Table of Contents
- THE MAHABHARATA of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
- VOLUME 1
-
BOOKS 1 to 3
- Translated byKisari Mohan Ganguli
-
BOOK ONE
- TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE
-
THE MAHABHARATA
- SECTION I
- SECTION II
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SECTION III
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SECTION IV
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SECTION V
- (Pauloma Parva continued)
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SECTION VI
- (Pauloma Parva continued)
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SECTION VII
- (Pauloma Parva continued)
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SECTION VIII
- (Pauloma Parva continued)
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SECTION IX
- (Pauloma Parva continued)
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SECTION X
- (Pauloma Parva continued)
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SECTION XI
- (Pauloma Parva continued)
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SECTION XII
- (Pauloma Parva continued)
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SECTION XIII
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SECTION XIV
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SECTION XV
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SECTION XVI
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SECTION XVII
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SECTION XVIII
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SECTION XIX
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SECTION XX
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SECTION XXI
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SECTION XXII
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SECTION XXIII
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SECTION XXIV
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SECTION XXV
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SECTION XXVI
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SECTION XXVII
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SECTION XXVIII
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SECTION XXIX
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SECTION XXX
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SECTION XXXI
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SECTION XXXII
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SECTION XXXIII
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SECTION XXXIV
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SECTION XXXV
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SECTION XXXVI
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SECTION XXXVII
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SECTION XXXVIII
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SECTION XXXIX
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SECTION XL
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SECTION XLI
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SECTION XLII
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SECTION XLIII
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SECTION XLIV
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SECTION XLV
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SECTION XLVI
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SECTION XLVII
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SECTION XLVIII
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SECTION XLIX
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SECTION L
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SECTION LI
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SECTION LII
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SECTION LIII
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SECTION LIV
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SECTION LV
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SECTION LVI
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SECTION LVII
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SECTION LVIII
- (Astika Parva, continued)
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SECTION LIX
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SECTION LX
- (Adivansavatarana Parva continued)
