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 5

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nārada uvāca |
āviṣkṛtabalaṃ karṇaṃ jñātvā rājā tu māgadhaḥ |
āhvayaddvairathenājau jarāsaṃdho mahīpatiḥ || 1 ||
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tayoḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ divyāstraviduṣordvayoḥ |
yudhi nānāpraharaṇairanyonyamabhivarṣatoḥ || 2 ||
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kṣīṇabāṇau vidhanuṣau bhagnakhaḍgau mahīṃ gatau |
bāhubhiḥ samasajjetāmubhāvapi balānvitau || 3 ||
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bāhukaṇṭakayuddhena tasya karṇo'tha yudhyataḥ |
bibheda saṃdhiṃ dehasya jarayā śleṣitasya ha || 4 ||
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sa vikāraṃ śarīrasya dṛṣṭvā nṛpatirātmanaḥ |
prīto'smītyabravītkarṇaṃ vairamutsṛjya bhārata || 5 ||
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prītyā dadau sa karṇāya mālinīṃ nagarīmatha |
aṅgeṣu naraśārdūla sa rājāsītsapatnajit || 6 ||
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pālayāmāsa campāṃ tu karṇaḥ parabalārdanaḥ |
duryodhanasyānumate tavāpi viditaṃ tathā || 7 ||
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evaṃ śastrapratāpena prathitaḥ so'bhavatkṣitau |
tvaddhitārthaṃ surendreṇa bhikṣito varmakuṇḍale || 8 ||
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sa divye sahaje prādātkuṇḍale paramārcite |
sahajaṃ kavacaṃ caiva mohito devamāyayā || 9 ||
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vimuktaḥ kuṇḍalābhyāṃ ca sahajena ca varmaṇā |
nihato vijayenājau vāsudevasya paśyataḥ || 10 ||
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brāhmaṇasyābhiśāpena rāmasya ca mahātmanaḥ |
kuntyāśca varadānena māyayā ca śatakratoḥ || 11 ||
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bhīṣmāvamānātsaṃkhyāyāṃ rathānāmardhakīrtanāt |
śalyāttejovadhāccāpi vāsudevanayena ca || 12 ||
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rudrasya devarājasya yamasya varuṇasya ca |
kuberadroṇayoścaiva kṛpasya ca mahātmanaḥ || 13 ||
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astrāṇi divyānyādāya yudhi gāṇḍīvadhanvanā |
hato vaikartanaḥ karṇo divākarasamadyutiḥ || 14 ||
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evaṃ śaptastava bhrātā bahubhiścāpi vañcitaḥ |
na śocyaḥ sa naravyāghro yuddhe hi nidhanaṃ gataḥ || 15 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 5

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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