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 89
saṃjaya uvāca |
vimukhīkṛtya tānsarvāṃstāvakānyudhi rākṣasaḥ |
jighāṃsurbharataśreṣṭha duryodhanamupādravat || 1 ||
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tamāpatantaṃ saṃprekṣya rājānaṃ prati vegitam |
abhyadhāvañjighāṃsantastāvakā yuddhadurmadāḥ || 2 ||
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tālamātrāṇi cāpāni vikarṣanto mahābalāḥ |
tamekamabhyadhāvanta nadantaḥ siṃhasaṃghavat || 3 ||
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athainaṃ śaravarṣeṇa samantātparyavārayan |
parvataṃ vāridhārābhiḥ śaradīva balāhakāḥ || 4 ||
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sa gāḍhaviddho vyathitastottrārdita iva dvipaḥ |
utpapāta tadākāśaṃ samantādvainateyavat || 5 ||
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vyanadatsumahānādaṃ jīmūta iva śāradaḥ |
diśaḥ khaṃ pradiśaścaiva nādayanbhairavasvanaḥ || 6 ||
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rākṣasasya tu taṃ śabdaṃ śrutvā rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
uvāca bharataśreṣṭho bhīmasenamidaṃ vacaḥ || 7 ||
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yudhyate rākṣaso nūnaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrairmahārathaiḥ |
yathāsya śrūyate śabdo nadato bhairavaṃ svanam |
atibhāraṃ ca paśyāmi tatra tāta samāhitam || 8 ||
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pitāmahaśca saṃkruddhaḥ pāñcālānhantumudyataḥ |
teṣāṃ ca rakṣaṇārthāya yudhyate phalgunaḥ paraiḥ || 9 ||
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etacchrutvā mahābāho kāryadvayamupasthitam |
gaccha rakṣasva haiḍimbaṃ saṃśayaṃ paramaṃ gatam || 10 ||
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bhrāturvacanamājñāya tvaramāṇo vṛkodaraḥ |
prayayau siṃhanādena trāsayansarvapārthivān |
vegena mahatā rājanparvakāle yathodadhiḥ || 11 ||
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tamanvayātsatyadhṛtiḥ saucittiryuddhadurmadaḥ |
śreṇimānvasudānaśca putraḥ kāśyasya cābhibhūḥ || 12 ||
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abhimanyumukhāścaiva draupadeyā mahārathāḥ |
kṣatradevaśca vikrāntaḥ kṣatradharmā tathaiva ca || 13 ||
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anūpādhipatiścaiva nīlaḥ svabalamāsthitaḥ |
mahatā rathavaṃśena haiḍimbaṃ paryavārayan || 14 ||
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kuñjaraiśca sadā mattaiḥ ṣaṭsahasraiḥ prahāribhiḥ |
abhyarakṣanta sahitā rākṣasendraṃ ghaṭotkacam || 15 ||
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siṃhanādena mahatā nemighoṣeṇa caiva hi |
khuraśabdaninādaiśca kampayanto vasuṃdharām || 16 ||
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teṣāmāpatatāṃ śrutvā śabdaṃ taṃ tāvakaṃ balam |
bhīmasenabhayodvignaṃ vivarṇavadanaṃ tathā |
parivṛttaṃ mahārāja parityajya ghaṭotkacam || 17 ||
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tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ tatra tatra mahātmanām |
tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca saṃgrāmeṣvanivartinām || 18 ||
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nānārūpāṇi śastrāṇi visṛjanto mahārathāḥ |
anyonyamabhidhāvantaḥ saṃprahāraṃ pracakrire |
vyatiṣaktaṃ mahāraudraṃ yuddhaṃ bhīrubhayāvaham || 19 ||
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hayā gajaiḥ samājagmuḥ pādātā rathibhiḥ saha |
anyonyaṃ samare rājanprārthayānā mahadyaśaḥ || 20 ||
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sahasā cābhavattīvraṃ saṃnipātānmahadrajaḥ |
rathāśvagajapattīnāṃ padanemisamuddhatam || 21 ||
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dhūmrāruṇaṃ rajastīvraṃ raṇabhūmiṃ samāvṛṇot |
naiva sve na pare rājansamajānanparasparam || 22 ||
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pitā putraṃ na jānīte putro vā pitaraṃ tathā |
nirmaryāde tathā bhūte vaiśase lomaharṣaṇe || 23 ||
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śastrāṇāṃ bharataśreṣṭha manuṣyāṇāṃ ca garjatām |
sumahānabhavacchabdo vaṃśānāmiva dahyatām || 24 ||
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gajavājimanuṣyāṇāṃ śoṇitāntrataraṅgiṇī |
prāvartata nadī tatra keśaśaivalaśādvalā || 25 ||
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narāṇāṃ caiva kāyebhyaḥ śirasāṃ patatāṃ raṇe |
śuśruve sumahāñśabdaḥ patatāmaśmanāmiva || 26 ||
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viśiraskairmanuṣyaiśca chinnagātraiśca vāraṇaiḥ |
aśvaiḥ saṃbhinnadehaiśca saṃkīrṇābhūdvasuṃdharā || 27 ||
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nānāvidhāni śastrāṇi visṛjanto mahārathāḥ |
anyonyamabhidhāvantaḥ saṃprahāraṃ pracakrire || 28 ||
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hayā hayānsamāsādya preṣitā hayasādibhiḥ |
samāhatya raṇe'nyonyaṃ nipeturgatajīvitāḥ || 29 ||
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narā narānsamāsādya krodharaktekṣaṇā bhṛśam |
urāṃsyurobhiranyonyaṃ samāśliṣya nijaghnire || 30 ||
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preṣitāśca mahāmātrairvāraṇāḥ paravāraṇāḥ |
abhighnanti viṣāṇāgrairvāraṇāneva saṃyuge || 31 ||
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te jātarudhirāpīḍāḥ patākābhiralaṃkṛtāḥ |
saṃsaktāḥ pratyadṛśyanta meghā iva savidyutaḥ || 32 ||
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kecidbhinnā viṣāṇāgrairbhinnakumbhāśca tomaraiḥ |
vinadanto'bhyadhāvanta garjanto jaladā iva || 33 ||
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keciddhastairdvidhā chinnaiśchinnagātrāstathāpare |
nipetustumule tasmiṃśchinnapakṣā ivādrayaḥ || 34 ||
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pārśvaistu dāritairanye vāraṇairvaravāraṇāḥ |
mumucuḥ śoṇitaṃ bhūri dhātūniva mahīdharāḥ || 35 ||
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nārācābhihatāstvanye tathā viddhāśca tomaraiḥ |
hatārohā vyadṛśyanta viśṛṅgā iva parvatāḥ || 36 ||
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kecitkrodhasamāviṣṭā madāndhā niravagrahāḥ |
rathānhayānpadātāṃśca mamṛduḥ śataśo raṇe || 37 ||
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tathā hayā hayārohaistāḍitāḥ prāsatomaraiḥ |
tena tenābhyavartanta kurvanto vyākulā diśaḥ || 38 ||
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rathino rathibhiḥ sārdhaṃ kulaputrāstanutyajaḥ |
parāṃ śaktiṃ samāsthāya cakruḥ karmāṇyabhītavat || 39 ||
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svayaṃvara ivāmarde prajahruritaretaram |
prārthayānā yaśo rājansvargaṃ vā yuddhaśālinaḥ || 40 ||
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tasmiṃstathā vartamāne saṃgrāme lomaharṣaṇe |
dhārtarāṣṭraṃ mahatsainyaṃ prāyaśo vimukhīkṛtam || 41 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 89
The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
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by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
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by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
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