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SECTION LXI
- (Adivansavatarana Parva continued)
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SECTION LXII
- (Adivansavatarana Parva continued)
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SECTION LXIII
- (Adivansavatarana Parva continued)
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SECTION LXV
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SECTION LXVI
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXVII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXVIII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXIX
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXX
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXXI
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXXII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXXIII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXXIV
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXXV
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXXVI
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXXVII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXXVIII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXXIX
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXXX
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXXXI
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXXXII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXXXIII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXXXIV
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXXXV
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXXXVI
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXXXVII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXXXVIII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION LXXXIX
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION XC
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION XCI
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION XCII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION XCIII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION XCIV
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION XCV
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION XCVI
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION XCVII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION XCVIII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION XCIX
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION C
- (Sambhava Parva continued )
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SECTION CI
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CIII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CIV
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CV
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CVI
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CVII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CVIII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CIX
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CX
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXI
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXIII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXIV
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXV
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXVI
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXVII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXVIII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXIX
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXX
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXXI
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXXII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXXIII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXXIV
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXXV
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXXVI
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXXVII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXXVIII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXXIX
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXXX
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXXXI
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXXXII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXXXIII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXXXIV
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXXXV
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXXXVI
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXXXVII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXXXVIII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXXXIX
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXL
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXLI
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXLII
- (Sambhava Parva continued)
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SECTION CXLIII
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SECTION CXLIV
- (Jatugriha Parva continued)
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SECTION CXLV
- (Jatugriha Parva continued)
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SECTION CXLVI
- (Jatugriha Parva continued)
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SECTION CXLVII
- (Jatugriha Parva continued)
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SECTION CXLVIII
- (Jatugriha Parva continued)
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SECTION CXLIX
- (Jatugriha Parva continued)
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SECTION CL
- (Jatugriha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLI
- (Jatugriha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLII
- (Jatugriha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLIII
- (Jatugriha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLIV
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SECTION CLV
- (Hidimva-vadha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLVI
- (Hidimva-vadha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLVII
- (Hidimva-vadha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLVIII
- (Hidimva-vadha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLIX
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SECTION CLX
- (Vaka-vadha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXI
- (Vaka-vadha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXII
- (Vaka-vadha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXIII
- (Vaka-vadha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXIV
- (Vaka-vadha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXV
- (Vaka-vadha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXVI
- (Vaka-vadha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXVII
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SECTION CLXVIII
- (Chaitraratha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXIX
- (Chaitraratha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXX
- (Chaitraratha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXXI
- (Chaitraratha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXXII
- (Chaitraratha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXXIII
- (Chaitraratha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXXIV
- (Chaitraratha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXXV
- (Chaitraratha Parva continued)
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Section CLXXVII
- (Chaitraratha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXXVI
- (Chaitraratha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXXVIII
- (Chaitraratha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXXIX
- (Chaitraratha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXXX
- (Chaitraratha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXXXI
- (Chaitraratha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXXXII
- (Chaitraratha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXXXIII
- (Chaitraratha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXXXIV
- (Chaitraratha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXXXV
- (Chaitraratha Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXXXVI
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SECTION CLXXXVII
- (Swayamvara Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXXXVIII
- (Swayamvara Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXXXIX
- (Swayamvara Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXL
- (Swayamvara Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXLI
- (Swayamvara Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXLII
- (Swayamvara Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXLIII
- (Swayamvara Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXLIV
- (Swayamvara Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXLV
