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 5

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evamuktvā yayau vyāso dhṛtarāṣṭrāya dhīmate |
dhṛtarāṣṭro'pi tacchrutvā dhyānamevānvapadyata || 1 ||
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sa muhūrtamiva dhyātvā viniḥśvasya muhurmuhuḥ |
saṃjayaṃ saṃśitātmānamapṛcchadbharatarṣabha || 2 ||
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saṃjayeme mahīpālāḥ śūrā yuddhābhinandinaḥ |
anyonyamabhinighnanti śastrairuccāvacairapi || 3 ||
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pārthivāḥ pṛthivīhetoḥ samabhityaktajīvitāḥ |
na ca śāmyanti nighnanto vardhayanto yamakṣayam || 4 ||
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bhaumamaiśvaryamicchanto na mṛṣyante parasparam |
manye bahuguṇā bhūmistanmamācakṣva saṃjaya || 5 ||
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bahūni ca sahasrāṇi prayutānyarbudāni ca |
koṭyaśca lokavīrāṇāṃ sametāḥ kurujāṅgale || 6 ||
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deśānāṃ ca parīmāṇaṃ nagarāṇāṃ ca saṃjaya |
śrotumicchāmi tattvena yata ete samāgatāḥ || 7 ||
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divyabuddhipradīpena yuktastvaṃ jñānacakṣuṣā |
prasādāttasya viprarṣervyāsasyāmitatejasaḥ || 8 ||
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saṃjaya uvāca |
yathāprajñaṃ mahāprājña bhaumānvakṣyāmi te guṇān |
śāstracakṣuravekṣasva namaste bharatarṣabha || 9 ||
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dvividhānīha bhūtāni trasāni sthāvarāṇi ca |
trasānāṃ trividhā yoniraṇḍasvedajarāyujāḥ || 10 ||
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trasānāṃ khalu sarveṣāṃ śreṣṭhā rājañjarāyujāḥ |
jarāyujānāṃ pravarā mānavāḥ paśavaśca ye || 11 ||
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nānārūpāṇi bibhrāṇāsteṣāṃ bhedāścaturdaśa |
araṇyavāsinaḥ sapta saptaiṣāṃ grāmavāsinaḥ || 12 ||
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siṃhavyāghravarāhāśca mahiṣā vāraṇāstathā |
ṛkṣāśca vānarāścaiva saptāraṇyāḥ smṛtā nṛpa || 13 ||
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gaurajo manujo meṣo vājyaśvataragardabhāḥ |
ete grāmyāḥ samākhyātāḥ paśavaḥ sapta sādhubhiḥ || 14 ||
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ete vai paśavo rājangrāmyāraṇyāścaturdaśa |
vedoktāḥ pṛthivīpāla yeṣu yajñāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ || 15 ||
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grāmyāṇāṃ puruṣaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ siṃhaścāraṇyavāsinām |
sarveṣāmeva bhūtānāmanyonyenābhijīvanam || 16 ||
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udbhijjāḥ sthāvarāḥ proktāsteṣāṃ pañcaiva jātayaḥ |
vṛkṣagulmalatāvallyastvaksārāstṛṇajātayaḥ || 17 ||
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eṣāṃ viṃśatirekonā mahābhūteṣu pañcasu |
caturviṃśatiruddiṣṭā gāyatrī lokasaṃmatā || 18 ||
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ya etāṃ veda gāyatrīṃ puṇyāṃ sarvaguṇānvitām |
tattvena bharataśreṣṭha sa lokānna praṇaśyati || 19 ||
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bhūmau hi jāyate sarvaṃ bhūmau sarvaṃ praṇaśyati |
bhūmiḥ pratiṣṭhā bhūtānāṃ bhūmireva parāyaṇam || 20 ||
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yasya bhūmistasya sarvaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam |
tatrābhigṛddhā rājāno vinighnantītaretaram || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 5

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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