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 157

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saṃjaya uvāca |
hiraṇvatyāṃ niviṣṭeṣu pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu |
duryodhano mahārāja karṇena saha bhārata || 1 ||
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saubalena ca rājendra tathā duḥśāsanena ca |
āhūyopahvare rājannulūkamidamabravīt || 2 ||
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ulūka gaccha kaitavya pāṇḍavānsahasomakān |
gatvā mama vaco brūhi vāsudevasya śṛṇvataḥ || 3 ||
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idaṃ tatsamanuprāptaṃ varṣapūgābhicintitam |
pāṇḍavānāṃ kurūṇāṃ ca yuddhaṃ lokabhayaṃkaram || 4 ||
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yadetatkatthanāvākyaṃ saṃjayo mahadabravīt |
madhye kurūṇāṃ kaunteya tasya kālo'yamāgataḥ |
yathā vaḥ saṃpratijñātaṃ tatsarvaṃ kriyatāmiti || 5 ||
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amarṣaṃ rājyaharaṇaṃ vanavāsaṃ ca pāṇḍava |
draupadyāśca parikleśaṃ saṃsmaranpuruṣo bhava || 6 ||
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yadarthaṃ kṣatriyā sūte garbhaṃ tadidamāgatam |
balaṃ vīryaṃ ca śauryaṃ ca paraṃ cāpyastralāghavam |
pauruṣaṃ darśayanyuddhe kopasya kuru niṣkṛtim || 7 ||
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parikliṣṭasya dīnasya dīrghakāloṣitasya ca |
na sphuṭeddhṛdayaṃ kasya aiśvaryādbhraṃśitasya ca || 8 ||
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kule jātasya śūrasya paravitteṣu gṛdhyataḥ |
ācchinnaṃ rājyamākramya kopaṃ kasya na dīpayet || 9 ||
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yattaduktaṃ mahadvākyaṃ karmaṇā tadvibhāvyatām |
akarmaṇā katthitena santaḥ kupuruṣaṃ viduḥ || 10 ||
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amitrāṇāṃ vaśe sthānaṃ rājyasya ca punarbhavaḥ |
dvāvarthau yudhyamānasya tasmātkuruta pauruṣam || 11 ||
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asmānvā tvaṃ parājitya praśādhi pṛthivīmimām |
atha vā nihato'smābhirvīralokaṃ gamiṣyasi || 12 ||
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rāṣṭrātpravrājanaṃ kleśaṃ vanavāsaṃ ca pāṇḍava |
kṛṣṇāyāśca parikleśaṃ saṃsmaranpuruṣo bhava || 13 ||
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apriyāṇāṃ ca vacane pravrajatsu punaḥ punaḥ |
amarṣaṃ darśayādya tvamamarṣo hyeva pauruṣam || 14 ||
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krodho balaṃ tathā vīryaṃ jñānayogo'stralāghavam |
iha te pārtha dṛśyantāṃ saṃgrāme puruṣo bhava || 15 ||
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taṃ ca tūbarakaṃ mūḍhaṃ bahvāśinamavidyakam |
ulūka madvaco brūyā asakṛdbhīmasenakam || 16 ||
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aśaktenaiva yacchaptaṃ sabhāmadhye vṛkodara |
duḥśāsanasya rudhiraṃ pīyatāṃ yadi śakyate || 17 ||
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lohābhihāro nirvṛttaḥ kurukṣetramakardamam |
puṣṭāste'śvā bhṛtā yodhāḥ śvo yudhyasva sakeśavaḥ || 18 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 157

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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