Jamvu Khanda Nirmana Parva. Section Iii : p. 5 SECTION III "Vyasa said,--'Asses are taking births in kine. Some are having sexual pleasure with mothers. The trees in the forests are exhibiting unseasonable flowers and fruits. Women quick with child, and even those that are not so, are giving birth to monsters. Carnivorous beasts, mingling...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cxx : SECTION CXX Sanjaya said, "Thus all the Pandavas, placing Sikhandin before them pierced Bhishma in that battle repeatedly surrounding him on all sides. And all the Srinjayas, uniting together, struck him with dreadful Sataghnis, and spiked maces, and battle-axes, and mallets, and short thick clubs...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Ciii : SECTION CIII Dhritarashtra said, "How did those bulls among men, "viz.", that great bowman Drona, and Dhananjaya the son of Pandu, encounter each other in battle? The son of Pandu is ever dear to the wise son of Bharadwaja. The preceptor also is ever dear to Pritha's son, O Sanjaya. Both of those...
Jamvu Khanda Nirmana Parva. Section V : p. 12 SECTION V "Dhritarashtra said,--'The names of rivers and mountains, O Sanjaya, as also of provinces, and all other things resting on the earth, and their dimensions, O thou that are acquainted with the measures of things of the earth in its entirety and the forests, O Sanjaya, recount to me...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lvi : SECTION LVI Sanjaya said,--"When the night having passed away, the dawn came, Santanu's son Bhishma, that chastiser of foes, gave the order for the (Kuru) army to prepare for battle. And the son of Santanu, the old Kuru grandsire, desirous of victory to thy sons, formed that mighty array known...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xiii : SECTION XIII ("Bhagavat-Gita Parva") Vaisampayana said,--"Possessing a knowledge of the past, the present and the future, and seeing all things as if present before his eyes, the learned son of Gavalgana, O Bharata, coming quickly from the field of battle, and rushing with grief (into the court)...
Jamvu Khanda Nirmana Parva. Section Vi : SECTION VI "Dhritarashtra said. "Thou art intelligent, O Sanjaya, and acquainted with the truth (about everything). Thou hast duly given a description of the island in brief. Tell us now of the island in detail. Tell us now of the dimension of the expanse of land that lies in the portion looking...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xxi : SECTION XXI Sanjaya said,--"Beholding the vast Dhartarashtra army ready for battle, king Yudhisthira, the son of Kunti, gave way to grief. Seeing that impenetrable array formed by Bhishma and regarding it as really impenetrable, the king became pale and addressed Arjuna, saying,--O, mighty-armed...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xlvii : SECTION XLVII Sanjaya said,--"After the great part of the forenoon of that awful day had worn out, in that terrific engagement, O king, that was (so) destructive p. 113 of foremost of men 1, Durmukha and Kritavarman, and Kripa, and Salya, and Vivinsati, urged by thy son, approached Bhishm...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xl : SECTION XL (BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTER XVI) "The Holy One said, 'Fearlessness, purity of heart, perseverance in (the pursuit of) knowledge and Yoga meditation, gifts, self-restraint, sacrifice, study of the Vedas, ascetic penances, uprightness, 4 abstention from injury, truth, freedom from anger...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxxx : SECTION LXXX Sanjaya said, "Then when the sun assumed a red hue, king Duryodhana, desirous of battle, rushed towards Bhima from desire of slaying him. Beholding that heroic warrior cherishing deep animosity (thus) coming towards him, Bhimasena, excited with great wrath, said these words,--'Th...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxxviii : SECTION LXXVIII Sanjaya said, "Then king Duryodhana, regaining his senses, once more began to resist Bhima with showers of arrows. And once more those mighty car-warriors "viz.", thy sons, united together, began to fight valiantly with Bhimasena. And Bhimasena also of mighty arms during that battle...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xv : SECTION XV Sanjaya said,--"Deserving as thou art, this question is, indeed, worthy of thee, O great king. It behoveth thee not, however, to impute this fault to Duryodhana. The man who incurreth evil as the consequence of his own misconduct, should not attribute that misconduct to others. O gre...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xlii : SECTION XLII (BHAGAVAD GITA, CHAPTER XVIII) "Arjuna said, 'Of renunciation, O thou of mighty arms, I desire to know the true nature, and also of abandonment, O lord of the senses distinctly, O slayer of Kesi.' 3 "The Holy One said, 'The rejection of the works with desire is known by the learned...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xciv : SECTION XCIV Sanjaya said, "Having in that battle made all those warriors (of thy army) turn their faces from the field, the "Rakshasa" then, O chief of the Bharatas, rushed at Duryodhana, desirous of slaying him. Beholding him p. 232 rushing with great impetuosity towards the king, many warriors...
