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 (महाà¤à¤¾à¤°à¤�).
Chapter 170
duryodhana uvÄca |
kimarthaá¹� bharataÅ›reá¹£á¹ha na hanyÄstvaá¹� Å›ikhaṇá¸inam |
udyateá¹£umatho dṛṣá¹vÄ samareá¹£vÄtatÄyinam || 1 ||
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pÅ«rvamuktvÄ mahÄbÄho pÄṇá¸avÄnsaha somakaiá¸� |
vadhiá¹£yÄmÄ«ti gÄá¹…geya tanme brÅ«hi pitÄmaha || 2 ||
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bhīṣma uvÄca |
śṛṇu duryodhana kathÄá¹� sahaibhirvasudhÄdhipaiá¸� |
yadarthaá¹� yudhi saṃpreká¹£ya nÄhaá¹� hanyÄá¹� Å›ikhaṇá¸inam || 3 ||
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mahÄrÄjo mama pitÄ Å›aṃtanurbharatará¹£abhaá¸� |
diá¹£á¹Äntaá¹� prÄpa dharmÄtmÄ samaye puruá¹£ará¹£abha || 4 ||
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tato'haá¹� bharataÅ›reá¹£á¹ha pratijñÄá¹� paripÄlayan |
citrÄá¹…gadaá¹� bhrÄtaraá¹� vai mahÄrÄjye'bhyaá¹£ecayam || 5 ||
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tasmiṃśca nidhanaá¹� prÄpte satyavatyÄ mate sthitaá¸� |
vicitravÄ«ryaá¹� rÄjÄnamabhyaá¹£iñcaá¹� yathÄvidhi || 6 ||
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mayÄbhiá¹£ikto rÄjendra yavÄ«yÄnapi dharmataá¸� |
vicitravÄ«ryo dharmÄtmÄ mÄmeva samudaiká¹£ata || 7 ||
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tasya dÄrakriyÄá¹� tÄta cikÄ«rá¹£urahamapyuta |
anurÅ«pÄdiva kulÄditi cintya mano dadhe || 8 ||
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tathÄÅ›rauá¹£aá¹� mahÄbÄho tisraá¸� kanyÄá¸� svayaṃvare |
rÅ«peṇÄpratimÄá¸� sarvÄá¸� kÄÅ›irÄjasutÄstadÄ |
ambÄ caivÄmbikÄ caiva tathaivÄmbÄlikÄparÄ || 9 ||
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rÄjÄnaÅ›ca samÄhÅ«tÄá¸� pá¹›thivyÄá¹� bharatará¹£abha |
ambÄ jyeá¹£á¹hÄbhavattÄsÄmambikÄ tvatha madhyamÄ |
ambÄlikÄ ca rÄjendra rÄjakanyÄ yavÄ«yasÄ« || 10 ||
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so'hamekarathenaiva gataá¸� kÄÅ›ipateá¸� purÄ«m |
apaÅ›yaá¹� tÄ mahÄbÄho tisraá¸� kanyÄá¸� svalaṃká¹›tÄá¸� |
rÄjñaÅ›caiva samÄvá¹›ttÄnpÄrthivÄnpá¹›thivÄ«pate || 11 ||
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tato'haá¹� tÄnná¹›pÄnsarvÄnÄhÅ«ya samare sthitÄn |
rathamÄropayÄá¹� cakre kanyÄstÄ bharatará¹£abha || 12 ||
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vÄ«ryaÅ›ulkÄÅ›ca tÄ jñÄtvÄ samÄropya rathaá¹� tadÄ |
avocaá¹� pÄrthivÄnsarvÄnahaá¹� tatra samÄgatÄn |
bhīṣmaá¸� Å›Äṃtanavaá¸� kanyÄ haratÄ«ti punaá¸� punaá¸� || 13 ||
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te yatadhvaá¹� paraá¹� Å›aktyÄ sarve moká¹£Äya pÄrthivÄá¸� |
prasahya hi nayÄmyeá¹£a miá¹£atÄá¹� vo narÄdhipÄá¸� || 14 ||
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tataste pá¹›thivÄ«pÄlÄá¸� samutpeturudÄyudhÄá¸� |
yogo yoga iti kruddhÄá¸� sÄrathīṃścÄpyacodayan || 15 ||
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te rathairmeghasaṃkÄÅ›airgajaiÅ›ca gajayodhinaá¸� |
pṛṣá¹hyaiÅ›cÄÅ›vairmahÄ«pÄlÄá¸� samutpeturudÄyudhÄá¸� || 16 ||
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tataste mÄá¹� mahÄ«pÄlÄá¸� sarva eva viÅ›Äá¹� pate |
rathavrÄtena mahatÄ sarvataá¸� paryavÄrayan || 17 ||
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tÄnahaá¹� Å›aravará¹£eṇa mahatÄ pratyavÄrayam |
sarvÄnná¹›pÄṃścÄpyajayaá¹� devarÄá¸iva dÄnavÄn || 18 ||
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teá¹£ÄmÄpatatÄá¹� citrÄndhvajÄnhemapariá¹£ká¹›tÄn |
ekaikena hi bÄṇena bhÅ«mau pÄtitavÄnaham || 19 ||
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hayÄṃścaiá¹£Äṃ gajÄṃścaiva sÄrathīṃścÄpyahaá¹� raṇe |
apÄtayaá¹� Å›arairdÄ«ptaiá¸� prahasanpuruá¹£ará¹£abha || 20 ||
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te nivá¹›ttÄÅ›ca bhagnÄÅ›ca dṛṣá¹vÄ tallÄghavaá¹� mama |
athÄhaá¹� hÄstinapuramÄyÄá¹� jitvÄ mahÄ«ká¹£itaá¸� || 21 ||
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ato'haá¹� tÄÅ›ca kanyÄ vai bhrÄturarthÄya bhÄrata |
tacca karma mahÄbÄho satyavatyai nyavedayam || 22 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 170
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¤ [ಮಹಾà²à²¾à²°à²¤]; 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; [महाà¤à¤¾à¤°à¤¤] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.
The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাà¦à¦¾à¦°à¦¤] [মহারà§à¦·à§€ বদà¦à§à¦¯à¦¾à¦� (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનક� જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાàªàª¾àª°àª¤] [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