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 196

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tataḥ prabhāte vimale dhārtarāṣṭreṇa coditāḥ |
duryodhanena rājānaḥ prayayuḥ pāṇḍavānprati || 1 ||
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āplāvya śucayaḥ sarve sragviṇaḥ śuklavāsasaḥ |
gṛhītaśastrā dhvajinaḥ svasti vācya hutāgnayaḥ || 2 ||
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sarve vedavidaḥ śūrāḥ sarve sucaritavratāḥ |
sarve karmakṛtaścaiva sarve cāhavalakṣaṇāḥ || 3 ||
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āhaveṣu parāṃllokāñjigīṣanto mahābalāḥ |
ekāgramanasaḥ sarve śraddadhānāḥ parasya ca || 4 ||
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vindānuvindāvāvantyau kekayā bāhlikaiḥ saha |
prayayuḥ sarva evaite bhāradvājapurogamāḥ || 5 ||
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aśvatthāmā śāṃtanavaḥ saindhavo'tha jayadrathaḥ |
dākṣiṇātyāḥ pratīcyāśca pārvatīyāśca ye rathāḥ || 6 ||
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gāndhārarājaḥ śakuniḥ prācyodīcyāśca sarvaśaḥ |
śakāḥ kirātā yavanāḥ śibayo'tha vasātayaḥ || 7 ||
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svaiḥ svairanīkaiḥ sahitāḥ parivārya mahāratham |
ete mahārathāḥ sarve dvitīye niryayurbale || 8 ||
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kṛtavarmā sahānīkastrigartāśca mahābalāḥ |
duryodhanaśca nṛpatirbhrātṛbhiḥ parivāritaḥ || 9 ||
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śalo bhūriśravāḥ śalyaḥ kausalyo'tha bṛhadbalaḥ |
ete paścādavartanta dhārtarāṣṭrapurogamāḥ || 10 ||
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te samena pathā yātvā yotsyamānā mahārathāḥ |
kurukṣetrasya paścārdhe vyavatiṣṭhanta daṃśitāḥ || 11 ||
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duryodhanastu śibiraṃ kārayāmāsa bhārata |
yathaiva hāstinapuraṃ dvitīyaṃ samalaṃkṛtam || 12 ||
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na viśeṣaṃ vijānanti purasya śibirasya vā |
kuśalā api rājendra narā nagaravāsinaḥ || 13 ||
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tādṛśānyeva durgāṇi rājñāmapi mahīpatiḥ |
kārayāmāsa kauravyaḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ || 14 ||
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pañcayojanamutsṛjya maṇḍalaṃ tadraṇājiram |
senāniveśāste rājannāviśañśatasaṃghaśaḥ || 15 ||
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tatra te pṛthivīpālā yathotsāhaṃ yathābalam |
viviśuḥ śibirāṇyāśu dravyavanti sahasraśaḥ || 16 ||
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teṣāṃ duryodhano rājā sasainyānāṃ mahātmanām |
vyādideśa sabāhyānāṃ bhakṣyabhojyamanuttamam || 17 ||
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sagajāśvamanuṣyāṇāṃ ye ca śilpopajīvinaḥ |
ye cānye'nugatāstatra sūtamāgadhabandinaḥ || 18 ||
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vaṇijo gaṇikā vārā ye caiva prekṣakā janāḥ |
sarvāṃstānkauravo rājā vidhivatpratyavaikṣata || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 196

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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