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 1–20 of 225

1Chapter 1 — Anukramaṇikā-parva (The List of Contents)151 verses

1.1.0 (мангала)1.1.1–2 1.1.3 1.1.4 1.1.5 1.1.6 1.1.7 1.1.8–9 1.1.10–11 1.1.12 1.1.13 1.1.14–19 1.1.20–23 1.1.24 1.1.25–26 1.1.27–29 1.1.30–31 1.1.32–35 1.1.36–38 1.1.39 1.1.40–41 1.1.42–44 1.1.45–47 1.1.48 1.1.49–50 1.1.51 1.1.52 1.1.53–55 1.1.56 1.1.57 1.1.58 1.1.59–60 1.1.61 1.1.62 1.1.63 1.1.64 1.1.65–66 1.1.67 1.1.68 1.1.69 1.1.70–71 1.1.72 1.1.73–74 1.1.75 1.1.76–78 1.1.79 1.1.80 1.1.81 1.1.82 1.1.83 1.1.84 1.1.85–86 1.1.87 1.1.88–89 1.1.90 1.1.91–92 1.1.93 1.1.94 1.1.95 1.1.96–97 1.1.98 1.1.99–100 1.1.101 1.1.102 1.1.103 1.1.104 1.1.105 1.1.106 1.1.107 1.1.108 1.1.109 1.1.110 1.1.111 1.1.112 1.1.113 1.1.114 1.1.115 1.1.116 1.1.117 1.1.118 1.1.119 1.1.120 1.1.121 1.1.122 1.1.123 1.1.124 1.1.125 1.1.126 1.1.127 1.1.128 1.1.129 1.1.130 1.1.131 1.1.132 1.1.133 1.1.134 1.1.135 1.1.136 1.1.137 1.1.138 1.1.139 1.1.140 1.1.141 1.1.142 1.1.143 1.1.144 1.1.145 1.1.146 1.1.147 1.1.148 1.1.149 1.1.150 1.1.151 1.1.152 1.1.153 1.1.154 1.1.155 1.1.156 1.1.157 1.1.158 1.1.159 1.1.160 1.1.161 1.1.162 1.1.163–165 1.1.166–170 1.1.171 1.1.172–177 1.1.178–179 1.1.180–182 1.1.183 1.1.184 1.1.185 1.1.186 1.1.187 1.1.188–189 1.1.190 1.1.191 1.1.192 1.1.193–196 1.1.197 1.1.198 1.1.199 1.1.200 1.1.201–202 1.1.203 1.1.204–205 1.1.206 1.1.207 1.1.208–209 1.1.210

3Chapter 3 — Pauṣya-parva (The Tale of Pauṣya)21 verses

1.3.1–9 1.3.10–18 1.3.19–30 1.3.31–50 1.3.51–59 1.3.60–70 1.3.71–78 1.3.79–84 1.3.85–92 1.3.93–100 1.3.101–105 1.3.106–120 1.3.121–132 1.3.133–138 1.3.139–146 1.3.147–153 1.3.154–160 1.3.161–164 1.3.165–176 1.3.177–184 1.3.185–195

4Chapter 4 — Pauloma-parva (ārambha) (Beginning): Sūta in the Naimiṣa Forest2 verses

1.4.1–7 1.4.8–11

5Chapter 5 — Pauloma-parva (bhṛgu-vaṃśa) (The Lineage of Bhṛgu and the Tale of Pulomā)3 verses

1.5.1–9 1.5.10–16 1.5.17–26

6Chapter 6 — Pauloma-parva (cyavana-janma) (The Birth of Cyavana and Agni's Curse)2 verses

1.6.1–7 1.6.8–13

7Chapter 7 — Pauloma-parva (agni-prasāda) (The Appeasement of Agni)3 verses

1.7.1–11 1.7.12–16 1.7.17–26

8Chapter 8 — Pauloma-parva (ruru-pramadvarā) (Ruru and Pramadvarā)3 verses

1.8.1–10 1.8.11–18 1.8.19–22

9Chapter 9 — Pauloma-parva (pramadvarā-jīvana) (The Revival of Pramadvarā)4 verses

1.9.1–5 1.9.6–11 1.9.12–17 1.9.18–22

10Chapter 10 — Pauloma-parva (sahasrapāt) (The Serpent and the Sage Sahasrapāt)2 verses

1.10.1–4 1.10.5–8

11Chapter 11 — Pauloma-parva (ahiṃsā-dharma) (The Dharma of Non-Violence and the Path to Āstīka)3 verses

1.11.1–8 1.11.9–13 1.11.14–17

12Chapter 12 — Pauloma-parva (āstīka-praśna) (The Question about Āstīka)1 verse

1.12.1–5

13Chapter 13 — Āstīka-parva (jaratkāru) (Jaratkāru and the Ancestors)5 verses

1.13.1–13 1.13.14–22 1.13.23–28 1.13.29–37 1.13.38–45

14Chapter 14 — Āstīka-parva (kadrū-vinatā) (Kadrū and Vinatā, the Birth of Aruṇa and Garuḍa)3 verses

1.14.1–11 1.14.12–21 1.14.22–23

15Chapter 15 — Āstīka-parva (samudra-manthana ārambha) (The Horse Uccaiḥśravas and the Beginning of the Churning of the Ocean)2 verses

1.15.1–4 1.15.5–13

16Chapter 16 — Āstīka-parva (samudra-manthana) (The Churning of the Ocean and the Appearance of Amṛta)5 verses

1.16.1–7 1.16.8–14 1.16.15–24 1.16.25–32 1.16.33–40

17Chapter 17 — Āstīka-parva (amṛta-haraṇa) (Amṛta, Rāhu, and the Battle of the Gods with the Asuras)4 verses

1.17.1–9 1.17.10–17 1.17.18–26 1.17.27–30

18Chapter 18 — Āstīka-parva (kadrū-śāpa) (The Dispute over the Horse and Kadrū's Curse on the Serpents)2 verses

1.18.1–5 1.18.6–11

19Chapter 19 — Āstīka-parva (samudra-varṇana) (The Flight of the Sisters and a Description of the Ocean)2 verses

1.19.1–2 1.19.3–17

20Chapter 20 — Āstīka-parva (garuḍa-stuti) (The Enslavement of Vinatā and Praise of Garuḍa)3 verses

1.20.1–3 1.20.4–9 1.20.10–15