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 21

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saṃjaya uvāca |
bṛhatīṃ dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ dṛṣṭvā senāṃ samudyatām |
viṣādamagamadrājā kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 1 ||
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vyūhaṃ bhīṣmeṇa cābhedyaṃ kalpitaṃ prekṣya pāṇḍavaḥ |
abhedyamiva saṃprekṣya viṣaṇṇo'rjunamabravīt || 2 ||
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dhanaṃjaya kathaṃ śakyamasmābhiryoddhumāhave |
dhārtarāṣṭrairmahābāho yeṣāṃ yoddhā pitāmahaḥ || 3 ||
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akṣobhyo'yamabhedyaśca bhīṣmeṇāmitrakarśinā |
kalpitaḥ śāstradṛṣṭena vidhinā bhūritejasā || 4 ||
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te vayaṃ saṃśayaṃ prāptāḥ sasainyāḥ śatrukarśana |
kathamasmānmahāvyūhādudyānaṃ no bhaviṣyati || 5 ||
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athārjuno'bravītpārthaṃ yudhiṣṭhiramamitrahā |
viṣaṇṇamabhisaṃprekṣya tava rājannanīkinīm || 6 ||
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prajñayābhyadhikāñśūrānguṇayuktānbahūnapi |
jayantyalpatarā yena tannibodha viśāṃ pate || 7 ||
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tattu te kāraṇaṃ rājanpravakṣyāmyanasūyave |
nāradastamṛṣirveda bhīṣmadroṇau ca pāṇḍava || 8 ||
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etamevārthamāśritya yuddhe devāsure'bravīt |
pitāmahaḥ kila purā mahendrādīndivaukasaḥ || 9 ||
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na tathā balavīryābhyāṃ vijayante jigīṣavaḥ |
yathā satyānṛśaṃsyābhyāṃ dharmeṇaivodyamena ca || 10 ||
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tyaktvādharmaṃ ca lobhaṃ ca mohaṃ codyamamāsthitāḥ |
yudhyadhvamanahaṃkārā yato dharmastato jayaḥ || 11 ||
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evaṃ rājanvijānīhi dhruvo'smākaṃ raṇe jayaḥ |
yathā me nāradaḥ prāha yataḥ kṛṣṇastato jayaḥ || 12 ||
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guṇabhūto jayaḥ kṛṣṇe pṛṣṭhato'nveti mādhavam |
anyathā vijayaścāsya saṃnatiścāparo guṇaḥ || 13 ||
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anantatejā govindaḥ śatrupūgeṣu nirvyathaḥ |
puruṣaḥ sanātanatamo yataḥ kṛṣṇastato jayaḥ || 14 ||
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purā hyeṣa harirbhūtvā vaikuṇṭho'kuṇṭhasāyakaḥ |
surāsurānavasphūrjannabravītke jayantviti || 15 ||
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anu kṛṣṇaṃ jayemeti yairuktaṃ tatra tairjitam |
tatprasādāddhi trailokyaṃ prāptaṃ śakrādibhiḥ suraiḥ || 16 ||
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tasya te na vyathāṃ kāṃcidiha paśyāmi bhārata |
yasya te jayamāśāste viśvabhuktridaśeśvaraḥ || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 21

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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