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SECTION CLXLVI
- (Vaivahika Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXLVII
- (Vaivahika Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXLVIII
- (Vaivahika Parva continued)
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SECTION CLXLIX
- (Vaivahika Parva continued)
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SECTION CC
- (Vaivahika Parva continued)
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SECTION CCI
- (Vaivahika Parva continued)
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SECTION CCII
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SECTION CCIII
- (Viduragamana Parva continued)
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SECTION CCIV
- (Viduragamana Parva continued)
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SECTION CCV
- (Viduragamana Parva continued)
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SECTION CCVI
- (Viduragamana Parva continued)
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SECTION CCVII
- (Viduragamana Parva continued)
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SECTION CCVIII
- (Viduragamana Parva continued)
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SECTION CCIX
- (Viduragamana Parva continued)
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SECTION CCX
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SECTION CCXI
- (Rajya-labha Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXII
- (Rajya-labha Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXIII
- (Rajya-labha Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXIV
- (Rajya-labha Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXV
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SECTION CCXVI
- (Arjuna-vanavasa Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXVII
- (Arjuna-vanavasa Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXVIII
- (Arjuna-vanavasa Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXIX
- (Arjuna-vanavasa Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXX
- (Arjuna-vanavasa Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXXI
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SECTION CCXXII
- (Subhadra-harana Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXXIII
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SECTION CCXXIV
-
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SECTION CCXXV
- (Khandava-daha Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXXVI
- (Khandava-daha Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXXVII
- (Khandava-daha Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXXVIII
- (Khandava-daha Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXXIX
- (Khandava-daha Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXXX
- (Khandava-daha Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXXXI
- (Khandava-daha Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXXXII
- (Khandava-daha Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXXXIII
- (Khandava-daha Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXXXIV
- (Khandava-daha Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXXXV
- (Khandava-daha Parva continued)
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SECTION CCXXXVI
- (Khandava-daha Parva continued)
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THE MAHABHARATA
- KRISHNA-DWAIPAYANA VYASA
-
BOOK 2 — SABHA PARVA
- Translated into English Prose from the Original Sanskrit Text
- by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
-
SECTION I
- SECTION II
- SECTION III
- SECTION IV
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SECTION V
- (Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva)
- SECTION VI
- SECTION VII
- SECTION VIII
- SECTION IX
- SECTION X
- SECTION XI
- SECTION XII
- SECTION XIII
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SECTION XIV
- SECTION XV
- SECTION XVI
- SECTION XVII
- SECTION XVIII
- SECTION XIX
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SECTION XX
- (Jarasandhta-badha Parva)
- SECTION XXI
- SECTION XXII
- SECTION XXIII
- SECTION XXIV
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SECTION XXV
- SECTION XXVI
- SECTION XXVII
- SECTION XXVIII
- SECTION XXIX
- SECTION XXX
- SECTION XXXI
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SECTION XXXII
- SECTION XXXIII
