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 11

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dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
bhāratasyāsya varṣasya tathā haimavatasya ca |
pramāṇamāyuṣaḥ sūta phalaṃ cāpi śubhāśubham || 1 ||
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anāgatamatikrāntaṃ vartamānaṃ ca saṃjaya |
ācakṣva me vistareṇa harivarṣaṃ tathaiva ca || 2 ||
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saṃjaya uvāca |
catvāri bhārate varṣe yugāni bharatarṣabha |
kṛtaṃ tretā dvāparaṃ ca puṣyaṃ ca kuruvardhana || 3 ||
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pūrvaṃ kṛtayugaṃ nāma tatastretāyugaṃ vibho |
saṃkṣepāddvāparasyātha tataḥ puṣyaṃ pravartate || 4 ||
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catvāri ca sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ kurusattama |
āyuḥsaṃkhyā kṛtayuge saṃkhyātā rājasattama || 5 ||
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tathā trīṇi sahasrāṇi tretāyāṃ manujādhipa |
dvisahasraṃ dvāpare tu śate tiṣṭhati saṃprati || 6 ||
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na pramāṇasthitirhyasti puṣye'sminbharatarṣabha |
garbhasthāśca mriyante'tra tathā jātā mriyanti ca || 7 ||
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mahābalā mahāsattvāḥ prajāguṇasamanvitāḥ |
ajāyanta kṛte rājanmunayaḥ sutapodhanāḥ || 8 ||
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mahotsāhā mahātmāno dhārmikāḥ satyavādinaḥ |
jātāḥ kṛtayuge rājandhaninaḥ priyadarśanāḥ || 9 ||
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āyuṣmanto mahāvīrā dhanurdharavarā yudhi |
jāyante kṣatriyāḥ śūrāstretāyāṃ cakravartinaḥ || 10 ||
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sarvavarṇā mahārāja jāyante dvāpare sati |
mahotsāhā mahāvīryāḥ parasparavadhaiṣiṇaḥ || 11 ||
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tejasālpena saṃyuktāḥ krodhanāḥ puruṣā nṛpa |
lubdhāścānṛtakāścaiva puṣye jāyanti bhārata || 12 ||
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īrṣyā mānastathā krodho māyāsūyā tathaiva ca |
puṣye bhavanti martyānāṃ rāgo lobhaśca bhārata || 13 ||
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saṃkṣepo vartate rājandvāpare'sminnarādhipa |
guṇottaraṃ haimavataṃ harivarṣaṃ tataḥ param || 14 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 11

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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