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 189

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duryodhana uvāca |
kathaṃ śikhaṇḍī gāṅgeya kanyā bhūtvā satī tadā |
puruṣo'bhavadyudhi śreṣṭha tanme brūhi pitāmaha || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
bhāryā tu tasya rājendra drupadasya mahīpateḥ |
mahiṣī dayitā hyāsīdaputrā ca viśāṃ pate || 2 ||
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etasminneva kāle tu drupado vai mahīpatiḥ |
apatyārthaṃ mahārāja toṣayāmāsa śaṃkaram || 3 ||
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asmadvadhārthaṃ niścitya tapo ghoraṃ samāsthitaḥ |
lebhe kanyāṃ mahādevātputro me syāditi bruvan || 4 ||
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bhagavanputramicchāmi bhīṣmaṃ praticikīrṣayā |
ityukto devadevena strīpumāṃste bhaviṣyati || 5 ||
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nivartasva mahīpāla naitajjātvanyathā bhavet |
sa tu gatvā ca nagaraṃ bhāryāmidamuvāca ha || 6 ||
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kṛto yatno mayā devi putrārthe tapasā mahān |
kanyā bhūtvā pumānbhāvī iti cokto'smi śaṃbhunā || 7 ||
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punaḥ punaryācyamāno diṣṭamityabravīcchivaḥ |
na tadanyaddhi bhavitā bhavitavyaṃ hi tattathā || 8 ||
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tataḥ sā niyatā bhūtvā ṛtukāle manasvinī |
patnī drupadarājasya drupadaṃ saṃviveśa ha || 9 ||
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lebhe garbhaṃ yathākālaṃ vidhidṛṣṭena hetunā |
pārṣatātsā mahīpāla yathā māṃ nārado'bravīt || 10 ||
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tato dadhāra taṃ garbhaṃ devī rājīvalocanā |
tāṃ sa rājā priyāṃ bhāryāṃ drupadaḥ kurunandana |
putrasnehānmahābāhuḥ sukhaṃ paryacarattadā || 11 ||
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aputrasya tato rājño drupadasya mahīpateḥ |
kanyāṃ pravararūpāṃ tāṃ prājāyata narādhipa || 12 ||
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aputrasya tu rājñaḥ sā drupadasya yaśasvinī |
khyāpayāmāsa rājendra putro jāto mameti vai || 13 ||
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tataḥ sa rājā drupadaḥ pracchannāyā narādhipa |
putravatputrakāryāṇi sarvāṇi samakārayat || 14 ||
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rakṣaṇaṃ caiva mantrasya mahiṣī drupadasya sā |
cakāra sarvayatnena bruvāṇā putra ityuta |
na hi tāṃ veda nagare kaścidanyatra pārṣatāt || 15 ||
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śraddadhāno hi tadvākyaṃ devasyādbhutatejasaḥ |
chādayāmāsa tāṃ kanyāṃ pumāniti ca so'bravīt || 16 ||
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jātakarmāṇi sarvāṇi kārayāmāsa pārthivaḥ |
puṃvadvidhānayuktāni śikhaṇḍīti ca tāṃ viduḥ || 17 ||
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ahamekastu cāreṇa vacanānnāradasya ca |
jñātavāndevavākyena ambāyāstapasā tathā || 18 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 189

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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