Yudhishthira

Quick Facts

About Yudhishthira

The eldest Pandava, born to Kunti and the God of Dharma. Known for his unwavering adherence to truth and righteousness.

In Their Words

There is no doubt that he will be supreme among those who uphold dharma.

Yudhishthira

Traits

• Righteous
• Truthful
• Calm

Stories Featuring Yudhishthira

657 tales on this site name Yudhishthira, in canonical reading order.

• The Epic ComposedVyasa at Badarikashrama, Astika at the Snake Sacrifice, and the Story First ToldAdi Parva ‧ 23 min
• The Disciple in the FieldAruni dams a breach with his own body for his teacherAdi Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Serpent Who Bears the WorldShesha leaves his wicked kin and upholds the earthAdi Parva ‧ 10 min
• The King and the ApsaraPururavas and UrvashiAdi Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Moon and the Stolen BrideChandra, Tara, and the Lunar DynastyAdi Parva ‧ 9 min
• The King Who Was BothChanged from man to woman, ancestor of a great lineAdi Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Secret of Reviving the DeadKacha, Devayani, and the SanjivaniAdi Parva ‧ 11 min
• The King Who Became a SageVishvamitra's Long AscentAdi Parva ‧ 10 min
• The King Who Became a DemonKalmashapada and the Forbearance of VasishthaAdi Parva ‧ 10 min
• Chitraratha at the GangaThe Gandharva at the Night FordAdi Parva ‧ 7 min
• The Terrible VowThe Sacrifice of DevavrataAdi Parva ‧ 23 min
• The Birth of the PrincesChildren of the Gods and the Iron WombAdi Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Curse That Killed a KingPandu's Arrow, Kindama's Curse, and the Birth of the PandavasAdi Parva ‧ 23 min
• How Ganesha Got His HeadThe Birth of the Lord of BeginningsAdi Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Demon Who Burned HimselfBhasmasura and the Dance of MohiniAdi Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Vision in the RiverA devotee granted the sight of Krishna's divinityAdi Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Bride From Another AgeA princess of a former yuga wed across the agesAdi Parva ‧ 10 min
• A Royal Childhood at HastinapuraPandavas, Kauravas, and the Lessons of DronaAdi Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Bird's Eye and the CrocodileDrona's Tests of ArjunaAdi Parva ‧ 6 min
• Escape from the FlamesThe lac house episode teaches that evil, no matter how carefully planned, cannot triumph over righteousness...Adi Parva ‧ 18 min
• The House of Lac and the DemonsThe Pandavas' First ExileAdi Parva ‧ 17 min
• Bhima and HidimbiThe Birth of GhatotkachaAdi Parva ‧ 8 min
• Bakasura of EkachakraThe Debt of BreadAdi Parva ‧ 7 min
• The Fire-Born and the Woman Who Became a ManDrupada's Children, Drona's Old Feud, and Amba's Vow Across LivesAdi Parva ‧ 29 min
• Draupadi's SwayamvaraThe Choosing of Her HusbandAdi Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Impossible ChallengeDestiny works in mysterious ways. The rejected princes of Hastinapura, believed dead, revealed themselves as the...Adi Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Brothers and the ApsaraSunda, Upasunda, and the Making of TilottamaAdi Parva ‧ 11 min
• Arjuna's Wandering YearThree Wives in Three KingdomsAdi Parva ‧ 21 min
• When Gods Made WarSometimes destruction is necessary for creation. The burning of Khandava, terrible as it was, led to the creation of...Adi Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Sage and the Birds in the FireMandapala, Jarita, and the Khandava BlazeAdi Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Ascetics at the GateThe morning five orphans were handed to HastinapuraAdi Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Heir ApparentA crown promised, a second fee demanded, and the conquests that frightened a blind kingAdi Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Watch Under the BanianOne brother awake while the rest of the Kurus sleep on bare groundAdi Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Widow at the FireA curse spoken before the flames took her, and the heir it forcedAdi Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Cattle and the Closed DoorA rule kept by breaking it, and a pardon refusedAdi Parva ‧ 17 min
• The King Who Made Fire SickTwelve years of butter and the appetite it ruinedAdi Parva ‧ 18 min
• Kunti Knows Her SonThe mother who recognised Karna in the arena and stayed silentAdi Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Priest of DrupadaThe envoy, the guarded answer, and the weapons laid out to catch a king's sonsAdi Parva ‧ 17 min
• Vidura's Embassy to PanchalaThe envoy sent to bring the Pandavas home from Drupada's courtAdi Parva ‧ 12 min
• The Weighing of the BharataThe gods put the epic in a balance against the four Vedas, and Sauti recites the eighteen booksAdi Parva ‧ 24 min
• Kunti's BlessingA mother-in-law names seven wives, a throne nobody owns yet, and a son not yet bornAdi Parva ‧ 12 min
• Hastinapura, City of the ElephantThe capital that held the whole epicAdi Parva
• The Poisoned PrinceBhima at Pramanakoti and the naga realmAdi Parva
• The Five IndrasThe hidden design behind one bride, five husbandsAdi Parva
• The Five Who Burned InsteadThe bodies the searchers were meant to findAdi Parva
• The Imperial SacrificeIndraprastha, Jarasandha, and the Rajasuya YagnaSabha Parva ‧ 26 min
• The Palace of IllusionsMayasura's Masterpiece and the Laughter That Started a WarSabha Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Fall of JarasandhaBhima's Fourteen-Day Duel at GirivrajaSabha Parva
• The Imperial CeremonyThe Rajasuya story contains a profound teaching about divine patience and justice. Krishna endured ninety-nine insults...Sabha Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Theft of RukminiHow Krishna Won His Queen at the Edge of a WeddingSabha Parva ‧ 28 min
• The Slaying of NarakaKrishna, Satyabhama, and the Festival of LightsSabha Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Thousand-Armed KingUsha, Aniruddha, and the War of BanasuraSabha Parva ‧ 11 min
• The God of Love RebornPradyumna, Shambara, and the Return to DwarakaSabha Parva ‧ 9 min
• The King Who Slept in the CaveMucukunda, Krishna, and KalayavanaSabha Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Jewel of the SunKrishna, the Syamantaka, and JambavanSabha Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Friend Who Brought RiceSudama and the Grace of KrishnaSabha Parva ‧ 11 min
• The King Who Never LiedHarishchandra's Trial of TruthSabha Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Dice GameThe Game That Changed EverythingSabha Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Fateful GameAddiction blinds even the wisest of men. Yudhishthira, known for his righteousness, lost everything - his wealth, his...Sabha Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Infinite SariIn our darkest hour, when all worldly help fails, surrender to the Divine is our last and most powerful refuge...Sabha Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Fall of DharmaThe Fall of Dharma teaches the most terrifying lesson of the Mahabharata: that evil does not triumph through its own...Sabha Parva ‧ 24 min
• The Lake Called BinduWhere Maya found Bhima's club and Arjuna's conchSabha Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Hundred Questions of NaradaA sage audits an emperor before he lets him boastSabha Parva ‧ 17 min
• The King Made of Two HalvesA mango, two queens, and the demoness who put a child togetherSabha Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Fire That Loved a PrincessWhy no army could take MahishmatiSabha Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Vow of the Soft TongueVyasa's warning, and the promise Yudhishthira made insteadSabha Parva ‧ 16 min
• What the Blind King Was ToldDuryodhana's inventory of the rajasuya, and the quarrel it startedSabha Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Honey-Gatherer on the CliffVidura's last warnings, and the answer he gotSabha Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Second ThrowOne cast of the dice for thirteen yearsSabha Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Road Out of HastinapuraWhat Vidura read in the way they walkedSabha Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Errand Vidura Did Not WantCarrying the invitation to the dice game he had begged the king not to sendSabha Parva ‧ 13 min
• The Kingdom Given BackDhritarashtra releases the Pandavas and returns everything they lostSabha Parva ‧ 12 min
• The Vows Sworn Before ExileFour brothers name their killings on the way out of the dice hallSabha Parva ‧ 23 min
• Krishna Takes Leave of IndraprasthaThe farewell on the road to Dwaraka, and the promise to returnSabha Parva ‧ 11 min
• Nakula, the BeautifulThe overshadowed twin's own accountSabha Parva
• Sahadeva, the Silent SeerKnowledge that could not saveSabha Parva
• Indraprastha, the City the Pandavas BuiltFrom burned forest to imperial capitalSabha Parva
• The Conquest of the NorthArjuna's road for the rajasuyaSabha Parva
• The Five Halls of the GodsNarada describes the assemblies of the world-guardiansSabha Parva
• Adventures in the ForestTwelve Years of Pandava ExileVana Parva ‧ 30 min
• Thirteen Years of FireThe exile teaches that suffering, accepted with dignity and used as a forge, transforms weakness into strength. The...Vana Parva ‧ 27 min
• The Ghosha YatraDuryodhana Goes to Mock the Exiles and Is Saved by ThemVana Parva ‧ 21 min
• Draupadi's Trials in ExileThe Sari, the Sage, and a Question to a QueenVana Parva ‧ 24 min
• The Divine ArsenalArjuna's Ascent to IndralokaVana Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Pilgrimage of the FordsLomasa Leads the PandavasVana Parva
• The Meeting of BrothersThe Lesson in HumilityVana Parva ‧ 19 min
• Krishna and the Flying CityThe Fall of SaubhaVana Parva ‧ 7 min
• Nala and DamayantiThe King Who Lost Everything at Dice and Won It BackVana Parva ‧ 24 min
