Library MahabharataĀdi-parva (The Book of the Beginning)

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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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Ādi-parva (The Book of the Beginning)

Chapters 121–140 of 225

121

Chapter 121 — Saṃbhava-parva (droṇa-utpatti) (The Birth of Droṇa)7 verses

1.121.1–2 1.121.3–5 1.121.6–7 1.121.8–11 1.121.12–15 1.121.16–17 1.121.18–23

122

Chapter 122 — Saṃbhava-parva (droṇa-ācāryatva) (Droṇa Becomes the Kurus' Teacher)10 verses

1.122.1 1.122.2–5 1.122.6–9 1.122.10–11 1.122.12–19 1.122.20–23 1.122.24–32 1.122.33–38 1.122.39–43 1.122.44–47

123

Chapter 123 — Saṃbhava-parva (ekalavya; arjuna-śreṣṭhatva) (Ekalavya and Arjuna's Supremacy)14 verses

1.123.1–6 1.123.7–9 1.123.10–14 1.123.15–23 1.123.24–28 1.123.29–37 1.123.38–39 1.123.40–43 1.123.44–48 1.123.49–57 1.123.58–66 1.123.67 1.123.68–73 1.123.74–78

124

Chapter 124 — Saṃbhava-parva (raṅgapraveśa-ārambha) (The Beginning of the Princes' Martial Review)7 verses

1.124.1–7 1.124.8–11 1.124.12–16 1.124.17–20 1.124.21–26 1.124.27–29 1.124.30–33

125

Chapter 125 — Saṃbhava-parva (arjuna-raṅgapraveśa) (Arjuna's Performance in the Arena)8 verses

1.125.1–5 1.125.6–9 1.125.10–13 1.125.14–17 1.125.18–21 1.125.22–25 1.125.26–29 1.125.30–32

126

Chapter 126 — Saṃbhava-parva (karṇa-raṅgapraveśa; aṅgarājya-abhiṣeka) (Karṇa's Entrance and His Coronation over Aṅga)10 verses

1.126.1–5 1.126.6–9 1.126.10–14 1.126.15–16 1.126.17–20 1.126.21–26 1.126.27–29 1.126.30–33 1.126.34–35 1.126.36–39

127

Chapter 127 — Saṃbhava-parva (raṅgasamāpti) (Adhiratha's Arrival and the Conclusion of the Review)7 verses

1.127.1–4 1.127.5–7 1.127.8–9 1.127.10–14 1.127.15–17 1.127.18–20 1.127.21–24

128

Chapter 128 — Saṃbhava-parva (drupada-nigraha; guru-dakṣiṇā) (The Capture of Drupada (The Teacher's Fee))6 verses

1.128.1–3 1.128.4–6 1.128.7–9 1.128.10–12 1.128.13–15 1.128.16–18

129

Chapter 129 — Saṃbhava-parva (duryodhana-asūyā) (Duryodhana's Envy)5 verses

1.129.1–3 1.129.4–8 1.129.9–11 1.129.12–15 1.129.16–18

130

Chapter 130 — Saṃbhava-parva (vāraṇāvata-mantra) (The Plan Concerning Vāraṇāvata)4 verses

1.130.1–7 1.130.8–11 1.130.12–15 1.130.16–20

131

Chapter 131 — Saṃbhava-parva (vāraṇāvata-gamana) (The Pāṇḍavas' Departure to Vāraṇāvata)4 verses

1.131.1–5 1.131.6–10 1.131.11–15 1.131.16–18

132

Chapter 132 — Jatugṛha-parva (purocana-niyoga) (The Commission to Purocana (The House of Lac))5 verses

1.132.1–5 1.132.6–9 1.132.10–12 1.132.13–15 1.132.16–19

133

Chapter 133 — Jatugṛha-parva (vidura-saṃketa) (Vidura's Veiled Warning)7 verses

1.133.1–5 1.133.6–9 1.133.10–12 1.133.13–17 1.133.18–23 1.133.24–27 1.133.28–30

134

Chapter 134 — Jatugṛha-parva (jatugṛha-praveśa) (Entering the House of Lac)8 verses

1.134.1–5 1.134.6–10 1.134.11–15 1.134.16–17 1.134.18–19 1.134.20–22 1.134.23–25 1.134.26–28

135

Chapter 135 — Jatugṛha-parva (suruṅgā-karaṇa) (The Secret Tunnel)6 verses

1.135.1–6 1.135.7–9 1.135.10–12 1.135.13–15 1.135.16–18 1.135.19–21

136

Chapter 136 — Jatugṛha-parva (jatugṛha-dāha; palāyana) (The Burning of the House of Lac and the Escape)6 verses

1.136.1–4 1.136.5–8 1.136.9–10 1.136.11–13 1.136.14–16 1.136.17–19

137

Chapter 137 — Jatugṛha-parva (paura-śoka; vanapraveśa) (The Townsfolk's Grief over the Pāṇḍavas' Supposed Death and the Flight to the Forest)7 verses

1.137.1–6 1.137.7–9 1.137.10–12 1.137.13–15 1.137.16 1.137.17–19 1.137.20–23

138

Chapter 138 — Hiḍimba-vadha-parva (vanapravāsa; bhīma-vilāpa) (The Flight Through the Forest and Bhīma's Lament)7 verses

1.138.1–5 1.138.6–8 1.138.9–13 1.138.14–19 1.138.20–23 1.138.24–27 1.138.28–31

139

Chapter 139 — Hiḍimba-vadha-parva (hiḍimbā-anurāga) (Hiḍimbā's Love for Bhīma)8 verses

1.139.1–4 1.139.5–10 1.139.11–14 1.139.15–18 1.139.19–22 1.139.23–26 1.139.27–28 1.139.29–32

140

Chapter 140 — Hiḍimba-vadha-parva (hiḍimba-āgamana) (The Arrival of the Rākṣasa Hiḍimba)7 verses

1.140.1–3 1.140.4–6 1.140.7–10 1.140.11 1.140.12–15 1.140.16–19 1.140.20–21