Translation of the original Vyasa Mahabharata
The fourteenth day of war – 2 OM! Having bowed down unto Narayan, and unto that most exalted of male beings, viz., Nara, and unto the goddess Saraswati also, must the word Jaya be uttered. The Pandava forces try to penetrate the Kaurava army After that bull among men, viz.,…
The fourteenth day of war – 3 OM! Having bowed down unto Narayan, and unto that most exalted of male beings, viz., Nara, and unto the goddess Saraswati also, must the word Jaya be uttered. Krishna and Arjuna reach where Jayadratha was Dhritarashtra’s warriors, as soon as they beheld those…
The fourteenth day of war – 4 OM! Having bowed down unto Narayan, and unto that most exalted of male beings, viz., Nara, and unto the goddess Saraswati also, must the word Jaya be uttered. Satyaki goes past Drona When Yuyudhana, from desire of battle proceeded against Dhritarashtra’s troops, king…
Adi Parva illustrates to perfection all the issues that the Mahabharata as a whole raises. Parts of it are manifestly components of the main story; others are equally obviously accretions that have no organic relationship to the story whatever; still others are difficult to determine one way or the other.…
The fourteenth day of war – 5 OM! Having bowed down unto Narayan, and unto that most exalted of male beings, viz., Nara, and unto the goddess Saraswati also, must the word Jaya be uttered. Yudhishthira sends Bhima to help Arjun and Satyaki When the army of the Pandavas was…
The fourteenth day of war – 6: The killing of Jayadratha OM! Having bowed down unto Narayan, and unto that most exalted of male beings, viz., Nara, and unto the goddess Saraswati also, must the word Jaya be uttered. Satyaki kills king Alambusha Beholding that foremost of men, viz., Bhima,…
War in the night of the fourteenth day-1 OM! Having bowed down unto Narayan, and unto that most exalted of male beings, viz., Nara, and unto the goddess Saraswathi also, must the word Jaya be uttered. The fight between Duryodhana and Yudhishthira That elephant force of Dhritarashtra, swelling with might,…
DESTINY and TIME: Conversation between Janaka and Ashma This conversation was narrated by Vyasa to Yudhishthira, when the latter had decided to take his own life after experiencing distress – the distress that he was the cause of death for almost the entire Kshatriya Clan. Janaka the ruler of the…
DEATH and KARMA: Conversation between Mrityu and Gautami with Kala, the Fowler and the serpent This conversation appears in Dana-dharma Parva of Ansuhasana Parva. Yudhishthira said: “O grandsire! Tranquillity of mind has been said to be subtle and of diverse forms. I have heard all your discourses, but still tranquillity…
Conquering Mrityu: The story of Sudarshana and Oghavati This story appears in Dana-dharma Parva of Anushasana Parva Yudhishthira said: “O grandsire! O wisest of men! O you that are learned in all the scriptures! I have listened to this great story, O foremost of intelligent men! I am desirous of…