Volume VI — Karna, Shalya, Sauptika & Stri Parva

The End of the War and the Night Raid

Karna’s command and his death at Arjuna’s hands, Shalya’s single day, the mace duel between Bhima and Duryodhana, Ashvatthama’s massacre of the sleeping camp, and the women’s lament over the field.

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Chapters

1 23 verses

Karna Parva — The speech of Janamejaya
2 25 verses

Karna Parva — The parley between Sanjaya and Dhritarashtra
3 21 verses

Karna Parva — The speech of Sanjaya
4 14 verses

Karna Parva — The bewailing of Dhritarashtra
5 48 verses

Karna Parva — The speech of Sanjaya
6 36 verses

Karna Parva — The speech of Sanjaya
7 25 verses

Karna Parva — The speech of Sanjaya
8 30 verses

Karna Parva — The speech of Dhritarashtra
9 67 verses

Karna Parva — The repentance of Dhritarashtra
10 46 verses

Karna Parva — The installation of Karna
11 35 verses

Karna Parva — The commencement of the battle
12 44 verses

Karna Parva — The slaying of Kshemadhurti
13 36 verses

Karna Parva — The slaying of Vinda and Anuvinda
14 39 verses

Karna Parva — The slaying of Chitra
15 43 verses

Karna Parva — The encounter between Ashvatthaman and Bhima
16 43 verses

Karna Parva — The encounter between Ashvatthaman and Arjuna
17 25 verses

Karna Parva — The defeat of Ashvatthama
18 25 verses

Karna Parva — The slaughter of Dandadhara
19 52 verses

Karna Parva — The general encounter
20 50 verses

Karna Parva — The fall of Pandya
21 37 verses

Karna Parva — The general encounter
22 29 verses

Karna Parva — The encounter between several heroes
23 21 verses

Karna Parva — The encounter between Shahadeva and Dushasana
24 69 verses

Karna Parva — The prowess of Karna
25 41 verses

Karna Parva — The encounter between Shutasome and the son of Subala
26 36 verses

Karna Parva — The retreat of Shikhandin
27 34 verses

Karna Parva — The victory gained by Arjuna
28 43 verses

Karna Parva — The general encounter of several heroes
29 30 verses

Karna Parva — The general encounter
30 44 verses

Karna Parva — The general encounter
31 68 verses

Karna Parva — The parley between Karna and Duryodhana
32 65 verses

Karna Parva — Shalya'a acceptance of the charioteership of Karna
33 52 verses

Karna Parva — The history of the three cities of the Danavas
34 149 verses

Karna Parva — The history of destruction of the triple city belonging to the Asuras
35 46 verses

Karna Parva — Shalya's accepting the charioteer ship of Karna
36 28 verses

Karna Parva — The conversation between Karna and Shalya
37 43 verses

Karna Parva — The conversation between Karna and Shalya on the eve of the battle
38 20 verses

