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).

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
sa gatvā nalinīṃ ramyāṃ rākṣasairabhirakṣitām |
kailāsaśikhare ramye dadarśa śubhakānane || 1 ||
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kuberabhavanābhyāśe jātāṃ parvatanirjhare |
suramyāṃ vipulacchāyāṃ nānādrumalatāvṛtām || 2 ||
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haritāmbujasaṃchannāṃ divyāṃ kanakapuṣkarām |
pavitrabhūtāṃ lokasya śubhāmadbhutadarśanām || 3 ||
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tatrāmṛtarasaṃ śītaṃ laghu kuntīsutaḥ śubham |
dadarśa vimalaṃ toyaṃ śivaṃ bahu ca pāṇḍavaḥ || 4 ||
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tāṃ tu puṣkariṇīṃ ramyāṃ padmasaugandhikāyutām |
jātarūpamayaiḥ padmaiśchannāṃ paramagandhibhiḥ || 5 ||
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vaiḍūryavaranālaiśca bahucitrairmanoharaiḥ |
haṃsakāraṇḍavoddhūtaiḥ sṛjadbhiramalaṃ rajaḥ || 6 ||
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ākrīḍaṃ yakṣarājasya kuberasya mahātmanaḥ |
gandharvairapsarobhiśca devaiśca paramārcitām || 7 ||
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sevitāmṛṣibhirdivyāṃ yakṣaiḥ kiṃpuruṣaistathā |
rākṣasaiḥ kiṃnaraiścaiva guptāṃ vaiśravaṇena ca || 8 ||
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tāṃ ca dṛṣṭvaiva kaunteyo bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ |
babhūva paramaprīto divyaṃ saṃprekṣya tatsaraḥ || 9 ||
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tacca krodhavaśā nāma rākṣasā rājaśāsanāt |
rakṣanti śatasāhasrāścitrāyudhaparicchadāḥ || 10 ||
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te tu dṛṣṭvaiva kaunteyamajinaiḥ parivāritam |
rukmāṅgadadharaṃ vīraṃ bhīmaṃ bhīmaparākramam || 11 ||
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sāyudhaṃ baddhanistriṃśamaśaṅkitamariṃdamam |
puṣkarepsumupāyāntamanyonyamabhicukruśuḥ || 12 ||
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ayaṃ puruṣaśārdūlaḥ sāyudho'jinasaṃvṛtaḥ |
yaccikīrṣuriha prāptastatsaṃpraṣṭumihārhatha || 13 ||
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tataḥ sarve mahābāhuṃ samāsādya vṛkodaram |
tejoyuktamapṛcchanta kastvamākhyātumarhasi || 14 ||
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muniveṣadharaścāsi cīravāsāśca lakṣyase |
yadarthamasi saṃprāptastadācakṣva mahādyute || 15 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 151

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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