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 152

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
vyuṣitāyāṃ rajanyāṃ tu rājā duryodhanastataḥ |
vyabhajattānyanīkāni daśa caikaṃ ca bhārata || 1 ||
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narahastirathāśvānāṃ sāraṃ madhyaṃ ca phalgu ca |
sarveṣveteṣvanīkeṣu saṃdideśa mahīpatiḥ || 2 ||
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sānukarṣāḥ satūṇīrāḥ savarūthāḥ satomarāḥ |
sopāsaṅgāḥ saśaktīkāḥ saniṣaṅgāḥ sapothikāḥ || 3 ||
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sadhvajāḥ sapatākāśca saśarāsanatomarāḥ |
rajjubhiśca vicitrābhiḥ sapāśāḥ saparistarāḥ || 4 ||
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sakacagrahavikṣepāḥ satailaguḍavālukāḥ |
sāśīviṣaghaṭāḥ sarve sasarjarasapāṃsavaḥ || 5 ||
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saghaṇṭāphalakāḥ sarve vāsīvṛkṣādanānvitāḥ |
vyāghracarmaparīvārā vṛtāśca dvīpicarmabhiḥ || 6 ||
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savastayaḥ saśṛṅgāśca saprāsavividhāyudhāḥ |
sakuṭhārāḥ sakuddālāḥ satailakṣaumasarpiṣaḥ || 7 ||
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citrānīkāḥ suvapuṣo jvalitā iva pāvakāḥ |
tathā kavacinaḥ śūrāḥ śastreṣu kṛtaniśramāḥ || 8 ||
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kulīnā hayayonijñāḥ sārathye viniveśitāḥ |
baddhāriṣṭā baddhakakṣyā baddhadhvajapatākinaḥ || 9 ||
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caturyujo rathāḥ sarve sarve śastrasamāyutāḥ |
saṃhṛṣṭavāhanāḥ sarve sarve śataśarāsanāḥ || 10 ||
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dhuryayorhayayorekastathānyau pārṣṇisārathī |
tau cāpi rathināṃ śreṣṭhau rathī ca hayavittathā || 11 ||
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nagarāṇīva guptāni durādeyāni śatrubhiḥ |
āsanrathasahasrāṇi hemamālīni sarvaśaḥ || 12 ||
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yathā rathāstathā nāgā baddhakakṣyāḥ svalaṃkṛtāḥ |
babhūvuḥ sapta puruṣā ratnavanta ivādrayaḥ || 13 ||
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dvāvaṅkuśadharau teṣu dvāvuttamadhanurdharau |
dvau varāsidharau rājannekaḥ śaktipatākadhṛk || 14 ||
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gajairmattaiḥ samākīrṇaṃ savarmāyudhakośakaiḥ |
tadbabhūva balaṃ rājankauravyasya sahasraśaḥ || 15 ||
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vicitrakavacāmuktaiḥ sapatākaiḥ svalaṃkṛtaiḥ |
sādibhiścopasaṃpannā āsannayutaśo hayāḥ || 16 ||
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susaṃgrāhāḥ susaṃtoṣā hemabhāṇḍaparicchadāḥ |
anekaśatasāhasrāste ca sādivaśe sthitāḥ || 17 ||
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nānārūpavikārāśca nānākavacaśastriṇaḥ |
padātino narāstatra babhūvurhemamālinaḥ || 18 ||
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rathasyāsandaśa gajā gajasya daśa vājinaḥ |
narā daśa hayasyāsanpādarakṣāḥ samantataḥ || 19 ||
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rathasya nāgāḥ pañcāśannāgasyāsañśataṃ hayāḥ |
hayasya puruṣāḥ sapta bhinnasaṃdhānakāriṇaḥ || 20 ||
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senā pañcaśataṃ nāgā rathāstāvanta eva ca |
daśasenā ca pṛtanā pṛtanā daśavāhinī || 21 ||
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vāhinī pṛtanā senā dhvajinī sādinī camūḥ |
akṣauhiṇīti paryāyairniruktātha varūthinī |
evaṃ vyūḍhānyanīkāni kauraveyeṇa dhīmatā || 22 ||
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akṣauhiṇyo daśaikā ca saṃkhyātāḥ sapta caiva ha |
akṣauhiṇyastu saptaiva pāṇḍavānāmabhūdbalam |
akṣauhiṇyo daśaikā ca kauravāṇāmabhūdbalam || 23 ||
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narāṇāṃ pañcapañcāśadeṣā pattirvidhīyate |
senāmukhaṃ ca tisrastā gulma ityabhisaṃjñitaḥ || 24 ||
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daśa gulmā gaṇastvāsīdgaṇāstvayutaśo'bhavan |
duryodhanasya senāsu yotsyamānāḥ prahāriṇaḥ || 25 ||
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tatra duryodhano rājā śūrānbuddhimato narān |
prasamīkṣya mahābāhuścakre senāpatīṃstadā || 26 ||
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pṛthagakṣauhiṇīnāṃ ca praṇetṝnnarasattamān |
vidhipūrvaṃ samānīya pārthivānabhyaṣecayat || 27 ||
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kṛpaṃ droṇaṃ ca śalyaṃ ca saindhavaṃ ca mahāratham |
sudakṣiṇaṃ ca kāmbojaṃ kṛtavarmāṇameva ca || 28 ||
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droṇaputraṃ ca karṇaṃ ca bhūriśravasameva ca |
śakuniṃ saubalaṃ caiva bāhlīkaṃ ca mahāratham || 29 ||
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divase divase teṣāṃ prativelaṃ ca bhārata |
cakre sa vividhāḥ saṃjñāḥ pratyakṣaṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ || 30 ||
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tathā viniyatāḥ sarve ye ca teṣāṃ padānugāḥ |
babhūvuḥ sainikā rājanrājñaḥ priyacikīrṣavaḥ || 31 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 152

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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