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 221–225 of 225

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Chapter 221 — Khāṇḍavadāha-parva (The Lament of Jaritā)11 verses

1.221.1–2 1.221.3–4 1.221.5–6 1.221.7 1.221.8–9 1.221.10–11 1.221.12 1.221.13–14 1.221.15–16 1.221.17 1.221.18–21

222

Chapter 222 — Khāṇḍavadāha-parva (The Reasoning of the Fledglings)11 verses

1.222.1 1.222.2–4 1.222.5–6 1.222.7–8 1.222.9 1.222.10 1.222.11 1.222.12–13 1.222.14–15 1.222.16 1.222.17–18

223

Chapter 223 — Khāṇḍavadāha-parva (The Fledglings' Praise of Agni)13 verses

1.223.1–2 1.223.3–4 1.223.5–6 1.223.7–8 1.223.9–11 1.223.12–13 1.223.14–15 1.223.16–17 1.223.18–19 1.223.20–21 1.223.22–23 1.223.24 1.223.25

224

Chapter 224 — Khāṇḍavadāha-parva (The Meeting of Mandapāla and Jaritā)14 verses

1.224.1 1.224.2–3 1.224.4–6 1.224.7–8 1.224.9–10 1.224.11–13 1.224.14–16 1.224.17–19 1.224.20–21 1.224.22–23 1.224.24–25 1.224.26–29 1.224.30–31 1.224.32

225

Chapter 225 — Khāṇḍavadāha-parva (The Granting of Boons and the Completion of the Ādi-parva)10 verses

1.225.1–3 1.225.4 1.225.5–6 1.225.7–8 1.225.9 1.225.10–12 1.225.13–14 1.225.15–16 1.225.17 1.225.18–19