The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Vol. 4 of 12: Translated Into English Prose from the Original Sanskrit Text (Classic Reprint)

Om! AlIef' having bowed down tG Narayana. and NaTa. the most exalted of male beings. and al50 to the goddess Saraswati ml4st be word )aya be ~(tte't':d. Janamejaya said.-"How did my great-grandfatbers. afilicted with the fear of Duryodbana. pass their days undiscovered in the city of Virata? And.' 0 Brahman. how did the highly blessed Draupadi. stricken with woe. devoted to her lords. and ever adoring the Deity.J spend her days unrecognised ?" V aisa m payana sa id.-Listen. 0 lord of Olen. how thy ~rea t-grandfatbers passed tbe'period'of unrecognition in the city of Virata. Having in this way obtained boons from the god of Justice. that best of virtuous men, Yudhishthira. returned to the asylum and related unto the Brahmanas all that had happened. And having related everything unto them. Yudhisbthira restored to that regenerate Brahmana. who had followed him the chuming staff and the fire-sticks he had lost. And. 0 Bhaeata. the son of the god of Justice. the roya

Table of Contents

CONTENTS THE MAHABHARATA; CONTENTS; VIRATA PARVA; SECTION I-XU; Pandaya Prabesha Parva; SECTION XIII; Samaya-palana Parva; SECTION XIV-XXV; Kichaka-badha Parva; SECTION XXVI-LXIX; Gaharana Parva; SECTION LXX-LXXII; VBivabika Patva; UDVOGA PARVA; SECTION I-XXI; Sainyodyoga Parva; SECTION XXII-XXXII; SanjaY3 Yana Parva; SECTION XXXIII-XL; Prajagara Parva ( Vidura-Dhritarashcra; Sambad); SECTION XLI-XL VI; 1-21; 21-24; 24-52; 52-131; 132-136; 1-35; 36-60; 60-94; Sanat-Sujata Parva 95-114; SECTION XLVU-LXXI; Yana Sandhi Parva 114-159; SECTION LXXII-CXXXlX; Bhagavat Yana Parva 159-278; Story of Matali 209-221; , Galava 222-245; SECTION CXL-CLXVI; KarnaVivada Parva (Sreekrishna's and Kunti's; Talks with Kama) 279-291; SECTION CXLVII-CLIX; SainaNiryana Parva 291-315; SECTION CLX-CLXIV; Uluka Dutagamana Parva 315-331; SECTION CLXV-CLXXIIl; Ra