Bhumi Parva. Section Xi : SECTION XI ("Bhumi Parva") "Dhritarashtra said,--'Thou hast, O Sanjaya, duly described Jamvukhanda to me. Tell me now its dimensions and extent truly. Tell me also, O Sanjaya, of the extent of the ocean of Sakadwipa, and Kusadwipa, of Salmalidwipa and Kraunchadwipa, truly and without leaving...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xxv : SECTION XXV (BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTER I) (This where is the Bhagavad Gita proper starts. I have added the chapter headings to aid in comparison with other translations, they are not part of the original Ganguli text.--"John Bruno Hare") Dhritarashtra said,--"Assembled together on the sacred plain of p...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxx : SECTION LXX Sanjaya said, "Then Bhishma the son of Santanu fought fiercely, 1 desirous of protecting the sons from the fear of Bhimasena. And the battle that then took place between the kings of the Kaurava and the Pandava armies was awful in the extreme and destructive of great heroes. And in th...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cvi : SECTION CVI "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding Bhishma excited with wrath in battle, surrounded on all sides by the Pandavas like the Sun in the firmament. O king, by the clouds at the end of summer, Duryodhana, O monarch, addressed Dussasana, saying, 'This heroic and great bowman Bhishma, this slayer...
Jamvu Khanda Nirmana Parva. Section I : p. 1 THE MAHABHARATA BHISHMA PARVA SECTION I ("Jamvu-khanda Nirmana Parva") OM! HAVING BOWED down to Narayana, and Nara, the most exalted of male beings, and also to the goddess Saraswati, must the word 'Jaya' be uttered. Janamejaya said,--"How did those heroes, the Kurus, the Pandav...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xcii : SECTION XCII Dhritarashtra said, "Tell me, O Sanjaya, all that the mighty Partha did in battle when they heard that Iravat had been slain." Sanjaya said, "Beholding Iravat slain in battle, the Rakshasa Ghatotkacha, the son of Bhimasena, uttered loud shouts. And in consequence of the loudness...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxvi : p. 172 SECTION LXVI "Bhishma said, 'Then that illustrious Deity, the Lord of the worlds, replied unto Brahma in a soft deep voice, saying,--'Through Yoga, O sire, all that is wished by thee is known to me. It will be even as thou wishest,--And saying this, he disappeared then and there. Then...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cxix : p. 298 SECTION CXIX Sanjaya said, "When the combatants of both armies, strong in number, were thus disposed in battle array, all those unretreating heroes, O Bharata, set their heart upon the region of Brahma. 1 In course of the general engagement that followed, the same class of combatants did...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxxxvi : p. 212 SECTION LXXXVI Sanjaya said, "Then the mighty Dhananjaya, struck with those shafts and drawing long breaths like a trodden snake, cut off, with great force, by means of his successive shafts, the bows of those mighty car-warriors. Cutting off in a moment, O king, the bows of those powerful...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xxx : SECTION XXX (BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTER VI) "The Holy One said,--'Regardless of fruit of action, he that performs the actions which should be performed, is a renouncer and devotee, and not one who discards the (sacrificial) fire, nor one that abstains from action. 1 That which has been called...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xxxviii : SECTION XXXVIII (BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTER XIV) "The Holy One said, 'I will again declare (to thee) that supernal science of sciences, that excellent science, knowing which all the "munis" have attained to the highest perfection from (the fetters of) this body. 6 p. 87 [paragraph continues] Resorting...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxv : SECTION LXV Dhritarashtra said, 'Hearing of those feats of the sons of Pandu which are incapable of being achieved by the gods themselves, my heart, O Sanjaya, is filled with fear and wonder. Hearing also of the humiliation of my sons in every way, great hath been my anxiety as to the consequence...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xliii : SECTION XLIII Sanjaya said,--"Beholding Dhananjaya then to take up once again (his) arrows and "Gandiva", the mighty car-warriors (of the Pandava party) uttered a tremendous shout. And those heroes, "viz.", the Pandavas and the Somakas, and those who followed them, filled with joy, blew their...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cxiv : SECTION CXIV Sanjaya said, "Hearing these words of the high-souled Drona, Bhagadatta and Kripa and Salya and Kritavarman, and Vinda and Anuvinda of Avanti, and Jayadratha the ruler of the Sindhus, and Chitrasena and Vikarna and Durmarshana and others, these ten warriors of thy army, supported by...
