SECTION CXLVI “Bhishma said, ‘Hearing these words fraught with morality and reason that were spoken by his wife, the pigeon became filled with great delight and his eyes were bat... Read more
“At the ninth Parana, he acquires, O Bharata, the fruits of that foremost of sacrifices, viz., the Horse-sacrifice. Ascending on a car equipt with a chamber consisting of a top support... Read more
“The sage said, ‘O mighty-armed monarch, listen to me as I narrate to thee this story that is fraught with truths connected with Virtue, Profit, and Pleasure. A wicked and terrib... Read more
SECTION CXLII “Yudhishthira said, ‘If that which is so horrible and which like falsehood should never be an object of regard, be cited (as duty), then what act is there from whic... Read more
The high race of the Bharatas is its topic. Hence it is called Bharata. And because of its grave import, as also of the Bharatas being its topic, it is called Mahabharata. He who is versed i... Read more
“The Chandala said, ‘By eating this food one (like thee) cannot obtain long life. Nor can one (like thee) obtain strength (from such food), nor that gratification which ambrosia... Read more
4 Vaishampayana said, “King Yudhishthira, thus praised by the gods, the Maruts and the Rishis, proceeded to that place where those foremost ones of Kurus race were. He beheld Govinda e... Read more
“Bhishma said, ‘O mighty-armed one, the peace and prosperity of subjects,[425] sufficiency and seasonableness of rain, disease, death and other fears, are all dependent on the ki... Read more
A king should ascertain all future dangers; when they are present, he should conquer them; and lest they grow again, he should, even after conquering them, think them to be unconquered. The... Read more
He is a son who makes the sire happy. He is a friend in whom one can trust. That indeed, is one’s country where one earns one’s living. He is a king of strict rule who does not o... Read more
