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 1–20 of 72

1Chapter 1 — Sabhākriyā-parva (Maya Begins Building the Assembly Hall)10 verses

2.1.1–2 2.1.3 2.1.4–5 2.1.6–7 2.1.8–9 2.1.10–11 2.1.12–13 2.1.14–15 2.1.16–17 2.1.18–19

2Chapter 2 — Sabhākriyā-parva (Kṛṣṇa's Departure to Dvārakā)12 verses

2.2.1–2 2.2.3 2.2.4–5 2.2.6–7 2.2.8–9 2.2.10–11 2.2.12–13 2.2.14 2.2.15–16 2.2.17 2.2.18–20 2.2.21–23

3Chapter 3 — Sabhākriyā-parva (The Description of Maya's Palace)17 verses

2.3.1 2.3.2–3 2.3.4 2.3.5–6 2.3.7 2.3.8–10 2.3.11–12 2.3.13–15 2.3.16 2.3.17–18 2.3.19–21 2.3.22–24 2.3.25–26 2.3.27–29 2.3.30 2.3.31–33 2.3.34

4Chapter 4 — Sabhākriyā-parva (The Consecration of the Hall and the Gathering of Sages and Kings)14 verses

2.4.1–3 2.4.4–6 2.4.7 2.4.8–10 2.4.11–13 2.4.14–15 2.4.16–17 2.4.18–20 2.4.21–23 2.4.24–25 2.4.26–27 2.4.28–30 2.4.31–33 2.4.34

5Chapter 5 — Sabhākriyā-parva (Nārada's Questions on the Duty of a King (Rājadharma))49 verses

2.5.1–3 2.5.4–6 2.5.7 2.5.8–10 2.5.11–12 2.5.13–14 2.5.15–17 2.5.18–20 2.5.21–23 2.5.24–26 2.5.27–28 2.5.29–31 2.5.32–33 2.5.34–35 2.5.36–37 2.5.38–39 2.5.40–42 2.5.43–45 2.5.46 2.5.47–49 2.5.50–52 2.5.53–54 2.5.55–57 2.5.58–60 2.5.61–63 2.5.64–66 2.5.67–68 2.5.69–71 2.5.72–74 2.5.75–77 2.5.78–80 2.5.81–82 2.5.83–85 2.5.86–88 2.5.89–90 2.5.91–92 2.5.93–95 2.5.96–98 2.5.99 2.5.100 2.5.101 2.5.102 2.5.103–104 2.5.105–106 2.5.107–108 2.5.109–110 2.5.111–113 2.5.114–115 2.5.116

6Chapter 6 — Lokapāla-sabhākhyāna (The Question about the Heavenly Assemblies)9 verses

2.6.1–2 2.6.3–4 2.6.5–6 2.6.7–8 2.6.9–10 2.6.11–12 2.6.13–14 2.6.15–17 2.6.18

7Chapter 7 — Lokapāla-sabhākhyāna (Indra's Assembly)12 verses

2.7.1–3 2.7.4–5 2.7.6–7 2.7.8 2.7.9–11 2.7.12–13 2.7.14–16 2.7.17–18 2.7.19–20 2.7.21–22 2.7.23–25 2.7.26

8Chapter 8 — Lokapāla-sabhākhyāna (Yama's Assembly)14 verses

2.8.1–2 2.8.3–4 2.8.5–6 2.8.7 2.8.8–11 2.8.12–15 2.8.16–18 2.8.19–22 2.8.23–25 2.8.26–29 2.8.30–31 2.8.32–34 2.8.35–37 2.8.38

9Chapter 9 — Lokapāla-sabhākhyāna (Varuṇa's Assembly)11 verses

2.9.1–2 2.9.3–4 2.9.5–6 2.9.7–8 2.9.9–11 2.9.12–15 2.9.16–17 2.9.18–20 2.9.21–22 2.9.23–24 2.9.25

10Chapter 10 — Lokapāla-sabhākhyāna (Kubera's Assembly)10 verses

2.10.1–2 2.10.3–4 2.10.5–6 2.10.7–8 2.10.9–12 2.10.13 2.10.14–17 2.10.18–19 2.10.20–22 2.10.23

11Chapter 11 — Lokapāla-sabhākhyāna (Brahmā's Assembly and the Plan for the Rājasūya)30 verses