Jamvu Khanda Nirmana Parva. Section Vii : SECTION VII "Dhritarashtra said,--'Tell me, O Sanjaya, thou of great intelligence, of the regions to the north and the east side of Meru, as also of the mountains of Malyavat, in detail. 3 "Sanjaya said,--'On the south of the Nila mountain and the northern side of Meru are the sacred "Northern...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xvii : SECTION XVII Sanjaya said,--"Just as the holy Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa had said, in that very manner the kings of the Earth, mustered together, came to the encounter. On that day on which the battle commenced Soma p. 38 approached the region of "Pitris". 1 The seven large planets, as they appeared...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxxxi : SECTION LXXXI Sanjaya said, "Then those heroes, O king, who cherished feelings of hostility towards one another, retired to their tents, their persons covered with blood. Having rested for a while agreeably to rule, and praising one another (for the feats of the day), they were again seen clad...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cxv : p. 287 SECTION CXV Sanjaya said, "Arjuna covered with his straight shafts the mighty car-warrior Salya who was struggling vigorously in battle. And he pierced Susarman and Kripa with three arrows each. And in that battle the "Atiratha" Arjuna, afflicting thy host, struck the ruler...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xvi : SECTION XVI Sanjaya said,--"When the night had passed away, loud became the noise made by the kings, all exclaiming, Array! Array! 'With the blare of conches and the sound of drums that resembled leonine roars, O Bharata, with the neigh of steeds, and the clatter of car-wheels, with the noise...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xxii : p. 47 SECTION XXII Sanjaya said,--"Then, O bull of Bharata's race, king Yudhishthira, disposing his own troops in counter array against the divisions of Bhishma, urged them on, saying,--'The Pandavas have now disposed their forces in counter array agreeably to what is laid down (in the scriptures)...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xxxvi : SECTION XXXVI (BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTER XII) "Arjuna said, 'Of those worshippers who, constantly devoted, adore thee, and those who (meditate) on thee as the Immutable and Unmanifest, who are best acquainted with devotion.' "The Holy One said, 'Fixing (their) mind on me, they that constantly adore me...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxxv : SECTION LXXV Sanjaya said, "Having rested for a while, O king, both the Kurus and the Pandavas, after the night had passed away, once more went out for battle. And then loud was the uproar, O king, that arose of mighty car-warriors as they prepared for battle, and of tuskers as these were being...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xx : SECTION XX Dhritarashtra said,--"When the Sun rose, O Sanjaya, of my army led by Bhishma and the Pandava army led by Bhima, which first cheerfully approached the other, desirous of fight? To which side were the Sun, the Moon and the wind hostile, and against whom did the beasts of prey utter...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxxiii : SECTION LXXIII Sanjaya said, "King Virata then pierced that mighty car-warrior, "viz.", Bhishma, with three shafts. And that great car-warrior pierced his (antagonist's) steeds also with three shafts furnished with golden wings. And that terrible bowman and mighty car-warrior of firm hand, "viz."...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Liii : SECTION LIII Dhritarashtra said, "Tell me, O Sanjaya, how that great bowman Drona and the Panchala prince of Prishata's race encounter each other in battle, each striving his best. I regard destiny to be superior, O Sanjaya, to exertion, when Santanu's son Bhishma (even) could not escape Pandu's...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Ci : SECTION CI Sanjaya said, "Then the noble Abhimanyu of great energy, borne by his steeds of a tawny hue, rushed at the mighty host of Duryodhana, scattering his arrowy showers like the clouds pouring torrents of rain. O son of Kuru's race, thy warriors, in that battle, were unable to resist th...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cxiii : SECTION CXIII Sanjaya said, "The heroic Drona, that great bowman endued with the prowess of an infuriate elephant, that foremost of men possessed of great might, taking up his large bow which was capable of checking even an infuriate elephant, and shaking it (in his hands), was engaged...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xxvii : SECTION XXVII (BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTER III) "Arjuna said,--'If devotion, O Janardana, is regarded by thee as superior to work, why then, O Kesava, dost thou engage me in such dreadful work? By equivocal words thou seemest to confound my understanding. Therefore, tell (me) one thing definitely by...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xlv : SECTION XLV Sanjaya said, "On the forenoon of that awful day, O king, the terrible battle that mangled the bodies of (so many) kings commenced. And the loud shouts, resembling leonine roars of the Kurus and the Srinjayas, both desirous of victory in battle, made both the welkin and the earth...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lv : SECTION LV Sanjaya said, "When the forenoon of that day had passed away, O Bharata, and when the destruction of cars, elephants, steeds, foot-soldiers and horse-soldiers, proceeded on, the prince of Panchala engaged himself in battle with these three mighty car-warriors, "viz.", Drona's son, Saly...
