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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Strī-parva (The Book of the Women)

Chapters 1–20 of 27

1Chapter 1 — Saṃjaya Consoles Dhṛtarāṣṭra5 verses

11.1.1-3 11.1.4-9 11.1.10-20 11.1.21-29 11.1.30-37

2Chapter 2 — Vidura Teaches the Law of Time and Grief3 verses

11.2.1-8 11.2.9-17 11.2.18-23

3Chapter 3 — Vidura Explains the Body and Karma4 verses

11.3.1-2 11.3.3-8 11.3.9-14 11.3.15-17

4Chapter 4 — Vidura Describes Embodied Life4 verses

11.4.1 11.4.2-8 11.4.9-13 11.4.14-15

5Chapter 5 — The Allegory of the Man in the Forest4 verses

11.5.1-2 11.5.3-9 11.5.10-15 11.5.16-22

6Chapter 6 — Vidura Explains the Allegory3 verses

11.6.1-3 11.6.4-8 11.6.9-12

7Chapter 7 — Vidura Teaches the Chariot of the Body3 verses

11.7.1-6 11.7.7-12 11.7.13-20

8Chapter 8 — Vyāsa Reveals the Divine Purpose of the War6 verses

11.8.1-10 11.8.11-19 11.8.20-29 11.8.30-38 11.8.39-44 11.8.45-48

9Chapter 9 — The Women of the Kurus Leave the City3 verses

11.9.1-7 11.9.8-16 11.9.17-21

10Chapter 10 — The Three Survivors Meet Dhṛtarāṣṭra3 verses

11.10.1-5 11.10.6-17 11.10.18-23

11Chapter 11 — Kṛṣṇa Saves Bhīma from Dhṛtarāṣṭra4 verses

11.11.1-6 11.11.7-12 11.11.13-21 11.11.22-30

12Chapter 12 — Kṛṣṇa Reproves Dhṛtarāṣṭra2 verses

11.12.1-9 11.12.10-15

13Chapter 13 — Vyāsa Restrains Gāndhārī's Anger3 verses

11.13.1-6 11.13.7-11 11.13.12-19

14Chapter 14 — Bhīma Answers Gāndhārī4 verses

11.14.1-10 11.14.11-13 11.14.14-19 11.14.20-22

15Chapter 15 — The Mothers Meet After the Slaughter6 verses

11.15.1-2 11.15.3-4 11.15.5-12 11.15.13 11.15.14-15 11.15.16-20

16Chapter 16 — Gāndhārī Sees the Field of Slaughter7 verses

11.16.1-8 11.16.9-17 11.16.18-26 11.16.27-35 11.16.36-44 11.16.45-53 11.16.54-59

17Chapter 17 — Gāndhārī Laments Duryodhana5 verses

11.17.1-4 11.17.5-8 11.17.9-18 11.17.19-22 11.17.23-30

18Chapter 18 — Gāndhārī Laments Her Sons4 verses

11.18.1-8 11.18.9-16 11.18.17-18 11.18.19-28

19Chapter 19 — Gāndhārī Laments Vikarna and His Brothers5 verses

11.19.1-6 11.19.7-10 11.19.11-13 11.19.14-18 11.19.19-21

20Chapter 20 — Uttara Laments Abhimanyu4 verses

11.20.1-8 11.20.9-18 11.20.19-26 11.20.27-32