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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Śalya-parva (The Book of Śalya)

Chapters 1–20 of 64

1Chapter 1 — Saṃjaya Brings Word of the Slaughter; Dhṛtarāṣṭra's Swoon13 verses

9.1.1-3 9.1.4-8 9.1.9-13 9.1.14-17 9.1.18-21 9.1.22-24 9.1.25-28 9.1.29-32 9.1.33-36 9.1.37-40 9.1.41-43 9.1.44-47 9.1.48-52

2Chapter 2 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra's Lament17 verses

9.2.1-2 9.2.3-5 9.2.6-8 9.2.9-11 9.2.12-15 9.2.16-21 9.2.22-25 9.2.26-29 9.2.30-33 9.2.34-37 9.2.38-42 9.2.43-47 9.2.48-50 9.2.51-54 9.2.55-58 9.2.59-62 9.2.63-65

3Chapter 3 — Kṛpa Counsels Peace13 verses

9.3.1-4 9.3.5-8 9.3.9-12 9.3.13-16 9.3.17-20 9.3.21-24 9.3.25-28 9.3.29-32 9.3.33-36 9.3.37-40 9.3.41-44 9.3.45-47 9.3.48-50

4Chapter 4 — Duryodhana Refuses Peace14 verses

9.4.1-2 9.4.3-6 9.4.7-9 9.4.10-12 9.4.13-15 9.4.16-19 9.4.20-23 9.4.24-25 9.4.26-28 9.4.29-32 9.4.33-37 9.4.38-42 9.4.43-45 9.4.46-50

5Chapter 5 — The Consecration of Śalya as Commander10 verses

9.5.1-4 9.5.5-6 9.5.7-10 9.5.11-14 9.5.15-17 9.5.18-20 9.5.21-22 9.5.23-24 9.5.25 9.5.26-27

6Chapter 6 — Śalya's Vow and Kṛṣṇa's Counsel11 verses

9.6.1-4 9.6.5-10 9.6.11-14 9.6.15-17 9.6.18-20 9.6.21-23 9.6.24-27 9.6.28-31 9.6.32-35 9.6.36-37 9.6.38-41

7Chapter 7 — The Armies Array for the Eighteenth Day12 verses

9.7.1-4 9.7.5-8 9.7.9-12 9.7.13-14 9.7.15-18 9.7.19-22 9.7.23-26 9.7.27-30 9.7.31-33 9.7.34-35 9.7.36-40 9.7.41-44

8Chapter 8 — The Battle and the River of Blood12 verses

9.8.1-4 9.8.5-8 9.8.9-12 9.8.13-16 9.8.17-20 9.8.21-24 9.8.25-28 9.8.29-33 9.8.34-37 9.8.38-41 9.8.42-44 9.8.45-46

9Chapter 9 — Nakula Slays the Sons of Karṇa17 verses

9.9.1-3 9.9.4-7 9.9.8-11 9.9.12-15 9.9.16-19 9.9.20-23 9.9.24-27 9.9.28-32 9.9.33-36 9.9.37-39 9.9.40-42 9.9.43-46 9.9.47-48 9.9.49-52 9.9.53-56 9.9.57-62 9.9.63-65

10Chapter 10 — Śalya's Onslaught and Bhīma's Mace14 verses

9.10.1-5 9.10.6-9 9.10.10-13 9.10.14-17 9.10.18-20 9.10.21-24 9.10.25-28 9.10.29-32 9.10.33-36 9.10.37-40 9.10.41-44 9.10.45-50 9.10.51-54 9.10.55-56

11Chapter 11 — The Mace-Duel of Bhīma and Śalya16 verses

9.11.1-3 9.11.4-7 9.11.8-11 9.11.12-15 9.11.16-19 9.11.20-23 9.11.24-26 9.11.27-29 9.11.30-33 9.11.34-37 9.11.38-41 9.11.42-46 9.11.47-50 9.11.51-54 9.11.55-57 9.11.58-63

12Chapter 12 — The Assault on Śalya13 verses

9.12.1-2 9.12.3-5 9.12.6-8 9.12.9-11 9.12.12-13 9.12.14-16 9.12.17-18 9.12.19-24 9.12.25-28 9.12.29-33 9.12.34-37 9.12.38-41 9.12.42-45

13Chapter 13 — Arjuna and the Saṃśaptakas; the Duel with Aśvatthāman12 verses

9.13.1-3 9.13.4-7 9.13.8-9 9.13.10-12 9.13.13-17 9.13.18-19 9.13.20-24 9.13.25-29 9.13.30-33 9.13.34-37 9.13.38-40 9.13.41-45

14Chapter 14 — Śalya Withstands the United Pāṇḍavas13 verses

9.14.1-2 9.14.3-6 9.14.7-8 9.14.9-11 9.14.12-15 9.14.16-18 9.14.19-22 9.14.23-25 9.14.26-27 9.14.28-30 9.14.31-33 9.14.34-38 9.14.39-41

15Chapter 15 — Yudhiṣṭhira's Vow to Slay Śalya17 verses

9.15.1-3 9.15.4-7 9.15.8-10 9.15.11-13 9.15.14-18 9.15.19-21 9.15.22-25 9.15.26-29 9.15.30-32 9.15.33-35 9.15.36-37 9.15.38-43 9.15.44-45 9.15.46-51 9.15.52-57 9.15.58-64 9.15.65-67

16Chapter 16 — The Slaying of Śalya (Part 1)21 verses

9.16.1-6 9.16.7-10 9.16.11-15 9.16.16-19 9.16.20-23 9.16.24-26 9.16.27-29 9.16.30-31 9.16.32-34 9.16.35-37 9.16.38-39 9.16.40-46 9.16.47-48 9.16.49-51 9.16.52-56 9.16.57-58 9.16.59-64 9.16.65-71 9.16.72-78 9.16.79-85 9.16.86-87

17Chapter 17 — The Rout After Śalya's Fall11 verses

9.17.1-4 9.17.5-8 9.17.9-12 9.17.13-17 9.17.18-20 9.17.21 9.17.22-24 9.17.25-28 9.17.29-34 9.17.35-37 9.17.38-39

18Chapter 18 — The Rout, the Foot-Soldiers, and Duryodhana's Rally16 verses

9.18.1-4 9.18.5-8 9.18.9-12 9.18.13-17 9.18.18-22 9.18.23-27 9.18.28-30 9.18.31-35 9.18.36-39 9.18.40-44 9.18.45-48 9.18.49-51 9.18.52-54 9.18.55-58 9.18.59-61 9.18.62-65

19Chapter 19 — Śālva and the Elephant Slain8 verses

9.19.1-4 9.19.5-7 9.19.8-10 9.19.11-14 9.19.15-17 9.19.18-20 9.19.21-24 9.19.25-26

20Chapter 20 — Sātyaki and Kṛtavarman; Duryodhana Stands Alone9 verses

9.20.1-4 9.20.5-8 9.20.9-12 9.20.13-16 9.20.17-20 9.20.21-24 9.20.25-29 9.20.30-32 9.20.33-36