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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Āśvamedhika-parva (The Book of the Horse Sacrifice)

Chapters 1–20 of 96

1Chapter 1 — Āśvamedhika-parva (Yudhiṣṭhira's Grief)6 verses

14.1.1–3 14.1.4–6 14.1.7–9 14.1.10–12 14.1.13–15 14.1.16–19

2Chapter 2 — Āśvamedhika-parva (The Comfort of Kṛṣṇa and Vyāsa)8 verses

14.2.1–2 14.2.3–5 14.2.6–8 14.2.9–11 14.2.12–13 14.2.14–16 14.2.17–18 14.2.19–20

3Chapter 3 — Āśvamedhika-parva (Vyāsa's Teaching on the Sacrifice)10 verses

14.3.1–3 14.3.4–6 14.3.7–8 14.3.9–10 14.3.11–13 14.3.14–16 14.3.17–18 14.3.19–20 14.3.21 14.3.22

4Chapter 4 — Āśvamedhika-parva (The Lineage of Marutta)10 verses

14.4.1 14.4.2–4 14.4.5–7 14.4.8–10 14.4.11–13 14.4.14–16 14.4.17–19 14.4.20–22 14.4.23–24 14.4.25–27

5Chapter 5 — Āśvamedhika-parva (The Rivalry of Marutta and Indra)11 verses

14.5.1–2 14.5.3–5 14.5.6–7 14.5.8–10 14.5.11–12 14.5.13–15 14.5.16–17 14.5.18–19 14.5.20–22 14.5.23–25 14.5.26

6Chapter 6 — Āśvamedhika-parva (saṃvarta-anveṣaṇam) (The Search for Samvarta)14 verses

14.6.1–5 14.6.6 14.6.7 14.6.8–9 14.6.10–11 14.6.12–13 14.6.14–16 14.6.17–19 14.6.20–21 14.6.22–24 14.6.25–26 14.6.27–29 14.6.30–31 14.6.32–33

7Chapter 7 — Āśvamedhika-parva (saṃvartasya saṃmati) (Samvarta's Consent)13 verses

14.7.1–2 14.7.3 14.7.4 14.7.5 14.7.6–8 14.7.9–10 14.7.11–12 14.7.13–15 14.7.16–18 14.7.19–21 14.7.22–23 14.7.24–25 14.7.26–27

8Chapter 8 — Āśvamedhika-parva (śiva-stuti-suvarṇa-lābha) (Hymn to Shiva and the Finding of Gold)14 verses

14.8.1–3 14.8.4–6 14.8.7–9 14.8.10–12 14.8.13–14 14.8.15–16 14.8.17–19 14.8.20–22 14.8.23–24 14.8.25–27 14.8.28–30 14.8.31 14.8.32 14.8.33–35

9Chapter 9 — Āśvamedhika-parva (agni-dautya) (Agni's Embassy)26 verses

14.9.1 14.9.2 14.9.3 14.9.4 14.9.5 14.9.6–7 14.9.8 14.9.9 14.9.10 14.9.11 14.9.12 14.9.13 14.9.14–15 14.9.16 14.9.17–18 14.9.19 14.9.20–21 14.9.22–23 14.9.24 14.9.25–26 14.9.27 14.9.28 14.9.29–30 14.9.31–33 14.9.34–35 14.9.36–37

10Chapter 10 — Āśvamedhika-parva (maruttayajña) (Marutta's Sacrifice)36 verses

14.10.1 14.10.2 14.10.3 14.10.4 14.10.5 14.10.6 14.10.7 14.10.8 14.10.9 14.10.10 14.10.11 14.10.12 14.10.13 14.10.14 14.10.15 14.10.16 14.10.17 14.10.18 14.10.19 14.10.20 14.10.21 14.10.22 14.10.23 14.10.24 14.10.25 14.10.26 14.10.27 14.10.28 14.10.29 14.10.30 14.10.31 14.10.32 14.10.33 14.10.34 14.10.35 14.10.36

11Chapter 11 — Āśvamedhika-parva (vṛtravadhopākhyāna) (The Tale of Vritra's Slaying)20 verses

14.11.1 14.11.2 14.11.3 14.11.4 14.11.5 14.11.6 14.11.7 14.11.8 14.11.9 14.11.10 14.11.11 14.11.12 14.11.13 14.11.14 14.11.15 14.11.16 14.11.17 14.11.18 14.11.19 14.11.20

12Chapter 12 — Āśvamedhika-parva (ātmayuddhopadeśa) (Teaching on the Battle with Oneself)14 verses

14.12.1 14.12.2 14.12.3 14.12.4 14.12.5 14.12.6 14.12.7 14.12.8 14.12.9 14.12.10 14.12.11 14.12.12 14.12.13 14.12.14

