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 18

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saṃjaya uvāca |
tato muhūrtāttumulaḥ śabdo hṛdayakampanaḥ |
aśrūyata mahārāja yodhānāṃ prayuyutsatām || 1 ||
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śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣairvāraṇānāṃ ca bṛṃhitaiḥ |
rathānāṃ nemighoṣaiśca dīryatīva vasuṃdharā || 2 ||
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hayānāṃ heṣamāṇānāṃ yodhānāṃ tatra garjatām |
kṣaṇena khaṃ diśaścaiva śabdenāpūritaṃ tadā || 3 ||
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putrāṇāṃ tava durdharṣa pāṇḍavānāṃ tathaiva ca |
samakampanta sainyāni parasparasamāgame || 4 ||
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tatra nāgā rathāścaiva jāmbūnadavibhūṣitāḥ |
bhrājamānā vyadṛśyanta meghā iva savidyutaḥ || 5 ||
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dhvajā bahuvidhākārāstāvakānāṃ narādhipa |
kāñcanāṅgadino rejurjvalitā iva pāvakāḥ || 6 ||
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sveṣāṃ caiva pareṣāṃ ca samadṛśyanta bhārata |
mahendraketavaḥ śubhrā mahendrasadaneṣviva || 7 ||
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kāñcanaiḥ kavacairvīrā jvalanārkasamaprabhaiḥ |
saṃnaddhāḥ pratyadṛśyanta grahāḥ prajvalitā iva || 8 ||
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udyatairāyudhaiścitraistalabaddhāḥ patākinaḥ |
ṛṣabhākṣā maheṣvāsāścamūmukhagatā babhuḥ || 9 ||
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pṛṣṭhagopāstu bhīṣmasya putrāstava narādhipa |
duḥśāsano durviṣaho durmukho duḥsahastathā || 10 ||
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viviṃśatiścitraseno vikarṇaśca mahārathaḥ |
satyavrataḥ purumitro jayo bhūriśravāḥ śalaḥ || 11 ||
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rathā viṃśatisāhasrāstathaiṣāmanuyāyinaḥ |
abhīṣāhāḥ śūrasenāḥ śibayo'tha vasātayaḥ || 12 ||
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śālvā matsyāstathāmbaṣṭhāstrigartāḥ kekayāstathā |
sauvīrāḥ kitavāḥ prācyāḥ pratīcyodīcyamālavāḥ || 13 ||
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dvādaśaite janapadāḥ sarve śūrāstanutyajaḥ |
mahatā rathavaṃśena te'bhyarakṣanpitāmaham || 14 ||
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anīkaṃ daśasāhasraṃ kuñjarāṇāṃ tarasvinām |
māgadho yena nṛpatistadrathānīkamanvayāt || 15 ||
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rathānāṃ cakrarakṣāśca pādarakṣāśca dantinām |
abhūvanvāhinīmadhye śatānāmayutāni ṣaṭ || 16 ||
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pādātāścāgrato'gacchandhanuścarmāsipāṇayaḥ |
anekaśatasāhasrā nakharaprāsayodhinaḥ || 17 ||
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akṣauhiṇyo daśaikā ca tava putrasya bhārata |
adṛśyanta mahārāja gaṅgeva yamunāntare || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 18

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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