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 161

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saṃjaya uvāca |
ulūkasya vacaḥ śrutvā kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
senāṃ niryāpayāmāsa dhṛṣṭadyumnapurogamām || 1 ||
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padātinīṃ nāgavatīṃ rathinīmaśvavṛndinīm |
caturvidhabalāṃ bhīmāmakampyāṃ pṛthivīmiva || 2 ||
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bhīmasenādibhirguptāṃ sārjunaiśca mahārathaiḥ |
dhṛṣṭadyumnavaśāṃ durgāṃ sāgarastimitopamām || 3 ||
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tasyāstvagre maheṣvāsaḥ pāñcālyo yuddhadurmadaḥ |
droṇaprepsuranīkāni dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ prakarṣati || 4 ||
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yathābalaṃ yathotsāhaṃ rathinaḥ samupādiśat |
arjunaṃ sūtaputrāya bhīmaṃ duryodhanāya ca || 5 ||
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aśvatthāmne ca nakulaṃ śaibyaṃ ca kṛtavarmaṇe |
saindhavāya ca vārṣṇeyaṃ yuyudhānamupādiśat || 6 ||
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śikhaṇḍinaṃ ca bhīṣmāya pramukhe samakalpayat |
sahadevaṃ śakunaye cekitānaṃ śalāya ca || 7 ||
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dhṛṣṭaketuṃ ca śalyāya gautamāyottamaujasam |
draupadeyāṃśca pañcabhyastrigartebhyaḥ samādiśat || 8 ||
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vṛṣasenāya saubhadraṃ śeṣāṇāṃ ca mahīkṣitām |
samarthaṃ taṃ hi mene vai pārthādabhyadhikaṃ raṇe || 9 ||
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evaṃ vibhajya yodhāṃstānpṛthakca saha caiva ha |
jvālāvarṇo maheṣvāso droṇamaṃśamakalpayat || 10 ||
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dhṛṣṭadyumno maheṣvāsaḥ senāpatipatistataḥ |
vidhivadvyūhya medhāvī yuddhāya dhṛtamānasaḥ || 11 ||
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yathādiṣṭānyanīkāni pāṇḍavānāmayojayat |
jayāya pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ yattastasthau raṇājire || 12 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 161

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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