- SECTION XXXIV
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SECTION XXXV
- SECTION XXXVI
- SECTION XXXVII
- SECTION XXXVIII
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SECTION XXXIX
- SECTION XL
- SECTION XLI
- SECTION XLII
- SECTION XLIII
- SECTION XLIV
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SECTION XLV
- SECTION XLVI
- SECTION XLVII
- SECTION XLVIII
- SECTION XLIX
- SECTION L
- SECTION LI
- SECTION LII
- SECTION LIII
- SECTION LIV
- SECTION LV
- SECTION LVI
- SECTION LVII
- SECTION LVIII
- SECTION LIX
- SECTION LX
- SECTION LXI
- SECTION LXII
- SECTION LXIII
- SECTION LXIV
- SECTION LXV
- SECTION LXVI
- SECTION LXVIII
- SECTION LXIX
- SECTION LXX
- SECTION LXXI
- SECTION LXXII
- SECTION LXXIII
- SECTION LXXIV
- SECTION LXXV
- SECTION LXXVI
- SECTION LXXVII
- SECTION LXXVIII
- SECTION LXXIX
- SECTION LXXX
-
THE MAHABHARATA
- OF
- KRISHNA-DWAIPAYANA VYASA
-
BOOK 3 — VANA PARVA
- Translated into English Prose from the Original Sanskrit Text
- By Kisari Mohan Ganguli
-
SECTION I
- SECTION II
- SECTION III
- SECTION IV
- SECTION V
- SECTION VI
- SECTION VII
- SECTION VIII
- SECTION IX
- SECTION X
-
SECTION XI
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SECTION XII
- SECTION XIII
- SECTION XIV
- SECTION XV
- SECTION XVI
- SECTION XVII
- SECTION XVIII
- SECTION XIX
- SECTION XX
- SECTION XXI
- SECTION XXII
- SECTION XXIII
- SECTION XXIV
- SECTION XXV
- SECTION XXVI
- SECTION XXVII
- SECTION XXVIII
- SECTION XXIX
- SECTION XXX
- SECTION XXXI
- SECTION XXXII
- SECTION XXXIII
- SECTION XXXIV
- SECTION XXXV
- SECTION XXXVI
- SECTION XXXVII
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SECTION XXXVIII
- SECTION XXXIX
- SECTION XL
- SECTION XLI
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SECTION XLII
- SECTION XLIII
- SECTION XLIV
- SECTION XLV
- SECTION XLVI
- SECTION XLVII
- SECTION XLVIII
- SECTION XLIX
- SECTION L
- SECTION LI
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SECTION LII
- SECTION LIII
- SECTION LIV
- SECTION LV
- SECTION LVI
- SECTION LVII
- SECTION LVIII
- SECTION LIX
- SECTION LX
- SECTION LXI
- SECTION LXII
- SECTION LXIII
- SECTION LXIV
- SECTION LXV
- SECTION LXVI
- SECTION LXVII
- SECTION LXVIII
- SECTION LXIX
- SECTION LXX
- SECTION LXXI
- SECTION LXXII
- SECTION LXXIII
- SECTION LXXIV
- SECTION LXXV
- SECTION LXXVI
- SECTION LXXVII
- SECTION LXXVIII
- SECTION LXXIX
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SECTION LXXX
- SECTION LXXXI
- SECTION LXXXII
- SECTION LXXXIII
- SECTION LXXXIV
- SECTION LXXXV
- SECTION LXXXVI
- SECTION LXXXVII
- SECTION LXXXVIII
- SECTION LXXXIX
- SECTION XC
- SECTION XCI
- SECTION XCII
- SECTION XCIII
- SECTION XCIV
- SECTION XCV
- SECTION XCVI
- SECTION XCVII
- SECTION XCVIII
- SECTION XCIX
- SECTION C
- SECTION CI
- SECTION CII
- SECTION CIII
- SECTION CIV
- SECTION CV
- SECTION CVI
- SECTION CVII
- SECTION CVIII
- SECTION CIX
- SECTION CX
- SECTION CXI
- SECTION CXII
- SECTION CXIII
-
SECTION CXIV
- (Tirtha-yatra Parva continued)
- SECTION CXV
- SECTION CXVI
- SECTION CXVII
- SECTION CXVIII
- SECTION CXIX
- SECTION CXX
- SECTION CXXI
- SECTION CXXII
- SECTION CXXIII
- SECTION CXXIV
- SECTION CXXV
- SECTION CXXVI
- SECTION CXXVII
- SECTION CXXVIII
- SECTION CXXIX
- SECTION CXXX
- SECTION CXXXI
- SECTION CXXXII
- SECTION CXXXIII
- SECTION CXXXIV
- SECTION CXXXV
- SECTION CXXXVI
- SECTION CXXXVII
- SECTION CXXXVIII
- SECTION CXXXIX
- SECTION CXL
- SECTION CXLI
- SECTION CXLII
- SECTION CXLIII
- SECTION CXLIV
- SECTION CXLV
- SECTION CXLVI
- SECTION CXLVII
- SECTION CXLVIII
- SECTION CXLIX
- SECTION CL
- SECTION CLI
- SECTION CLII
- SECTION CLIII
- SECTION CLIV
- SECTION CLV
- SECTION CLVI
- SECTION CLVII
- SECTION CLVIII
- SECTION CLIX
- SECTION CLX
- SECTION CLXI
- SECTION CLXII
- SECTION CLXIII
- SECTION CLXIV
- SECTION CLXV
- SECTION CLXVI
- SECTION CLXVII
- SECTION CLXVIII
- SECTION CLXIX
- SECTION CLXX
- SECTION CLXXI
- SECTION CLXXII
- SECTION CLXXIII
- SECTION CLXXIV
- SECTION CLXXV
- SECTION CLXXVI
- SECTION CLXXVII
- SECTION CLXXVIII
- SECTION CLXXIX
- SECTION CLXXX
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SECTION CLXXXI
- (Markandeya-Samasya Parva)
- SECTION CLXXXII
- SECTION CLXXXIII
- SECTION CLXXXIV
- SECTION CLXXXV
- SECTION CLXXXVI
- SECTION CLXXXVII
- SECTION CLXXXVIII
- SECTION CLXXXIX
- SECTION CLXL
- SECTION CLXLI
- SECTION CLXLII
- SECTION CLXLIII
- SECTION CLXLIV
