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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Mausala-parva (The Book of the Clubs)

Chapters 1–9 of 9

1Chapter 1 — The portents and the news of the Vṛṣṇis' fall4 verses

16.1.1-3 16.1.4-6 16.1.7-9 16.1.10-11

2Chapter 2 — The sages' curse and the iron mace6 verses

16.2.1-3 16.2.4-7 16.2.8-11 16.2.12-14 16.2.15-17 16.2.18-20

3Chapter 3 — The portents in Dvārakā; the pilgrimage ordered6 verses

16.3.1-4 16.3.5-9 16.3.10-13 16.3.14-17 16.3.18-20 16.3.21-22

4Chapter 4 — The mace-fight: the Vṛṣṇis destroy one another10 verses

16.4.1-5 16.4.6-9 16.4.10-14 16.4.15-18 16.4.19-23 16.4.24-27 16.4.28-33 16.4.34-39 16.4.40-43 16.4.44-46

5Chapter 5 — The departure of Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa8 verses

16.5.1-3 16.5.4-6 16.5.7-9 16.5.10-12 16.5.13-15 16.5.16-19 16.5.20-21 16.5.22-25

6Chapter 6 — Arjuna in the widowed Dvārakā4 verses

16.6.1-3 16.6.4-7 16.6.8-11 16.6.12-15

7Chapter 7 — Vasudeva's lament and last charge to Arjuna6 verses

16.7.1-3 16.7.4-7 16.7.8-11 16.7.12-15 16.7.16-19 16.7.20-22

8Chapter 8 — The funerals, the drowning of Dvārakā, and Arjuna's failing power15 verses

16.8.1-5 16.8.6-10 16.8.11-15 16.8.16-20 16.8.21-25 16.8.26-30 16.8.31-35 16.8.36-40 16.8.41-45 16.8.46-50 16.8.51-55 16.8.56-60 16.8.61-65 16.8.66-70 16.8.71-74

9Chapter 9 — Vyāsa consoles Arjuna; the rule of Time8 verses

16.9.1-6 16.9.7-11 16.9.12-15 16.9.16-18 16.9.19-24 16.9.25-29 16.9.30-33 16.9.34-38