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 188

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bhīṣma uvāca |
tataste tāpasāḥ sarve tapase dhṛtaniścayām |
dṛṣṭvā nyavartayaṃstāta kiṃ kāryamiti cābruvan || 1 ||
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tānuvāca tataḥ kanyā tapovṛddhānṛṣīṃstadā |
nirākṛtāsmi bhīṣmeṇa bhraṃśitā patidharmataḥ || 2 ||
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vadhārthaṃ tasya dīkṣā me na lokārthaṃ tapodhanāḥ |
nihatya bhīṣmaṃ gaccheyaṃ śāntimityeva niścayaḥ || 3 ||
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yatkṛte duḥkhavasatimimāṃ prāptāsmi śāśvatīm |
patilokādvihīnā ca naiva strī na pumāniha || 4 ||
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nāhatvā yudhi gāṅgeyaṃ nivarteyaṃ tapodhanāḥ |
eṣa me hṛdi saṃkalpo yadarthamidamudyatam || 5 ||
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strībhāve parinirviṇṇā puṃstvārthe kṛtaniścayā |
bhīṣme praticikīrṣāmi nāsmi vāryeti vai punaḥ || 6 ||
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tāṃ devo darśayāmāsa śūlapāṇirumāpatiḥ |
madhye teṣāṃ maharṣīṇāṃ svena rūpeṇa bhāminīm || 7 ||
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chandyamānā vareṇātha sā vavre matparājayam |
vadhiṣyasīti tāṃ devaḥ pratyuvāca manasvinīm || 8 ||
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tataḥ sā punarevātha kanyā rudramuvāca ha |
upapadyetkathaṃ deva striyo mama jayo yudhi |
strībhāvena ca me gāḍhaṃ manaḥ śāntamumāpate || 9 ||
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pratiśrutaśca bhūteśa tvayā bhīṣmaparājayaḥ |
yathā sa satyo bhavati tathā kuru vṛṣadhvaja |
yathā hanyāṃ samāgamya bhīṣmaṃ śāṃtanavaṃ yudhi || 10 ||
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tāmuvāca mahādevaḥ kanyāṃ kila vṛṣadhvajaḥ |
na me vāganṛtaṃ bhadre prāha satyaṃ bhaviṣyati || 11 ||
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vadhiṣyasi raṇe bhīṣmaṃ puruṣatvaṃ ca lapsyase |
smariṣyasi ca tatsarvaṃ dehamanyaṃ gatā satī || 12 ||
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drupadasya kule jātā bhaviṣyasi mahārathaḥ |
śīghrāstraścitrayodhī ca bhaviṣyasi susaṃmataḥ || 13 ||
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yathoktameva kalyāṇi sarvametadbhaviṣyati |
bhaviṣyasi pumānpaścātkasmāccitkālaparyayāt || 14 ||
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evamuktvā mahātejāḥ kapardī vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ |
paśyatāmeva viprāṇāṃ tatraivāntaradhīyata || 15 ||
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tataḥ sā paśyatāṃ teṣāṃ maharṣīṇāmaninditā |
samāhṛtya vanāttasmātkāṣṭhāni varavarṇinī || 16 ||
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citāṃ kṛtvā sumahatīṃ pradāya ca hutāśanam |
pradīpte'gnau mahārāja roṣadīptena cetasā || 17 ||
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uktvā bhīṣmavadhāyeti praviveśa hutāśanam |
jyeṣṭhā kāśisutā rājanyamunāmabhito nadīm || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 188

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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