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 52

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saṃjaya uvāca |
prabhātāyāṃ tu śarvaryāṃ bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavastataḥ |
anīkānyanusaṃyāne vyādideśātha bhārata || 1 ||
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gāruḍaṃ ca mahāvyūhaṃ cakre śāṃtanavastadā |
putrāṇāṃ te jayākāṅkṣī bhīṣmaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ || 2 ||
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garuḍasya svayaṃ tuṇḍe pitā devavratastava |
cakṣuṣī ca bharadvājaḥ kṛtavarmā ca sātvataḥ || 3 ||
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aśvatthāmā kṛpaścaiva śīrṣamāstāṃ yaśasvinau |
trigartairmatsyakaikeyairvāṭadhānaiśca saṃyutau || 4 ||
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bhūriśravāḥ śalaḥ śalyo bhagadattaśca māriṣa |
madrakāḥ sindhusauvīrāstathā pañcanadāśca ye || 5 ||
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jayadrathena sahitā grīvāyāṃ saṃniveśitāḥ |
pṛṣṭhe duryodhano rājā sodaraiḥ sānugairvṛtaḥ || 6 ||
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vindānuvindāvāvantyau kāmbojaśca śakaiḥ saha |
pucchamāsanmahārāja śūrasenāśca sarvaśaḥ || 7 ||
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māgadhāśca kaliṅgāśca dāśerakagaṇaiḥ saha |
dakṣiṇaṃ pakṣamāsādya sthitā vyūhasya daṃśitāḥ || 8 ||
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kānanāśca vikuñjāśca muktāḥ puṇḍrāviṣastathā |
bṛhadbalena sahitā vāmaṃ pakṣamupāśritāḥ || 9 ||
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vyūḍhaṃ dṛṣṭvā tu tatsainyaṃ savyasācī paraṃtapaḥ |
dhṛṣṭadyumnena sahitaḥ pratyavyūhata saṃyuge |
ardhacandreṇa vyūhena vyūhaṃ tamatidāruṇam || 10 ||
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dakṣiṇaṃ śṛṅgamāsthāya bhīmaseno vyarocata |
nānāśastraughasaṃpannairnānādeśyairnṛpairvṛtaḥ || 11 ||
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tadanveva virāṭaśca drupadaśca mahārathaḥ |
tadanantaramevāsīnnīlo nīlāyudhaiḥ saha || 12 ||
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nīlādanantaraṃ caiva dhṛṣṭaketurmahārathaḥ |
cedikāśikarūṣaiśca pauravaiścābhisaṃvṛtaḥ || 13 ||
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dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca pāñcālāśca prabhadrakāḥ |
madhye sainyasya mahataḥ sthitā yuddhāya bhārata || 14 ||
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tathaiva dharmarājo'pi gajānīkena saṃvṛtaḥ |
tatastu sātyakī rājandraupadyāḥ pañca cātmajāḥ || 15 ||
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abhimanyustatastūrṇamirāvāṃśca tataḥ param |
bhaimasenistato rājankekayāśca mahārathāḥ || 16 ||
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tato'bhūddvipadāṃ śreṣṭho vāmaṃ pārśvamupāśritaḥ |
sarvasya jagato goptā goptā yasya janārdanaḥ || 17 ||
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evametanmahāvyūhaṃ pratyavyūhanta pāṇḍavāḥ |
vadhārthaṃ tava putrāṇāṃ tatpakṣaṃ ye ca saṃgatāḥ || 18 ||
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tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ vyatiṣaktarathadvipam |
tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca nighnatāmitaretaram || 19 ||
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hayaughāśca rathaughāśca tatra tatra viśāṃ pate |
saṃpatantaḥ sma dṛśyante nighnamānāḥ parasparam || 20 ||
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dhāvatāṃ ca rathaughānāṃ nighnatāṃ ca pṛthakpṛthak |
babhūva tumulaḥ śabdo vimiśro dundubhisvanaiḥ || 21 ||
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divaspṛṅnaravīrāṇāṃ nighnatāmitaretaram |
saṃprahāre sutumule tava teṣāṃ ca bhārata || 22 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 52

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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