Epic poem (prose translation) · 1883–1896

The Mahabharata, Book 14: Aswamedhika Parva

The Book of the Horse Sacrifice

Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli (published by Pratap Chandra Roy, 1883–1896)

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Book 14 of Kisari Mohan Ganguli's complete English prose translation of the Mahabharata, published in parts by Pratap Chandra Roy, Calcutta. The Aswamedhika Parva tells of the horse sacrifice by which Yudhishthira, once the war is over and the kingdom secure, claims the sovereignty of the earth. Before it Krishna relates the Anugita, a philosophical discourse to Arjuna, and Arjuna follows the sacrificial horse on its wanderings, fighting its opponents.

Contents · 92 parts

Section 1 (Aswamedhika Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 21 paragraph
Section 31 paragraph
Section 42 paragraphs
Section 53 paragraphs
Section 612 paragraphs
Section 79 paragraphs
Section 81 paragraph
Section 925 paragraphs
Section 1019 paragraphs
Section 112 paragraphs
Section 121 paragraph
Section 131 paragraph
Section 141 paragraph
Section 153 paragraphs
Section 16 (Anugita Parva)6 paragraphs
Section 174 paragraphs
Section 181 paragraph
Section 193 paragraphs
Section 201 paragraph
Section 216 paragraphs
Section 225 paragraphs
Section 2310 paragraphs
Section 245 paragraphs
Section 251 paragraph
Section 261 paragraph
Section 273 paragraphs
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Section 311 paragraph
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