2.11.1–2 2.11.3–4 2.11.5–6 2.11.7–9 2.11.10–11 2.11.12–13 2.11.14–16 2.11.17–18 2.11.19–21 2.11.22–24 2.11.25–26 2.11.27–28 2.11.29 2.11.30–31 2.11.32–33 2.11.34–35 2.11.36–38 2.11.39–40 2.11.41–42 2.11.43–45 2.11.46–48 2.11.49–51 2.11.52–54 2.11.55–57 2.11.58–60 2.11.61–64 2.11.65–67 2.11.68–70 2.11.71 2.11.72–73

12Chapter 12 — Rājasūyārambha-parva (The Plan for the Sacrifice and Kṛṣṇa's Arrival)17 verses

2.12.1–3 2.12.4–5 2.12.6–8 2.12.9–10 2.12.11–13 2.12.14–15 2.12.16–18 2.12.19 2.12.20–21 2.12.22–23 2.12.24–25 2.12.26–27 2.12.28–29 2.12.30–31 2.12.32–34 2.12.35–37 2.12.38–40

13Chapter 13 — Rājasūyārambha-parva (Kṛṣṇa on Jarāsandha)26 verses

2.13.1–3 2.13.4–6 2.13.7–8 2.13.9–10 2.13.11–13 2.13.14–16 2.13.17–18 2.13.19–21 2.13.22–23 2.13.24–26 2.13.27–28 2.13.29–31 2.13.32–33 2.13.34–37 2.13.38–40 2.13.41–43 2.13.44–46 2.13.47–48 2.13.49–51 2.13.52–53 2.13.54–55 2.13.56–58 2.13.59–61 2.13.62–64 2.13.65–66 2.13.67–68

14Chapter 14 — Rājasūyārambha-parva (The Conversation of Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, and Kṛṣṇa)10 verses

2.14.1–2 2.14.3–4 2.14.5–6 2.14.7–9 2.14.10–11 2.14.12–13 2.14.14–15 2.14.16–17 2.14.18 2.14.19–20

15Chapter 15 — Rājasūyārambha-parva (Arjuna's Speech)9 verses

2.15.1–2 2.15.3–5 2.15.6 2.15.7–8 2.15.9–10 2.15.11–12 2.15.13 2.15.14–15 2.15.16

16Chapter 16 — Rājasūyārambha-parva (jarāsaṃdha-utpatti) (Birth of Jarasandha)22 verses

2.16.1–2 2.16.3–4 2.16.5–6 2.16.7–9 2.16.10 2.16.11–13 2.16.14–15 2.16.16–17 2.16.18–19 2.16.20–21 2.16.22–23 2.16.24–26 2.16.27–29 2.16.30–31 2.16.32–33 2.16.34–35 2.16.36–37 2.16.38–40 2.16.41–42 2.16.43–46 2.16.47–48 2.16.49–51

17Chapter 17 — Rājasūyārambha-parva (jarāsaṃdha-nāmakaraṇa; ṛṣi-bhaviṣya) (The Naming of Jarasandha and the Sage's Prophecy)11 verses

2.17.1–3 2.17.4–5 2.17.6–7 2.17.8–10 2.17.11–12 2.17.13–15 2.17.16–17 2.17.18–19 2.17.20–22 2.17.23–24 2.17.25–27

18Chapter 18 — Jarāsaṃdha-vadha-parva (māgadha-prasthāna) (The March to Magadha)14 verses

2.18.1–3 2.18.4–5 2.18.6–7 2.18.8–10 2.18.11–12 2.18.13–14 2.18.15–16 2.18.17–18 2.18.19–20 2.18.21–22 2.18.23–25 2.18.26–27 2.18.28–29 2.18.30

19Chapter 19 — Jarāsaṃdha-vadha-parva (girivraja-praveśa) (The Entry into Girivraja)16 verses

2.19.1–4 2.19.5–8 2.19.9–11 2.19.12–13 2.19.14–16 2.19.17–19 2.19.20–22 2.19.23–25 2.19.26–28 2.19.29–31 2.19.32–34 2.19.35–36 2.19.37–39 2.19.40–43 2.19.44–46 2.19.47–50

20Chapter 20 — Jarāsaṃdha-vadha-parva (kṛṣṇa-jarāsaṃdha-saṃvāda) (The Dispute of Krishna and Jarasandha)15 verses

2.20.1–2 2.20.3–5 2.20.6–7 2.20.8–9 2.20.10–11 2.20.12–13 2.20.14–15 2.20.16–17 2.20.18–19 2.20.20–21 2.20.22–24 2.20.25–26 2.20.27–28 2.20.29–31 2.20.32–34