Title Page : THE MAHABHARATA Of KRISHNA-DWAIPAYANA VYASA BOOK 6 BHISHMA PARVA Translated Into English Prose From The Original Sanskrit Text By KISARI MOHAN GANGULI [1883-1896] NOTICE OF ATTRIBUTION Scanned , January, 2004. Proofed by John Bruno Hare. This text is in the public domain. These files may be used...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xviii : SECTION XVIII Sanjaya said,--"Soon after, O king, a loud uproar, causing the heart to tremble was heard, made by the combatants ready for the fight. Indeed, with the sounds of conches and drums, the grunts of elephants, and the clatter of car-wheels, the Earth seemed to rend in twain. And so...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xci : SECTION XCI Sanjaya said, "During the progress, O king, of that fierce battle fraught with the slaughter of great heroes, Sakuni the glorious son of Suvala, rushed against the Pandavas. And so also, O monarch, Hridika's son of the Satwata race, that slayer of hostile heroes, rushed in that battle...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section C : SECTION C Sanjaya said, "Then Bhishma, the son of Santanu, went out with the troops. And he disposed his own troops in mighty array called "Sarvatobhadra". 1 Kripa, and Kritavarman, and that mighty car-warrior Saivya, and Sakuni, and the ruler of the Sindhus, and Sudakshina the ruler...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cxxiii : p. 310 SECTION CXXIII "Sanjaya said,--'After the night had passed away, O monarch, all the kings, the Pandavas and the Dhartarashtras, repaired to the grandsire, Those Kshatriyas then saluted that bull of their order, that foremost one among the Kurus, that hero lying on a hero's bed, and stood...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xxvi : SECTION XXVI (BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTER II) Sanjaya said,--"Unto him thus possessed with pity, his eyes filled and oppressed with tears, and desponding, the slayer of Madhu said these words." The Holy One said,--"Whence, O Arjuna, hath come upon thee, at such a crisis, this despondency that is...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxxix : SECTION LXXIX Sanjaya said, "Then Abhimanyu, accompanied by Bhimasena pursuing thy sons, afflicted them all. Then the mighty car-warriors of thy army, including Duryodhana and others, beholding Abhimanyu and Bhimasena united with Prishata's son in the midst of the (Kauravas) troops, took up their...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xxxii : SECTION XXXII (BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTER VIII) "Arjuna said, 'What is that "Brahman", what is "Adhyatma", what is action, O best of male beings? What also has been said to be "Adhibhuta", and what is called "Adhidaiva"? Who is here "Adhiyajna", and how, in this body, O slayer of Madhu? And how...
Jamvu Khanda Nirmana Parva. Section Ii : SECTION II Vaisampayana said,--"Seeing then the two armies (standing) on the east and the west for the fierce battle that was impending, the holy "Rishi" Vyasa, the son of Satyavati, that foremost of all persons acquainted with the "Vedas", that grandsire of the Bharatas, conversant with the past...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cxviii : p. 295 SECTION CXVIII Sanjaya said,--Sikhandin, O bull among men, approaching Bhishma in battle, struck him in the centre of the chest with ten broad-headed arrows The son of Ganga, however, O Bharata, only looked at Sikhandin with wrath and as if consuming the Panchala prince with that look...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lx : SECTION LX Sanjaya said,--"When the night passed away, O Bharata, the high-souled Bhishma, with wrath engendered, supported by a large force, and stationed at the head of the Bharata army, proceeded against the foe. And Drona and Duryodhana and Valhika, and also Durmarshana and Chitrasen...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xlviii : SECTION XLVIII Dhritarashtra said,--"When that great bowman Sweta proceeded towards Salya's car, what did the Kauravas and the Pandavas do, O Sanjaya? And what also did Bhishma the son of Santanu do? Tell me who ask thee, all this." Sanjaya said,--"O king, hundreds and thousands of bulls among...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xxiii : SECTION XXIII Sanjaya said,--"Beholding the Dhartarashtra army approach for fight, Krishna said these words for Arjuna's benefit." "The holy one said,--'Cleansing thyself, O mighty-armed one, utter on the eve of the battle thy hymn to Durga for (compassing) the defeat of the foe." Sanjaya continued...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lii : SECTION LII Dhritarashtra said, "When mine and the hostile hosts were thus formed into battle array, how did the foremost of smiters begin to strike?" Sanjaya said, "When all the divisions were thus arrayed, the combatants waited, each cased in mail, and with their beautiful standards all upraised...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cxvii : SECTION CXVII Sanjaya said, "Abhimanyu, O king, displaying his prowess for the sake of Bhishma, fought with thy son who was supported by a large force. Then Duryodhana, excited with wrath, struck Abhimanyu in the chest with rune straight arrows, and once more with three. Then in that battle...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xlvi : SECTION XLVI Sanjaya said,--"O king, I will now describe to thee the combats of hundreds and thousands of foot-soldiers. O Bharata, in utter forgetfulness of all consideration due to others. There the son recognised not the sire, the sire (recognised not) the son of his loins, the brother...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lvii : SECTION LVII Sanjaya said, "After the ranks of thy army and theirs had been disposed in battle-array, that mighty car-warrior, Dhananjaya, felling in that conflict leaders of car-divisions with his arrows, caused a great carnage, O Bharata, among the car-ranks. The Dhartarashtras, (thus)...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxxiv : SECTION LXXIV Sanjaya said, "Then, O king, the mighty-armed Satyaki invincible in battle, drawing in that conflict an excellent bow capable of bearing a great strain shot innumerable winged arrows resembling snakes of virulent poison, displaying his wonderful lightness of hand. And while slaying...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cxxi : SECTION CXXI Dhritarashtra said, 'Alas, what was the state of (my) warriors, O Sanjaya, when they were deprived of the mighty and god-like Bhishma who had become a "Brahmacharin" for the sake of his reverend sire? Even then I regarded the Kurus and all the others as slain by the Pandavas when...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxxvii : SECTION LXXVII Sanjaya said, "Thou hast, O king, in consequence of thy own fault, been overtaken by this calamity. O bull of Bharata's race, the faults which thou, O monarch, hadst seen in that unrighteous course of conduct (towards the Pandavas), were not seen by Duryodhana. It was through thy...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cii : SECTION CII Dhritarashtra said, "How, O Sanjaya, did Alamvusha resist in combat the heroic son of Arjuna smiting many of our mighty car-warriors in battle? And how also did that slayer of hostile heroes, "viz.", the son of Subhadra, fight with Rishyasringa's son? Tell me all this in detail, exactly...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cxxii : SECTION CXXII "Sanjaya said,--'Stringing then his large bow and reverentially saluting the grandsire, Arjuna, with eyes filled with tears, said these words, O foremost one among the Kurus, O thou that art the first among all wielders of weapons, command me, O invincible one, for I am thy slave...
