Epic poem (prose translation) · 1883–1896

The Mahabharata, Book 6: Bhishma Parva

The Book of Bhishma

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

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Book 6 of Kisari Mohan Ganguli's complete English prose translation of the Mahabharata, published in parts by Pratap Chandra Roy, Calcutta. The Bhishma Parva opens the great war at Kurukshetra and holds the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna's teaching to Arjuna on the eve of battle; it follows the first ten days of fighting under Bhishma's command until he falls on a bed of arrows.

Contents · 124 parts

Section 1 (Jamvu-khanda Nirmana Parva)4 paragraphs
Section 2 (Jamvu-khanda Nirmana Parva)5 paragraphs
Section 3 (Jamvu-khanda Nirmana Parva)7 paragraphs
Section 4 (Jamvu-khanda Nirmana Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 5 (Jamvu-khanda Nirmana Parva)3 paragraphs
Section 6 (Jamvu-khanda Nirmana Parva)4 paragraphs
Section 7 (Jamvu-khanda Nirmana Parva)4 paragraphs
Section 8 (Jamvu-khanda Nirmana Parva)3 paragraphs
Section 9 (Jamvu-khanda Nirmana Parva)4 paragraphs
Section 10 (Jamvu-khanda Nirmana Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 11 (Bhumi Parva)7 paragraphs
Section 12 (Bhumi Parva)5 paragraphs
Section 13 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 14 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 15 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)3 paragraphs
Section 16 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 17 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 18 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 19 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)3 paragraphs
Section 20 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 21 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 22 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 23 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)8 paragraphs
Section 24 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 25 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)9 paragraphs
Section 26 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)8 paragraphs
Section 27 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)5 paragraphs
Section 28 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)4 paragraphs
Section 29 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)3 paragraphs
Section 30 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)6 paragraphs
Section 31 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 32 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)3 paragraphs
Section 33 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 34 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)4 paragraphs
Section 35 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)12 paragraphs
Section 36 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)3 paragraphs
Section 37 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 38 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)4 paragraphs
Section 39 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 40 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 41 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)3 paragraphs
Section 42 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)6 paragraphs
Section 43 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)38 paragraphs
Section 44 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 45 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 46 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 47 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 48 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 49 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 50 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 51 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 52 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 53 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 54 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 55 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 56 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 57 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 58 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 59 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 60 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 61 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 62 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 63 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 64 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 65 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)4 paragraphs
Section 66 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 67 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 68 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 69 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 70 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 71 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 72 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 73 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 74 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 75 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)3 paragraphs
Section 76 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 77 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)3 paragraphs
Section 78 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 79 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 80 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 81 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 82 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 83 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)5 paragraphs
Section 84 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)5 paragraphs
Section 85 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)3 paragraphs
Section 86 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 87 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 88 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 89 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 90 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 91 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 92 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 93 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 94 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 95 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 96 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 97 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 98 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 99 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)3 paragraphs
Section 100 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)3 paragraphs
Section 101 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 102 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 103 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 104 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 105 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 106 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 107 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 108 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)9 paragraphs
Section 109 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)5 paragraphs
Section 110 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)3 paragraphs
Section 111 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 112 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 113 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 114 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 115 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)1 paragraph
Section 116 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 117 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)6 paragraphs
Section 118 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 119 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)3 paragraphs
Section 120 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 121 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 122 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)3 paragraphs
Section 123 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)2 paragraphs
Section 124 (Bhagavat-Gita Parva)4 paragraphs

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