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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Bhīṣma-parva (The Book of Bhīṣma)

Chapters 1–20 of 117

1Chapter 1 — Bhīṣma-vadha-parva (001) (Bhīṣma-parva: The Beginning of the Battle at Kurukṣetra)7 verses

6.1.1 6.1.2-5 6.1.6-12 6.1.13-19 6.1.20-25 6.1.26-32 6.1.33-34

2Chapter 2 — Bhīṣma-vadha-parva (002) (Bhīṣma-parva: The Boon to Sañjaya and the Ill Omens)5 verses

6.2.1-3 6.2.4-6 6.2.7-14 6.2.15-23 6.2.24-33

3Chapter 3 — Bhīṣma-vadha-parva (003) (Bhīṣma-parva: Omens Before the Death of Kings)6 verses

6.3.1-10 6.3.11-18 6.3.19-27 6.3.28-34 6.3.35-42 6.3.43-46

4Chapter 4 — Bhīṣma-vadha-parva (004) (Bhīṣma-parva: Vyāsa on the Signs of Victory)4 verses

6.4.1-10 6.4.11-15 6.4.16-25 6.4.26-35

5Chapter 5 — Bhūmi-parvan (005) (Bhīṣma-parva: Sañjaya on the Earth and Living Beings)4 verses

6.5.1-2 6.5.3-8 6.5.9-16 6.5.17-21

6Chapter 6 — Bhūmi-parvan (006) (Bhīṣma-parva: The Five Elements and Sudarśana-dvīpa)3 verses

6.6.1-2 6.6.3-11 6.6.12-16

7Chapter 7 — Bhūmi-parvan (007) (Bhīṣma-parva: Meru, the Varṣas, and the Sacred Rivers)7 verses

6.7.1-5 6.7.6-11 6.7.12-21 6.7.22-28 6.7.29-38 6.7.39-47 6.7.48-53

8Chapter 8 — Bhūmi-parvan (008) (Bhīṣma-parva: The Northern Kurus, Bhadrāśva, and Jambudvīpa)5 verses

6.8.1-5 6.8.6-12 6.8.13-17 6.8.18-25 6.8.26-31

9Chapter 9 — Bhūmi-parvan (009) (Bhīṣma-parva: Airāvata and Lord Hari-Vaikuṇṭha)4 verses

6.9.1-7 6.9.8-14 6.9.15-18 6.9.19-21

10Chapter 10 — Bhūmi-parvan (010) (Bhīṣma-parva: Bhārata-varṣa, Its Rivers and Peoples)5 verses

6.10.1-9 6.10.10-12 6.10.13-36 6.10.37-68 6.10.69-74

11Chapter 11 — Bhūmi-parvan (011) (Bhīṣma-parva: The Yugas and Lifespans in Bhārata-varṣa)4 verses

6.11.1-2 6.11.3-7 6.11.8-13 6.11.14

12Chapter 12 — Bhūmi-parvan (012) (Bhīṣma-parva: Śākadvīpa and Its Sacred Order)6 verses

6.12.1-4 6.12.5-11 6.12.12-17 6.12.18-24 6.12.25-32 6.12.33-37

13Chapter 13 — Bhūmi-parvan (013) (Bhīṣma-parva: The Northern Dvīpas, Rāhu, and the Luminaries)7 verses

6.13.1-8 6.13.9-16 6.13.17-23 6.13.24-31 6.13.32-38 6.13.39-45 6.13.46-50

14Chapter 14 — Bhīṣma-vadha (014) (Bhīṣma-parva: Sañjaya Reports the Fall of Bhīṣma)5 verses

6.14.1-2 6.14.3-5 6.14.6-8 6.14.9-11 6.14.12-13

15Chapter 15 — Bhīṣma-vadha (015) (Bhīṣma-parva: Dhṛtarāṣṭra's Lament for the Fall of Bhīṣma)8 verses

6.15.1-8 6.15.9-16 6.15.17-23 6.15.24-36 6.15.37-47 6.15.48-57 6.15.58-68 6.15.69-75

16Chapter 16 — Bhīṣma-vadha (016) (Bhīṣma-parva: Sañjaya Begins the Tale of the Battle)5 verses

6.16.1-10 6.16.11-20 6.16.21-32 6.16.33-39 6.16.40-46

17Chapter 17 — Bhīṣma-vadha (017) (Bhīṣma-parva: Bhīṣma Instructs the Kings, and the Armies March Forth)6 verses

6.17.1-4 6.17.5-11 6.17.12-18 6.17.19-24 6.17.25-31 6.17.32-39

18Chapter 18 — Bhīṣma-vadha (018) (Bhīṣma-parva: The Guard of Bhīṣma and Duryodhana's Army)4 verses

6.18.1-4 6.18.5-9 6.18.10-14 6.18.15-18

19Chapter 19 — Bhīṣma-vadha (019) (Bhīṣma-parva: The Pāṇḍavas Form the Vajra-vyūha)8 verses

6.19.1-2 6.19.3-6 6.19.7-15 6.19.16-23 6.19.24-28 6.19.29-35 6.19.36-42 6.19.43-44

20Chapter 20 — Bhīṣma-vadha (020) (Bhīṣma-parva: Sañjaya Compares the Armies)5 verses

6.20.1-2 6.20.3-6 6.20.7-10 6.20.11-15 6.20.16-20