• Savitri and the Lord of DeathThe Wife Who Argued Yama Into DefeatVana Parva ‧ 28 min
• The Story of RamaThe Tale Markandeya Told in the ForestVana Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Wife Turned to StoneAhalya, Gautama, and the Touch of RamaVana Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Child Who Leapt for the SunThe Birth and Boons of HanumanVana Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Sage Who Drank the OceanAgastya, Lopamudra, and the Demon VatapiVana Parva ‧ 13 min
• The Warrior With the AxeParashurama, Jamadagni, and the Long VengeanceVana Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Descent of the RiverBhagiratha and the Sons of SagaraVana Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Sage Whose Blood Was SapShiva humbles Mankanaka's pride with a touch of his thumbVana Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Sage and the PrincessChyavana, Sukanya, and the AshvinsVana Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Knowledge Not EarnedYavakri and the Handfuls of SandVana Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Price of a Hundred SonsA king who would not let his priest suffer aloneVana Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Slayer of the Sand-DemonKuvalashva and the Demon DhundhuVana Parva ‧ 8 min
• The King Born of a KingMandhata, Whom Indra SuckledVana Parva ‧ 8 min
• The Hawk and the DoveKing Shibi's SacrificeVana Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Hermit Who Brought the RainRishyasringa and the Drought of AngaVana Parva ‧ 12 min
• The Boy Bound for SacrificeFreed from the stake by prayer and a sage's compassionVana Parva ‧ 9 min
• The King Who Hung Between WorldsTrishanku and the New HeavenVana Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Birth of the War-GodSkanda and the Slaying of TarakaVana Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Birth of the Wind-GodsDiti, Indra, and the MarutsVana Parva ‧ 8 min
• The Sun's Wife and the ShadowSurya, Sanjna, and the Forging of the WeaponsVana Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Fish and the FloodManu and the Great DelugeVana Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Child on the Cosmic WatersMarkandeya's Vision of the World's EndVana Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Sage Who Defeated DeathMarkandeya, Shiva, and the Conquest of DeathVana Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Turning of the AgesMarkandeya on the Four Yugas and the End of the Kali AgeVana Parva
• The Frog PrincessMarkandeya's Tale of SushobhanaVana Parva
• The King Who Was ForgottenA search among the oldest beings for one who remembersVana Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Chaste Wife and the Three GodsAnasuya and the Test of the TrimurtiVana Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Righteous ButcherThe Wisdom of the VyadhaVana Parva ‧ 13 min
• The Sage of Eight BendsAshtavakra and the Court of JanakaVana Parva ‧ 13 min
• The Gleaner Who Refused HeavenMudgala and the Test of DurvasaVana Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Elephant and the CrocodileGajendra's SurrenderVana Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Boy Who Became the Pole StarDhruva's PenanceVana Parva ‧ 12 min
• The Abduction of DraupadiJayadratha's Crime and the Five Tufts of ShameVana Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Python's QuestionsThe Curse of NahushaVana Parva ‧ 12 min
• The Questions of the YakshaThe Test of the Lake of DeathVana Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Ones Who Would Not Turn BackThe city walks out with its kings, and a sage answers the weepingVana Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Cow Who Wept for the Weaker CalfIndra learns why a mother's love is not divided equallyVana Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Curse on Duryodhana's ThighA sage asks politely once, and is answered with a scratched footVana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Promise Made in the Kamyaka WoodsThe allies arrive, and Draupadi asks Krishna what her friendship is worthVana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Court of Sages at the Dvaita LakeAn exile that filled up with brahmanas instead of soldiersVana Parva ‧ 17 min
• When Forgiveness Is Not a VirtueAn angry queen quotes an asura grandfather at a patient kingVana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Queen Who Put God on TrialA bird on a string, and a child breaking its toysVana Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Blind King Counts the OddsA father adds up his enemies and hears whose fault it wasVana Parva ‧ 17 min
• Damayanti Alone in the ForestHalf a garment, a hunter, and a road out through strangersVana Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Mountain That Answers SpeechWhere a sage's temper made silence the price of passageVana Parva ‧ 16 min
• Rudra's Share and the Sinking EarthTwo quarrels over what may be given away, on the Kalinga shoreVana Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Two Pots of RiceA mother and daughter exchange their bowls and exchange their sonsVana Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Council at PrabhasaThe Yadavas find the exiles on the shore and argue about ending the exile by forceVana Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Sage at the LimitA skeleton ascetic marks the line mortals may not crossVana Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Map of the WorldsA priest naming the four quarters of the cosmos from a mountain shoulderVana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Weapons That Must Not Be ShownA demonstration the three worlds could not surviveVana Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Muni Who Would Not Stay DeadA hunting accident, a vanished body, and an answer about fearVana Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Horses of VamadevaA loan not returned, and two kings undone by the same refusalVana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Measure of a King's GivingThree short tests of what a gift is worthVana Parva ‧ 16 min
• Who Falls From Heaven FirstNarada rides with four kings and ranks their generosityVana Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Road to Yama's CountryWhat each gift becomes on the walk after deathVana Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Fire That ResignedTwo gods each insisting the other keep the officeVana Parva ‧ 17 min
• Devasena and the Husband Not Yet BornA rescue on the Manasa hills and a promise the gods had to invent someone to keepVana Parva ‧ 16 min
• Swaha and the Six DisguisesThe wives who were punished for a child that was never theirsVana Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Thunderbolt and the Seizers of ChildrenWhat came out of the wound, and the bargain that followedVana Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Golden PloughThe sacrifice a king held because the one he wanted was forbidden himVana Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Boons of Visrava's SonsThree brothers ask Brahma for different thingsVana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Arrow From Behind the TreeA wife who read the omens, and a king who would not listenVana Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Grove of Ashoka TreesA captive refuses, and a rakshasi tells her dreamVana Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Bird With the Burnt WingsA search that ended at a cliff, and the brother of JatayuVana Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Sleeper WokenRavana spends his brothers one after anotherVana Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Testimony of the ElementsWhat Rama said when she was brought back to himVana Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Warning in the DreamA father begs his son to live, and the son chooses to be rememberedVana Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Mole and the CharioteerHow Damayanti Was Found in Chedi and Nala in AyodhyaVana Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Five Lakes of BloodParashurama's oblation to the fathers at SamantapanchakaVana Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Bow at the FrontierParashurama Tests Rama of Ayodhya and Loses His EnergyVana Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Feast Shibi CookedA brahmana demands the king's son as his meal, and Shibi obeys without changing colourVana Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Gods Ask for RamaAgni pleads before Brahma, and the answer is a king's son and an army of monkeys and bearsVana Parva ‧ 12 min
• The Friend of DasarathaA vulture fights Ravana in the sky, and a headless Rakshasa points the way to SugrivaVana Parva ‧ 14 min
• Nala's BridgeThe Ocean refuses to part and names a workman instead, and the monkey army walks to LankaVana Parva ‧ 17 min
• Sakamvari and the Ford of GoldThe goddess who fed the sages on herbs, and the tirtha where Vishnu knelt to RudraVana Parva ‧ 21 min
• Indra Comes to GandhamadanaMatali brings Arjuna home from heaven, and the king of the gods follows him downVana Parva ‧ 11 min
• Tarkshya Asks SaraswatiWhat a gift is worth, and the one merit a man with nothing can still earnVana Parva ‧ 13 min
• The Children of AgniMarkandeya names the whole family of fires, from the daughters of Angiras to the rivers who mothered themVana Parva ‧ 18 min
• How the Krittikas Took Abhijit's PlaceA star leaves the sky in envy of her elder sister, and Skanda's six nurses are raised into the empty stationVana Parva ‧ 19 min
• Badari, Hermitage of the Twin SagesWhere Nara and Narayana practice foreverVana Parva
• Dhaumya, the Quiet PriestThe greatness of those who only serveVana Parva
• The Terrible GuestDurvasa and the single grain of riceVana Parva
• Bhima at Kubera's LakeViolence as an instrument of releaseVana Parva
• Ghatotkacha Between Two WorldsThe half-blood's uncounted serviceVana Parva