Jamvu Khanda Nirmana Parva. Section Viii : SECTION VIII "Dhritarashtra said,--'Tell me truly, O Sanjaya, the names of all the "Varshas", and of all the mountains, and also of all those that dwell on those mountains. "Sanjaya said,--'On the south of Sweta and the north of Nishadha, is the "Varsha", called Romanaka. The men that are born...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cviii : SECTION CVIII Sanjaya said, "While they were battling, the Sun set, O Bharata, aid there came the dreadful hour of twilight and the battle could no longer be seen. Then king Yudhishthira, seeing that twilight had come and that his own troops, slaughtered by Bhishma, had thrown aside their weapons...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxii : SECTION LXII Dhritarashtra said,--"I regard destiny to be superior to exertion, O Sanjaya, inasmuch as the army of my son is continually slaughtered by the army of the Pandavas. Thou always speakest, O "suta", of my troops as being slaughtered, and thou always speakest of the Pandavas as both...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xxxv : SECTION XXXV (BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTER XI) "Arjuna said,--'This discourse about the supreme mystery, called Adhyatman, which thou hast uttered for my welfare, hath dispelled my delusion. 2 For I have heard at large from thee of the creation and dissolution of beings, O thou of eyes like lotus petals...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxxxii : SECTION LXXXII Sanjaya said, "O chief of the Bharatas, Ganga's son, once more addressing thy son who was plunged in thought, told him these delightful p. 201 words, 'Myself and Drona and Salya and Kritavarman of Satwata's race, and Aswatthaman and Vikarna and Bhagadatta and Suvala's son and Vind...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xcvi : SECTION XCVI Sanjaya said, "After that great battle, king Duryodhana, approaching Ganga's son and saluting him with humility, began to narrate to him all that had happened about the victory won by Ghatotkacha and his own defeat. That invincible warrior, O king, sighing repeatedly, said these words...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxviii : SECTION LXVIII "Bhishma said, 'Hear from me, O king, this hymn that was uttered by Brahman himself. This hymn was in days of old communicated by regenerate "Rishis" and the gods (to men) on Earth-Narada described thee as the Master and the Lord of the god of gods and all the "Sadhyas"...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section L : SECTION L Sanjaya said, "When the troops, O bull of Bharata's race, were withdrawn on the first day, and when Duryodhana was filled with delight upon (beholding) Bhishma excited with wrath in battle, king Yudhisthira the just, speedily repaired unto Janardana, accompanied by all his brothers...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Liv : SECTION LIV Dhritarashtra said, "How did the ruler of the Kalingas, that commander of a large division, urged by my son, and supported by his troops, fight in battle with the mighty Bhimasena of wonderful feats, that hero wandering over the field of battle with his mace like Death himself club...
Jamvu Khanda Nirmana Parva. Section Iv : SECTION IV Vaisampayana said,--"Having said these words unto Dhritarashtra, Vyasa took his departure. And Dhritarashtra also, having heard those words, began to reflect in silence. And having reflected for only a short space of time, he began to sigh repeatedly. And, soon, O bull of Bharata's race...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xix : SECTION XIX Dhritarashtra said,--"Beholding our ten and one "Akshauhinis" arrayed in order of battle, how did Yudhishthira, the son of Pandu, make his counter-array with his forces smaller in number? How did Kunti's son, O Sanjaya, form his counter-array against that Bhishma who was acquainted with...