- SECTION CLXLV
- SECTION CLXLVI
- SECTION CLXLVII
- SECTION CLXLVIII
- SECTION CLXLIX
- SECTION CC
- SECTION CCI
- SECTION CCII
- SECTION CCIII
- SECTION CCIV
- SECTION CCV
- SECTION CCVI
- SECTION CCVII
- SECTION CCVIII
- SECTION CCIX
- SECTION CCX
- SECTION CCXI
- SECTION CCXII
- SECTION CCXIII
- SECTION CCXIV
- SECTION CCXV
- SECTION CCXVI
- SECTION CCXVII
- SECTION CCXVIII
- SECTION CCXIX
- SECTION CCXX
- SECTION CCXXI
- SECTION CCXXII
- SECTION CCXXIII
- SECTION CCXXIV
- SECTION CCXXV
- SECTION CCXXVI
- SECTION CCXXVII
- SECTION CCXXVIII
- SECTION CCXXIX
- SECTION CCXXX
-
SECTION CCXXXI
- (Draupadi-Satyabhama Samvada)
- SECTION CCXXXII
- SECTION CCXXXIII
-
SECTION CCXXXIV
- SECTION CCXXXV
- SECTION CCXXXVI
- SECTION CCXXXVII
- SECTION CCXXXVIII
- SECTION CCXXXIX
- SECTION CCXL
- SECTION CCXLI
- SECTION CCXLII
- SECTION CCXLIII
- SECTION CCXLIV
- SECTION CCXLV
- SECTION CCXLVI
- SECTION CCXLVII
- SECTION CCXLVIII
- SECTION CCXLIX
- SECTION CCL
- SECTION CCLI
- SECTION CCLII
- SECTION CCLIII
- SECTION CCLIV
- SECTION CCLV
- SECTION CCLVI
- SECTION CCLVII
- SECTION CCLVIII
- SECTION CCLIX
- SECTION CCLX
-
SECTION CCLXI
- SECTION CCLXII
- SECTION CCLXIII
- SECTION CCLXIV
- SECTION CCLXV
- SECTION CCLXVI
- SECTION CCLXVII
- SECTION CCLXVIII
- SECTION CCLXIX
- SECTION CCLXX
- SECTION CCLXXI
- SECTION CCLXXII
- SECTION CCLXXIII
- SECTION CCLXXIV
- SECTION CCLXXV
- SECTION CCLXXVI
- SECTION CCLXXVII
- SECTION CCLXXVIII
- SECTION CCLXXIX
- SECTION CCLXXX
- SECTION CCLXXXI
- SECTION CCLXXXII
- SECTION CCLXXXIII
- SECTION CCLXXXIV
- SECTION CCLXXXV
- SECTION CCLXXXVI
- SECTION CCLXXXVII
- SECTION CCLXXXVIII
- SECTION CCLXXXIX
- SECTION CCLXL
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SECTION CCLXLI
- (Pativrata-mahatmya Parva)
- SECTION CCLXLII
- SECTION CCLXLIII
- SECTION CCLXLIV
- SECTION CCLXLV
- SECTION CCLXLVI
- SECTION CCLXLVII
- SECTION CCLXLVIII
- SECTION CCLXLIX
- SECTION CCC
- SECTION CCCI
- SECTION CCCII
- SECTION CCCIII
- SECTION CCCIV
- SECTION CCCV
- SECTION CCCVI
- SECTION CCCVII
- SECTION CCCVIII
-
SECTION CCCIX
- SECTION CCCX
- SECTION CCCXI
- SECTION CCCXII
- SECTION CCCXIII
- FOOTNOTES
THE MAHABHARATA of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
VOLUME 1
BOOKS 1 to 3
Translated byKisari Mohan Ganguli
CONTENTS
TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE
THE MAHABHARATA
BOOK ONE
SECTION I
SECTION II
SECTION III
SECTION IV
SECTION V
SECTION VI
SECTION VII
SECTION VIII
SECTION IX
SECTION X
SECTION XI
SECTION XII
SECTION XIII
SECTION XIV
SECTION XV
SECTION XVI
SECTION XVII
SECTION XVIII
SECTION XIX
SECTION XX
SECTION XXI
SECTION XXII
SECTION XXIII
SECTION XXIV
SECTION XXV
SECTION XXVI
SECTION XXVII
SECTION XXVIII
SECTION XXIX
SECTION XXX
SECTION XXXI
SECTION XXXII
SECTION XXXIII
SECTION XXXIV
SECTION XXXV
SECTION XXXVI
SECTION XXXVII
SECTION XXXVIII
SECTION XXXIX
SECTION XL
SECTION XLI
SECTION XLII
SECTION XLIII
SECTION XLIV
SECTION XLV
SECTION XLVI
SECTION XLVII
SECTION XLVIII
SECTION XLIX
SECTION L
SECTION LI
SECTION LII
SECTION LIII
SECTION LIV
SECTION LV
SECTION LVI
SECTION LVII
SECTION LVIII
SECTION LIX
SECTION LX
SECTION LXI
SECTION LXII
SECTION LXIII
SECTION LXV
SECTION LXVI
SECTION LXVII
SECTION LXVIII
SECTION LXIX
SECTION LXX
SECTION LXXI
SECTION LXXII
SECTION LXXIII
SECTION LXXIV
SECTION LXXV
SECTION LXXVI
SECTION LXXVII
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SECTION LXXXVI
SECTION LXXXVII
SECTION LXXXVIII
SECTION LXXXIX
SECTION XC
SECTION XCI
SECTION XCII
SECTION XCIII
SECTION XCIV
SECTION XCV
SECTION XCVI
SECTION XCVII
SECTION XCVIII
SECTION XCIX
SECTION C
SECTION CI
SECTION CII
SECTION CIII
SECTION CIV
SECTION CV
SECTION CVI
SECTION CVII
SECTION CVIII
SECTION CIX
SECTION CX
SECTION CXI
SECTION CXII
SECTION CXIII
SECTION CXIV
SECTION CXV
SECTION CXVI
SECTION CXVII
SECTION CXVIII
SECTION CXIX
SECTION CXX
SECTION CXXI
SECTION CXXII
SECTION CXXIII
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SECTION CXXVII
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SECTION CXXXV
SECTION CXXXVI
SECTION CXXXVII
SECTION CXXXVIII
SECTION CXXXIX
SECTION CXL
SECTION CXLI
SECTION CXLII
SECTION CXLIII
SECTION CXLIV
SECTION CXLV
SECTION CXLVI
SECTION CXLVII
SECTION CXLVIII
SECTION CXLIX
SECTION CL
SECTION CLI
SECTION CLII
SECTION CLIII
SECTION CLIV
SECTION CLV
SECTION CLVI
SECTION CLVII
SECTION CLVIII
SECTION CLIX
SECTION CLX
SECTION CLXI
