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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Sabhā-parva (The Book of the Assembly Hall)

Chapters 61–72 of 72

Chapter 61 — Dyūta-parva (vastra-haraṇa, prahlāda-sudhanvan-saṃvāda) (The Stripping of Garments and the Miracle of the Robes)17 verses

2.61.1–4 2.61.5–6 2.61.7–10 2.61.11–16 2.61.17–21 2.61.22–24 2.61.25–28 2.61.29–33 2.61.34–38 2.61.39–42 2.61.43–47 2.61.48–50 2.61.51–57 2.61.58–64 2.61.65–72 2.61.73–76 2.61.77–82

Chapter 62 — Dyūta-parva (draupadī-vilāpa, bhīma-roṣa) (Draupadī's Lament and Bhīma's Wrath)11 verses

2.62.1–2 2.62.3–7 2.62.8–11 2.62.12–13 2.62.14–16 2.62.17–21 2.62.22–25 2.62.26–28 2.62.29–31 2.62.32–35 2.62.36–38

Chapter 63 — Dyūta-parva (karṇa-vākya, ūru-pradarśana, vara-dāna) (Karṇa's Speech, the Baring of the Thigh, and the Granting of Boons)12 verses

2.63.1–3 2.63.4–5 2.63.6–7 2.63.8–10 2.63.11–14 2.63.15 2.63.16–19 2.63.20–21 2.63.22–24 2.63.25–28 2.63.29–33 2.63.34–36

Chapter 64 — Dyūta-parva (draupadī-trāṇa, bhīma-nigraha) (Salvation Through Draupadī and the Restraint of Bhīma)6 verses

2.64.1–3 2.64.4–7 2.64.8–9 2.64.10–12 2.64.13–15 2.64.16–17

Chapter 65 — Dyūta-parva (dhṛtarāṣṭra-anujñā, indraprastha-prayāṇa) (Dhṛtarāṣṭra's Permission and the Return to Indraprastha)6 verses

2.65.1 2.65.2–5 2.65.6–9 2.65.10–12 2.65.13–15 2.65.16–17

Chapter 66 — Anudyūta-parva (punar-dyūta-mantraṇa) (Counsel on a New Game)11 verses

2.66.1 2.66.2–4 2.66.5–8 2.66.9–11 2.66.12–15 2.66.16–20 2.66.21–24 2.66.25–27 2.66.28–31 2.66.32–35 2.66.36–37

Chapter 67 — Anudyūta-parva (eka-glaha, vana-vāsa-paṇa) (The Single Throw and the Wager of Exile)7 verses

2.67.1–2 2.67.3–4 2.67.5–7 2.67.8–13 2.67.14–16 2.67.17–20 2.67.21

Chapter 68 — Anudyūta-parva (pratijñā, vana-prasthāna) (The Vows and the Departure into Exile)13 verses

2.68.1–2 2.68.3–6 2.68.7–9 2.68.10–14 2.68.15–18 2.68.19 2.68.20–24 2.68.25–29 2.68.30–32 2.68.33–36 2.68.37–41 2.68.42–45 2.68.46

Chapter 69 — Anudyūta-parva (āmantraṇa, vidura-anuśāsana) (The Farewell and Vidura's Instruction)7 verses

2.69.1–3 2.69.4 2.69.5–9 2.69.10–14 2.69.15–18 2.69.19–20 2.69.21

Chapter 70 — Anudyūta-parva (kuntī-vilāpa, vana-prasthāna) (Kuntī's Lament and the Departure into Exile)7 verses

2.70.1–2 2.70.3–8 2.70.9 2.70.10–12 2.70.13–16 2.70.17–20 2.70.21–24

Chapter 71 — Anudyūta-parva (gamana-liṅga, mahā-utpāta, droṇa-vākya) (Signs of Departure, Great Portents, and Droṇa's Word)13 verses

2.71.1–2 2.71.3–8 2.71.9–11 2.71.12–15 2.71.16–17 2.71.18–20 2.71.21–22 2.71.23–28 2.71.29–31 2.71.32–35 2.71.36–39 2.71.40–45 2.71.46–47

Chapter 72 — Anudyūta-parva (saṃjaya-vākya, dhṛtarāṣṭra-anutāpa) (Sañjaya's Word and Dhṛtarāṣṭra's Remorse)9 verses

2.72.1–2 2.72.3–5 2.72.6–11 2.72.12–18 2.72.19–24 2.72.25–26 2.72.27–31 2.72.32–35 2.72.36