13Chapter 13 — Āśvamedhika-parva (kāmagītā) (The Song of Desire)21 verses

14.13.1 14.13.2 14.13.3 14.13.4 14.13.5 14.13.6 14.13.7 14.13.8 14.13.9 14.13.10 14.13.11 14.13.12 14.13.13 14.13.14 14.13.15 14.13.16 14.13.17 14.13.18 14.13.19 14.13.20 14.13.21

14Chapter 14 — Āśvamedhika-parva (rājasamāśvāsana) (Consoling the King)17 verses

14.14.1 14.14.2 14.14.3 14.14.4 14.14.5 14.14.6 14.14.7 14.14.8 14.14.9 14.14.10 14.14.11 14.14.12 14.14.13 14.14.14 14.14.15 14.14.16 14.14.17

15Chapter 15 — Āśvamedhika-parva (kṛṣṇaprasthānābhilāṣa) (Krishna Asks Leave to Depart)34 verses

14.15.1 14.15.2 14.15.3 14.15.4 14.15.5 14.15.6 14.15.7 14.15.8 14.15.9 14.15.10 14.15.11 14.15.12 14.15.13 14.15.14 14.15.15 14.15.16 14.15.17 14.15.18 14.15.19 14.15.20 14.15.21 14.15.22 14.15.23 14.15.24 14.15.25 14.15.26 14.15.27 14.15.28 14.15.29 14.15.30 14.15.31 14.15.32 14.15.33 14.15.34

16Chapter 16 — Āśvamedhika-parva (anugītā-ārambha) (The Beginning of the Anugita)43 verses

14.16.1 14.16.2 14.16.3 14.16.4 14.16.5 14.16.6 14.16.7 14.16.8 14.16.9 14.16.10 14.16.11 14.16.12 14.16.13 14.16.14 14.16.15 14.16.16 14.16.17 14.16.18 14.16.19 14.16.20 14.16.21 14.16.22 14.16.23 14.16.24 14.16.25 14.16.26 14.16.27 14.16.28 14.16.29 14.16.30 14.16.31 14.16.32 14.16.33 14.16.34 14.16.35 14.16.36 14.16.37 14.16.38 14.16.39 14.16.40 14.16.41 14.16.42 14.16.43

17Chapter 17 — Āśvamedhika-parva (maraṇotkrānti) (Departure from the Body at Death)39 verses

14.17.1 14.17.2 14.17.3 14.17.4 14.17.5 14.17.6 14.17.7 14.17.8 14.17.9 14.17.10 14.17.11 14.17.12 14.17.13 14.17.14 14.17.15 14.17.16 14.17.17 14.17.18 14.17.19 14.17.20 14.17.21 14.17.22 14.17.23 14.17.24 14.17.25 14.17.26 14.17.27 14.17.28 14.17.29 14.17.30 14.17.31 14.17.32 14.17.33 14.17.34 14.17.35 14.17.36 14.17.37 14.17.38 14.17.39

18Chapter 18 — Āśvamedhika-parva (garbhopapatti) (Conception and the Dharma of the Righteous)34 verses

14.18.1 14.18.2 14.18.3 14.18.4 14.18.5 14.18.6 14.18.7 14.18.8 14.18.9 14.18.10 14.18.11 14.18.12 14.18.13 14.18.14 14.18.15 14.18.16 14.18.17 14.18.18 14.18.19 14.18.20 14.18.21 14.18.22 14.18.23 14.18.24 14.18.25 14.18.26 14.18.27 14.18.28 14.18.29 14.18.30 14.18.31 14.18.32 14.18.33 14.18.34

19Chapter 19 — Āśvamedhika-parva (mokṣayoga) (The Yoga of Liberation)60 verses

14.19.1 14.19.2 14.19.3 14.19.4 14.19.5 14.19.6 14.19.7 14.19.8 14.19.9 14.19.10 14.19.11 14.19.12 14.19.13 14.19.14 14.19.15 14.19.16 14.19.17 14.19.18 14.19.19 14.19.20 14.19.21 14.19.22 14.19.23 14.19.24 14.19.25 14.19.26 14.19.27 14.19.28 14.19.29 14.19.30 14.19.31 14.19.32 14.19.33 14.19.34 14.19.35 14.19.36 14.19.37 14.19.38 14.19.39 14.19.40 14.19.41 14.19.42 14.19.43 14.19.44 14.19.45 14.19.46 14.19.47 14.19.48 14.19.49 14.19.50 14.19.51 14.19.52 14.19.53 14.19.54 14.19.55 14.19.56 14.19.57 14.19.58 14.19.59 14.19.60

20Chapter 20 — Āśvamedhika-parva (antaragnihotra) (The Inner Fire Sacrifice)27 verses

14.20.1 14.20.2 14.20.3 14.20.4 14.20.5 14.20.6 14.20.7 14.20.8 14.20.9 14.20.10 14.20.11 14.20.12 14.20.13 14.20.14 14.20.15 14.20.16 14.20.17 14.20.18 14.20.19 14.20.20 14.20.21 14.20.22 14.20.23 14.20.24 14.20.25 14.20.26 14.20.27