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 184

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bhīṣma uvāca |
tato'haṃ niśi rājendra praṇamya śirasā tadā |
brāhmaṇānāṃ pitṝṇāṃ ca devatānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ || 1 ||
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naktaṃcarāṇāṃ bhūtānāṃ rajanyāśca viśāṃ pate |
śayanaṃ prāpya rahite manasā samacintayam || 2 ||
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jāmadagnyena me yuddhamidaṃ paramadāruṇam |
ahāni subahūnyadya vartate sumahātyayam || 3 ||
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na ca rāmaṃ mahāvīryaṃ śaknomi raṇamūrdhani |
vijetuṃ samare vipraṃ jāmadagnyaṃ mahābalam || 4 ||
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yadi śakyo mayā jetuṃ jāmadagnyaḥ pratāpavān |
daivatāni prasannāni darśayantu niśāṃ mama || 5 ||
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tato'haṃ niśi rājendra prasuptaḥ śaravikṣataḥ |
dakṣiṇenaiva pārśvena prabhātasamaye iva || 6 ||
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tato'haṃ vipramukhyaistairyairasmi patito rathāt |
utthāpito dhṛtaścaiva mā bhairiti ca sāntvitaḥ || 7 ||
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ta eva māṃ mahārāja svapnadarśanametya vai |
parivāryābruvanvākyaṃ tannibodha kurūdvaha || 8 ||
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uttiṣṭha mā bhairgāṅgeya bhayaṃ te nāsti kiṃcana |
rakṣāmahe naravyāghra svaśarīraṃ hi no bhavān || 9 ||
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na tvāṃ rāmo raṇe jetā jāmadagnyaḥ kathaṃcana |
tvameva samare rāmaṃ vijetā bharatarṣabha || 10 ||
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idamastraṃ sudayitaṃ pratyabhijñāsyate bhavān |
viditaṃ hi tavāpyetatpūrvasmindehadhāraṇe || 11 ||
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prājāpatyaṃ viśvakṛtaṃ prasvāpaṃ nāma bhārata |
na hīdaṃ veda rāmo'pi pṛthivyāṃ vā pumānkvacit || 12 ||
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tatsmarasva mahābāho bhṛśaṃ saṃyojayasva ca |
na ca rāmaḥ kṣayaṃ gantā tenāstreṇa narādhipa || 13 ||
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enasā ca na yogaṃ tvaṃ prāpsyase jātu mānada |
svapsyate jāmadagnyo'sau tvadbāṇabalapīḍitaḥ || 14 ||
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tato jitvā tvamevainaṃ punarutthāpayiṣyasi |
astreṇa dayitenājau bhīṣma saṃbodhanena vai || 15 ||
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evaṃ kuruṣva kauravya prabhāte rathamāsthitaḥ |
prasuptaṃ vā mṛtaṃ vāpi tulyaṃ manyāmahe vayam || 16 ||
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na ca rāmeṇa martavyaṃ kadācidapi pārthiva |
tataḥ samutpannamidaṃ prasvāpaṃ yujyatāmiti || 17 ||
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ityuktvāntarhitā rājansarva eva dvijottamāḥ |
aṣṭau sadṛśarūpāste sarve bhāsvaramūrtayaḥ || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 184

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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