ca te rājyamanīśāste bhavantu ca |
yathāha rājā gāṅgeyo viduraśca tathāstu tat || 15 ||
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sarvaṃ bhavatu te rājyaṃ pañca grāmānvisarjaya |
avaśyaṃ bharaṇīyā hi pituste rājasattama || 16 ||
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evamuktastu duṣṭātmā naiva bhāvaṃ vyamuñcata |
daṇḍaṃ caturthaṃ paśyāmi teṣu pāpeṣu nānyathā || 17 ||
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niryātāśca vināśāya kurukṣetraṃ narādhipāḥ |
etatte kathitaṃ sarvaṃ yadvṛttaṃ kurusaṃsadi || 18 ||
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na te rājyaṃ prayacchanti vinā yuddhena pāṇḍava |
vināśahetavaḥ sarve pratyupasthitamṛtyavaḥ || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 148

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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