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 197

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tathaiva rājā kaunteyo dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
dhṛṣṭadyumnamukhānvīrāṃścodayāmāsa bhārata || 1 ||
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cedikāśikarūṣāṇāṃ netāraṃ dṛḍhavikramam |
senāpatimamitraghnaṃ dhṛṣṭaketumathādiśat || 2 ||
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virāṭaṃ drupadaṃ caiva yuyudhānaṃ śikhaṇḍinam |
pāñcālyau ca maheṣvāsau yudhāmanyūttamaujasau || 3 ||
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te śūrāścitravarmāṇastaptakuṇḍaladhāriṇaḥ |
ājyāvasiktā jvalitā dhiṣṇyeṣviva hutāśanāḥ |
aśobhanta maheṣvāsā grahāḥ prajvalitā iva || 4 ||
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so'tha sainyaṃ yathāyogaṃ pūjayitvā nararṣabhaḥ |
dideśa tānyanīkāni prayāṇāya mahīpatiḥ || 5 ||
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abhimanyuṃ bṛhantaṃ ca draupadeyāṃśca sarvaśaḥ |
dhṛṣṭadyumnamukhānetānprāhiṇotpāṇḍunandanaḥ || 6 ||
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bhīmaṃ ca yuyudhānaṃ ca pāṇḍavaṃ ca dhanaṃjayam |
dvitīyaṃ preṣayāmāsa balaskandhaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 7 ||
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bhāṇḍaṃ samāropayatāṃ caratāṃ saṃpradhāvatām |
hṛṣṭānāṃ tatra yodhānāṃ śabdo divamivāspṛśat || 8 ||
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svayameva tataḥ paścādvirāṭadrupadānvitaḥ |
tathānyaiḥ pṛthivīpālaiḥ saha prāyānmahīpatiḥ || 9 ||
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bhīmadhanvāyanī senā dhṛṣṭadyumnapuraskṛtā |
gaṅgeva pūrṇā stimitā syandamānā vyadṛśyata || 10 ||
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tataḥ punaranīkāni vyayojayata buddhimān |
mohayandhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāṇāṃ buddhinisravam || 11 ||
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draupadeyānmaheṣvāsānabhimanyuṃ ca pāṇḍavaḥ |
nakulaṃ sahadevaṃ ca sarvāṃścaiva prabhadrakān || 12 ||
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daśa cāśvasahasrāṇi dvisāhasraṃ ca dantinaḥ |
ayutaṃ ca padātīnāṃ rathāḥ pañcaśatāstathā || 13 ||
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bhīmasenaṃ ca durdharṣaṃ prathamaṃ prādiśadbalam |
madhyame tu virāṭaṃ ca jayatsenaṃ ca māgadham || 14 ||
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mahārathau ca pāñcālyau yudhāmanyūttamaujasau |
vīryavantau mahātmānau gadākārmukadhāriṇau |
anvayātāṃ tato madhye vāsudevadhanaṃjayau || 15 ||
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babhūvuratisaṃrabdhāḥ kṛtapraharaṇā narāḥ |
teṣāṃ viṃśatisāhasrā dhvajāḥ śūrairadhiṣṭhitāḥ || 16 ||
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pañca nāgasahasrāṇi rathavaṃśāśca sarvaśaḥ |
padātayaśca ye śūrāḥ kārmukāsigadādharāḥ |
sahasraśo'nvayuḥ paścādagrataśca sahasraśaḥ || 17 ||
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yudhiṣṭhiro yatra sainye svayameva balārṇave |
tatra te pṛthivīpālā bhūyiṣṭhaṃ paryavasthitāḥ || 18 ||
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tatra nāgasahasrāṇi hayānāmayutāni ca |
tathā rathasahasrāṇi padātīnāṃ ca bhārata |
yadāśrityābhiyuyudhe dhārtarāṣṭraṃ suyodhanam || 19 ||
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tato'nye śataśaḥ paścātsahasrāyutaśo narāḥ |
nadantaḥ prayayusteṣāmanīkāni sahasraśaḥ || 20 ||
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tatra bherīsahasrāṇi śaṅkhānāmayutāni ca |
vādayanti sma saṃhṛṣṭāḥ sahasrāyutaśo narāḥ || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 197

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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