Bhumi Parva. Section Xii : SECTION XII "Sanjaya said, 'O Kauravya, that which is heard about the islands in the north, I will recount to thee, O Great king. Listen to me now. (Thither in the north) is the ocean whose waters are clarified butter. Then is the ocean whose waters are curds. Next cometh the ocean whose waters are...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xxxix : SECTION XXXIX (BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTER XV) "The Holy One said, 'They say that the "Aswattha", having its roots above and branches below, is eternal, its leaves are the "Chhandas". He who knoweth it, knoweth the "Vedas". 4 Downwards and upwards are stretched its branches which are enlarged by...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxxii : p. 182 SECTION LXXII Sanjaya said, "Sikhandin with Virata king of the Matsyas speedily approached Bhishma that invincible and mighty bowman. And Dhananjaya encountered Drona and Kripa, and Vikarna and many other kings, brave in battle, all mighty bowmen endued with great strength, as also th...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lviii : SECTION LVIII Sanjaya said, "Then those kings, excited with rage, beholding Phalguni in battle, surrounded him on all sides with many thousands of cars. And having, O Bharata surrounded him with multitudinous division of cars, they shrouded him from all sides with many thousands of shafts...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xxxiii : SECTION XXXIII (BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTER IX) "The Holy One said, 'Now I will tell thee that art without envy that most mysterious knowledge along with experience, knowing which thou wilt be freed from evil. This is royal science, a royal mystery, highly cleansing, directly apprehensible, consistent...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cx : SECTION CX Dhritarashtra said, "How did Sikhandin the prince of the Panchalas, excited with wrath, rushed in battle against the grandsire, "viz.", Ganga's son of righteous soul and regulated vows. What mighty car-warriors of p. 276 the Pandavas army, upraised weapons, desirous of victory...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Civ : p. 258 SECTION CIV Sanjaya said, "At mid-day, O king, happened a fierce battle, fraught with great carnage, between Bhishma and the Somakas. That foremost of car-warriors, "viz.", Ganga's son began to consume the ranks of the Pandavas with keen shafts by hundreds and thousands. Thy sire Devavr...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cxxiv : SECTION CXXIV "Sanjaya said,--'After Santanu's son Bhishma, O monarch, had become silent, all those rulers of earth, there present, then returned to their respective quarters. Hearing of Bhishma's slaughter that bull among men, "viz.", Radha's son (Karna), partially inspired with fear quickly came...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xciii : SECTION XCIII Sanjaya said,--"That arrowy shower, difficult of being borne by even the "Danavas", king Duryodhana, however, (quietly) bore in that battle, like a gigantic elephant bearing a shower (from the blue). 1 Then filled with anger and sighing like a snake, thy son, O bull of Bharata's race...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxiv : p. 164 SECTION LXIV Sanjaya said, "Then, O king, Bhurisravas, excited with great wrath, pierced Satyaki with nine arrows like the conductor of an elephant piercing an elephant with the iron hook. Satyaki also, of immeasurable soul, in the very sight of all the troops, pierced the Kaurava warri...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxvii : p. 174 SECTION LXVII "Duryodhana said, 'In all the worlds Vasudeva is spoken of as the Supreme Being. I desire, O Grandsire, to know his origin and glory." "Bhishma said, 'Vasudeva is the Supreme Being. He is the God of all Gods. None superior to him of eyes like lotus-petals is to be seen, O bull...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xcviii : SECTION XCVIII Sanjaya said, "Then king Duryodhana, and Sakuni the son of Suvala, and thy son Dussasana, and the invincible "Suta's" son (Karna) meeting together, consulted in the following way. How could the sons of Pandu, with their followers, be vanquished in battle? Even this was the subject...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xxxi : SECTION XXXI (BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTER VII) "The Holy One said, 'Listen, O son of Pritha, how, without doubt, thou mayst know me fully, fixing thy mind on me, practising devotion, and taking refuge in me. I will now, without leaving anything speak to thee about knowledge and experience, knowing which...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxxxiv : SECTION LXXXIV Dhritarashtra said, "Many and wonderful, O Sanjaya, were the single combats I hear thee speak of between the Pandavas and my warriors. Thou speakest not, however, O Sanjaya, of any one of my side having been cheerful (on such occasions). Thou always speakest of the sons of Pandu...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xxxvii : SECTION XXXVII (BHAGAVAD GITA, CHAPTER XIII) "The Holy One said, 'This body, O son of Kunti, is called "Kshetra". Him who knoweth it, the learned call "Kshetrajna". 2 Know me, O Bharata, to be "Kshetras". The knowledge of "Kshetra" and "Kshetrajna" I regard to be (true) knowledge. What th...