Karna Parva — Karna offering to give rewards
39 34 verses

Karna Parva — Shalya reviling
40 46 verses

Karna Parva — The discourse of Karna and Shalya
41 72 verses

Karna Parva — The story of the swan and crow
42 46 verses

Karna Parva — The conversation between Karna and Shalya
43 9 verses

Karna Parva — The conversation between Karna and Shalya
44 39 verses

Karna Parva — The conversation between Karna and Shalya
45 47 verses

Karna Parva — The end of wordy war-fare between Karna and Shalya
46 80 verses

Karna Parva — The beginning of battle
47 20 verses

Karna Parva — Battle between Kauravas and Pandavas
48 60 verses

Karna Parva — The fight between Karna and Yudhishthira
49 79 verses

Karna Parva — The combat fight
50 41 verses

Karna Parva — The defeat of Karna
51 73 verses

Karna Parva — The confused fight
52 35 verses

Karna Parva — The thick fight
53 43 verses

Karna Parva — Destruction of Ten thousand Samsaptakas by Arjuna
54 40 verses

Karna Parva — The battle of Samsaptakas
55 35 verses

Karna Parva — The retreating of Yudhishthira from the battle-field
56 131 verses

Karna Parva — The battle of Sankula
57 18 verses

Karna Parva — Pledge of Ashvatthama
58 45 verses

Karna Parva — The words of Krishna
59 56 verses

Karna Parva — Defeat of Ashvatthama
60 79 verses

Karna Parva — The conversation between Sri Krishna and Arjuna
61 67 verses

Karna Parva — Dreadful battle
62 29 verses

Karna Parva — Dreadful battle
63 30 verses

Karna Parva — Escaping of Yudhishthira
64 57 verses

Karna Parva — Search of the Yudhishthira
65 20 verses

Karna Parva — The arrival of Krishna and Arjuna to Yudhishthira
66 44 verses

Karna Parva — The words of Yudhishthira
67 21 verses

Karna Parva — The words of Arjuna
68 27 verses

Karna Parva — The harsh words of Yudhishthira
69 79 verses

Karna Parva — The conversation between Krishna and Arjuna
70 48 verses

Karna Parva — Assurance to Yudhishthira
71 33 verses

Karna Parva — The vows of Arjuna
72 35 verses

Karna Parva — The conversation between Krishna and Arjuna
73 99 verses

Karna Parva — The words of Sri Krishna
74 54 verses

Karna Parva — The words of Arjuna
75 16 verses

Karna Parva — Fight of both armies
76 31 verses

Karna Parva — The conversation between Bhimasena and Vishoka
77 65 verses

Karna Parva — The defeat of Shakuni
78 54 verses

Karna Parva — Dreadful battle
79 81 verses

Karna Parva — Dreadful battle
80 26 verses

Karna Parva — Dreadful battle
81 50 verses

Karna Parva — Dreadful battle
82 36 verses

Karna Parva — Fight between Dushasana and Bhimasena
83 37 verses

Karna Parva — Dushasana death
84 36 verses

Karna Parva — Battle of Vrishasena and defeat of Nakula
85 36 verses

Karna Parva — Death of Vrishasena
86 18 verses

Karna Parva — The words of Sri Krishna
87 88 verses

Karna Parva — Krishana and Arjuna meeting in dual battle
88 30 verses

Karna Parva — The words of Ashvatthama
89 86 verses

Karna Parva — The dual battle between Karna and Arjuna
90 98 verses

Karna Parva — Karna's car swallowed up by earth
91 62 verses

Karna Parva — Killing of Karna
92 14 verses

Karna Parva — Shalya pursued from the battle-field
93 58 verses

Karna Parva — Kuru soldiers fled away from battle-field
94 51 verses

Karna Parva — Description of battle-field
95 20 verses

Karna Parva — Kuru soldiers returned to his camp
96 53 verses

Karna Parva — The joy of Yudhishthira
97 43 verses

Duryodhana's grief after the death of Karna. Sanjaya described to Dhritarastra the battle. Dhritarastra falls senseless
98 54 verses

Shalya Parva — Dhritarashtra's bewailings
99 51 verses

Shalya Parva — Account of the field after Karna's death-the joy of the Pandavas and the depression of the Kurus. Duryodhana rallies his army
100 41 verses

Shalya Parva — Kripa asks Duryodhana to make peace
101 46 verses

Shalya Parva — Duryodhana's reply to Kripa and his unwillingness to make peace. His army takes rest
102 22 verses

Shalya Parva — Ashvatthaman asks Duryodhana to make Shalya the commander and Duryodhana requests him accordingly
103 39 verses

Shalya Parva — Shalya accepts the command of the army
104 38 verses

Shalya Parva — The arrangement of Kuru troops under Shalya and the preparation of both parties for a first battle
105 43 verses

Shalya Parva — The battle between the Kurus and Srinjayas
106 63 verses

Shalya Parva — Shalya rallies his army and goes against Yudhishthira and the Pandavas. The encounter between the Nakula and Chitra Sena. The former kills the latter. Nakula slays Satyasena…
107 53 verses

Shalya Parva — Shalya strikes the Pandavas who in return strike him. Kritavarma and Kripa go to help Shalya. The fight between various Kuru and Pandava leaders
108 62 verses

Shalya Parva — The fight between Shalya and Bhima. Shalya strikes Yudhishthira. The death of Chekitan
109 43 verses

Shalya Parva — Satyaki, Bhima, Nakula and Sahadeva come to Yudhishthira's rescue. Bhima strikes Shalya heavily
110 41 verses

Shalya Parva — The fight between Arjuna and Drona's son. The latter kills Suratha
111 39 verses

Shalya Parva — The fight between Duryodhana and Dhrishtadyumna. The encounter between Shalya and Nakula and Satyaki
112 59 verses

Shalya Parva — The fight between Arjuna and Kripa and Kritavarman. Shalya alone fights with the entire Pandava army. The fight between Shalya and Yudhishthira
113 88 verses

Shalya Parva — The encounter between Shalya and Yudhishthira. The latter kills Shalya
114 33 verses

