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 3

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saṃjaya uvāca |
śaratalpe mahātmānaṃ śayānamamitaujasam |
mahāvātasamūhena samudramiva śoṣitam || 1 ||
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divyairastrairmaheṣvāsaṃ pātitaṃ savyasācinā |
jayāśāṃ tava putrāṇāṃ saṃbhagnāṃ śarma varma ca || 2 ||
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apārāṇāmiva dvīpamagādhe gādhamicchatām |
srotasā yāmuneneva śaraugheṇa pariplutam || 3 ||
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mahāntamiva mainākamasahyaṃ bhuvi pātitam |
nabhaścyutamivādityaṃ patitaṃ dharaṇītale || 4 ||
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śatakratorivācintyaṃ purā vṛtreṇa nirjayam |
mohanaṃ sarvasainyasya yudhi bhīṣmasya pātanam || 5 ||
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kakudaṃ sarvasainyānāṃ lakṣma sarvadhanuṣmatām |
dhanaṃjayaśaravyāptaṃ pitaraṃ te mahāvratam || 6 ||
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taṃ vīraśayane vīraṃ śayānaṃ puruṣarṣabham |
bhīṣmamādhirathirdṛṣṭvā bharatānāmamadhyamam || 7 ||
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avatīrya rathādārto bāṣpavyākulitākṣaram |
abhivādyāñjaliṃ baddhvā vandamāno'bhyabhāṣata || 8 ||
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karṇo'hamasmi bhadraṃ te adya mā vada bhārata |
puṇyayā kṣemayā vācā cakṣuṣā cāvalokaya || 9 ||
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na nūnaṃ sukṛtasyeha phalaṃ kaścitsamaśnute |
yatra dharmaparo vṛddhaḥ śete bhuvi bhavāniha || 10 ||
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kośasaṃjanane mantre vyūhapraharaṇeṣu ca |
nāthamanyaṃ na paśyāmi kurūṇāṃ kurusattama || 11 ||
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buddhyā viśuddhayā yukto yaḥ kurūṃstārayedbhayāt |
yodhāṃstvamaplave hitvā pitṛlokaṃ gamiṣyasi || 12 ||
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adya prabhṛti saṃkruddhā vyāghrā iva mṛgakṣayam |
pāṇḍavā bharataśreṣṭha kariṣyanti kurukṣayam || 13 ||
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adya gāṇḍīvaghoṣasya vīryajñāḥ savyasācinaḥ |
kuravaḥ saṃtrasiṣyanti vajrapāṇerivāsurāḥ || 14 ||
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adya gāṇḍīvamuktānāmaśanīnāmiva svanaḥ |
trāsayiṣyati saṃgrāme kurūnanyāṃśca pārthivān || 15 ||
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samiddho'gniryathā vīra mahājvālo drumāndahet |
dhārtarāṣṭrānpradhakṣyanti tathā bāṇāḥ kirīṭinaḥ || 16 ||
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yena yena prasarato vāyvagnī sahitau vane |
tena tena pradahato bhagavantau yadicchataḥ || 17 ||
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yādṛśo'gniḥ samiddho hi tādṛkpārtho na saṃśayaḥ |
yathā vāyurnaravyāghra tathā kṛṣṇo na saṃśayaḥ || 18 ||
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nadataḥ pāñcajanyasya rasato gāṇḍivasya ca |
śrutvā sarvāṇi sainyāni trāsaṃ yāsyanti bhārata || 19 ||
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kapidhvajasya cotpāte rathasyāmitrakarśinaḥ |
śabdaṃ soḍhuṃ na śakṣyanti tvāmṛte vīra pārthivāḥ || 20 ||
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ko hyarjunaṃ raṇe yoddhuṃ tvadanyaḥ pārthivo'rhati |
yasya divyāni karmāṇi pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ || 21 ||
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amānuṣaśca saṃgrāmastryambakena ca dhīmataḥ |
tasmāccaiva varaḥ prāpto duṣprāpaścākṛtātmabhiḥ || 22 ||
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tamadyāhaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ yuddhaśauṇḍamamṛṣyamāṇo bhavatānuśiṣṭaḥ |
āśīviṣaṃ dṛṣṭiharaṃ sughoramiyāṃ puraskṛtya vadhaṃ jayaṃ vā || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 3

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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