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Mahabharata

The great epic of Vyāsa. Its original name is “Jaya” (“Victory”). It contains the Bhagavad-gītā (Bhīṣma-parva) and is one of the key sources of Vedic philosophy.

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Ādi-parva (The Book of the Beginning)

Chapters 181–200 of 225

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Chapter 181 — Svayaṃvara-parva (karṇārjuna-bhīmaśalya-yuddha) (The Battle of Karṇa with Arjuna and Bhīma with Śalya)20 verses

1.181.1–3 1.181.4–6 1.181.7–8 1.181.9–11 1.181.12–13 1.181.14 1.181.15–16 1.181.17–18 1.181.19–20 1.181.21 1.181.22–23 1.181.24–25 1.181.26–28 1.181.29–30 1.181.31 1.181.32 1.181.33–34 1.181.35–36 1.181.37–39 1.181.40

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Chapter 182 — Vaivāhika-parva (kuntī-vacana) (The Word of Kuntī)9 verses

1.182.1–2 1.182.3 1.182.4–5 1.182.6–7 1.182.8–9 1.182.10 1.182.11–12 1.182.13 1.182.14–15

183

Chapter 183 — Vaivāhika-parva (kṛṣṇa-darśana) (The Arrival of Kṛṣṇa)5 verses

1.183.1–2 1.183.3–4 1.183.5–6 1.183.7–8 1.183.9

184

Chapter 184 — Vaivāhika-parva (dhṛṣṭadyumna-pratyavekṣaṇa) (Dhṛṣṭadyumna's Spying)11 verses

1.184.1–2 1.184.3 1.184.4–6 1.184.7 1.184.8 1.184.9–10 1.184.11–12 1.184.13 1.184.14–15 1.184.16–17 1.184.18

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Chapter 185 — Vaivāhika-parva (purohita-praśna) (The Purohita's Embassy)15 verses

1.185.1 1.185.2–3 1.185.4–5 1.185.6–7 1.185.8 1.185.9–10 1.185.11–13 1.185.14 1.185.15–16 1.185.17–19 1.185.20–21 1.185.22–23 1.185.24–25 1.185.26–27 1.185.28

186

Chapter 186 — Vaivāhika-parva (dravya-parīkṣā) (The Testing by Objects)10 verses

1.186.1–2 1.186.3 1.186.4–6 1.186.7–8 1.186.9 1.186.10–11 1.186.12 1.186.13 1.186.14 1.186.15

187

Chapter 187 — Vaivāhika-parva (draupadī-vivāha-vicāra) (The Dispute over Draupadī's Marriage)15 verses

1.187.1–2 1.187.3–7 1.187.8–9 1.187.10–11 1.187.12–14 1.187.15–16 1.187.17–18 1.187.19 1.187.20 1.187.21 1.187.22–24 1.187.25 1.187.26–27 1.187.28–30 1.187.31–32

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Chapter 188 — Vaivāhika-parva (vyāsa-dharma-nirṇaya) (Vyāsa's Counsel on Dharma)10 verses

1.188.1–3 1.188.4–5 1.188.6 1.188.7–9 1.188.10–12 1.188.13–14 1.188.15–16 1.188.17 1.188.18–19 1.188.20–22

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Chapter 189 — Vaivāhika-parva (pañcendra-upākhyāna) (The Tale of the Five Indras)25 verses

1.189.1–2 1.189.3–4 1.189.5 1.189.6 1.189.7–8 1.189.9–10 1.189.11–12 1.189.13 1.189.14–15 1.189.16–17 1.189.18–19 1.189.20–21 1.189.22–23 1.189.24–26 1.189.27 1.189.28 1.189.29–30 1.189.31 1.189.32–33 1.189.34–35 1.189.36–38 1.189.39–40 1.189.41–44 1.189.45–46 1.189.47–49

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Chapter 190 — Vaivāhika-parva (vivāha) (The Wedding)12 verses