• The Copper Vessel of the SunHow the exile was fed for twelve yearsVana Parva
• The Brother Who Was BlamedA slander answered by raising the deadVana Parva
• The Argument in the ForestA vow kept, or a vow used as an excuseVana Parva
• The Dream of the DeerSubjects who could not petition, and didVana Parva
• The Four Quarters of the Sacred LandA priest reciting the map of BharatavarshaVana Parva
• The Ford of the FathersWhat a son is for, learned before KurukshetraVana Parva
• The Brahmin Who Was a DemonThe guest who asked for nothing for monthsVana Parva
• The Rakshasa at the Gate of KamyakaThe first night of the twelve yearsVana Parva
• The King of FordsWhere two rivers and a third nobody sees meetVana Parva
• Pushkara, the First FordThe lake that undercuts its own promisesVana Parva
• Why the Moon WanesA household injustice repaid in the skyVana Parva
• The Counselor Sent AwayThrown out of the court, and back the same weekVana Parva
• Dvaitavana, the Lake of QuestionsThe exile forest of hermits and reckoningsVana Parva
• Gandhamadana, Mountain of FragranceThe Himalayan ascent of the exileVana Parva
• Kamyaka, the Forest of the ExilesFirst refuge of the twelve yearsVana Parva
• When Fire Hid From the WorldMarkandeya's tale of the god who carried everything and was thanked for nothingVana Parva
• The Year of MasksThe Virata Parva shows that even the mightiest must sometimes hide and endure. The Pandavas could have fought - but...Virata Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Year of DisguiseThe Pandavas Hidden at Virata's CourtVirata Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Southern Cattle RaidSusharma Strikes at MatsyaVirata Parva
• The Wedding at UpaplavyaAbhimanyu and UttaraaVirata Parva
• What Dhaumya Told Them About KingsThe rules for living inside another man's palaceVirata Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Goddess on the Road to MatsyaA king with nothing left prays walkingVirata Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Hands Marked With CornsA night in the kitchen, and everything she had not saidVirata Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Pyre and the Uprooted TreeA hundred and five kinsmen and one bound womanVirata Parva ‧ 17 min
• Where a Good King Must Be LivingThe Kuru court tries to find five men by their weatherVirata Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Ten Names of ArjunaA frightened prince demands proof at the burning groundVirata Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Quarrel Before the CattleAshwatthama tells Duryodhana what his kingdom is made ofVirata Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Day Karna RanThe boast in the dice hall, answered at lastVirata Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Sleep Weapon and the Robes for the DollsSix great warriors disarmed, and a promise kept to some girlsVirata Parva ‧ 17 min
• Five Men on the ThronesThe morning the servants stopped pretendingVirata Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Lineage of GandivaBrihannala names five sets of weapons and the six who held the great bowVirata Parva ‧ 12 min
• Kanka, the King Who Dealt the DiceYudhishthira's year in disguiseVirata Parva
• The Corpse in the Shami TreeHow the weapons slept for a yearVirata Parva
• The Messenger of PeaceThe Divine Revelation in HastinapuraUdyoga Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Secret of the SunA Mother's Plea, A Warrior's PromiseUdyoga Parva ‧ 20 min
• Uluka's EmbassyThe Last Words Before the WarUdyoga Parva ‧ 5 min
• The Eight Hundred HorsesGalava, Madhavi, and the Impossible FeeUdyoga Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Fall of YayatiThe King Who Spent His HeavenUdyoga Parva
• The Slaying of VritraDadhichi's Bones and Indra's SinUdyoga Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Three-Headed PriestIndra's suspicion, the birth of Vritra, and the sin that followedUdyoga Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Head That Watched the WarBarbarika and the Three ArrowsUdyoga Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Eve of BattleLast Embassies Before KurukshetraUdyoga Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Choice at DwarakaTen crore soldiers on one side of the bed, one unarmed man on the otherUdyoga Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Net and the Mountain HoneyTwo birds who quarrelled in flight, and a cliff nobody came down fromUdyoga Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Braid She Refused to BindDraupadi answers Bhima's peace with her own hairUdyoga Parva ‧ 20 min
• What Kunti Sent Instead of ComfortA mother counts her sons aloud, then tells them to fightUdyoga Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Choosing of the GeneralissimoFive brothers name five different men, and Krishna names the sixthUdyoga Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Cities of TentsTwo capitals raised on Kurukshetra before a single arrowUdyoga Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Question of DaysEach commander prices the enemy army in morningsUdyoga Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Tree and the ForestKrishna answers Sanjaya at Upaplavya and decides to go to the Kurus himselfUdyoga Parva ‧ 18 min
• Arjuna's Message to the KurusSanjaya recites the message in open court, and names every man who will dieUdyoga Parva ‧ 21 min
• The March to KurukshetraDuryodhana walks out on the last counsel and orders the host to move that same dayUdyoga Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Cat Who Played the HermitDuryodhana's last message to Yudhishthira is a fable about a holy man who ate his worshippersUdyoga Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Sacrifice of BattleDuryodhana makes the coming war his own rite, and his father disowns him for itUdyoga Parva ‧ 23 min
• Poverty Is a Person's DeathYudhishthira tells Krishna why a ruined man loses his shame, and still asks for peaceUdyoga Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Kings Who Were Passed OverDhritarashtra reads his son the family's own record of elder sons who never got the throneUdyoga Parva ‧ 13 min
• Sanjaya's EmbassyThe honest voice of a dishonest courtUdyoga Parva
• The Mortal Who Sat on Indra's ThroneA warning tale for a king about to winUdyoga Parva
• The Day Bhima Asked for PeaceKrishna goads the one brother who never flinchedUdyoga Parva
• The First EnvoyDrupada's old priest carries the claim to HastinapuraUdyoga Parva
• Kekaya and the Five PrincesExiles who fought for exilesUdyoga Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1: Arjuna's DespairArjuna Vishada Yoga - The Yoga of Arjuna's DejectionBhishma Parva
• Yuyutsu Crosses the FieldThe One Son of Dhritarashtra Who Chose DharmaBhishma Parva
• The Science of FormationsWhat a Vyuha IsBhishma Parva
• The Rules of the WarThe Covenant and Its BreakingBhishma Parva
• The Eighteen DaysWar spares no one - neither the righteous nor the wicked. The Mahabharata war ended with Pandava victory, but the price...Bhishma Parva ‧ 24 min
• Eighteen Days of DestructionThe Kurukshetra War teaches that there is no such thing as a 'clean' war. Even a war fought for the most righteous...Bhishma Parva ‧ 31 min
• Kurukshetra Day 1: The Conches SoundThe First Royal DeadBhishma Parva
• Kurukshetra Day 5: The Grandsire's HarvestThe Makara ArrayBhishma Parva
• Kurukshetra Day 7: Mandala and VajraThe Day of a Hundred DuelsBhishma Parva
• The Serpent Prince's SacrificeIravan, Son of Ulupi, and the Price of VictoryBhishma Parva ‧ 22 min
• Kurukshetra Day 9: Krishna Takes Up the WheelThe Vow Almost BrokenBhishma Parva
• The Fall of Bhishma and the EarringsIndra's Gift, the Grandsire's Bed of ArrowsBhishma Parva ‧ 26 min
• The Hymn Before the ConchesKrishna sends Arjuna down from the chariot to praise the goddessBhishma Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Walk Across the FieldThe king who laid down his armour before the first arrowBhishma Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Grandsire Names the GodDuryodhana asks why he keeps losing and gets a theology insteadBhishma Parva ‧ 18 min
• Kurukshetra Day 8: The Rakshasa's HourIravan falls and Ghatotkacha answers for himBhishma Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Pillow of ArrowsBoth armies lay down their weapons for one eveningBhishma Parva ‧ 18 min
• Karna at the Grandsire's FeetThe forgiveness that came too late to change anythingBhishma Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Herb in the Grandsire's HandA wounded Duryodhana asks Bhishma for reassurance and is given honesty, a pledge, and medicineBhishma Parva ‧ 16 min
• Omens and the Ten Kings Around BhimaDrona reads the signs of Bhishma's last day and sends his son to fightBhishma Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Grandsire Chooses His HourBhishma remembers Santanu's boon and refuses to die in the wrong seasonBhishma Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Seventh Day After NoonBhima and Duryodhana wound each other twice, Sanjaya tells the blind king whose fault the war is, and Satanika kills DushkarnaBhishma Parva ‧ 23 min
• Six Duels on the Eighth DayShikhandi with a broken sword, Duryodhana on foot, and a mace that missedBhishma Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Three ColumnsAt midday on the eighth day the Pandava army splits into three attacking bodies, Arjuna's son Iravan is killed, and Bhishma sends twelve warriors to pull Duryodhana out of the fire.Bhishma Parva ‧ 21 min
• Ghatotkacha and the Javelin of BhagadattaDuryodhana asks to kill a Rakshasa, and a Rakshasa breaks a javelin on his kneeBhishma Parva ‧ 24 min
