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 136

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yavakrīruvāca |
pratibhāsyanti vai vedā mama tātasya cobhayoḥ |
ati cānyānbhaviṣyāvo varā labdhāstathā mayā || 1 ||
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bharadvāja uvāca |
darpaste bhavitā tāta varāṃllabdhvā yathepsitān |
sa darpapūrṇaḥ kṛpaṇaḥ kṣiprameva vinaśyasi || 2 ||
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atrāpyudāharantīmā gāthā devairudāhṛtāḥ |
ṛṣirāsītpurā putra bāladhirnāma vīryavān || 3 ||
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sa putraśokādudvignastapastepe suduścaram |
bhavenmama suto'martya iti taṃ labdhavāṃśca saḥ || 4 ||
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tasya prasādo devaiśca kṛto na tvamaraiḥ samaḥ |
nāmartyo vidyate martyo nimittāyurbhaviṣyati || 5 ||
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bāladhiruvāca |
yatheme parvatāḥ śaśvattiṣṭhanti surasattamāḥ |
akṣayāstannimittaṃ me sutasyāyurbhavediti || 6 ||
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bharadvāja uvāca |
tasya putrastadā jajñe medhāvī krodhanaḥ sadā |
sa tacchrutvākaroddarpamṛṣīṃścaivāvamanyata || 7 ||
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vikurvāṇo munīnāṃ tu caramāṇo mahīmimām |
āsasāda mahāvīryaṃ dhanuṣākṣaṃ manīṣiṇam || 8 ||
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tasyāpacakre medhāvī taṃ śaśāpa sa vīryavān |
bhava bhasmeti coktaḥ sa na bhasma samapadyata || 9 ||
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dhanuṣākṣastu taṃ dṛṣṭvā medhāvinamanāmayam |
nimittamasya mahiṣairbhedayāmāsa vīryavān || 10 ||
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sa nimitte vinaṣṭe tu mamāra sahasā śiśuḥ |
taṃ mṛtaṃ putramādāya vilalāpa tataḥ pitā || 11 ||
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lālapyamānaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā munayaḥ punarārtavat |
ūcurvedoktayā pūrvaṃ gāthayā tannibodha me || 12 ||
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na diṣṭamarthamatyetumīśo martyaḥ kathaṃcana |
mahiṣairbhedayāmāsa dhanuṣākṣo mahīdharān || 13 ||
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evaṃ labdhvā varānbālā darpapūrṇāstarasvinaḥ |
kṣiprameva vinaśyanti yathā na syāttathā bhavān || 14 ||
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eṣa raibhyo mahāvīryaḥ putrau cāsya tathāvidhau |
taṃ yathā putra nābhyeṣi tathā kuryāstvatandritaḥ || 15 ||
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sa hi kruddhaḥ samarthastvāṃ putra pīḍayituṃ ruṣā |
vaidyaścāpi tapasvī ca kopanaśca mahānṛṣiḥ || 16 ||
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yavakrīruvāca |
evaṃ kariṣye mā tāpaṃ tāta kārṣīḥ kathaṃcana |
yathā hi me bhavānmānyastathā raibhyaḥ pitā mama || 17 ||
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lomaśa uvāca |
uktvā sa pitaraṃ ślakṣṇaṃ yavakrīrakutobhayaḥ |
viprakurvannṛṣīnanyānatuṣyatparayā mudā || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 136

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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