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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Udyoga-parva (The Book of the Effort)

Chapters 1–20 of 197

1Chapter 1 — Upaplavya-saṃvāda (001) (Council in Upaplavya after Uttara's Wedding, Chapters 1-7)5 verses

5.1.1-5 5.1.6-10 5.1.11-15 5.1.16-20 5.1.21-25

2Chapter 2 — Upaplavya-saṃvāda (002) (Council in Upaplavya after Uttara's Wedding, Chapters 1-7)3 verses

5.2.1-5 5.2.6-10 5.2.11-13

3Chapter 3 — Upaplavya-saṃvāda (003) (Council in Upaplavya after Uttara's Wedding, Chapters 1-7)5 verses

5.3.1-5 5.3.6-10 5.3.11-15 5.3.16-20 5.3.21-23

4Chapter 4 — Upaplavya-saṃvāda (004) (Council in Upaplavya after Uttara's Wedding, Chapters 1-7)6 verses

5.4.1-5 5.4.6-10 5.4.11-15 5.4.16-20 5.4.21-25 5.4.26-27

5Chapter 5 — Upaplavya-saṃvāda (005) (Council in Upaplavya after Uttara's Wedding, Chapters 1-7)4 verses

5.5.1-5 5.5.6-10 5.5.11-15 5.5.16-18

6Chapter 6 — Upaplavya-saṃvāda (006) (Council in Upaplavya after Uttara's Wedding, Chapters 1-7)4 verses

5.6.1-5 5.6.6-10 5.6.11-15 5.6.16-18

7Chapter 7 — Upaplavya-saṃvāda (007) (Council in Upaplavya after Uttara's Wedding, Chapters 1-7)8 verses

5.7.1-5 5.7.6-10 5.7.11-15 5.7.16-20 5.7.21-25 5.7.26-30 5.7.31-35 5.7.36

8Chapter 8 — Dūta-prayoga (008) (The Search for Peace and the Sending of Envoys, Chapters 8-20)8 verses

5.8.1-5 5.8.6-10 5.8.11-15 5.8.16-20 5.8.21-25 5.8.26-30 5.8.31-35 5.8.36-37

9Chapter 9 — Dūta-prayoga (009) (The Search for Peace and the Sending of Envoys, Chapters 8-20)11 verses

5.9.1-5 5.9.6-10 5.9.11-15 5.9.16-20 5.9.21-25 5.9.26-30 5.9.31-35 5.9.36-40 5.9.41-45 5.9.46-50 5.9.51-52

10Chapter 10 — Dūta-prayoga (010) (The Search for Peace and the Sending of Envoys, Chapters 8-20)10 verses

5.10.1-5 5.10.6-10 5.10.11-15 5.10.16-20 5.10.21-25 5.10.26-30 5.10.31-35 5.10.36-40 5.10.41-45 5.10.46-47

11Chapter 11 — Dūta-prayoga (011) (The Search for Peace and the Sending of Envoys, Chapters 8-20)5 verses

5.11.1-5 5.11.6-10 5.11.11-15 5.11.16-20 5.11.21-22

12Chapter 12 — Dūta-prayoga (012) (The Search for Peace and the Sending of Envoys, Chapters 8-20)7 verses

5.12.1-5 5.12.6-10 5.12.11-15 5.12.16-20 5.12.21-25 5.12.26-30 5.12.31-32

13Chapter 13 — Dūta-prayoga (013) (The Search for Peace and the Sending of Envoys, Chapters 8-20)5 verses

5.13.1-5 5.13.6-10 5.13.11-15 5.13.16-20 5.13.21-25

14Chapter 14 — Dūta-prayoga (014) (The Search for Peace and the Sending of Envoys, Chapters 8-20)3 verses

5.14.1-5 5.14.6-10 5.14.11-15

15Chapter 15 — Dūta-prayoga (015) (The Search for Peace and the Sending of Envoys, Chapters 8-20)7 verses

5.15.1-5 5.15.6-10 5.15.11-15 5.15.16-20 5.15.21-25 5.15.26-30 5.15.31-32

16Chapter 16 — Dūta-prayoga (016) (The Search for Peace and the Sending of Envoys, Chapters 8-20)7 verses

5.16.1-5 5.16.6-10 5.16.11-15 5.16.16-20 5.16.21-25 5.16.26-30 5.16.31-34

17Chapter 17 — Dūta-prayoga (017) (The Search for Peace and the Sending of Envoys, Chapters 8-20)4 verses

5.17.1-5 5.17.6-10 5.17.11-15 5.17.16-20

18Chapter 18 — Dūta-prayoga (018) (The Search for Peace and the Sending of Envoys, Chapters 8–20)5 verses

5.18.1-5 5.18.6-10 5.18.11-15 5.18.16-20 5.18.21-25

19Chapter 19 — Dūta-prayoga (019) (The Search for Peace and the Sending of Envoys, Chapters 8–20)7 verses

5.19.1-5 5.19.6-10 5.19.11-15 5.19.16-20 5.19.21-25 5.19.26-30 5.19.31-32

20Chapter 20 — Dūta-prayoga (020) (The Search for Peace and the Sending of Envoys, Chapters 8–20)5 verses

5.20.1-5 5.20.6-10 5.20.11-15 5.20.16-20 5.20.21