• The Shield Around BhishmaNinth day: Satyaki trades darts with the grandsire, Abhimanyu unhorses Chitrasena, and Duryodhana orders a wall of men built round BhishmaBhishma Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Wall Before BhishmaEvery Kaurava champion is given one Pandava to stop on the tenth dayBhishma Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Last Push on the Tenth DayTenth day: Bhishma asks Yudhishthira to kill him, and the champions of both armies pair off across the field while Dushasana alone stands between him and ArjunaBhishma Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Evening After Bhishma FellBoth armies stop the war for a night, and Arjuna gives the grandsire the only pillow he will accept.Bhishma Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Pairings of the Second DayArjuna goes at the grandsire, and the field breaks into nine duelsBhishma Parva ‧ 11 min
• Kurukshetra Day 11: The Teacher Takes CommandDrona's Vow to Take the King AliveDrona Parva
• The Oath of the DoomedSusharma and the Samsaptakas - the Army That Swore to DieDrona Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Elephant King of the EastBhagadatta, Supratika, and the Missile Krishna Took on His ChestDrona Parva ‧ 20 min
• Abhimanyu and the WheelThe boy who could enter the formation but not leave itDrona Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Valiant SonAbhimanyu's story teaches us that true courage is not the absence of fear, but action in the face of certain death. His...Drona Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Golden Son of SrinjayaThe Boy Worth More Than His LifeDrona Parva
• The Maiden Named DeathHow Death came into the world, weeping and without sinDrona Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Spear Meant for ArjunaThe Death of GhatotkachaDrona Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Weapon That Could Not Be FacedAshvatthama's irresistible astra, undone by submissionDrona Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Fall of the GuruThe Half-Lie of the Dharma KingDrona Parva ‧ 20 min
• Arjuna's Vow and the Fall of DronaJayadratha, the Night Battle of Ghatotkacha, and the Lie That Killed a TeacherDrona Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Guard Drona Had To KillSatyajit of Panchala, and the promise Arjuna left behind himDrona Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Banners and the BowsSanjaya names every standard on the fieldDrona Parva ‧ 18 min
• What Krishna Told His CharioteerThe night Krishna decided to break his own vowDrona Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Blessing at the GateArjuna asks his teacher's leave to break his teacher's lineDrona Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Armour of MantrasThe one day Duryodhana stood in front of Arjuna and did not fallDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• Kurukshetra Day 14: The Longest DaySunset Vow, False Dusk, and a Battle That Would Not Stop at NightfallDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Order Yudhishthira GaveA king overrules the guard his brother postedDrona Parva ‧ 20 min
• The King Counts His ArmyEvery soldier paid, examined and willing, and still losingDrona Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Grandson of Shini Crosses the OceanOne chariot sent through the whole Kaurava hostDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Second Man SentBhima's crossing and the roar agreed on beforehandDrona Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Bow Tip and the BoastKarna keeps his word to Kunti and pays for it in insultsDrona Parva ‧ 20 min
• One Man Against an Army of the NightAshwatthama burns a full akshauhini of Ghatotkacha's rakshasasDrona Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Oath of a Bereaved FatherThe house of Bahlika ends in a single nightDrona Parva ‧ 18 min
• Three Men and a Drawn SwordKarna boasts, Kripa answers, and Ashwatthama draws on his own sideDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• What Krishna Had Already DoneArjuna asks, and gets a list he did not expectDrona Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Dart That Was Never ThrownA blind king asks the only question that matteredDrona Parva ‧ 17 min
• Kurukshetra Day 15: The Day the Teacher DiedFrom the Dawn Prayers to the Half-Truth at NoonDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• Held Back by Bhima's ArmsSatyaki and Dhrishtadyumna nearly finish the war for the KauravasDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Weapon That Would Not Burn ThemAshwatthama's fire, and why it left two men standingDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Sword That Broke on the ShieldAbhimanyu strips a king of everything, and Jayadratha comes down off his car to stop himDrona Parva ‧ 13 min
• The Guard at the WheelKumara of Panchala checks Drona in front of Yudhishthira's chariot, and pays for itDrona Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Elephant Corps and the King of AngaBhima breaks Duryodhana's elephant division and beheads the Anga king in mid-fallDrona Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Sword on Drona's YokeDhrishtadyumna leaps onto his enemy's chariot to kill him, and Satyaki cuts the arrow that would have killed him firstDrona Parva ‧ 13 min
• The King on FootDrona breaks Yudhishthira's bow, dart, mace and car, and the king escapes on Sahadeva's chariotDrona Parva ‧ 12 min
• The Dice That Turned Into ArrowsDrona rebukes the fleeing Dushasana, and then wakes with a sword over his neckDrona Parva ‧ 16 min
• The King Who Went In AloneDuryodhana charges the whole Pandava army by himself, and Yudhishthira cuts his bowDrona Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Stake on the TableDrona tells Duryodhana that the dice in the sabha were arrows, and that Jayadratha is what they are playing forDrona Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Brahma Weapon AnsweredDrona empties the celestial arsenal at Yudhishthira on the fourteenth night, and the king matches him astra for astraDrona Parva ‧ 15 min
• The King They Thought Was DeadBhima's mace crushes Duryodhana's chariot, and both armies believe the Kuru king killedDrona Parva ‧ 14 min
• Seven Bows Against OneDhrishtadyumna rides at Drona in the night battle and answers seven champions with three arrows apieceDrona Parva ‧ 12 min
• The King Put Off His ChariotSatyaki kills Duryodhana's horses and driver, cuts his bow at the handle, and the king escapes on Kritavarma's carDrona Parva ‧ 13 min
• The Two Who RememberedDuryodhana and Satyaki meet on the fifteenth day and talk about their childhood before they fightDrona Parva ‧ 15 min
• Sword and Shield Against the PreceptorDhrishtadyumna, stripped of car and bow, dances the twenty-one motions to reach DronaDrona Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Telling in the RoutAshwatthama rides back through a fleeing army to ask what happened, and Kripa has to tell him how Drona was killedDrona Parva ‧ 16 min
• Karna Takes the FieldThe vow that kept him out of ten days of war, and the grief that brought him into itDrona Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Consecration of DronaKarna names the Preceptor commander, and Drona names the man he cannot killDrona Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Silent CampArjuna comes back at dusk from the samsaptakas and learns that Abhimanyu is deadDrona Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Boon Somadatta Asked ForA wrestling match at Devaki's self-choice, and the son born a generation later to answer itDrona Parva ‧ 17 min
• How Drona Won the Narayana WeaponAshwatthama tells the Kauravas where his father's last astra came from, and the one rule that came with itDrona Parva ‧ 15 min
• The King Falls Out of His SeatDhritarashtra hears that Drona is dead, faints in his hall, and wakes to ask who was supposed to be guarding himDrona Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Mouth of the GarudaDrona draws his host as a bird and comes for Yudhishthira on the twelfth morningDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• The King of the Fire CityAshwatthama kills Nila of Mahishmati, and Arjuna kills three of Karna's brothers in his sightDrona Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Blind King Is AnsweredDhritarashtra laments the night after Abhimanyu's death, and his own messenger tells him whose fault it isDrona Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Road to JayadrathaArjuna breaks through the head of Drona's array on the fourteenth morning, from the omens at dawn to the river of bloodDrona Parva ‧ 23 min
• The Brothers of AvantiTwo kings see Arjuna's horses tire, and one of them walks up to Krishna with a maceDrona Parva ‧ 16 min
• Four Duels on the Fourteenth DayKshemadhurti, Viradhanwan, Niramitra and Vyaghradatta go down before Drona's divisionDrona Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Stones and the Golden KingSatyaki kills Sudarsana on the road to Arjuna, and cuts the mountaineers' stones out of the airDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• What Drupada Said About DuryodhanaFive kings die in front of Drona in one afternoon, and Drupada names the man who is not on the fieldDrona Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Field Krishna Showed HimArjuna is driven at a walk over the ground he has won, and Yudhishthira answers with a hymnDrona Parva ‧ 22 min
• Bhima's Harvest on the Fourteenth EveningDrona takes the head of the king of Sivi, and Bhima kills with his fists, his palm and a caught dart until the kings call him RudraDrona Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Night Falls on the Fourteenth DayAshwatthama breaks the Panchalas after dark, Drona looses the wind weapon, and Krishna pulls Yudhishthira out of a fight he is winningDrona Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Guard at Drona's Right WheelYudhishthira orders his whole army against Drona, and never gets past KritavarmaDrona Parva ‧ 15 min
• Duels by TorchlightSix single combats fought by lamplight on the road to Drona's carDrona Parva ‧ 20 min
