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 53

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saṃjaya uvāca |
teṣāmanīkāni bṛhaddhvajāni raṇe samṛddhāni samāgatāni |
garjanti bherīninadonmukhāni meghairyathā meghagaṇāstapānte || 1 ||
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mahāgajābhrākulamastratoyaṃ vāditranemītalaśabdavacca |
hiraṇyacitrāyudhavaidyutaṃ ca mahārathairāvṛtaśabdavacca || 2 ||
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tadbhīmavegaṃ rudhiraughavāhi khaḍgākulaṃ kṣatriyajīvavāhi |
anārtavaṃ krūramaniṣṭavarṣaṃ babhūva tatsaṃharaṇaṃ prajānām || 3 ||
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rathānsasūtānsahayāngajāṃśca sarvānarīnmṛtyuvaśaṃ śaraughaiḥ |
ninye hayāṃścaiva tathā sasādīnpadātisaṃghāṃśca tathaiva pārthaḥ || 4 ||
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kṛpaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca raṇe sametau duryodhanaṃ sātyakirabhyagacchata |
śrutaśravā droṇasutena sārdhaṃ yudhāmanyuścitrasenena cāpi || 5 ||
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karṇasya putrastu rathī suṣeṇaṃ samāgataḥ sṛñjayāṃścottamaujāḥ |
gāndhārarājaṃ sahadevaḥ kṣudhārto maharṣabhaṃ siṃha ivābhyadhāvat || 6 ||
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śatānīko nākuliḥ karṇaputraṃ yuvā yuvānaṃ vṛṣasenaṃ śaraughaiḥ |
samārdayatkarṇasutaśca vīraḥ pāñcāleyaṃ śaravarṣairanekaiḥ || 7 ||
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ratharṣabhaḥ kṛtavarmāṇamārcchanmādrīputro nakulaścitrayodhī |
pāñcālānāmadhipo yājñaseniḥ senāpatiṃ karṇamārcchatsasainyam || 8 ||
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duḥśāsano bhārata bhāratī ca saṃśaptakānāṃ pṛtanā samṛddhā |
bhīmaṃ raṇe śastrabhṛtāṃ variṣṭhaṃ tadā samārcchattamasahyavegam || 9 ||
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karṇātmajaṃ tatra jaghāna śūrastathācchinaccottamaujāḥ prasahya |
tasyottamāṅgaṃ nipapāta bhūmau ninādayadgāṃ ninadena khaṃ ca || 10 ||
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suṣeṇaśīrṣaṃ patitaṃ pṛthivyāṃ vilokya karṇo'tha tadārtarūpaḥ |
krodhāddhayāṃstasya rathaṃ dhvajaṃ ca bāṇaiḥ sudhārairniśitairnyakṛntat || 11 ||
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sa tūttamaujā niśitaiḥ pṛṣatkairvivyādha khaḍgena ca bhāsvareṇa |
pārṣṇiṃ hayāṃścaiva kṛpasya hatvā śikhaṇḍivāhaṃ sa tato'bhyarohat || 12 ||
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kṛpaṃ tu dṛṣṭvā virathaṃ rathastho naicchaccharaistāḍayituṃ śikhaṇḍī |
taṃ drauṇirāvārya rathaṃ kṛpaṃ sma samujjahre paṅkagatāṃ yathā gām || 13 ||
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hiraṇyavarmā niśitaiḥ pṛṣatkaistavātmajānāmanilātmajo vai |
atāpayatsainyamatīva bhīmaḥ kāle śucau madhyagato yathārkaḥ || 14 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 53

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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