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 159

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saṃjaya uvāca |
ulūkastvarjunaṃ bhūyo yathoktaṃ vākyamabravīt |
āśīviṣamiva kruddhaṃ tudanvākyaśalākayā || 1 ||
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tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā ruṣitāḥ pāṇḍavā bhṛśam |
prāgeva bhṛśasaṃkruddhāḥ kaitavyena pradharṣitāḥ || 2 ||
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nāsaneṣvavatiṣṭhanta bāhūṃścaiva vicikṣipuḥ |
āśīviṣā iva kruddhā vīkṣāṃ cakruḥ parasparam || 3 ||
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avākśirā bhīmasenaḥ samudaikṣata keśavam |
netrābhyāṃ lohitāntābhyāmāśīviṣa iva śvasan || 4 ||
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ārtaṃ vātātmajaṃ dṛṣṭvā krodhenābhihataṃ bhṛśam |
utsmayanniva dāśārhaḥ kaitavyaṃ pratyabhāṣata || 5 ||
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prayāhi śīghraṃ kaitavya brūyāścaiva suyodhanam |
śrutaṃ vākyaṃ gṛhīto'rtho mataṃ yatte tathāstu tat || 6 ||
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madvacaścāpi bhūyaste vaktavyaḥ sa suyodhanaḥ |
śva idānīṃ pradṛśyethāḥ puruṣo bhava durmate || 7 ||
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manyase yacca mūḍha tvaṃ na yotsyati janārdanaḥ |
sārathyena vṛtaḥ pārthairiti tvaṃ na bibheṣi ca || 8 ||
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jaghanyakālamapyetadbhavedyatsarvapārthivān |
nirdaheyamahaṃ krodhāttṛṇānīva hutāśanaḥ || 9 ||
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yudhiṣṭhiraniyogāttu phalgunasya mahātmanaḥ |
kariṣye yudhyamānasya sārathyaṃ viditātmanaḥ || 10 ||
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yadyutpatasi lokāṃstrīnyadyāviśasi bhūtalam |
tatra tatrārjunarathaṃ prabhāte drakṣyase'grataḥ || 11 ||
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yaccāpi bhīmasenasya manyase moghagarjitam |
duḥśāsanasya rudhiraṃ pītamityavadhāryatām || 12 ||
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na tvāṃ samīkṣate pārtho nāpi rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
na bhīmaseno na yamau pratikūlaprabhāṣiṇam || 13 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 159

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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