• Karna by Night Against the PanchalasThe armies throw down their torches, and the Suta's son scatters Dhrishtadyumna and all of Panchala in the darkDrona Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Whole Host Against DronaYudhishthira sends every man he has at the preceptor, and the fifteenth morning breaks into duelsDrona Parva ‧ 23 min
• The Arrow Cut in the AirSatyaki saves Dhrishtadyumna from the preceptor's shaft and holds three great bowmen at once, and the day ends with Drona's head in the dustDrona Parva ‧ 18 min
• Bhima Carried From the FieldAshwatthama's afternoon after the Narayana weapon, and the shaft that took Bhima's charioteerDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• Portents Before the Fourteenth DayThe night the sky and the rivers answered Arjuna's vow, and the morning ritual of a kingDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• Satyaki of the VrishnisLoyalty that outran judgmentDrona Parva
• The Commander AccusedDuryodhana tells Drona to his face that he is sparing themDrona Parva
• The Fifteenth MorningDrona alone, and the old kings who tried to stop himDrona Parva
• Kurukshetra Day 16: The Sun-Born CommanderKarna Keeps His Word to KuntiKarna Parva
• The Gandiva QuarrelArjuna Nearly Kills His KingKarna Parva
• The Truth That KilledRigid truth without compassion becomes sinKarna Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Burning of the Three CitiesShiva, the Ender of TripuraKarna Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Fallen SunKarna's life is the greatest tragedy of the Mahabharata. Born a prince, raised a charioteer's son, cursed by fate at...Karna Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Fallen SunKarna's story is the Mahabharata's deepest meditation on the cruelty of fate and the power of loyalty. He was denied...Karna Parva ‧ 28 min
• Kurukshetra Day 17: The Earth Takes the WheelKarna's Last Morning to Karna's Last HourKarna Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Word Brought to HastinapuraSanjaya rides through the night with the news of KarnaKarna Parva ‧ 21 min
• Arjuna Against the Preceptor's SonThe duel Ashvatthama could not win twiceKarna Parva ‧ 16 min
• The King Against the KingYudhishthira brings Duryodhana down and Bhima stops the blowKarna Parva ‧ 17 min
• Karna Spares the KingThe armour cut away, and a hand laid on Yudhishthira's shoulderKarna Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Brothers Bhima CountedDuryodhana's kin fall in handfuls on the seventeenth dayKarna Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Bhargava WeaponKarna spends his teacher's last gift on the PancalasKarna Parva ‧ 17 min
• Ashvatthama Asks for PeaceA hand on Duryodhana's wrist while the gods watchKarna Parva ‧ 16 min
• A Thousand Lamps Around KarnaYudhishthira rises from his bed to look at his enemyKarna Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Duel the Gods ApplaudedAshwatthama and Bhima fight to a standstill and are carried off senseless by their own driversKarna Parva ‧ 14 min
• The King Names the PairsYudhishthira assigns each Pandava his enemy as Karna's array comes onKarna Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Son Bhima BeheadedBhima cuts down Karna's son Bhanusena while Karna fights his way toward YudhishthiraKarna Parva ‧ 14 min
• Ashwatthama Breaks the King's GuardA roof of arrows over Yudhishthira, and the insult the king threw backKarna Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Elephant Standard Comes DownDhrishtadyumna leaves Duryodhana without horses, driver, weapons or banner at noon on the seventeenth dayKarna Parva ‧ 18 min
• Ashwatthama at Dhrishtadyumna's ThroatThe vow he very nearly kept on the seventeenth dayKarna Parva ‧ 16 min
• The First Duels of the Sixteenth DayBhima kills a king off an elephant, Satyaki kills two brothers, and Draupadi's sons kill two moreKarna Parva ‧ 17 min
• Sutasoma and the Broken ScimitarYuyutsu and Uluka trade blows, and Bhima's son fights Shakuni on foot with half a swordKarna Parva ‧ 13 min
• Karna and Satyaki ClashOne Vrishni holds the Kaurava army, and the sixteenth day ends in dustKarna Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Prince Who Went In for ShikhandiKripa strips Shikhandi on the seventeenth day, and a young ally buys him a way out with his lifeKarna Parva ‧ 12 min
• The Gates of Heaven Stand OpenDuryodhana tells his kings that dying well is winning, and Krishna drives Arjuna through what that costsKarna Parva ‧ 20 min
• Satyaki Unhorses ShakuniThe seventeenth day breaks into single combats, and the gambler of Gandhara is carried off the field by his sonKarna Parva ‧ 14 min
• Arjuna Rides Out for KarnaThe car is yoked again, the omen birds go on ahead, and the field between Arjuna and Karna breaks into duelsKarna Parva ‧ 23 min
• Arjuna Cuts His Way to KarnaAn army ordered to tire one man before Karna kills himKarna Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Vows Before the Final DuelKarna, Shalya, Krishna and Arjuna each say what they will do when the other man diesKarna Parva ‧ 24 min
• The King of MadraA good man bound by a rash promise to the wrong sideShalya Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Fall of ShakuniSahadeva Keeps His VowShalya Parva
• The Sage in the WellAbandoned by his brothers, he made a sacrifice from the pitShalya Parva ‧ 10 min
• Balarama's PilgrimageForty-Two Days on the Sarasvati While the World BurnedShalya Parva
• Duryodhana's Last StandShalya, the Twins, and a King in a LakeShalya Parva ‧ 28 min
• The Fourth CommanderA nephew's water poured on an uncle's head at the foot of HimavatShalya Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Sons of the Sun Go DownNakula's one great hour, and the end of Karna's lineShalya Parva ‧ 16 min
• Shalya Alone Against FiveThe last commander's one unanswerable morningShalya Parva ‧ 20 min
• Where the Carnage Did Not CeaseArjuna counts every point at which the war should have stoppedShalya Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Last of the HundredBhima closes an eighteen-year account in a single afternoonShalya Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Oath Comes DueSusharman, his thirty-five sons, and the last of the sworn menShalya Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Men Who Carried the MeatA king's hiding place sold for a purseShalya Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Duel on the Southern BankTwo pupils of one teacher settle a war with clubsShalya Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Verdict at the Fallen KingBalarama's plough, Duryodhana's indictment, and the flowers that fell from the skyShalya Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Errand Before the GriefKrishna drives to Hastinapura to reach a mother before her curse doesShalya Parva ‧ 16 min
• Duryodhana Rises from the LakeTaunted in the water, the last Kaurava comes up armed and asks for one man at a timeShalya Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Eighteenth MorningChekitana takes a lance, Suratha takes a single arrow, and Duryodhana is carried off his own field by bolting horsesShalya Parva ‧ 22 min
• The Seventeen HundredShalya's followers charge against orders, and Duryodhana's army breaks twice before he turns it roundShalya Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Afternoon of the Eighteenth DaySatyaki takes Kritavarma's car again, Duryodhana holds the field alone, and the last elephants fallShalya Parva ‧ 22 min
• The Flight of the Royal LadiesThe last of the eleven armies dies, Duryodhana walks into a lake, and the Kaurava camp runs for HastinapuraShalya Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Lords of the Waters and the TreasuresBalarama walks the Sarasvati past the fords where Varuna, Kubera, Indra and Surya won what they holdShalya Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Plunder of the Kaurava CampThe victors ride into Duryodhana's empty tents, and Arjuna's chariot turns to ashShalya Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Muster of the Eighteenth DayAn oath never to fight alone, and the count of what was left of both armiesShalya Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Count on the Nineteenth MorningEighteen armies, and the men who walked off the fieldShalya Parva
• The Five Sons of DraupadiThe UpapandavasSauptika Parva
• Kripa, the Man Who Survived EverythingThe Teacher Who Outlived the AgeSauptika Parva
• The Last ReportThree men bring good news to a dying kingSauptika Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Weapon He Could Not LiftAshvatthama's bargain on the Dwaraka shoreSauptika Parva ‧ 16 min
• Why Rudra Broke the SacrificeKrishna explains who really emptied the campSauptika Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Gem on Ashwatthama's HeadDraupadi sits down to starve until the stone is brought to herSauptika Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Duel of the Brahmashira WeaponsAshwatthama and Arjuna loose the world-ending astra at Vyasa's hermitageSauptika Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Aftermath of WarThe Night Massacre, the Women's Lament, and a Curse on KrishnaStri Parva ‧ 25 min
• The Lament of the WomenStri Parva - The Field of WidowsStri Parva
• The Queen Asks Her QuestionsGandhari puts the victors on trial, and Vyasa stands in the wayStri Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Queens Who Came a Long WayWhat the Kuru quarrel cost the kingdoms that were only alliesStri Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Count of the DeadKrishna's blunt answer, and a king who could see where they had goneStri Parva ‧ 16 min
• Gandhari Shows Krishna the FieldWith the sight Vyasa gave her, the blindfolded queen walks Krishna through the dead of KurukshetraStri Parva ‧ 21 min
• What Gandhari SawThe blind queen, given sight for one afternoon, walks Kurukshetra naming the dead of both armiesStri Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Secret of the GodsVyasa tells the blind king why the war was ordained before his eldest son was bornStri Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Iron EmbraceDhritarashtra's grief given a bodyStri Parva
