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संभव-पर्वणिsaṃbhava-parvaṇiin the Sambhava-parva
राज्ञां विविधाः संभवाः उक्ताःrājñāṃ vividhāḥ saṃbhavāḥ uktāḥthe manifold births of kings are told
अन्येषां विप्राणां चanyeṣāṃ viprāṇāṃ caand of other brahmins
ऋषेः द्वैपायनस्य चṛṣeḥ dvaipāyanasya caand of the sage Dvaipayana (Vyasa)
अंश-अवतरणं देवानां परिकीर्तितम्aṃśa-avataraṇaṃ devānāṃ parikīrtitamthe descent of portions of the gods is proclaimed
दैत्यानां दानवानां यक्षाणां च महौजसाम्daityānāṃ dānavānāṃ yakṣāṇāṃ ca mahaujasāmof the daityas, danavas, and the mighty yakshas
नागानां सर्पाणां गन्धर्वाणां पतत्रिणाम्nāgānāṃ sarpāṇāṃ gandharvāṇāṃ patatriṇāmof the nagas, serpents, gandharvas, and birds
अन्येषां च भूतानां विविधानां समुद्भवःanyeṣāṃ ca bhūtānāṃ vividhānāṃ samudbhavaḥand the arising of various other beings
वसूनां पुनः उत्पत्तिः भागीरथ्याम्vasūnāṃ punaḥ utpattiḥ bhāgīrathyāmthe new birth of the Vasus by Bhagirathi (the Ganga)
शंतनोः वेश्मनिśaṃtanoḥ veśmaniin the house of Shantanu
तेषां च आरोहणं दिविteṣāṃ ca ārohaṇaṃ diviand their ascent back to heaven
संभवाsaṃbhavāthe base form "saṃbhavā", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
राज्ञाम्rājñāmthe base form "rājñām", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
संभवपर्वणिsaṃbhavaparvaṇithe base form "saṃbhavaparvaṇi", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चैवcaivathe base form "caiva", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
विप्राणाम्viprāṇāmthe base form "viprāṇām", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ऋषेर्ṛṣerthe base form "ṛṣer", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अंशावतरणंaṃśāvataraṇaṃthe base form "aṃśāvataraṇaṃ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चात्रcātrathe base form "cātra", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
नागानाम्nāgānāmthe base form "nāgānām", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अथathathe base form "atha", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चैवcaivathe base form "caiva", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पुनर्punarthe base form "punar", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
उत्पत्तिर्utpattirthe base form "utpattir", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
भागीरथ्यांbhāgīrathyāṃthe base form "bhāgīrathyāṃ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
महात्मनाम्mahātmanāmthe base form "mahātmanām", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
शंतनोर्śaṃtanorthe base form "śaṃtanor", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पुनस्punasthe base form "punas", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चारोहणंcārohaṇaṃthe base form "cārohaṇaṃ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
The Sambhava-parva ("births") reveals a great mystery: countless divine and other beings descend to earth — this is the "descent of portions" (aṃśāvataraṇa). Behind it lies the design of the Lord: for the restoration of dharma and for His own pastime, He arranges the appearance in this world both of gods and of His eternal companions, and in due time descends Himself. Here too is the story of the Vasus, reborn from the Ganga (one of them to become Bhishma). Thus the Sambhava-parva shows that the great events of the world are no accident, but part of the providence of the Supreme, who through many descents prepares the stage for His own deeds.