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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Śānti-parva (The Book of Peace)

Chapters 81–100 of 353

81Chapter 81 — Friends, Ministers, and Kinsmen4 verses

12.81.1-12 12.81.13-20 12.81.21-31 12.81.32-41

82Chapter 82 — Krishna and Narada on Kinsmen4 verses

12.82.1-12 12.82.13-19 12.82.20-27 12.82.28-30

83Chapter 83 — The Sage Kalakavrikshiya and the Corrupt Ministers (The Sage Kalakavṛkṣīya and the Corrupt Ministers)8 verses

12.83.1-4 12.83.5-16 12.83.17-22 12.83.23-31 12.83.32-43 12.83.44-54 12.83.55-64 12.83.65-67

84Chapter 84 — Choosing Ministers and Guarding Counsel6 verses

12.84.1-15 12.84.16-22 12.84.23-37 12.84.38-44 12.84.45-49 12.84.50-54

85Chapter 85 — The Power of Gentle Speech3 verses

12.85.1-4 12.85.5-10 12.85.11

86Chapter 86 — Justice, Punishment, and Officers (Justice, Punishment, and Officials)5 verses

12.86.1-6 12.86.7-13 12.86.14-23 12.86.24-28 12.86.29-33

87Chapter 87 — The Fortified City5 verses

12.87.1-5 12.87.6-15 12.87.16-23 12.87.24-29 12.87.30-33

88Chapter 88 — Administration and Gentle Taxation (Governing a Region and Gentle Taxation)4 verses

12.88.1-10 12.88.11-20 12.88.21-32 12.88.33-38

89Chapter 89 — Filling the Treasury Without Ruining the Realm4 verses

12.89.1-12 12.89.13-21 12.89.22-24 12.89.25-29

90Chapter 90 — Protecting the Realm and Its Supports4 verses

12.90.1-8 12.90.9-13 12.90.14-21 12.90.22-25

91Chapter 91 — Utathya on the King as Guardian of Dharma5 verses

12.91.1-8 12.91.9-18 12.91.19-26 12.91.27-33 12.91.34-38

92Chapter 92 — Utathya on Weakness, Justice, and Royal Dharma (Utathya on the Weak, Justice, and Royal Dharma)7 verses

12.92.1-8 12.92.9-18 12.92.19-28 12.92.29-37 12.92.38-45 12.92.46-54 12.92.55-56

93Chapter 93 — Vamadeva on Standing in Dharma (Vamadeva on Abiding in Dharma)3 verses

12.93.1-5 12.93.6-14 12.93.15-19

94Chapter 94 — Vamadeva's Royal Upanishad5 verses

12.94.1-10 12.94.11-18 12.94.19-26 12.94.27-34 12.94.35-38

95Chapter 95 — Vamadeva on Victory Without War3 verses

12.95.1-6 12.95.7-12 12.95.13

96Chapter 96 — The Dharma of Victory3 verses

12.96.1-5 12.96.6-14 12.96.15-21

97Chapter 97 — Victory Without Adharma3 verses

12.97.1-7 12.97.8-15 12.97.16-23

98Chapter 98 — The Kshatriya's Purification Through Battle (The Kṣatriya's Purification Through Battle)4 verses

12.98.1-9 12.98.10-14 12.98.15-24 12.98.25-31

99Chapter 99 — Indra Explains the Battle-Sacrifice (Indra Explains the Sacrifice of Battle)8 verses

12.99.1-5 12.99.6-13 12.99.14-21 12.99.22-29 12.99.30-38 12.99.39-44 12.99.45-49 12.99.50

100Chapter 100 — Janaka's Counsel to the Warriors (Janaka's Instruction to the Warriors)3 verses

12.100.1-8 12.100.9-14 12.100.15-18