SECTION CLXII
SECTION CLXIII
SECTION CLXIV
SECTION CLXV
SECTION CLXVI
SECTION CLXVII
SECTION CLXVIII
SECTION CLXIX
SECTION CLXX
SECTION CLXXI
SECTION CLXXII
SECTION CLXXIII
SECTION CLXXIV
SECTION CLXXV
Section CLXXVII
SECTION CLXXVI
SECTION CLXXVIII
SECTION CLXXIX
SECTION CLXXX
SECTION CLXXXI
SECTION CLXXXII
SECTION CLXXXIII
SECTION CLXXXIV
SECTION CLXXXV
SECTION CLXXXVI
SECTION CLXXXVII
SECTION CLXXXVIII
SECTION CLXXXIX
SECTION CLXL
SECTION CLXLI
SECTION CLXLII
SECTION CLXLIII
SECTION CLXLIV
SECTION CLXLV
SECTION CLXLVI
SECTION CLXLVII
SECTION CLXLVIII
SECTION CLXLIX
SECTION CC
SECTION CCI
SECTION CCII
SECTION CCIII
SECTION CCIV
SECTION CCV
SECTION CCVI
SECTION CCVII
SECTION CCVIII
SECTION CCIX
SECTION CCX
SECTION CCXI
SECTION CCXII
SECTION CCXIII
SECTION CCXIV
SECTION CCXV
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SECTION CCXX
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THE MAHABHARATA
BOOK 2 — SABHA PARVA
SECTION I
SECTION II
SECTION III
SECTION IV
SECTION V
SECTION VI
SECTION VII
SECTION VIII
SECTION IX
SECTION X
SECTION XI
SECTION XII
SECTION XIII
SECTION XIV
SECTION XV
SECTION XVI
SECTION XVII
SECTION XVIII
SECTION XIX
SECTION XX
SECTION XXI
SECTION XXII
SECTION XXIII
SECTION XXIV
SECTION XXV
SECTION XXVI
SECTION XXVII
SECTION XXVIII
SECTION XXIX
SECTION XXX
SECTION XXXI
SECTION XXXII
SECTION XXXIII
SECTION XXXIV
SECTION XXXV
SECTION XXXVI
SECTION XXXVII
SECTION XXXVIII
SECTION XXXIX
SECTION XL
SECTION XLI
SECTION XLII
SECTION XLIII
SECTION XLIV
SECTION XLV
SECTION XLVI
SECTION XLVII
SECTION XLVIII
SECTION XLIX
SECTION L
SECTION LI
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SECTION LIII
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SECTION LV
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SECTION LVII
SECTION LVIII
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SECTION LX
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SECTION LXXV
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SECTION LXXVII
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SECTION LXXIX
SECTION LXXX
THE MAHABHARATA
BOOK 3 — VANA PARVA
SECTION I
SECTION II
SECTION III
SECTION IV
SECTION V
SECTION VI
SECTION VII
SECTION VIII
SECTION IX
SECTION X
SECTION XI
SECTION XII
SECTION XIII
SECTION XIV
SECTION XV
SECTION XVI
SECTION XVII
SECTION XVIII
SECTION XIX
SECTION XX
SECTION XXI
SECTION XXII
SECTION XXIII
SECTION XXIV
SECTION XXV
SECTION XXVI
SECTION XXVII
SECTION XXVIII
SECTION XXIX
SECTION XXX
SECTION XXXI
SECTION XXXII
SECTION XXXIII
SECTION XXXIV
SECTION XXXV
SECTION XXXVI
SECTION XXXVII
SECTION XXXVIII
SECTION XXXIX
SECTION XL
SECTION XLI
SECTION XLII
SECTION XLIII
SECTION XLIV
SECTION XLV
SECTION XLVI
SECTION XLVII
SECTION XLVIII
SECTION XLIX
SECTION L
SECTION LI
SECTION LII
SECTION LIII
SECTION LIV
SECTION LV
SECTION LVI
SECTION LVII
SECTION LVIII
SECTION LIX
SECTION LX
SECTION LXI
SECTION LXII
SECTION LXIII
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SECTION LXV
SECTION LXVI
SECTION LXVII
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SECTION LXX
SECTION LXXI
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SECTION LXXIII
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SECTION LXXV
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SECTION LXXX
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SECTION LXXXV
SECTION LXXXVI
SECTION LXXXVII
SECTION LXXXVIII
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SECTION XC
SECTION XCI
SECTION XCII
SECTION XCIII
SECTION XCIV
SECTION XCV
SECTION XCVI
SECTION XCVII
SECTION XCVIII
SECTION XCIX
SECTION C
SECTION CI
SECTION CII
SECTION CIII
SECTION CIV
SECTION CV
SECTION CVI
SECTION CVII
SECTION CVIII
SECTION CIX
SECTION CX
SECTION CXI
SECTION CXII
SECTION CXIII
SECTION CXIV
SECTION CXV
SECTION CXVI
SECTION CXVII
SECTION CXVIII
SECTION CXIX
SECTION CXX
SECTION CXXI
SECTION CXXII
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SECTION CXXV
SECTION CXXVI
SECTION CXXVII
SECTION CXXVIII
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SECTION CXXX
SECTION CXXXI
SECTION CXXXII
SECTION CXXXIII
SECTION CXXXIV
SECTION CXXXV
SECTION CXXXVI
SECTION CXXXVII
SECTION CXXXVIII
SECTION CXXXIX
SECTION CXL
SECTION CXLI
SECTION CXLII
SECTION CXLIII
SECTION CXLIV
SECTION CXLV
SECTION CXLVI
SECTION CXLVII
SECTION CXLVIII
SECTION CXLIX
SECTION CL
SECTION CLI
SECTION CLII
SECTION CLIII
SECTION CLIV