1.190.1–2 1.190.3–4 1.190.5 1.190.6–7 1.190.8 1.190.9–10 1.190.11–12 1.190.13 1.190.14 1.190.15–16 1.190.17 1.190.18

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Chapter 191 — Vaivāhika-parva (kuntī-āśīrvāda) (Kuntī's Blessing)11 verses

1.191.1 1.191.2–3 1.191.4 1.191.5–6 1.191.7–8 1.191.9–10 1.191.11–12 1.191.13–14 1.191.15–16 1.191.17–18 1.191.19

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Chapter 192 — Viduragamana-parva (vārtā-prāpti) (The News in Hastināpura)15 verses

1.192.1–2 1.192.3–4 1.192.5–6 1.192.7–8 1.192.9–10 1.192.11–12 1.192.13–15 1.192.16–17 1.192.18–19 1.192.20–21 1.192.22–23 1.192.24 1.192.25–26 1.192.27–28 1.192.29

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Chapter 193 — Viduragamana-parva (duryodhana-mantra) (Duryodhana's Treacherous Counsel)11 verses

1.193.1–2 1.193.3 1.193.4–5 1.193.6–7 1.193.8–9 1.193.10–11 1.193.12–13 1.193.14 1.193.15–16 1.193.17–18 1.193.19

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Chapter 194 — Viduragamana-parva (karṇa-vākya) (The Speech of Karṇa)13 verses

1.194.1–2 1.194.3–4 1.194.5–6 1.194.7–8 1.194.9–10 1.194.11–12 1.194.13–14 1.194.15–16 1.194.17–18 1.194.19–20 1.194.21 1.194.22–23 1.194.24–25

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Chapter 195 — Viduragamana-parva (bhīṣma-vākya) (The Counsel of Bhīṣma)10 verses

1.195.1–2 1.195.3–4 1.195.5–6 1.195.7–8 1.195.9–10 1.195.11–12 1.195.13–14 1.195.15–16 1.195.17–18 1.195.19

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Chapter 196 — Viduragamana-parva (droṇa-karṇa-saṃvāda) (Droṇa's Counsel and the Dispute with Karṇa)15 verses

1.196.1–2 1.196.3–4 1.196.5–6 1.196.7–8 1.196.9–10 1.196.11–12 1.196.13–14 1.196.15–16 1.196.17–18 1.196.19–20 1.196.21–22 1.196.23–24 1.196.25 1.196.26–27 1.196.28

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Chapter 197 — Viduragamana-parva (vidura-vākya) (The Counsel of Vidura)15 verses

1.197.1–2 1.197.3–4 1.197.5–6 1.197.7–8 1.197.9–10 1.197.11–12 1.197.13–14 1.197.15–16 1.197.17–18 1.197.19–20 1.197.21–22 1.197.23–24 1.197.25–26 1.197.27–28 1.197.29

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Chapter 198 — Viduragamana-parva (pāṇḍava-āhvāna) (The Summoning of the Pāṇḍavas)12 verses

1.198.1–2 1.198.3–4 1.198.5–6 1.198.7–9 1.198.10–11 1.198.12–13 1.198.14–16 1.198.17–18 1.198.19–20 1.198.21–22 1.198.23–24 1.198.25

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Chapter 199 — Viduragamana-parva (indraprastha-nirmāṇa) (The Founding of Indraprastha)20 verses

1.199.1–2 1.199.3–4 1.199.5 1.199.6 1.199.7–9 1.199.10–11 1.199.12–13 1.199.14–15 1.199.16–17 1.199.18–20 1.199.21–22 1.199.23–25 1.199.26–28 1.199.29–33 1.199.34–36 1.199.37–38 1.199.39–43 1.199.44–46 1.199.47–49 1.199.50

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Chapter 200 — Rājyalābha-parva (nārada-āgamana) (The Arrival of Nārada)11 verses

1.200.1–4 1.200.5–6 1.200.7–8 1.200.9–10 1.200.11–12 1.200.13–14 1.200.15 1.200.16–17 1.200.18–19 1.200.20 1.200.21–23