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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.
Available inRUENŚalya-parva (The Book of Śalya)
Chapters 1–20 of 641
Chapter 1 — Saṃjaya Brings Word of the Slaughter; Dhṛtarāṣṭra's Swoon13 verses
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Chapter 2 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra's Lament17 verses
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Chapter 3 — Kṛpa Counsels Peace13 verses
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Chapter 4 — Duryodhana Refuses Peace14 verses
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Chapter 5 — The Consecration of Śalya as Commander10 verses
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Chapter 6 — Śalya's Vow and Kṛṣṇa's Counsel11 verses
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Chapter 7 — The Armies Array for the Eighteenth Day12 verses
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Chapter 8 — The Battle and the River of Blood12 verses
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Chapter 9 — Nakula Slays the Sons of Karṇa17 verses
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Chapter 10 — Śalya's Onslaught and Bhīma's Mace14 verses
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Chapter 11 — The Mace-Duel of Bhīma and Śalya16 verses
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Chapter 12 — The Assault on Śalya13 verses
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Chapter 13 — Arjuna and the Saṃśaptakas; the Duel with Aśvatthāman12 verses
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Chapter 14 — Śalya Withstands the United Pāṇḍavas13 verses
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Chapter 15 — Yudhiṣṭhira's Vow to Slay Śalya17 verses
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Chapter 16 — The Slaying of Śalya (Part 1)21 verses
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Chapter 17 — The Rout After Śalya's Fall11 verses
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Chapter 18 — The Rout, the Foot-Soldiers, and Duryodhana's Rally16 verses
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Chapter 19 — Śālva and the Elephant Slain8 verses
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Chapter 20 — Sātyaki and Kṛtavarman; Duryodhana Stands Alone9 verses