• The Burning Ghats of KurukshetraThe rites that closed the warStri Parva
• The Sixteen KingsThe Consolation of YudhishthiraShanti Parva
• Charvaka the False BrahminThe Curse at the CoronationShanti Parva ‧ 5 min
• Bhishma on the Bed of ArrowsFifty-Eight Days of Teaching, and a King Crowned at His FeetShanti Parva ‧ 24 min
• The Dharma of KingsRajadharma - Bhishma on the Art of RuleShanti Parva
• The Sage and the Dog's HaunchApaddharma - Law in the Time of RuinShanti Parva
• The Song of MankiThe Rope of DesireShanti Parva
• Pingala's NightThe Courtesan Who Found PeaceShanti Parva
• The Python's WayThe Vow of What Comes UnsoughtShanti Parva
• Bhrigu and BharadvajaThe Sage's Questions About EverythingShanti Parva
• The Song of VritraThe Serenity of the DefeatedShanti Parva
• Bali and IndraThe Emperor in the Empty HouseShanti Parva
• Namuchi in ChainsThe Prisoner Who Slept at EaseShanti Parva
• Panchashikha and the KingLiberation Without Leaving the ThroneShanti Parva
• The ReciterThe Brahmin Who Refused HeavenShanti Parva
• The Song of AshmanJanaka's Question About GriefShanti Parva
• The Song of SampakaThe Freedom of the Poor BrahminShanti Parva
• The Song of HaritaThe Discipline of the RenunciateShanti Parva
• The Song of VichakhnuThe King Who Pitied the SacrificeShanti Parva
• The Cloud's GiftKundadhara and the Poor ManShanti Parva
• Muchukunda and the Lord of TreasureThe King Who Refused a Borrowed VictoryShanti Parva
• Indra Questions ShambaraHow the Enemy ProsperedShanti Parva
• Ushanas the BrightHow Shukra Became the Teacher of the AsurasShanti Parva
• The Jackal and the SageThe Worth of a Human BirthShanti Parva
• The Golden SwanWhat the Sadhyas Learned From a BirdShanti Parva
• Kapila and the CowThe Debate of the Two RoadsShanti Parva
• Karna at RajapuraA bride carried off, a hundred kings unhorsed, and the city a rival gave awayShanti Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Victory Nobody WantedFive brothers, a wife and a sage argue a king back onto his throneShanti Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Bird That Sent the Boys HomeIndra in golden feathers argues young renouncers back to their fathersShanti Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Queen's Answer to the Beggar KingJanaka shaves his head, and his wife takes his renunciation apartShanti Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Crowning of YudhishthiraA king anointed by the man he could not saveShanti Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Princes the Earth HidWhat was left of the Kshatriyas after the axeShanti Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Age Before KingsHow men who protected one another stopped, and what had to be writtenShanti Parva ‧ 18 min
• Mandhatri Asks to See GodThe emperor got an answer instead of a visionShanti Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Weapon Not Made of SteelKrishna tells Narada what his own kinsmen do to himShanti Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Day the Rod VanishedWhat happened to the world when Chastisement disappearedShanti Parva ‧ 20 min
• What the Brothers Wanted MostAn evening argument about virtue, wealth and desireShanti Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Two Who Argued Over a DebtDesire and Wrath come to court in ragsShanti Parva ‧ 21 min
• Prahlada in ChainsIndra asks a bound enemy why he does not grieveShanti Parva ‧ 16 min
• Bali in the Nooses of VarunaThe prisoner who would not be mocked, and the god who let him beShanti Parva ‧ 19 min
• Fortune Changes SidesWhy Sri deserted the asuras, told on a bank of the GangaShanti Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Deer Who Asked to Be KilledA poor brahmana's sacrifice and the neighbour who begged for the knifeShanti Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Four Shares of a SinWho agreed to carry a quarter of Indra's guilt, and what it cost themShanti Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Sweat That Became FeverA drop from Shiva's forehead, and the disease scattered through the worldShanti Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Sage Inside the GodHow Usanas robbed Kuvera and came out as ShukraShanti Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Yajus Taken From the SunA goddess entering a man's mouth, and the fee split in twoShanti Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Son Struck From the Fire SticksA hundred years of penance, a parrot on a branch, and a child born of frictionShanti Parva ‧ 18 min
• Three Doors and Fifty WomenThe son of Vyasa is made to walk, and then made to waitShanti Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Guest Nobody Could SeeBrihaspati throws down the ladle at a sacrifice where no animal was killedShanti Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Sins That Need ExpiationVyasa reads Yudhishthira the whole catalogue of acts that make a man liable, and then the exceptionsShanti Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Night Janaka Opened the SkyBefore the battle with Pratardana, the king of Mithila shows his army heaven and hellShanti Parva ‧ 14 min
• What Is Owed to Mother, Father and TeacherAsked which duty matters most of all, Bhishma names three people and calls them the three sacred firesShanti Parva ‧ 13 min
• The Root of All AccomplishmentBhishma teaches that the world, the Vedas and the rank of the gods were all bought with penanceShanti Parva ‧ 12 min
• The Rules of an Ordinary DayBhishma sets out the whole practice of good conduct, from the morning ablution to the last word spoken to an elderShanti Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Vow of BrahmacharyaBhishma on the rules of abstention, and the duct called ManovahaShanti Parva ‧ 12 min
• The Cheerful AsceticNarada asks Samanga why he is never sorry, and gets an answer about acts and their fruitsShanti Parva ‧ 16 min
• Arishtanemi and King SagaraA sage tells a reigning king when to let go of his house, and the king keeps his throneShanti Parva ‧ 15 min
• Krishna's Gift to the Dying GrandsireThe Boon That Took Away Pain, Hunger and Thirst So Bhishma Could SpeakShanti Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Fowler's CryBrihaspati teaches Indra how to subdue an enemy without fighting himShanti Parva ‧ 16 min
• The King Who Was Left AloneVyasa tells Yudhishthira of Hayagriva, who fought robbers after his army was gone and won heaven at his postShanti Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Gods and the SalavrikasVyasa answers Yudhishthira's guilt with the war heaven fought for thirty-two thousand yearsShanti Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Sudra Who Gave a Hundred ThousandBhishma sets out the duties of the four orders, and names the servant whose sacrifice is still rememberedShanti Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Oath to Conquer or DieBhishma on marching, arraying and swearing in an army, and the men a soldier may never strikeShanti Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Practices That Overcome DifficultyBhishma on when a truthful man may lie, and the long list of habits that carry a person throughShanti Parva ‧ 22 min
• Kamandaka and the Sinning KingA king who repents asks a rishi by what acts a sin is destroyedShanti Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Debt Penance Could Not PayYama climbs the Paripatra hills, and Gotama asks him what is owed to a mother and a fatherShanti Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Legs of the SnakeBhishma on how to live through a lawless season, and why slander must never be heardShanti Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Marks of a True FriendBhishma lists the men a king may bind himself to, and the men he must keep at a distanceShanti Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Tribes Beyond the PaleBhishma names the peoples of the borders and dates them to the ending of the first ageShanti Parva ‧ 18 min
• On Dreams and SleepBhishma explains where dreams come from and who stays awake in dreamless sleepShanti Parva ‧ 15 min
• Narada as Krishna Praised HimUgrasena asks why everyone speaks well of one sage, and Krishna answers him item by itemShanti Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Road to EmancipationBhishma names, one by one, the tool that lifts each weightShanti Parva ‧ 12 min
• The Eighth Portion of VishnuSanatkumara tells the defeated Vritra what holds up the universe, and Bhishma tells Yudhishthira who Krishna isShanti Parva ‧ 23 min
• Galava Asks What Is BeneficialNarada answers a student who cannot tell which scripture to obeyShanti Parva ‧ 18 min
• Does Consciousness SurviveYudhishthira asks whether anyone is left awake in the emancipate state, and Bhishma answers out of the Sankhya of KapilaShanti Parva ‧ 22 min
• The Signs of Approaching DeathYajnavalkya tells the king of Mithila which door the soul leaves by, and how a man learns that his year has begunShanti Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Seven WindsVyasa halts a recitation on the Himavat and names the winds that move the worldsShanti Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Thousand Doors to HeavenA guest who cannot answer counts the ways men have got in, then names one serpent worth askingShanti Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Wife Who Cooled a Naga's AngerPadmanabha would not go out to a waiting guest, until his wife named the ends of Ravana and KartaviryaShanti Parva ‧ 13 min
• The Boy Who Would Not BowPrahlada and the Man-LionShanti Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Three StepsVamana and the Generosity of BaliShanti Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Honest MerchantTuladhara and the Proud AsceticShanti Parva ‧ 11 min
• The King Who Became a DeerJada Bharata and the Snare of AttachmentShanti Parva ‧ 11 min
• The King Who Fed the WorldRantideva's Last WaterShanti Parva ‧ 10 min
