Mahabharat

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चतुर्विंशतिसाहस्रीं चक्रे भारत संहिताम उपाख्यानैर विना तावद भारतं परॊच्यते बुधैः ।। १-१-६१।।

sanskrit

'Vyasa skillfully crafted the Bharata, a composition spanning twenty-four thousand verses, and it is this specific portion that scholars recognize and acknowledge as the Bharata.' ।। 1-1-61 ।।

english translation

caturviMzatisAhasrIM cakre bhArata saMhitAma upAkhyAnaira vinA tAvada bhArataM paròcyate budhaiH || 1-1-61||

hk transliteration by Sanscript