The Epic Of The Bharatas Mahabharata

Table of Contents......Page 2
CONDENSED INTO ENGLISH VERSE: By Romesh C. Dutt......Page 4
 I. THE GATHERING......Page 6
 II. The Princes......Page 8
 IV. THE ADVENT OF ARJUN......Page 9
 V. THE ADVENT OF KARNA......Page 10
 VI. THE RIVAL WARRIORS......Page 12
 VII. THE ANOINTMENT OF KARNA......Page 13
 VIII. THE CHARIOT-DRIVER......Page 14
 BOOK II. SWAYAMVARA (The Bride\'s  Choice)......Page 15
 I. JOURNEY TO PANCHALA......Page 16
 II. THE WEDDING ASSEMBLY......Page 18
 III. THE BRIDE......Page 19
 IV. THE SUITORS......Page 20
 V. TRIAL OF SKILL......Page 21
 VI. THE DISGUISED ARJUN......Page 22
 VII. THE TUMULT......Page 24
 VIII. KRISHNA TO THE RESCUE......Page 25
 BOOK III. RAJASUYA (The Imperial  Sacrifice)......Page 26
 I. THE ASEMBLAGE OF KINGS......Page 27
 II. FEAST AND SACRIFICE......Page 28
 III. GLIMPSES OF THE TRUTH......Page 30
 IV. THE ARGHYA......Page 31
 V. SISUPALA\'S PRIDE......Page 32
 VI. SISUPALA\'S FALL......Page 33
 VII. YUDHISHTHIR EMPEROR......Page 35
 I. DRAUPADI IN THE COUNCIL HALL......Page 37
 II. DRAUPADI\'S PLAINT......Page 39
 III. INSULT AND VOW OF REVENGE......Page 40
 IV. DHRITA-RASTRA\'S KINDNESS......Page 42
 V. THE BANISHMENT......Page 43
 VI. PRITHA\'S LAMENT......Page 45
BOOK V. PATIVRATA-MAHATMYA (Woman\'s  Love)......Page 47
 I. FOREST LIFE......Page 48
 II. THE TALE OF SAVITRI......Page 49
 III. THE FATED BRIDEGROOM......Page 52
 IV. OVERTAKEN BY FATE......Page 54
 V. TRIUMPH OVER FATE......Page 57
 VI. RETURN HOME......Page 59
 BOOK VI. GO-HARANA (Cattle-Lifting)......Page 61
 I. COMPLAINT OF THE COWHERD......Page 62
 III. ARMS AND WEAPONS......Page 64
 IV. RESCUE OF THE CATTLE......Page 67
 V. WARRIOR\'S GUERDON......Page 69
 VI. THE WEDDING......Page 70
 BOOK VII. UDYOGA (The Council of War)......Page 71
 I. KRISHNA\'S SPEECH......Page 72
 II. VALADEVA\'S SPEECH......Page 73
 III. SATYARI\'S SPEECH......Page 74
 IV. DRUPAD\'S SPEECH......Page 76
 V. KRISHNA\'S SPEECH AT HASTINA......Page 77
 VI. BHISHMA\'S SPEECH......Page 79
 VII. DRONA\'S SPEECH......Page 80
 X. DURYODRAN\'S SPECH......Page 81
 MAHABHARATA BOOK VIII. BHISHMA-BADHA  (Fall of Bhishma)......Page 83
 I. PANDAVS ROUTED BY BHISHMA......Page 84
 II. KURUS ROUTED BY ARJUN......Page 86
 III. BHISHMA AND ARJUN MEET......Page 87
 VI. BHIMA\'S DANGER AND RESCUE......Page 90
 VIII. IRAVAT SLAIN......Page 91
 IX. PANDAVS ROUTED BY BHISHMA......Page 92
 X. FALL OF BHISHMA......Page 94
 I. SINGLE COMBAT BETWEEN BHIMA AND  SALYA......Page 98
 II. STANDARDS OF THE PANDAVS......Page 100
 III. ABUIMANYU\'S DEATH......Page 102
 IV. STANDARDS OF THE KURUS: ARJUN\'S  REVENGE......Page 106
 V. FALL OF DRONA......Page 109
 BOOK X. KARNA-BADHA (Fall of Karna)......Page 111
 I. KARNA AND ARJUN MEET......Page 112
 II. FALL OF KARNA......Page 113
 III. FALL OF SALYA......Page 119
 IV. NIGHT OF SLAUGHTER:  DURYODHAN\'S DEATH......Page 122
 I. KURU WOMEN VISIT THE  BATTLE-FIELD......Page 123
 II. GANDHARI\'S LAMENT FOR THE SLAIN......Page 125
 III. GANDHARI\'S LAMENT FOR  DURYODHYAN......Page 126
 IV. FUNERAL RITE......Page 128
 V. OBLATION TO KARNA......Page 129
 BOOK XII. ASWA-MEDHA (Sacrifice of  the Horse)......Page 131
 I. THE GATHERING......Page 133
 II. THE FEASTING......Page 134
 III. SACRIFICE OF ANIMALS......Page 135
 V. GIFTS......Page 137
 CONCLUSION......Page 138
 TRANSLATOR\'S EPILOGUE......Page 140