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 190

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bhīṣma uvāca |
cakāra yatnaṃ drupadaḥ sarvasminsvajane mahat |
tato lekhyādiṣu tathā śilpeṣu ca paraṃ gatā |
iṣvastre caiva rājendra droṇaśiṣyo babhūva ha || 1 ||
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tasya mātā mahārāja rājānaṃ varavarṇinī |
codayāmāsa bhāryārthaṃ kanyāyāḥ putravattadā || 2 ||
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tatastāṃ pārṣato dṛṣṭvā kanyāṃ saṃprāptayauvanām |
striyaṃ matvā tadā cintāṃ prapede saha bhāryayā || 3 ||
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drupada uvāca |
kanyā mameyaṃ saṃprāptā yauvanaṃ śokavardhinī |
mayā pracchāditā ceyaṃ vacanācchūlapāṇinaḥ || 4 ||
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na tanmithyā mahārājñi bhaviṣyati kathaṃcana |
trailokyakartā kasmāddhi tanmṛṣā kartumarhati || 5 ||
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bhāryovāca |
yadi te rocate rājanvakṣyāmi śṛṇu me vacaḥ |
śrutvedānīṃ prapadyethāḥ svakāryaṃ pṛṣatātmaja || 6 ||
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kriyatāmasya nṛpate vidhivaddārasaṃgrahaḥ |
satyaṃ bhavati tadvākyamiti me niścitā matiḥ || 7 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
tatastau niścayaṃ kṛtvā tasminkārye'tha dampatī |
varayāṃ cakratuḥ kanyāṃ daśārṇādhipateḥ sutām || 8 ||
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tato rājā drupado rājasiṃhaḥ sarvānrājñaḥ kulataḥ saṃniśāmya |
dāśārṇakasya nṛpatestanūjāṃ śikhaṇḍine varayāmāsa dārān || 9 ||
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hiraṇyavarmeti nṛpo yo'sau dāśārṇakaḥ smṛtaḥ |
sa ca prādānmahīpālaḥ kanyāṃ tasmai śikhaṇḍine || 10 ||
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sa ca rājā daśārṇeṣu mahānāsīnmahīpatiḥ |
hiraṇyavarmā durdharṣo mahāseno mahāmanāḥ || 11 ||
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kṛte vivāhe tu tadā sā kanyā rājasattama |
yauvanaṃ samanuprāptā sā ca kanyā śikhaṇḍinī || 12 ||
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kṛtadāraḥ śikhaṇḍī tu kāmpilyaṃ punarāgamat |
na ca sā veda tāṃ kanyāṃ kaṃcitkālaṃ striyaṃ kila || 13 ||
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hiraṇyavarmaṇaḥ kanyā jñātvā tāṃ tu śikhaṇḍinīm |
dhātrīṇāṃ ca sakhīnāṃ ca vrīḍamānā nyavedayat |
kanyāṃ pāñcālarājasya sutāṃ tāṃ vai śikhaṇḍinīm || 14 ||
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tatastā rājaśārdūla dhātryo dāśārṇikāstadā |
jagmurārtiṃ parāṃ duḥkhātpreṣayāmāsureva ca || 15 ||
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tato daśārṇādhipateḥ preṣyāḥ sarvaṃ nyavedayan |
vipralambhaṃ yathāvṛttaṃ sa ca cukrodha pārthivaḥ || 16 ||
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śikhaṇḍyapi mahārāja puṃvadrājakule tadā |
vijahāra mudā yuktaḥ strītvaṃ naivātirocayan || 17 ||
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tataḥ katipayāhasya tacchrutvā bharatarṣabha |
hiraṇyavarmā rājendra roṣādārtiṃ jagāma ha || 18 ||
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tato dāśārṇako rājā tīvrakopasamanvitaḥ |
dūtaṃ prasthāpayāmāsa drupadasya niveśane || 19 ||
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tato drupadamāsādya dūtaḥ kāñcanavarmaṇaḥ |
eka ekāntamutsārya raho vacanamabravīt || 20 ||
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daśārṇarājo rājaṃstvāmidaṃ vacanamabravīt |
abhiṣaṅgātprakupito vipralabdhastvayānagha || 21 ||
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avamanyase māṃ nṛpate nūnaṃ durmantritaṃ tava |
yanme kanyāṃ svakanyārthe mohādyācitavānasi || 22 ||
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tasyādya vipralambhasya phalaṃ prāpnuhi durmate |
eṣa tvāṃ sajanāmātyamuddharāmi sthiro bhava || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 190

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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