Translation of the original Vyasa Mahabharata
Ghoshayatra: Duryodhana goes to tease the Pandavas Dhritarashtra laments After the sons of Pandu had arrived at Dwaitavana lake, they chose a residence that was removed from the human habitations. They began to roam through delightful woods, ever charming mountains and picturesque river-valleys. After they had taken up their residence…
Danavas assure the despondent Duryodhana Duryodhana’s Prayopavesh Dismissed by the king Yudhishthira, Suyodhana, bending his head down in shame and afflicted with grief and melancholy, set out slowly. The king, accompanied by his four kinds of forces, proceeded towards his city, his heart rent in grief and filled with thoughts…
Duryodhana’s Vaishnava Yagna Karna’s Digvijaya When, in this manner the Pandavas had gone, leaving Suyodhana, and when, having been liberated by Pandu’s sons, he had come to Hastinapura, Bhishma said these words to the son of Dhritarashtra, “O child! I had told you before, when you were intent upon going…
The deer in Dvaitavana appear to Yudhishthira in his dreams Meanwhile those mighty bowmen, the Pandavas, excited by the words the messenger had spoken, became anxious, and they did not from that time experience the least happiness. Intelligence, further, had been brought by spies regarding the vow of the Suta’s…
The conversation between Vyasa and Yudhishthira Dwelling in the woods, the high-souled Pandavas spent one and ten years in a miserable plight. Although deserving of happiness, those foremost of men, brooding over their circumstances, passed their days miserably, living on fruits and roots. That royal sage, the mighty-armed Yudhishthira, reflecting…
Jayadratha abducts Draupadi The Pandavas, the great warriors of the race of Bharata sojourned like immortals in the great forest of Kamyaka, employed in hunting and pleased with the sight of numerous wild tracts of country and wide reaches of woodland, gorgeous with flowers blossoming in season. The sons of Pandu,…
Jayadratha is released Meanwhile, the Pandavas, the foremost of bowmen on the face of the earth, having wandered separately and ranged in all directions, and having slain plenty of deer and buffaloes, at length met together. Observing that great forest, which was crowded with hosts of deer and wild beasts,…
Indra receives Karna’s Kavacha and Kundalas After twelve years of their exile had passed away and the thirteenth year had set in, Indra, ever friendly to the sons of Pandu, resolved to beg of Karna his ear-rings. Ascertaining this intention of the great chief of the celestials about Karna’s ear-rings,…
The Pandavas bid farewell to forest dwellers at the end of 12 years of exile Commanded by the Lord of justice to thus spend in disguise the thirteenth year of non-discovery, the Pandavas sat before those learned and vow-observing ascetics that from regard were dwelling with them in their exile…
The Pandavas live in disguise in Virata Nagar The Pandavas choose the place and disguise for the 13th year Having in this way obtained boons from the god of Justice, that best of virtuous men, Yudhishthira, returned to the asylum and related unto the Brahmanas all that had happened. Having…