• The First KingVena, Prithu, and the Milking of the EarthShanti Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Devotee and the Sage's WrathAmbarisha and the Discus of the LordShanti Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Sacrifice of SatiDaksha's Pride and the Wrath of ShivaShanti Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Procession of IndrasIndra's Pride and the Vastness of TimeShanti Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Boar Who Lifted the EarthVaraha and the Rescue of the Drowned EarthShanti Parva ‧ 8 min
• The Son Who DelayedChirakari and the Wisdom of Not Acting in HasteShanti Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Dove and the HunterThe Pigeon Who Honored Its EnemyShanti Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Gatekeepers Who Became DemonsThe Curse of the Kumaras and the Three BirthsShanti Parva ‧ 8 min
• The Twin SagesNara, Narayana, and the Eternal CompanionshipShanti Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Demons Born of SleepMadhusudana and the Dawn of CreationShanti Parva ‧ 9 min
• The King Who Chose HellVipashchit and the Compassion That Emptied a HellShanti Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Sage of Twenty-Four TeachersDattatreya and the Wisdom of the WorldShanti Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Son Who Flew to FreedomShuka, Vyasa, and the Inward RenunciationShanti Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Woman Who Out-Argued a KingSulabha, Janaka, and the Inward FreedomShanti Parva ‧ 10 min
• That Thou ArtUddalaka teaches his proud son the one SelfShanti Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Boy Who Told the TruthSatyakama Jabala, of no known family, wins wisdom by honestyShanti Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Sage Who Knew the SelfYajnavalkya, Gargi, and Maitreyi at MithilaShanti Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Brothers and the Stolen FruitStrict justice and willing acceptance between two sage brothersShanti Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Ungrateful GuestThe noble crane and the benefactor's murdererShanti Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Sinner Who Called the NameA fallen brahmin saved at death by the holy nameShanti Parva ‧ 10 min
• The King Who Lost His SonGrief turned to the knowledge of the deathless soulShanti Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Bird and the KingHow a single vengeance ended a long friendshipShanti Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Cat and the MouseTwo enemies who saved one another, and the wisdom of the weakShanti Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Sage Who Forgot HimselfNarada lives a whole life in an instant of illusionShanti Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Son Who Taught His MotherKapila, an avatar born as a son, teaches Devahuti liberationShanti Parva ‧ 10 min
• The King Who Had One HourLiberation won in a single hour of lifeShanti Parva ‧ 10 min
• The City of Nine GatesNarada's allegory of the soul in the bodyShanti Parva ‧ 11 min
• The King Who Lived in the EyesA quarrel of king and priest, and the origin of blinkingShanti Parva ‧ 9 min
• The King Consoled in GriefA brahmana lifts a grieving king with the truthShanti Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Camel Who Would Not MoveA boon of ease that fed sloth to ruinShanti Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Vulture and the JackalTwo voices over a dead child: hope and acceptanceShanti Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Tree That Defied the WindA proud silk-cotton tree humbled by its own fearShanti Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Yogi of Many WorldsThe true goal of yoga is peace, not powersShanti Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Sage Who Tested the GodsBhrigu finds the greatest is greatest in forbearanceShanti Parva ‧ 10 min
• The King Who Declared War on HimselfAlarka finds the only enemy worth conqueringShanti Parva
• The Song of BodhyaSix teachers and no preceptorShanti Parva
• Manu Answers the Teacher of the GodsA dialogue on what the senses can and cannot reachShanti Parva
• The Song of ParasharaVyasa's father on birth, work and the fruit of actsShanti Parva
• What Left PrahladaIndra begs the one thing worth takingShanti Parva
• The Birth of the SwordNakula asks which weapon came firstShanti Parva
• The Parrot and the Poisoned TreeA bird that would not leave a dying hostShanti Parva
• The White IslandNarada and three sages at the edge of the worldShanti Parva
• The Word That Meant Two ThingsKing Vasu judges what aja means, and falls out of the skyShanti Parva
• Utathya Instructs the EmperorThe brahmana who told Mandhata what a crown is forShanti Parva
• Vamadeva and the King of KosalaThe counsel a young king asked for and gotShanti Parva
• Vasishtha and Karala JanakaThe count of what a person is made ofShanti Parva
• The Robber Who Kept the RulesKayavya, the Nishada who plundered by lawShanti Parva
• The Sage Who Carried a CrowKalakavrikshiya, and counsel for a king with nothing leftShanti Parva
• The Prince Who Argued Against the RodSatyavan and his father on whether men should be killedShanti Parva
• The Sage Who Grew ThinTanu, King Viradyumna, and the body that hope wears downShanti Parva
• The Son Who Would Not WaitMedhavin tells his father the days are being eatenShanti Parva
• The Ocean and the ReedWhy the rivers bring down the great trees and spare the slender oneShanti Parva
• The Tiger's Honest MinisterHow a court disposes of the one man it needsShanti Parva
• The Worm That Ran From the CartVyasa asks what such a life has to loseShanti Parva
• Ambarisha and His GeneralA tale of sacrifice remade, told to ease a king's war-griefShanti Parva
• The King Who AtonedJanamejaya, Indrota Shaunaka, and the Long Road BackShanti Parva
• The Sage with the Ape's FaceNarada, Parvata, and a Vow Between FriendsShanti Parva
• The Naga Who Pulls the SunA seeker's wait by the Gomati, and what he learned from itShanti Parva
• The Hermit and the DogBhishma on royal appointments, and the creature a kind man made out of his own pityShanti Parva
• The King the Demon Could Not EatA rajadharma parable Bhishma tells YudhishthiraShanti Parva
• The Three FishesBhishma on the pond that shrank, and the only kind of failure a king is never forgivenShanti Parva
• Narada Questions the ApsaraPanchachuda is made to name the faults of women, and traces them back to their makerAnushasana Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Three Born of the FireBhrigu, Angiras and Kavi rise from a libation, and three gods claim themAnushasana Parva ‧ 17 min
• Righteousness, the Only FriendBrihaspati comes down from the sky to tell Yudhishthira what follows a man past deathAnushasana Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Savitri Mantra of SalutationsBhishma gives Yudhishthira the roll of names to be said at dawnAnushasana Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Names That Cleanse SinAsked what destroys sin, Bhishma answers with a litany of gods, rivers, mountains, sages and kingsAnushasana Parva ‧ 15 min
• Upamanyu's PenanceThe boy who refused every god but Shiva, and the god who came disguised as Indra to hear him do itAnushasana Parva ‧ 24 min
• Tandi and the Ten Thousand YearsA rishi meditates for a hundred centuries, sees Mahadeva, and hymns him as the end of all five roadsAnushasana Parva ‧ 20 min
• Bhrigu in Agastya's HairHow an unseen sage cursed the mortal king of heaven into a snakeAnushasana Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Guest Who LaughedVyasa and Maitreya argue over gift, penance and knowledge at BaranasiAnushasana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Vow of Ten and Two YearsKrishna keeps a twelve year vow on the mountain and a fire walks out of his mouthAnushasana Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Three Sages Who Saved the GodsAgastya burns the Danavas, Vashishtha brings down the Sarayu, and Atri becomes the moon and the sunAnushasana Parva ‧ 13 min
• The Jackal and the ApeTwo friends meet again in a burning ground and account for their bodiesAnushasana Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Ten Sins of Body, Speech and MindBhishma answers the plainest question with a list of ten things not to doAnushasana Parva ‧ 16 min
• How Vishnu Got the DiscusUpamanyu tells Krishna where Sudarsana came from, and Krishna climbs Himavat to ask Mahadeva for a sonAnushasana Parva ‧ 23 min
• The Devotees of MahadevaKapila, Valmiki, Gritsamada and others tell Yudhishthira what a lifetime's devotion to Mahadeva bought them.Anushasana Parva ‧ 18 min
• What Sends a Man to Heaven or HellBhishma on gifts, the Sraddha, and the two lists of deedsAnushasana Parva ‧ 24 min
• The Brahmanas Who Deserve WorshipNarada tells Krishna whom he bows to, and Bhishma tells a king what it costs to forgetAnushasana Parva ‧ 24 min
• Why Men Cling to WomenYudhishthira asks the question that Panchachuda's answer left standingAnushasana Parva ‧ 13 min
• The Five Forms of MarriageBhishma on how a daughter is given, what a dower does not buy, and the honour owed to womenAnushasana Parva ‧ 24 min
• The Kinds of Sons and Their SharesBhishma divides a dead man's property, names the children of crossed orders, and settles who a son belongs toAnushasana Parva ‧ 24 min
• Gifts Under the Lunar MansionsNarada tells Devaki what to give under each star, and the gods ask Brahman for ground to stand onAnushasana Parva ‧ 23 min
• The Wrong Man Before YamaA crow-faced messenger seizes the neighbour instead of Sarmin, and Yama sends him home with a rule of lifeAnushasana Parva ‧ 13 min
• The Sraddhas Under the ConstellationsYama's calendar of offerings to the fathers, and the king who won the earth by itAnushasana Parva ‧ 13 min
• Flowers, Incense, and LampsThe goddess Earth tells Krishna what a household owes each day, and Shukra tells Bali which flowers belong to which beingsAnushasana Parva ‧ 18 min
