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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Virāṭa-parva (The Book of Virāṭa)

Chapters 1–20 of 67

1Chapter 1 — Ajñātavāsa-nirdeśa-parva (Choosing a Place for the Year of Hiding)7 verses

4.1.1 4.1.2-3 4.1.4-6 4.1.7-10 4.1.11-15 4.1.16-18 4.1.19-23

2Chapter 2 — Ballava-bṛhannaḍā-vrata-parva (The Roles of Bhīma and Arjuna)3 verses

4.2.1-8 4.2.9-20 4.2.21-27

3Chapter 3 — Granthika-tantipāla-sairandhrī-parva (The Roles of Nakula, Sahadeva, and Draupadī)5 verses

4.3.1-4 4.3.5-11 4.3.12-15 4.3.16-18 4.3.19

4Chapter 4 — Dhaumya-rājasevānuśāsana-parva (Instruction on Service at Court)9 verses

4.4.1-5 4.4.6-8 4.4.9-16 4.4.17-24 4.4.25-31 4.4.32-39 4.4.40-44 4.4.45-46 4.4.47-49

5Chapter 5 — Śamī-śastra-nidhāna-parva (Hiding the Weapons in the Śamī Tree)6 verses

4.5.1-4 4.5.5-8 4.5.9-14 4.5.15-24 4.5.25-29 4.5.30-31

6Chapter 6 — Kaṅka-praveśa-parva (Yudhiṣṭhira Enters Virāṭa's Service)4 verses

4.6.1-6 4.6.7-10 4.6.11-15 4.6.16

7Chapter 7 — Ballava-praveśa-parva (Bhīma Enters Virāṭa's Service)4 verses

4.7.1-5 4.7.6-8 4.7.9-10 4.7.11

8Chapter 8 — Sairandhrī-sudeṣṇā-saṃvāda-parva (Draupadī with the Queen)6 verses

4.8.1-8 4.8.9-14 4.8.15-19 4.8.20-26 4.8.27-31 4.8.32-33

9Chapter 9 — Tantipāla-praveśa-parva (Sahadeva Among the Herdsmen)5 verses

4.9.1-3 4.9.4-5 4.9.6-7 4.9.8-13 4.9.14-15

10Chapter 10 — Bṛhannaḍā-praveśa-parva (Arjuna in the Women's Quarters)4 verses

4.10.1-7 4.10.8-9 4.10.10 4.10.11-13

11Chapter 11 — Granthika-praveśa-parva (Nakula in the Royal Stables)3 verses

4.11.1-4 4.11.5-8 4.11.9-13

12Chapter 12 — Pracchanna-vṛtti-malla-yuddha-parva (Bhīma's Hidden Life and Wrestling)4 verses

4.12.1-11 4.12.12-19 4.12.20-28 4.12.29-32

13Chapter 13 — Kīcaka-draupadī-abhigamana-parva (Kīcaka Pursues Draupadī)3 verses

4.13.1-4 4.13.5-12 4.13.13-21

14Chapter 14 — Sudeṣṇā-preṣaṇa-parva (Draupadī Is Sent to Kīcaka)3 verses

4.14.1-9 4.14.10-17 4.14.18-21

15Chapter 15 — Kīcaka-sabhā-apamāna-parva (The Insult to Draupadī in the Assembly)5 verses

4.15.1-5 4.15.6-14 4.15.15-26 4.15.27-34 4.15.35-41

16Chapter 16 — Draupadī-bhīma-śaraṇāgati-parva (Draupadī Comes to Bhīma)2 verses

4.16.1-10 4.16.11-16

17Chapter 17 — Draupadī-yudhiṣṭhira-duḥkha-kathana-parva (Grief over Yudhiṣṭhira's Downfall)3 verses

4.17.1-9 4.17.10-18 4.17.19-29

18Chapter 18 — Draupadī-bhrātṛ-duḥkha-kathana-parva (Grief over the Brothers)3 verses

4.18.1-8 4.18.9-23 4.18.24-36

19Chapter 19 — Draupadī-dāsya-vilāpa-parva (Lament over Servitude)3 verses

4.19.1-9 4.19.10-18 4.19.19-30

20Chapter 20 — Bhīma-sāntvana-kīcaka-vadha-prārthanā-parva (The Plea to Kill Kīcaka)3 verses

4.20.1-13 4.20.14-25 4.20.26-34