Mahābhārata

Epics Jul 04, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 73 – The Great War Begins

Yudhiṣṭhira made his way into the enemy ranks and walked straight to Bhīṣma. He bowed down to the grandsire, touched his feet, and said with great humility, “Gr...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Jul 11, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 74 – The Invincible Bhīṣma

On the fourth day of the war, Bhīmasena totally destroyed Duryodhana’s elephant division and killed eight of the Kaurava brothers including Jalasandha and Suṣeṇ...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Jul 18, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 75 – The Fall of Bhīṣma

The next morning, i.e. on the tenth day of battle, the Pāṇḍavas had created a battle formation with Śikhaṇḍi leading it. To his left and right stood Bhīma and A...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Jul 25, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 76 – Droṇa becomes the Commander-in-Chief

DROṆA-PARVA नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरञ्चैव नरोत्तमम् । देवीं सरस्वतीं व्यासं ततो जयमुदीरयेत् ॥ Having saluted Nārāyaṇa, the human and the divine;...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Aug 01, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 77 – Abhimanyu’s Death; Arjuna’s Oath

The next morning Duryodhana told Droṇa, “Ācārya, although Yudhiṣṭhira came as close as the eyes could see, you failed to capture him. Therefore it appears like...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Aug 08, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 78 – Arjuna Kills Jayadratha; Droṇa Falls

The fourteenth day of the war began with Droṇa arranging the Kaurava army in the śakaṭa-vyūha formation within which he arranged the army in the padma-vyūha and...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Aug 15, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 79 – Karṇa Becomes Commander-in-Chief

KARṆA-PARVA After the death of Droṇa, on the fifteenth day of the Kurukṣetra war, Duryodhana retired to his camp and discussed the further course of action wit...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Aug 22, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 80 – The Death of Duśśāsana and Karṇa

On the way to the battleground, Arjuna was profusely sweating all over. He was anxious about the outcome of the day’s war. Looking at his perplexity, Kṛṣṇa said...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Aug 29, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 81 – Śalya Becomes the Commander; Duryodhana Escapes

ŚALYA-PARVA After Karṇa’s death, Kṛpācārya suggested to Duryodhana that they could enter a treaty of peace with the Pāṇḍavas. Duryodhana, however, refused to d...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Sep 05, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 82 – Bhīma Defeats Duryodhana in Single Combat

Just like Yudhiṣṭhira, the other Pāṇḍavas too spoke provocative words. Listening to their humiliating words, Duryodhana decided to fight the battle and said, “Y...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Sep 12, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 83 – Kṛṣṇa Consoles Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Gāndhārī

Everyone present there congratulated Bhīmasena. He bowed down before his elder brother and said, “Now the entire world is yours, free of all obstacles. The main...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Sep 19, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 84 - The Pāñcāla-s and Upapāṇḍava-s Killed

SAUPTIKA-PARVA Aśvatthāmā, Kṛpa and Kṛtavarma left Duryodhana and by sunset reached a forest in the vicinity. They fed their horses with water, gulped down sip...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar