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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: MahÄbhÄrata (महाभारà¤�).

drupada uvÄca |
bhÅ«tÄnÄá¹� prÄṇinaá¸� Å›reṣṭhÄá¸� prÄṇinÄá¹� buddhijÄ«vinaá¸� |
buddhimatsu narÄá¸� Å›reṣṭhÄ narÄṇÄṃ tu dvijÄtayaá¸� || 1 ||
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dvijeá¹£u vaidyÄá¸� Å›reyÄṃso vaidyeá¹£u ká¹›tabuddhayaá¸� |
sa bhavÄnká¹›tabuddhÄ«nÄá¹� pradhÄna iti me matiá¸� || 2 ||
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kulena ca viÅ›iṣṭo'si vayasÄ ca Å›rutena ca |
prajñayÄnavamaÅ›cÄsi Å›ukreṇÄá¹…girasena ca || 3 ||
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viditaá¹� cÄpi te sarvaá¹� yathÄvá¹›ttaá¸� sa kauravaá¸� |
pÄṇá¸avaÅ›ca yathÄvá¹›ttaá¸� kuntÄ«putro yudhiṣṭhiraá¸� || 4 ||
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dhá¹›tarÄṣṭrasya vidite vañcitÄá¸� pÄṇá¸avÄá¸� paraiá¸� |
vidureṇÄnunÄ«to'pi putramevÄnuvartate || 5 ||
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Å›akunirbuddhipÅ«rvaá¹� hi kuntÄ«putraá¹� samÄhvayat |
anaká¹£ajñaá¹� matÄká¹£aá¸� sanká¹£atravá¹›tte sthitaá¹� Å›ucim || 6 ||
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te tathÄ vañcayitvÄ tu dharmaputraá¹� yudhiṣṭhiram |
na kasyÄṃcidavasthÄyÄá¹� rÄjyaá¹� dÄsyanti vai svayam || 7 ||
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bhavÄṃstu dharmasaṃyuktaá¹� dhá¹›tarÄṣṭraá¹� bruvanvacaá¸� |
manÄṃsi tasya yodhÄnÄá¹� dhruvamÄvartayiá¹£yati || 8 ||
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viduraÅ›cÄpi tadvÄkyaá¹� sÄdhayiá¹£yati tÄvakam |
bhīṣmadroṇaká¹›pÄṇÄṃ ca bhedaá¹� saṃjanayiá¹£yati || 9 ||
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amÄtyeá¹£u ca bhinneá¹£u yodheá¹£u vimukheá¹£u ca |
punarekÄgrakaraṇaá¹� teá¹£Äṃ karma bhaviá¹£yati || 10 ||
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etasminnantare pÄrthÄá¸� sukhamekÄgrabuddhayaá¸� |
senÄkarma kariá¹£yanti dravyÄṇÄṃ caiva saṃcayam || 11 ||
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bhidyamÄneá¹£u ca sveá¹£u lambamÄne ca vai tvayi |
na tathÄ te kariá¹£yanti senÄkarma na saṃśayaá¸� || 12 ||
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etatprayojanaá¹� cÄtra prÄdhÄnyenopalabhyate |
saṃgatyÄ dhá¹›tarÄṣṭraÅ›ca kuryÄddharmyaá¹� vacastava || 13 ||
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sa bhavÄndharmayuktaÅ›ca dharmyaá¹� teá¹£u samÄcaran |
ká¹›pÄluá¹£u parikleÅ›ÄnpÄṇá¸avÄnÄá¹� prakÄ«rtayan || 14 ||
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vṛddheṣu kuladharma� ca bruvanpūrvairanuṣṭhitam |
vibhetsyati manÄṃsyeá¹£Ämiti me nÄtra saṃśayaá¸� || 15 ||
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na ca tebhyo bhayaá¹� te'sti brÄhmaṇo hyasi vedavit |
dūtakarmaṇi yuktaśca sthaviraśca viśeṣata� || 16 ||
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sa bhavÄnpuá¹£yayogena muhÅ«rtena jayena ca |
kauraveyÄnprayÄtvÄÅ›u kaunteyasyÄrthasiddhaye || 17 ||
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vaiÅ›aṃpÄyana uvÄca |
tathÄnuÅ›iṣṭaá¸� prayayau drupadena mahÄtmanÄ |
purodhÄ vá¹›ttasaṃpanno nagaraá¹� nÄgasÄhvayam || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 6

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: � 812150094X or 9788121500944;

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶà³à²°à³‡à²®à²¹à²­à²¾à²°à²¤ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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.]

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহারà§à¦·à§€ বদভà§à¦¯à¦¾à¦� (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનક� જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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