Shalya Parva — The followers of Shalya try to kill Yudhishthira, the routing of the Kuru army
115 59 verses

Shalya Parva — The fight between Shakuni and Nakula and Sahadeva and other leaders
116 25 verses

Shalya Parva — The death of Shalya, the king of Mlechchhas
117 33 verses

Shalya Parva — The fight between the various leaders of both the armies
118 46 verses

Shalya Parva — The fight between Duryodhana and the sons of Pandu
119 76 verses

Shalya Parva — The fight between Yudhishthira and the Kurus. The fight of Shakuni
120 52 verses

Shalya Parva — Arjuna bewails before Krishna, Arjuna goes to the field for killing Duryodhana
121 53 verses

Shalya Parva — The fight between Dhristadyumna and Duryodhana
122 39 verses

Shalya Parva — Bhima kills Duryodhana's brother
123 52 verses

Shalya Parva — The fights between Bhima and Sudarsha and the encounter of other warriors son
124 60 verses

Shalya Parva — Sahadeva fights with Shakuni and kills him
125 89 verses

Shalya Parva — Sanjaya's grief and colloquy between Vidura and Sanjaya
126 57 verses

Shalya Parva — Duryodhana lives in a lake. Drona, Kripa and Ashvatthaman meet him there. The Pandavas learn the whereabouts of Duryodhana from the hunters. They go to the lake and vilify him
127 65 verses

Shalya Parva — Yudhishthira abuses Duryodhana
128 57 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The battle of words between Yudi ishthira and Duryodhana
129 53 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The exchange of angry words between Bhima and Duryodhana
130 17 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The arrival of Balarama to witness the mace encounter between Bhima and Duryodhana
131 73 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The origin of Prabhasa described by Vaishampayana
132 50 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The history of Udapana
133 49 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The history of the Tirthas Vinashana, Gargashrota, Shakuha, Subhumika
134 48 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The history of Sapta Sarasvati and Mankanaka
135 29 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The origin of the name of Kapalamochana
136 30 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The attainment of Brahmanahood by Arshtisena, Sindhudvipa, Devapi and Vishvamitra
137 31 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The story of Dalvya-Valla. The history of the Tirtha Yayata
138 36 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The history of the Tirtha Vasishthapavaha
139 37 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The history of Indra's curse and expiation
140 44 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The investiture of Kartikeya. His companions
141 54 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The companions of Kartikeya
142 78 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The history of the Tirtha Taijasa and that of the installation of the King of Waters; The history of Agnitirtha
143 29 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The story of the Tirtha Vadara-pachana and of Bharadvaja's daughter Sravati
144 58 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The story of Indra Tirtha
145 19 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The story of Indra Tirtha
146 62 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The story of the Rishi Asita Devala
147 45 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The story of Dadhicha
148 21 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The story of the old maiden
149 20 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The story of Samanta panchaka
150 39 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — Baladeva meets Narada
151 34 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The encounter between Bhima and Duryodhana and Baladeva's presence there
152 38 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The preparation for fight
153 67 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The encounter between Bhima and Duryodhana
154 55 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The fall of Duryodhana
155 21 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — Bhima tries to crush Duryodhana's head with his foot and Yudhishthira prevents him
156 39 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The anger of Rama at seeing the unfair fight. Krishna pacifies him
157 58 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The praise of Bhimasena. The lamentation of Duryodhana
158 29 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — Yudhishthira praises Krishna
159 58 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — Krishna's departure for Hastinapur
160 31 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — Dhritarashtra's enquiring how Duryodhana met his death with his thighs broken and the last words that fell from him, Sanjaya narrates to the old king the lamentations of…
161 33 verses

Gadayuddha Parva — The three surviving Kaurava warriors' arrival at the battlefield. Ashvatthaman's lamentation at the sight of the fallen monarch and his reply. Ashvatthaman's vow and…
162 60 verses

Three survivors of the Kuru army proceed to south. They see a huge banian tree and sleep under it, Kripa and Kritavarman falls asleep, Ashvatthaman awakes them. The latter unfolds to the…
163 34 verses

Sauptika Parva — .-CONTD. Kripa's reply promising to help Ashvatthaman if the latter would fight the next morning
164 32 verses

Sauptika Parva — .—Contd. Ashvatthaman's reply
165 30 verses

Sauptika Parva — .—Contd. Kripa promises to help Ashvatthaman and speaks of the latter's resolution
166 38 verses

Sauptika Parva — .-Contd. Kripa tries to prevent Ashvatthama. The latter's reply and exhortation
167 32 verses

