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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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This is the fifth Kāṇḍa of Vālmīki’s Rāmāyaṇa and describes Hanumān’s journey to Laṅkā.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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This is from the Rāmāyaṇa and describes the war between the armies of Rāma and Rāvaṇa, the victory of Rāma, and the enthronement of Rāvaṇa’s brother Vibhīṣaṇa.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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The third parva, chronicling the 12-year exile of the Pāṇḍavas in a forest.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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The fifth parvan of the Mahābhārata that depicts the final confrontation between Arjuna and Karṇa.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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The third of the 18 parvas of Mahābhārata, describing the Pandavas’ exile in the forest.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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Also known as Kaviguhya, this poem is in honour of the Rāṣṭrakūṭa king, Kṛṣṇa III.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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This contains the Bālakāṇḍa and Ayodhyākāṇḍa, the first two of the seven cantos of Vālmīki’s epic.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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The first of 18 parvas, it describes how Vedavyāsa’s Sanskrit epic came to be recited by Ugrasrava Sauti to the assembled rishis at the Naimisha forest after its first re...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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The fifth of 18 parvas, it describes the preparation for war, and includes didactic sections like Viduranīti and Dūtapranidhi.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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The sixth of 18 parvas, this describes Bhīṣma’s leadership of the Kaurava army. It includes treatises like Jambūdvīpanirṇaya, Bhuvanakośa and Bhagavadgītā.
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The seventh of 18 parvas, it describes the appointment of Drona as commander-in-chief of the Kaurava alliance, on the 11th day of the Kurukshetra War and his death four d...
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The fourth of 18 parvas, it describes the Pandavas’ 13th year of exile which they must spend incognito or face another 12 years’ exile in the forest. They assume the iden...