SECTION XXXIX “Vaisampayana said, ‘Beholding that bull among men seated on the car in the habit of a person of the third sex, driving toward the Sami tree, having taken (the flyi... Read more

“Vaisampayana continued, ‘Having said these words, the heroic Arjuna urged the steeds towards the Kuru army over which floated innumerable flags. Just, however, as they were star... Read more

SECTION XXXVI “Uttara said, ‘Firm as I am in the use of the bow, I would set out this very day in the track of the kine if only some one skilled in the management of horses becom... Read more

SECTION XXXIV “Vaisampayana said, ‘Thus addressed by Yudhishthira Susarman was overwhelmed with shame and hung down his head. And liberated (from slavery), he went to king Virata... Read more

SECTION XXXIII “Vaisampayana said, ‘Then, O Bharata, when the world was enveloped in dust and the gloom of night, the warriors of both sides, without breaking the order of battle... Read more

And then was hoisted–Matsya’s glorious standard on his excellent car decked with gold and resembling the sun or the moon in its effulgence. And other Kshatriya warriors also rais... Read more

SECTION XXX “Vaisampayana said, ‘Discomfited before, O monarch, many a time and oft by Matsya’s Suta Kichaka aided by the Matsyas and the Salyas, the mighty king of the Tri... Read more

SECTION XXVIII “Vaisampayana said, ‘Then that grandsire of the Bharatas, Bhishma the son of Sutanu, conversant with the Vedas, acquainted with the proprieties of time and place,... Read more

SECTION XXV “Vaisampayana said, ‘At the slaughter of Kichaka and brothers, people, O king, thinking of this terrible feat, were filled with surprise. And in the city and the prov... Read more

“Vaisampayana continued, ‘Hearing those sorrowful words and lamentations of Krishna, Bhima, without a moment’s reflection started up from his bed and said, ‘I have he... Read more