Sauptika Parva — .-Contd. Ashvatthaman goes to the Pandava camp and sees a huge being who devours all his Weapons
168 53 verses

Sauptika Parva — .-Contd. Ashvatthaman's hymn to Mahadeva. A golden alter appears before him. Many extraordinary beings appear. Ashvatthaman offers himself as libation. Mahadeva appears.…
169 146 verses

Sauptika Parva — Ashvatthaman enters Dhristadyumna's camp and attacks him. Dhristadyumna is killed. Drona's son kills the Panchala warriors with Rudra weapon. He next kills the sleeping…
170 57 verses

Sauptika Parva — The three heroes go to Duryodhana and find him still alive. The pitiable state of the Kuru king. The lamentations of the three heroes. Lamentations of Kripa. Ashvatthaman…
171 28 verses

Sauptika Parva — The lamentations of Yudhishthira. Nakula his driver Bhima sets out in pursuit of Ashvatthaman. Krishna requests Yudhishthira to make arrangements of Bhima's safety as…
172 24 verses

Sauptika Parva — Nakula brings Draupadi from Upaplavya city. She falls down in a swoon. She insists upon Ashvatthaman's slaughter and deprivation of gem from his head.
173 29 verses

Sauptika Parva — The Pandavas with Krishna follow Bhima. They ask him to stop, but he refuses. The Pandavas find Ashvatthaman sitting with Vyasa. Ashvatthaman discharges and Brahmashira…
174 21 verses

Sauptika Parva — The Pandavas with Sri Krishna follow Dhima. They ask him to stop. Ashvatthaman discharges Brahmasira weapon, but Arjuna shoots it.
175 13 verses

Sauptika Parva — The extraordinary portents of nature. For saving the three worlds Narada and Vyasa stand between the two fires generated by the two weapons.
176 33 verses

Sauptika Parva — Arjuna revives the child. The curse of Krishna on Ashvatthaman. Vyasa's approval of Krishna's curse. Drona's son accepts the curse and gives up the gem on his head.…
177 30 verses

Sauptika Parva — Krishna's curse on Ashvatthaman, he accepts the curse and give up the gem of his head. Pandavas return to Draupadi.
178 22 verses

Sauptika Parva — Yudhishthria asks Krishna about the cause of Ashvatthaman's success. Krishna's reply about the glory of Mahadeva
179 26 verses

Sauptika Parva — The great sacrifice of the gods in the Krita age. The destruction of the sacrifice by Rudra. Ashvatthaman's success is due to Rudra's help
180 40 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — Lamentation of Dhritarastra after the loss of his hundred sons and the lose of his hundred sons and consolation
181 36 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — . Consolation to Dhritarashtra by Vidura. The power of Death
182 14 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — The frailty of bodies described
183 17 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — The same subject
184 20 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — The forest of life described
185 12 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — The same subject
186 26 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — How men can free themselves from the fetters of the world
187 45 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — Dhritarashtra becomes senseless and bewails. The mission of Yudhishthira
188 22 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — Sanjalya's return and consolation to the blind king
189 19 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — The lamentation of Kuru ladies and of the inhabitants of Hastinapura
190 21 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — Meeting between Dhritarashtra and Kripa, Ashvatthama and Kritavarma. How the latter have killed the Pandava army
191 29 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — The Pandavas appear before Dhritarashtra who embraces an iron image of Bhima for killing him
192 15 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — Krishna's consolation to Dhritarashtra
193 17 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — Krishna with the Pandavas approaches Gandhari and consoles her
194 40 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — Bhima admits that he killed Duryodhana unfairly. Yudhishthira's lamentation. Gandhari comforts the Pandavas
195 54 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — Gandhari saw the battle-field with her spiritual eye
196 29 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — Gandhari bewails at seeing Duryodhana addressing Krishna
197 24 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — Gandhari's lamentation continued
198 21 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — The same continued
199 31 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — The same continued
200 14 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — Gandhari laments for the death of Karna
201 18 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — Gandhari laments for the death of the king of Avanti
202 40 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — Gandhari laments the death of Shalya
203 26 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — .-Contd. Gandhari's lamentation
204 47 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — .-Cont. The same subject continued
205 29 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — .— Contd. Krishna consoles Gandhari. Dhritarastra asks Yudhishthira about the ends of the warriors killed and the latter's reply
206 18 verses

Jalapradanika Parva — .— Contd. Karna's birth disclosed to the Pandavas. The water-rite is performed