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 195

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
etacchrutvā tu kaunteyaḥ sarvānbhrātṝnupahvare |
āhūya bharataśreṣṭha idaṃ vacanamabravīt || 1 ||
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dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainyeṣu ye cārapuruṣā mama |
te pravṛttiṃ prayacchanti mamemāṃ vyuṣitāṃ niśām || 2 ||
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duryodhanaḥ kilāpṛcchadāpageyaṃ mahāvratam |
kena kālena pāṇḍūnāṃ hanyāḥ sainyamiti prabho || 3 ||
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māseneti ca tenokto dhārtarāṣṭraḥ sudurmatiḥ |
tāvatā cāpi kālena droṇo'pi pratyajānata || 4 ||
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gautamo dviguṇaṃ kālamuktavāniti naḥ śrutam |
drauṇistu daśarātreṇa pratijajñe mahāstravit || 5 ||
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tathā divyāstravitkarṇaḥ saṃpṛṣṭaḥ kurusaṃsadi |
pañcabhirdivasairhantuṃ sa sainyaṃ pratijajñivān || 6 ||
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tasmādahamapīcchāmi śrotumarjuna te vacaḥ |
kālena kiyatā śatrūnkṣapayeriti saṃyuge || 7 ||
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evamukto guḍākeśaḥ pārthivena dhanaṃjayaḥ |
vāsudevamavekṣyedaṃ vacanaṃ pratyabhāṣata || 8 ||
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sarva ete mahātmānaḥ kṛtāstrāścitrayodhinaḥ |
asaṃśayaṃ mahārāja hanyureva balaṃ tava || 9 ||
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apaitu te manastāpo yathāsatyaṃ bravīmyaham |
hanyāmekarathenāhaṃ vāsudevasahāyavān || 10 ||
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sāmarānapi lokāṃstrīnsahasthāvarajaṅgamān |
bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhaviṣyacca nimeṣāditi me matiḥ || 11 ||
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yattadghoraṃ paśupatiḥ prādādastraṃ mahanmama |
kairāte dvandvayuddhe vai tadidaṃ mayi vartate || 12 ||
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yadyugānte paśupatiḥ sarvabhūtāni saṃharan |
prayuṅkte puruṣavyāghra tadidaṃ mayi vartate || 13 ||
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tanna jānāti gāṅgeyo na droṇo na ca gautamaḥ |
na ca droṇasuto rājankuta eva tu sūtajaḥ || 14 ||
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na tu yuktaṃ raṇe hantuṃ divyairastraiḥ pṛthagjanam |
ārjavenaiva yuddhena vijeṣyāmo vayaṃ parān || 15 ||
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tatheme puruṣavyāghrāḥ sahāyāstava pārthiva |
sarve divyāstraviduṣaḥ sarve yuddhābhinandinaḥ || 16 ||
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vedāntāvabhṛthasnātāḥ sarva ete'parājitāḥ |
nihanyuḥ samare senāṃ devānāmapi pāṇḍava || 17 ||
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śikhaṇḍī yuyudhānaśca dhṛṣṭadyumnaśca pārṣataḥ |
bhīmaseno yamau cobhau yudhāmanyūttamaujasau || 18 ||
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virāṭadrupadau cobhau bhīṣmadroṇasamau yudhi |
svayaṃ cāpi samartho'si trailokyotsādane api || 19 ||
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krodhādyaṃ puruṣaṃ paśyestvaṃ vāsavasamadyute |
kṣipraṃ na sa bhavedvyaktamiti tvāṃ vedmi kaurava || 20 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 195

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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