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 66

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saṃjaya uvāca |
akarottumulaṃ yuddhaṃ bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavastadā |
bhīmasenabhayādicchanputrāṃstārayituṃ tava || 1 ||
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pūrvāhṇe tanmahāraudraṃ rājñāṃ yuddhamavartata |
kurūṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca mukhyaśūravināśanam || 2 ||
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tasminnākulasaṃgrāme vartamāne mahābhaye |
abhavattumulaḥ śabdaḥ saṃspṛśangaganaṃ mahat || 3 ||
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nadadbhiśca mahānāgairheṣamāṇaiśca vājibhiḥ |
bherīśaṅkhaninādaiśca tumulaḥ samapadyata || 4 ||
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yuyutsavaste vikrāntā vijayāya mahābalāḥ |
anyonyamabhigarjanto goṣṭheṣviva maharṣabhāḥ || 5 ||
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śirasāṃ pātyamānānāṃ samare niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ |
aśmavṛṣṭirivākāśe babhūva bharatarṣabha || 6 ||
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kuṇḍaloṣṇīṣadhārīṇi jātarūpojjvalāni ca |
patitāni sma dṛśyante śirāṃsi bharatarṣabha || 7 ||
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viśikhonmathitairgātrairbāhubhiśca sakārmukaiḥ |
sahastābharaṇaiścānyairabhavacchāditā mahī || 8 ||
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kavacopahitairgātrairhastaiśca samalaṃkṛtaiḥ |
mukhaiśca candrasaṃkāśai raktāntanayanaiḥ śubhaiḥ || 9 ||
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gajavājimanuṣyāṇāṃ sarvagātraiśca bhūpate |
āsītsarvā samākīrṇā muhūrtena vasuṃdharā || 10 ||
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rajomeghaiśca tumulaiḥ śastravidyutprakāśitaiḥ |
āyudhānāṃ ca nirghoṣaḥ stanayitnusamo'bhavat || 11 ||
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sa saṃprahārastumulaḥ kaṭukaḥ śoṇitodakaḥ |
prāvartata kurūṇāṃ ca pāṇḍavānāṃ ca bhārata || 12 ||
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tasminmahābhaye ghore tumule lomaharṣaṇe |
vavarṣuḥ śaravarṣāṇi kṣatriyā yuddhadurmadāḥ || 13 ||
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krośanti kuñjarāstatra śaravarṣapratāpitāḥ |
tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca saṃyuge bharatottama |
aśvāśca paryadhāvanta hatārohā diśo daśa || 14 ||
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utpatya nipatantyanye śaraghātaprapīḍitāḥ |
tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca yodhānāṃ bharatarṣabha || 15 ||
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aśvānāṃ kuñjarāṇāṃ ca rathānāṃ cātivartatām |
saṃghātāḥ sma pradṛśyante tatra tatra viśāṃ pate || 16 ||
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gadābhirasibhiḥ prāsairbāṇaiśca nataparvabhiḥ |
jaghnuḥ parasparaṃ tatra kṣatriyāḥ kālacoditāḥ || 17 ||
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apare bāhubhirvīrā niyuddhakuśalā yudhi |
bahudhā samasajjanta āyasaiḥ parighairiva || 18 ||
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muṣṭibhirjānubhiścaiva talaiścaiva viśāṃ pate |
anyonyaṃ jaghnire vīrāstāvakāḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha || 19 ||
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virathā rathinaścātra nistriṃśavaradhāriṇaḥ |
anyonyamabhidhāvanta parasparavadhaiṣiṇaḥ || 20 ||
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tato duryodhano rājā kaliṅgairbahubhirvṛtaḥ |
puraskṛtya raṇe bhīṣmaṃ pāṇḍavānabhyavartata || 21 ||
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tathaiva pāṇḍavāḥ sarve parivārya vṛkodaram |
bhīṣmamabhyadravankruddhā raṇe rabhasavāhanāḥ || 22 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 66

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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