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cv : SECTION CV Sanjaya said, "O tiger among men, Arjuna sent those Kshatriyas that followed Susarman to the abode of the King of the Dead by means of his whetted shafts. Susarman however, in that battle, pierced Partha with his shafts. And he pierced Vasudeva with seventy, and Arjuna once more with...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cix : p. 273 SECTION CIX Dhritarashtra said, "How did Sikhandin advance against the son of Ganga in battle, and how did Bhishma also advance against the Pandavas? Say all this unto me, O Sanjaya!" Sanjaya said, "Then all those Pandavas, towards the hour of sun-rise, with beat of drums and cymbals...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xli : p. 92 SECTION XLI (BHAGAVAD GITA, CHAPTER XVII) "Arjuna said, 'What is the state, O Krishna, of those who abandoning the ordinance of the scriptures, perform sacrifices endued with faith? It is one of Goodness, or Passion, or Darkness?' "The Holy One said, 'The faith of embodied (creatures) is...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxix : SECTION LXIX Sanjaya said, "After the night had passed away and the sun had risen, the two armies, O king, approached each other for battle. Beholding each other, each rushed in united ranks towards the other excited with rage and desirous of vanquishing the other. And in consequence of thy evil...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cxvi : p. 289 SECTION CXVI Dhritarashtra said, "How, O Sanjaya, did Santanu's son Bhishma of mighty energy fight on the tenth day of battle, with the Pandavas and the Srinjayas? How also did the Kurus resist the Pandavas in battle? Describe to me the great battle fought by Bhishma, that ornament...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxxxix : SECTION LXXXIX Sanjaya said, "The Pandavas were incapable of even looking at Bhishma excited with rage in battle and scorching every side like the Sun himself shedding scorching heat. Then all the (Pandava) troops, at the command of Dharma's son, rushed at the son of Ganga who was grinding...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xxviii : SECTION XXVIII (BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTER IV) "The Holy One said,--'This imperishable (system of) devotion I declared to Vivaswat: Vivaswat declared it to Manu; and Manu communicated it to Ikshaku. Descending thus from generation, the Royal sages came to know it. But, O chastiser of foes, by (lapse...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxiii : SECTION LXIII Sanjaya said, "When that elephant division was exterminated, thy son Duryodhana urged his entire army, commanding the warriors to slay Bhimasena. Then the entire army at the command of thy son, rushed towards Bhimasena who was uttering fierce shouts. That vast and unlimited host...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lix : SECTION LIX Dhritarashtra said, "After that dreadful vow had been made in battle by Bhishma enraged by the words of my son, what, O Sanjaya, did Bhishma do unto the sons of Pandu or what did the Panchalas do unto the grandsire? Tell it all unto me, O Sanjaya." Sanjaya said, "After the foreno...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xiv : SECTION XIV "Dhritarashtra said,--'How hath Bhishma, that bull among the Kurus, been slain by Sikhandin? How did my father, who resembled Vasava himself, fall down from his car? What became of my sons, O Sanjaya, when they were deprived of the mighty Bhishma who was like unto a celestial, and who...
Jamvu Khanda Nirmana Parva. Section Ix : SECTION IX "Dhritarashtra said,--'Tell me truly (O Sanjaya) of this Varsha that is called after Bharata, where this senseless force hath been collected, in p. 20 respect of which this my son Duryodhana hath been so very covetous, which the sons of Pandu also are desirous of obtaining, and in which...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Li : SECTION LI Sanjaya said, "Beholding the mighty and terrible array called "Krauncha" formed by Pandu's son of immeasurable energy, thy son, p. 128 approaching the preceptor, and Kripa, and Salya, O sire, and Somadatta's son, and Vikarna, and Aswatthaman also, and all his brothers too, headed by...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xxxiv : SECTION XXXIV (BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTER X) "The Holy One said, 'Once more still, O mighty-armed one, listen to my supernal words which, from desire of (thy) good, I say unto thee that wouldst be pleased (therewith). 2 The hosts of gods know not my origin, nor the great "Rishis", since I am, in every...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xcvii : SECTION XCVII Sanjaya said, "Hearing that his son Iravat had been slain, Dhananjaya was filled with great grief and sighed like a snake. And addressing Vasava p. 241 in the midst of battle, he said these words, 'Without doubt, the high-souled Vidura of great wisdom had before seen (with his mind's...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xcv : SECTION XCV Sanjaya said, "Beholding his own troops slain, king Duryodhana then excited with wrath, rushed towards Bhimasena, that chastiser of foes. Taking up a large bow whose effulgence resembled that of Indra's bolt, he covered the son of Pandu with a thick shower of arrows. And filled with...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxi : SECTION LXI Sanjaya said, "And Drona's son, and Bhurisravas, and Chitrasena, O sire, and the son of Samyamani also, all fought with Subhadra's son. And while fighting alone with five tigers among men, people beheld him possessed of exceeding energy, like a young lion fighting with five elephants...
