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 169

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bhīṣma uvāca |
rocamāno mahārāja pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathaḥ |
yotsyate'maravatsaṃkhye parasainyeṣu bhārata || 1 ||
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purujitkuntibhojaśca maheṣvāso mahābalaḥ |
mātulo bhīmasenasya sa ca me'tiratho mataḥ || 2 ||
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eṣa vīro maheṣvāsaḥ kṛtī ca nipuṇaśca ha |
citrayodhī ca śaktaśca mato me rathapuṃgavaḥ || 3 ||
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sa yotsyati hi vikramya maghavāniva dānavaiḥ |
yodhāścāsya parikhyātāḥ sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ || 4 ||
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bhāgineyakṛte vīraḥ sa kariṣyati saṃgare |
sumahatkarma pāṇḍūnāṃ sthitaḥ priyahite nṛpaḥ || 5 ||
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bhaimasenirmahārāja haiḍimbo rākṣaseśvaraḥ |
mato me bahumāyāvī rathayūthapayūthapaḥ || 6 ||
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yotsyate samare tāta māyābhiḥ samarapriyaḥ |
ye cāsya rākṣasāḥ śūrāḥ sacivā vaśavartinaḥ || 7 ||
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ete cānye ca bahavo nānājanapadeśvarāḥ |
sametāḥ pāṇḍavasyārthe vāsudevapurogamāḥ || 8 ||
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ete prādhānyato rājanpāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ |
rathāścātirathāścaiva ye cāpyardharathā matāḥ || 9 ||
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neṣyanti samare senāṃ bhīmāṃ yaudhiṣṭhirīṃ nṛpa |
mahendreṇeva vīreṇa pālyamānāṃ kirīṭinā || 10 ||
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tairahaṃ samare vīra tvāmāyadbhirjayaiṣibhiḥ |
yotsyāmi jayamākāṅkṣannatha vā nidhanaṃ raṇe || 11 ||
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pārthaṃ ca vāsudevaṃ ca cakragāṇḍīvadhāriṇau |
saṃdhyāgatāvivārkendū sameṣye puruṣottamau || 12 ||
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ye caiva te rathodārāḥ pāṇḍuputrasya sainikāḥ |
sahasainyānahaṃ tāṃśca pratīyāṃ raṇamūrdhani || 13 ||
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ete rathāścātirathāśca tubhyaṃ yathāpradhānaṃ nṛpa kīrtitā mayā |
tathā rājannardharathāśca kecittathaiva teṣāmapi kauravendra || 14 ||
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arjunaṃ vāsudevaṃ ca ye cānye tatra pārthivāḥ |
sarvānāvārayiṣyāmi yāvaddrakṣyāmi bhārata || 15 ||
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pāñcālyaṃ tu mahābāho nāhaṃ hanyāṃ śikhaṇḍinam |
udyateṣumabhiprekṣya pratiyudhyantamāhave || 16 ||
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lokastadveda yadahaṃ pituḥ priyacikīrṣayā |
prāptaṃ rājyaṃ parityajya brahmacarye dhṛtavrataḥ || 17 ||
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citrāṅgadaṃ kauravāṇāmahaṃ rājye'bhyaṣecayam |
vicitravīryaṃ ca śiśuṃ yauvarājye'bhyaṣecayam || 18 ||
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devavratatvaṃ vikhyāpya pṛthivyāṃ sarvarājasu |
naiva hanyāṃ striyaṃ jātu na strīpūrvaṃ kathaṃcana || 19 ||
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sa hi strīpūrvako rājañśikhaṇḍī yadi te śrutaḥ |
kanyā bhūtvā pumāñjāto na yotsye tena bhārata || 20 ||
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sarvāṃstvanyānhaniṣyāmi pārthivānbharatarṣabha |
yānsameṣyāmi samare na tu kuntīsutānnṛpa || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 169

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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