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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Anuśāsana-parva (The Book of Instructions)

Chapters 41–60 of 154

41Chapter 41 — Vipula Thwarts Indra (Part 2)7 verses

13.41.1-5 13.41.6-10 13.41.11-15 13.41.16-19 13.41.20-23 13.41.24-27 13.41.28-35

42Chapter 42 — Vipula's Hidden Fault: The Stain of an Undisclosed Deed7 verses

13.42.1-5 13.42.6-10 13.42.11-15 13.42.16-20 13.42.21-25 13.42.26-30 13.42.31-33

43Chapter 43 — Time the Witness; the Vindication of Vipula (Conclusion)5 verses

13.43.1-5 13.43.6-10 13.43.11-15 13.43.16-21 13.43.22-26

44Chapter 44 — Marriage: The Forms of Wedding and the Gift of the Bride (Part 1)11 verses

13.44.1-5 13.44.6-10 13.44.11-15 13.44.16-19 13.44.20-23 13.44.24-27 13.44.28-31 13.44.32-35 13.44.36-40 13.44.41-46 13.44.47-54

45Chapter 45 — The Daughter's Right and the Sin of Selling Children5 verses

13.45.1-5 13.45.6-10 13.45.11-14 13.45.15-18 13.45.19-24

46Chapter 46 — The Honoring of Women: The Wife as Śrī3 verses

13.46.1-5 13.46.6-10 13.46.11-14

47Chapter 47 — The Partition of Inheritance among Sons (Part 1)12 verses

13.47.1-6 13.47.7-11 13.47.12-16 13.47.17-21 13.47.22-26 13.47.27-31 13.47.32-36 13.47.37-41 13.47.42-46 13.47.47-52 13.47.53-57 13.47.58-61

48Chapter 48 — Mixed Castes, and Worth Known by Conduct (Part 1)10 verses

13.48.1-5 13.48.6-9 13.48.10-13 13.48.14-18 13.48.19-24 13.48.25-29 13.48.30-34 13.48.35-39 13.48.40-44 13.48.45-49

49Chapter 49 — The Kinds of Sons and the Adopted Child5 verses

13.49.1-5 13.49.6-11 13.49.12-17 13.49.18-23 13.49.24-28

50Chapter 50 — Cyavana in the Fishermen's Net (Part 1)5 verses

13.50.1-5 13.50.6-10 13.50.11-16 13.50.17-22 13.50.23-26

51Chapter 51 — The Priceless Sage and the Glory of the Cow (Part 2)9 verses

13.51.1-5 13.51.6-10 13.51.11-14 13.51.15-20 13.51.21-26 13.51.27-30 13.51.31-34 13.51.35-39 13.51.40-48

52Chapter 52 — Cyavana Tests King Kuśika (Part 1)7 verses

13.52.1-6 13.52.7-12 13.52.13-18 13.52.19-24 13.52.25-30 13.52.31-34 13.52.35-39

53Chapter 53 — Cyavana Tests King Kuśika (Part 2)13 verses

13.53.1-7 13.53.8-12 13.53.13-19 13.53.20-25 13.53.26-30 13.53.31-37 13.53.38-43 13.53.44-49 13.53.50-53 13.53.54-57 13.53.58-62 13.53.63-67 13.53.68-69

54Chapter 54 — Cyavana's Magical Creation and His Boon (Part 3)7 verses

13.54.1-7 13.54.8-14 13.54.15-19 13.54.20-23 13.54.24-29 13.54.30-34 13.54.35-40

55Chapter 55 — Cyavana Explains the Tests and Foretells Viśvāmitra (Part 4)7 verses

13.55.1-4 13.55.5-8 13.55.9-12 13.55.13-19 13.55.20-23 13.55.24-29 13.55.30-35

56Chapter 56 — The Bhṛgu–Kuśika Kinship: Birth of Rāma and Viśvāmitra (Part 5)4 verses

13.56.1-6 13.56.7-12 13.56.13-17 13.56.18-20

57Chapter 57 — The Fruits of Austerity and Giving (Part 1)9 verses

13.57.1-5 13.57.6-10 13.57.11-15 13.57.16-21 13.57.22-26 13.57.27-31 13.57.32-36 13.57.37-41 13.57.42-44

58Chapter 58 — The Supreme Gift and the Honoring of Brahmins (Part 2)8 verses

13.58.1-6 13.58.7-11 13.58.12-16 13.58.17-21 13.58.22-26 13.58.27-31 13.58.32-35 13.58.36-40

59Chapter 59 — The Gift to the Unbegging, and the Inner Sacrifice (Part 3)4 verses

13.59.1-5 13.59.6-9 13.59.10-14 13.59.15-19

60Chapter 60 — Giving, the King's Purification, and the Duty of Protection (Part 4)5 verses

13.60.1-5 13.60.6-10 13.60.11-15 13.60.16-20 13.60.21-25