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 14

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
atha gāvalgaṇirdhīmānsamarādetya saṃjayaḥ |
pratyakṣadarśī sarvasya bhūtabhavyabhaviṣyavit || 1 ||
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dhyāyate dhṛtarāṣṭrāya sahasopetya duḥkhitaḥ |
ācaṣṭa nihataṃ bhīṣmaṃ bharatānāmamadhyamam || 2 ||
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saṃjayo'haṃ mahārāja namaste bharatarṣabha |
hato bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavo bharatānāṃ pitāmahaḥ || 3 ||
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kakudaṃ sarvayodhānāṃ dhāma sarvadhanuṣmatām |
śaratalpagataḥ so'dya śete kurupitāmahaḥ || 4 ||
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yasya vīryaṃ samāśritya dyūtaṃ putrastavākarot |
sa śete nihato rājansaṃkhye bhīṣmaḥ śikhaṇḍinā || 5 ||
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yaḥ sarvānpṛthivīpālānsamavetānmahāmṛdhe |
jigāyaikarathenaiva kāśipuryāṃ mahārathaḥ || 6 ||
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jāmadagnyaṃ raṇe rāmamāyodhya vasusaṃbhavaḥ |
na hato jāmadagnyena sa hato'dya śikhaṇḍinā || 7 ||
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mahendrasadṛśaḥ śaurye sthairye ca himavāniva |
samudra iva gāmbhīrye sahiṣṇutve dharāsamaḥ || 8 ||
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śaradaṃṣṭro dhanurvaktraḥ khaḍgajihvo durāsadaḥ |
narasiṃhaḥ pitā te'dya pāñcālyena nipātitaḥ || 9 ||
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pāṇḍavānāṃ mahatsainyaṃ yaṃ dṛṣṭvodyantamāhave |
pravepata bhayodvignaṃ siṃhaṃ dṛṣṭveva gogaṇaḥ || 10 ||
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parirakṣya sa senāṃ te daśarātramanīkahā |
jagāmāstamivādityaḥ kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram || 11 ||
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yaḥ sa śakra ivākṣobhyo varṣanbāṇānsahasraśaḥ |
jaghāna yudhi yodhānāmarbudaṃ daśabhirdinaiḥ || 12 ||
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sa śete niṣṭananbhūmau vātarugṇa iva drumaḥ |
tava durmantrite rājanyathā nārhaḥ sa bhārata || 13 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 14

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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