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 248

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
ya ime pṛthivīpālāḥ śerate pṛthivītale |
pṛtanāmadhya ete hi gatasattvā mahābalāḥ || 1 ||
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ekaikaśo bhīmabalā nāgāyutabalāstathā |
ete hi nihatāḥ saṃkhye tulyatejobalairnaraiḥ || 2 ||
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naiṣāṃ paśyāmi hantāraṃ prāṇināṃ saṃyuge purā |
vikrameṇopasaṃpannāstejobalasamanvitāḥ || 3 ||
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atha ceme mahāprājña śerate hi gatāsavaḥ |
mṛtā iti ca śabdo'yaṃ vartatyeṣu gatāsuṣu || 4 ||
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ime mṛtā nṛpatayaḥ prāyaśo bhīmavikramāḥ |
tatra me saṃśayo jātaḥ kutaḥ saṃjñā mṛtā iti || 5 ||
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kasya mṛtyuḥ kuto mṛtyuḥ kena mṛtyuriha prajāḥ |
haratyamarasaṃkāśa tanme brūhi pitāmaha || 6 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
purā kṛtayuge tāta rājāsīdavikampakaḥ |
sa śatruvaśamāpannaḥ saṃgrāme kṣīṇavāhanaḥ || 7 ||
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tatra putro harirnāma nārāyaṇasamo bale |
sa śatrubhirhataḥ saṃkhye sabalaḥ sapadānugaḥ || 8 ||
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sa rājā śatruvaśagaḥ putraśokasamanvitaḥ |
yadṛcchayāśāntiparo dadarśa bhuvi nāradam || 9 ||
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sa tasmai sarvamācaṣṭa yathā vṛttaṃ janeśvaraḥ |
śatrubhirgrahaṇaṃ saṃkhye putrasya maraṇaṃ tathā || 10 ||
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tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā nārado'tha tapodhanaḥ |
ākhyānamidamācaṣṭa putraśokāpahaṃ tadā || 11 ||
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rājañśṛṇu samākhyānamadyedaṃ bahuvistaram |
yathā vṛttaṃ śrutaṃ caiva mayāpi vasudhādhipa || 12 ||
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prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā mahātejāḥ prajāsarge pitāmahaḥ |
atīva vṛddhā bahulā nāmṛṣyata punaḥ prajāḥ || 13 ||
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na hyantaramabhūtkiṃcitkvacijjantubhiracyuta |
nirucchvāsamivonnaddhaṃ trailokyamabhavannṛpa || 14 ||
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tasya cintā samutpannā saṃhāraṃ prati bhūpate |
cintayannādhyagacchacca saṃhāre hetukāraṇam || 15 ||
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tasya roṣānmahārāja khebhyo'gnirudatiṣṭhata |
tena sarvā diśo rājandadāha sa pitāmahaḥ || 16 ||
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tato divaṃ bhuvaṃ khaṃ ca jagacca sacarācaram |
dadāha pāvako rājanbhagavatkopasaṃbhavaḥ || 17 ||
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tatrādahyanta bhūtāni jaṅgamāni dhruvāṇi ca |
mahatā kopavegena kupite prapitāmahe || 18 ||
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tato harijaṭaḥ sthāṇurvedādhvarapatiḥ śivaḥ |
jagāda śaraṇaṃ devo brahmāṇaṃ paravīrahā || 19 ||
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tasminnabhigate sthāṇau prajānāṃ hitakāmyayā |
abravīdvarado devo jvalanniva tadā śivam || 20 ||
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karavāṇyadya kaṃ kāmaṃ varārho'si mato mama |
kartā hyasmi priyaṃ śaṃbho tava yaddhṛdi vartate || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 248

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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