SECTION CLV
SECTION CLVI
SECTION CLVII
SECTION CLVIII
SECTION CLIX
SECTION CLX
SECTION CLXI
SECTION CLXII
SECTION CLXIII
SECTION CLXIV
SECTION CLXV
SECTION CLXVI
SECTION CLXVII
SECTION CLXVIII
SECTION CLXIX
SECTION CLXX
SECTION CLXXI
SECTION CLXXII
SECTION CLXXIII
SECTION CLXXIV
SECTION CLXXV
SECTION CLXXVI
SECTION CLXXVII
SECTION CLXXVIII
SECTION CLXXIX
SECTION CLXXX
SECTION CLXXXI
SECTION CLXXXII
SECTION CLXXXIII
SECTION CLXXXIV
SECTION CLXXXV
SECTION CLXXXVI
SECTION CLXXXVII
SECTION CLXXXVIII
SECTION CLXXXIX
SECTION CLXL
SECTION CLXLI
SECTION CLXLII
SECTION CLXLIII
SECTION CLXLIV
SECTION CLXLV
SECTION CLXLVI
SECTION CLXLVII
SECTION CLXLVIII
SECTION CLXLIX
SECTION CC
SECTION CCI
SECTION CCII
SECTION CCIII
SECTION CCIV
SECTION CCV
SECTION CCVI
SECTION CCVII
SECTION CCVIII
SECTION CCIX
SECTION CCX
SECTION CCXI
SECTION CCXII
SECTION CCXIII
SECTION CCXIV
SECTION CCXV
SECTION CCXVI
SECTION CCXVII
SECTION CCXVIII
SECTION CCXIX
SECTION CCXX
SECTION CCXXI
SECTION CCXXII
SECTION CCXXIII
SECTION CCXXIV
SECTION CCXXV
SECTION CCXXVI
SECTION CCXXVII
SECTION CCXXVIII
SECTION CCXXIX
SECTION CCXXX
SECTION CCXXXI
SECTION CCXXXII
SECTION CCXXXIII
SECTION CCXXXIV
SECTION CCXXXV
SECTION CCXXXVI
SECTION CCXXXVII
SECTION CCXXXVIII
SECTION CCXXXIX
SECTION CCXL
SECTION CCXLI
SECTION CCXLII
SECTION CCXLIII
SECTION CCXLIV
SECTION CCXLV
SECTION CCXLVI
SECTION CCXLVII
SECTION CCXLVIII
SECTION CCXLIX
SECTION CCL
SECTION CCLI
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SECTION CCLIII
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SECTION CCLVI
SECTION CCLVII
SECTION CCLVIII
SECTION CCLIX
SECTION CCLX
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SECTION CCLXLII
SECTION CCLXLIII
SECTION CCLXLIV
SECTION CCLXLV
SECTION CCLXLVI
SECTION CCLXLVII
SECTION CCLXLVIII
SECTION CCLXLIX
SECTION CCC
SECTION CCCI
SECTION CCCII
SECTION CCCIII
SECTION CCCIV
SECTION CCCV
SECTION CCCVI
SECTION CCCVII
SECTION CCCVIII
SECTION CCCIX
SECTION CCCX
SECTION CCCXI
SECTION CCCXII
SECTION CCCXIII
BOOK ONE
TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE
The object of a translator should ever be to hold the mirror upto his author. That being so, his chief duty is to represent so far as practicable the manner in which his author's ideas have been expressed, retaining if possible at the sacrifice of idiom and taste all the peculiarities of his author's imagery and of language as well. In regard to translations from the Sanskrit, nothing is easier than to dish up Hindu ideas, so as to make them agreeable to English taste. But the endeavour of the present translator has been to give in the following pages as literal a rendering as possible of the great work of Vyasa. To the purely English reader there is much in the following pages that will strike as ridiculous. Those unacquainted with any language but their own are generally very exclusive in matters of taste. Having no knowledge of models other than what they meet with in their own tongue, the standard they have formed of purity and taste in composition must necessarily be a narrow one. The translator, however, would ill-discharge his duty, if for the sake of avoiding ridicule, he sacrificed fidelity to the original. He must represent his author as he is, not as he should be to please the narrow taste of those entirely unacquainted with him. Mr. Pickford, in the preface to his English translation of the Mahavira Charita, ably defends a close adherence to the original even at the sacrifice of idiom and taste against the claims of what has been called 'Free Translation,' which means dressing the author in an outlandish garb to please those to whom he is introduced.
In the preface to his classical translation of Bhartrihari's Niti Satakam and Vairagya Satakam, Mr. C.H. Tawney says, "I am sensible that in the present attempt I have retained much local colouring. For instance, the ideas of worshipping the feet of a god of great men, though it frequently occurs in Indian literature, will undoubtedly move the laughter of Englishmen unacquainted with Sanskrit, especially if they happen to belong to that class of readers who revel their attention on the accidental and remain blind to the essential. But a certain measure of fidelity to the original even at the risk of making oneself ridiculous, is better than the studied dishonesty which characterises so many translations of oriental poets."