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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Virāṭa-parva (The Book of Virāṭa)

Chapters 21–40 of 67

Chapter 21 — Kīcaka-vadha-parva (The Killing of Kīcaka)7 verses

4.21.1-6 4.21.7-17 4.21.18-29 4.21.30-38 4.21.39-47 4.21.48-60 4.21.61-67

Chapter 22 — Upakīcaka-vadha-parva (The Death of Kīcaka's Kinsmen)3 verses

4.22.1-10 4.22.11-17 4.22.18-30

Chapter 23 — Sairandhrī-nagara-praveśa-parva (Draupadī's Return)4 verses

4.23.1-10 4.23.11-18 4.23.19-24 4.23.25-28

Chapter 24 — Cāra-pratyāgamana-parva (The Return of the Spies)3 verses

4.24.1-4 4.24.5-18 4.24.19-21

Chapter 25 — Kaurava-mantraṇā-parva (Duryodhana's Council)3 verses

4.25.1-7 4.25.8-12 4.25.13-17

Chapter 26 — Droṇa-vākya-parva (Droṇa's Word)2 verses

4.26.1-6 4.26.7-10

Chapter 27 — Bhīṣma-yudhiṣṭhira-lakṣaṇa-parva (Signs of Yudhiṣṭhira's Land)3 verses

4.27.1-11 4.27.12-24 4.27.25-28

Chapter 28 — Kṛpa-nīti-parva (Kṛpa's Counsel on Policy)2 verses

4.28.1-8 4.28.9-14

Chapter 29 — Matsya-goharaṇa-saṃkalpa-parva (The Plan to Steal the Cattle)3 verses

4.29.1-13 4.29.14-19 4.29.20-28

Chapter 30 — Virāṭa-yātrā-parva (Virāṭa's Campaign Against the Trigartas)4 verses

4.30.1-7 4.30.8-18 4.30.19-25 4.30.26-30

Chapter 31 — Trigarta-matsya-yuddha-parva (The Battle of the Matsyas with the Trigartas)3 verses

4.31.1-10 4.31.11-16 4.31.17-24

Chapter 32 — Virata-mokshana-parva (The Rescue of Virāṭa)5 verses

4.32.1-10 4.32.11-21 4.32.22-35 4.32.36-47 4.32.48-50

Chapter 33 — Kuru-goharana-parva (The Kauravas' Cattle Raid)2 verses

4.33.1-8 4.33.9-21

Chapter 34 — Uttara-vikatthana-parva (Uttara's Boasting)3 verses

4.34.1-9 4.34.10-17 4.34.18-19

Chapter 35 — Brihannada-sarathya-yacana-parva (The Request to Bṛhannaḍā)4 verses

4.35.1-8 4.35.9-16 4.35.17-21 4.35.22-26

Chapter 36 — Uttara-bhaya-parva (Uttara's Fear)5 verses

4.36.1-13 4.36.14-23 4.36.24-28 4.36.29-36 4.36.37-47

Chapter 37 — Drona-utpata-parva (The Omens Seen by Droṇa)3 verses

4.37.1-8 4.37.9-12 4.37.13-16

Chapter 38 — Shami-ayudha-pratyuddharana-parva (The Retrieval of the Weapons from the Śamī Tree)5 verses

4.38.1-8 4.38.9-18 4.38.19-35 4.38.36-46 4.38.47-58

Chapter 39 — Arjuna-nama-prakasha-parva (The Revealing of Arjuna's Names)4 verses

4.39.1-6 4.39.7-10 4.39.11-20 4.39.21-23

Chapter 40 — Gandiva-jya-nada-parva (The Sound of the Gāṇḍīva's Bowstring)4 verses

4.40.1-7 4.40.8-17 4.40.18-22 4.40.23-27