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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Āśvamedhika-parva (The Book of the Horse Sacrifice)

Chapters 21–40 of 96

21Chapter 21 — Āśvamedhika-parva (vāṅmanasasaṃvāda) (The Dispute of Speech and Mind)21 verses

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22Chapter 22 — Āśvamedhika-parva (indriyamanaḥsaṃvāda) (The Dispute of the Senses and Mind)29 verses

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23Chapter 23 — Āśvamedhika-parva (prāṇasaṃvāda) (The Dispute of the Vital Breaths)24 verses

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24Chapter 24 — Āśvamedhika-parva (nāradadevamatasaṃvāda) (The Conversation of Narada and Devamata)20 verses

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25Chapter 25 — Āśvamedhika-parva (cāturhotra) (The Sacrifice of the Four Priests)17 verses

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26Chapter 26 — Āśvamedhika-parva (hṛdayastha-śāstṛ) (The Teacher in the Heart)18 verses

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27Chapter 27 — Āśvamedhika-parva (araṇyarūpaka) (The Allegory of the Forest)25 verses

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28Chapter 28 — Āśvamedhika-parva (adhvaryuyatisaṃvāda) (The Dispute of the Priest and the Ascetic)28 verses

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29Chapter 29 — Āśvamedhika-parva (kārtavīryopākhyāna) (The Tale of Kartavirya)22 verses

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30Chapter 30 — Āśvamedhika-parva (alarkopākhyāna) (The Tale of Alarka)31 verses

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31Chapter 31 — Āśvamedhika-parva (ambarīṣagītā) (The Song of Ambarisha)13 verses

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32Chapter 32 — Āśvamedhika-parva (janakabrāhmaṇasaṃvāda) (The Conversation of Janaka and the Brahmin)25 verses

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33Chapter 33 — Āśvamedhika-parva (ekabuddhimārga) (The Single Path of Understanding)8 verses

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34Chapter 34 — Āśvamedhika-parva (kṣetrajñaprakāśana) (The Revealing of the Allegory)12 verses

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35Chapter 35 — Āśvamedhika-parva (brahmoddeśa) (The Teaching of Brahma)40 verses

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36Chapter 36 — Āśvamedhika-parva (tamoguṇanirūpaṇa) (The Description of the Mode of Darkness)36 verses

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37Chapter 37 — Āśvamedhika-parva (rajoguṇanirūpaṇa) (The Description of the Mode of Passion)17 verses

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38Chapter 38 — Āśvamedhika-parva (sattvaguṇanirūpaṇa) (The Description of the Mode of Goodness)15 verses

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39Chapter 39 — Āśvamedhika-parva (guṇasaṃsarga) (The Interweaving of the Gunas)24 verses

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40Chapter 40 — Āśvamedhika-parva (mahānātmanirūpaṇa) (The Description of the Great Self)9 verses

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