Jamvu Khanda Nirmana Parva. Section X : SECTION X "Dhritarashtra said,--'Tell me, O Sanjaya, of the period of life, the strength, the good and bad things, the future, past and present, of the residents, O "Suta", of this "Varsha" of Bharata, and of the Himavat-varsha, as also of Hari-varsha, in detail." "Sanjaya said,--'O bull...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxxxiii : SECTION LXXXIII Sanjaya said, "And when the battle was thus raging and after Susarman had ceased fighting, and the (other) heroic warriors (of the Kuru army) had been routed by the high-souled son of Pandu; after, indeed, thy army, resembling the very ocean, had become quickly agitated and the s...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cxii : p. 280 SECTION CXII Sanjaya said, "The mighty bowman (Alamvusha) the son of Rishyasringa, in that battle, resisted Satyaki clad in mail and proceeding towards Bhishma. He of Madhu's race, however, O king, excited with wrath, pierced the "Rakshasa" with nine arrows, smiling the while, O Bhar...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxxxv : SECTION LXXXV Sanjaya said, "Then when the sun attained the meridian, king Yudhishthira, beholding Srutayush, urged on his steeds. And the king rushed at Srutayush, that chastiser of foes, striking him with nine straight shafts of keen points. That great bowman, "viz.", king Srutayush then...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xcix : SECTION XCIX Sanjaya said, "The high-souled Bhishma, deeply pierced with wordy daggers by thy son, became filled with great grief. But he said not a single disagreeable word in reply. Indeed, mangled by those wordy daggers and filled with grief and rage, he sighed like a snake and reflected...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xc : SECTION XC Dhritarashtra said, "Beholding my sons, so many in number, O Sanjaya, slain by a single person, what did Bhishma and Drona and Kripa do in battle? 2 Day after day, O Sanjaya, my sons are being slain. I think, O "Suta", that they are completely overtaken by evil destiny, inasmuch as my...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cxi : SECTION CXI Sanjaya said, "Arjuna then, O king, beholding the prowess of Bhishma in battle, addressed Sikhandin saying, 'Proceed towards the grandsire. Thou shouldst not entertain the slightest fear of Bhishma today. Even I will throw him down from his excellent car by means of my sharp shafts'...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xlix : SECTION XLIX Dhritarashtra said, "When the generalissimo Sweta, O son, was slain in battle by the enemy, what did those mighty bowmen, the Panchalas with the Pandavas, do? Hearing their commander Sweta slain, what happened between those that strove for his sake and their foes that retreated before...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Cvii : SECTION CVII Sanjaya said, "Then thy sire, excited with wrath, began to strike the Parthas and their troops all round, with excellent shafts of great sharpness. And he pierced Bhima with twelve shafts, and Satyaki with nine. And having pierced Nakula with three shafts, he pierced Sahadeva with...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xxiv : SECTION XXIV Dhritarashtra said,--"There (on the field of battle) O Sanjaya, the warriors of which side first advanced to battle cheerfully? Whose hearts were filled with confidence, and who were spiritless from melancholy? In that battle which maketh the hearts of men tremble with fear, who were...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxxi : SECTION LXXI Sanjaya said, "Beholding his brothers and the other kings engaged in battle with Bhishma, Dhananjaya, with weapons upraised, rushed against the son of Ganga. Hearing the blare of "Panchajanya" and the twang of the bow "Gandiva", and seeing also the standard of Pritha's son, a gre...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxxxviii : SECTION LXXXVIII Sanjaya said, "Having passed the night in sound steep, those rulers of men, the Kauravas and the Pandavas, once more proceeded to battle. And when the troops of both armies were about to proceed to the field, great was the uproar heard there, resembling the loud uproar of the oce...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxxxvii : SECTION LXXXVII Sanjaya said,--"Approaching then thy son Chitrasena of great energy who had thus been deprived of his car, thy son Vikarna caused him to mount on his car. And during the progress of that general engagement, so fierce and dreadful, Bhishma, the son of Santanu, impetuously rushed...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xliv : SECTION XLIV Dhritarashtra said, 'When the divisions of both my side and the foe were thus arrayed, who struck first, the Kurus or the Pandavas?' Sanjaya said, "Hearing those words of his (elder) brother, thy son Dussasana advanced with his troops, with Bhishma at their head, and the Pandavas also...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Xxix : SECTION XXIX (BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTER V) "Arjuna said,--'Thou applaudest, O Krishna, the abandonment of actions, and again the application (to them). Tell me definitely which one of these two is superior. "The Holy One said--'Both abandonment of actions and application to actions lead to emancipati...
Bhagavat Gita Parva. Section Lxxvi : SECTION LXXVI Dhritarashtra said, "Our army is possessed of many excellencies, consisting of diverse forces, its efficiency is great. It is again arrayed according to the rules of science and, therefore, ought to be irresistible. It is attached to us exceedingly, and always devoted to us. It is...