• Rules for a Long LifeBhishma sets out the conduct of an ordinary day, and how brothers should hold togetherAnushasana Parva ‧ 24 min
• The Fourfold Religion of CompassionBhishma on abstaining from meat, and the kings who kept the vowAnushasana Parva ‧ 24 min
• The Mysteries of Religion, Part OneThe deities, the Pitris and the Rishis each give up a duty whose reason is secretAnushasana Parva ‧ 24 min
• The Mysteries of Religion, Part TwoLomasa, Arundhati, the night-wanderers and the elephants of the quarters give up the last of their secretsAnushasana Parva ‧ 18 min
• Whose Food May Be EatenBhishma on the tables a man may sit at, and the expiations for the restAnushasana Parva ‧ 14 min
• Whom One Should WorshipYudhishthira asks whom a man should bow to, and Bhishma answers with the brahmanasAnushasana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Brahmanas and the KapasThe gods lose heaven and earth, and men on the ground win them backAnushasana Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Child Who Stopped Indra's ArmA boy on Uma's lap holds the thunderbolt in the airAnushasana Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Foundations of RighteousnessBhishma is asked whether the eye or the scripture decides, and answers with three foundations and a long list of small rulesAnushasana Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Boy Who Questioned DeathNachiketa at the House of YamaAnushasana Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Old Woman, the Snake, and DeathGautami and the Truth of KarmaAnushasana Parva ‧ 9 min
• The King Who Became a LizardNriga's long penance for one careless wrongAnushasana Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Guardian of the TrustVipula guards his teacher's wife from Indra, and conceals nothingAnushasana Parva ‧ 9 min
• The King Who Became a MotherHaving been both father and mother, he chose a mother's loveAnushasana Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Price of a SageChyavana caught in the fishermen's netAnushasana Parva
• The Sage Who Shot at the SunHow the umbrella and the sandals came into the worldAnushasana Parva
• The Test in the NorthAshtavakra goes for a bride and is stopped by a womanAnushasana Parva
• The Praise That Cost a SageAtri, Gautama, and a quarrel in a sacrificial hallAnushasana Parva
• The Sage Who Drank the SeaUtathya, Bhadra, and the day Varuna came up on footAnushasana Parva
• The King Who Was Made a BrahmanaVitahavya, the Haihaya, and a word that changed a birthAnushasana Parva
• Why Gold Is the Highest GiftThe metal left behind by fireAnushasana Parva
• The Two Bowls of RiceHow a mother's swap made a brahmana of one line and a warrior of the otherAnushasana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Man Who Was Not Allowed InA Sudra's hermitage, a sage's kindness, and two lives turned inside outAnushasana Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Cow Born of NectarDaksha's gift, Mahadeva's third eye, and why cattle wear many coloursAnushasana Parva ‧ 14 min
• Four Faces and a Blue ThroatUma asks her husband to account for himselfAnushasana Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Wind Answers the Thousand-Armed KingKartavirya boasts, and an invisible voice begins to argueAnushasana Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Thousand Names of VishnuVishnu Sahasranama - Bhishma's Last GiftAnushasana Parva
• The Thousand Names of ShivaShiva Sahasranama - Krishna's Own TeachingAnushasana Parva
• The Dharma of GiftsDanadharma - What Giving Actually IsAnushasana Parva
• Destiny and EffortThe Seed and the FieldAnushasana Parva
• The Guest at the DoorSudarshana's Vow of HospitalityAnushasana Parva
• Uma Questions ShivaThe Goddess and the Great God on DharmaAnushasana Parva
• Upamanyu and the Ocean of MilkThe Boy Who Cried for MilkAnushasana Parva
• The Gift of CowsWhy the Cow Is the First of GiftsAnushasana Parva
• Where Fortune DwellsLakshmi Among the CowsAnushasana Parva
• Chyavana Tests the KingTwenty-One Days of StillnessAnushasana Parva
• Baka Dalbhya and the King of HeavenThe Long-Lived Sage's LedgerAnushasana Parva
• The Dharma of FastingWhat Hunger TeachesAnushasana Parva
• The Feeding of the FathersHow the Shraddha BeganAnushasana Parva
• Matanga's AusterityThe Man Who Asked to Change His BirthAnushasana Parva
• The Merit of the FordsWhy the Waters WashAnushasana Parva
• The Theft of the Lotus StalksSeven Sages, a King's Gold, and an Oath That Blessed the ThiefAnushasana Parva
• The Hand That Rose From the GrassBhishma's own memory of Shantanu's shraddha at the gate of GangaAnushasana Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Man Who Remembered His BirthsA chandala brushing milk from his skinAnushasana Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Elephant the Sage Called SonGautama argues his way through every heaven for a stolen calfAnushasana Parva ‧ 20 min
• Why Are You Pale and LeanA man-eater asks a question instead of eatingAnushasana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Departure of BhishmaThe sun turns north, and the grandsire lets goAnushasana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Horse SacrificeArjuna Follows a Wandering Horse, and Dies at His Own Son's HandAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 23 min
• The AnugitaThe Gita After the GitaAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 5 min
• The Last Son of KarnaVrishaketu, the Boy the Pandavas Raised in Their Brother's PlaceAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 22 min
• The Mongoose and the SacrificeThe Gift That Outweighed an Empire's RiteAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Naked Priest of VaranasiHow a king outbid Indra for a brother nobody wantedAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 31 min
• The Battle No One Else Can FightKrishna names the enemies still living in Yudhishthira's fleshAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 16 min
• Where the Kingdom EndsA sentence of exile that its author could not locateAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 18 min
• The News Krishna Held BackA grandfather is spared until his daughter refuses itAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Horse Goes SouthEkalavya's son, and the day Dwaraka grabbed the bridleAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Sacrifice of Profuse GoldYudhishthira gives away the earth and is given it backAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Rain Agastya Did Not NeedTwelve years of drought against one sage's seedsAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 16 min
• Arjuna's Hymn at PartingOn the road to Hastinapur, Arjuna praises Krishna and gives him leave to go homeAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Kings Who Gave LawfullyIndra refuses the Rishis, a king answers too quickly, and the names of those who reached heaven by honest giftsAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Perfected One at the DoorA brahmana asks what the soul is walking throughAshvamedhika Parva
• The Gold of King MaruttaHow the ruined victors paid for the ashvamedhaAshvamedhika Parva
• The Forest RetreatBook 15 - How the Blind King Walked Into the Woods to DieAshramavasika Parva ‧ 26 min
• The Wordy DartsFifteen Years of Bhima's UnforgivenessAshramavasika Parva ‧ 19 min
• The King Asks Leave of His PeopleAn Assembly Absolves the Man Who Ruined ItAshramavasika Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Gift SacrificeTen Days of Giving for the Enemy DeadAshramavasika Parva ‧ 17 min
• Satayupa and the Forest KingsNarada Names the Rulers Who Chose the WoodsAshramavasika Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Court Comes to the ForestAn Army Marches Out to Visit Two Old AsceticsAshramavasika Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Night the Dead ReturnedVyasa Calls the Fallen Out of the GangaAshramavasika Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Fire That Was Not UnholyYudhishthira Accuses Agni of IngratitudeAshramavasika Parva ‧ 16 min
• Kunti's Last FireRenunciation after the victoryAshramavasika Parva
• Vidura, Dharma in a Servant's HouseThe clean conscience of HastinapuraAshramavasika Parva
• The Iron MacesBook 16 - The Curse That Destroyed Krishna's PeopleMausala Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Omens of DwarakaA City Watches Its Own Death ApproachMausala Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Death of VasudevaKrishna's Father Outlives EveryoneMausala Parva ‧ 16 min
• Arjuna Empties DwarakaOne bowman escorts a dead city inland, and the sea walks behind himMausala Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Great JourneyBook 17 - The Pandavas Walk North to Die, and the Dog Who FollowedMahaprasthanika Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Great DepartureKrishna's Death, the End of the Yadavas, and the Pandavas' Climb to HeavenMahaprasthanika Parva ‧ 26 min
• Yuyutsu, Keeper of the HouseDissent's long, unglamorous fidelityMahaprasthanika Parva
• The Ascent to HeavenBook 18 - The Last Illusion, and the End of the StorySvargarohana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Return of the PortionsWho everybody turned out to have beenSvargarohana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Rewards of the Eighteen ParvasVaishampayana prices each stage of hearing the Bharata against a sacrifice, from the Agnishtoma to twenty-one thousand years with IndraSvargarohana Parva ‧ 17 min

Places in Yudhishthira's Story

Drawn from the stories Yudhishthira appears in.

• Hastinapurहस्तिनापुर
• Indraprasthaइंद्रप्रस्थ
• Kurukshetraकुरुक्षेत्र
• Kampilyaकाम्पिल्य
• Ekachakraएकचक्र
• Khandava Forestखाण्डव वन
• Pandava Campपाण्डव शिविर
• Varnavataवारणावत
• Gangaगङ्गा
• Virataविराट
• Magadhaमगध
• Gandhamadanaगन्धमादन

Related Characters

Others counted among the Pandavas.

• ⛏︎Bhima
• ◎Arjuna
• ✧Nakula
• ❧Sahadeva
• ✶Draupadi
• ★Abhimanyu