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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Karṇa-parva (The Book of Karṇa)

Chapters 1–20 of 69

1Chapter 1 — Karṇa-parva, adhyāya 16 verses

8.1.1-17 8.1.18-24 8.1.25-32 8.1.33-46 8.1.47-48 8.1.49

2Chapter 2 — Karṇa-parva, adhyāya 23 verses

8.2.1-6 8.2.7-16 8.2.17-20

3Chapter 3 — Karṇa-parva, adhyāya 33 verses

8.3.1-11 8.3.12 8.3.13-14

4Chapter 4 — Karṇa-parva, adhyāya 415 verses

8.4.1-3 8.4.4-6 8.4.7-9 8.4.10-14 8.4.15-20 8.4.21-30 8.4.31-40 8.4.41-51 8.4.52-57 8.4.58 8.4.59-68 8.4.69-87 8.4.88-89 8.4.90-105 8.4.106-108

5Chapter 5 — Karṇa-parva, adhyāya 512 verses

8.5.1-2 8.5.3-9 8.5.10-17 8.5.18-26 8.5.27-28 8.5.29-37 8.5.38-45 8.5.46-58 8.5.59-75 8.5.76-87 8.5.88-100 8.5.101-110

6Chapter 6 — Karṇa-parva, adhyāya 65 verses

8.6.1-8 8.6.9-15 8.6.16-32 8.6.33-34 8.6.35-46

7Chapter 7 — Karṇa-parva, adhyāya 76 verses

8.7.1-2 8.7.3-13 8.7.14-21 8.7.22-26 8.7.27-34 8.7.35-42

8Chapter 8 — Karṇa-parva, adhyāya 85 verses

8.8.1-12 8.8.13-20 8.8.21-30 8.8.31-39 8.8.40-45

9Chapter 9 — Karṇa-parva, adhyāya 93 verses

8.9.1-10 8.9.11-21 8.9.22-35

10Chapter 10 — Karṇa-parva, adhyāya 103 verses

8.10.1-16 8.10.17-27 8.10.28-36

11Chapter 11 — Karṇa-parva, Adhyāya 114 verses

8.11.1-10 8.11.11-21 8.11.22-32 8.11.33-41

12Chapter 12 — Arjuna and Aśvatthāman in the Saṃśaptaka Battle7 verses

8.12.1-17 8.12.18-32 8.12.33-43 8.12.44-51 8.12.52-58 8.12.59-66 8.12.67-71

13Chapter 13 — The Slaying of Daṇḍadhāra and Daṇḍa4 verses

8.13.1-4 8.13.5-15 8.13.16-20 8.13.21-25

14Chapter 14 — Kṛṣṇa Shows Arjuna the Field of Slaughter5 verses

8.14.1-17 8.14.18-25 8.14.26-38 8.14.39-52 8.14.53-64

15Chapter 15 — Aśvatthāman Slays the Pāṇḍya King5 verses

8.15.1-5 8.15.6-12 8.15.13-20 8.15.21-34 8.15.35-43

16Chapter 16 — Karṇa Drives Back the Pāṇḍava Host4 verses

8.16.1-8 8.16.9-18 8.16.19-24 8.16.25-38

17Chapter 17 — Nakula's Defeat and Karṇa's Slaughter of the Pāñcālas5 verses

8.17.1-29 8.17.30-47 8.17.48-66 8.17.67-97 8.17.98-120

18Chapter 18 — Ulūka, Śakuni, Kṛpa and Kṛtavarman Press the Pāṇḍavas5 verses

8.18.1-11 8.18.12-25 8.18.26-40 8.18.41-60 8.18.61-76

19Chapter 19 — Arjuna Destroys the Saṃśaptakas and the Battle Descends into Chaos4 verses

8.19.1-22 8.19.23-35 8.19.36-45 8.19.46-75

20Chapter 20 — Yudhiṣṭhira Strikes Down Duryodhana3 verses

8.20.1-4 8.20.5-18 8.20.19-32