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Mahaprasthanika Parva recites the journey of the Pandavas across India and finally their ascent towards Himalayas, as they climb their way to heaven on Mount Sumeru. As they leave their kingdom, a dog befriends them and joins their long journey. On their way, Draupadi dies first. Four of the Pandava brothers also die midway.
Debroy, in 2011, notes [12] that updated critical edition of Mausala Parva, after removing verses generally accepted so far as spurious and inserted into the original, has 9 adhyayas (chapters) and 273 shlokas (verses). The entire parva has been "transcreated" and translated in verse by the poet Dr. Purushottama Lal published by Writers Workshop.
Vidura predeceases them and Sanjaya on Dhritarashtra's bidding goes to live in the higher Himalayas. 16 Mausala Parva (The Book of the Clubs) 96 The materialization of Gandhari's curse, i.e., the infighting between the Yadavas with maces (mausala) and the eventual destruction of the Yadavas. 17 Mahaprasthanika Parva (The Book of the Great ...
Uttarā (Sanskrit: उत्तरा, romanized: Uttarā) was the princess of Matsya, as described in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.She was the daughter of King Virata and Queen Sudeshna, at whose court the Pandavas spent a year in concealment during their exile.
The Sauptika Parva (Sanskrit: सौप्तिक पर्व), or the "Book of the Sleepers," is the tenth of eighteen books of the Indian Epic Mahabharata. Sauptika Parva traditionally has 2 parts and 18 chapters, as does the critical edition.
Ghatotkacha (Sanskrit: घटोत्कच, IAST: Ghaṭotkaca; lit. ' Bald Pot ') is a prominent character in the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata. [1] His name comes from the fact that his head was hairless (utkacha) and shaped like a ghatam, or a pot. [2]
Virata (Sanskrit: विराट, IAST virāṭa) was the king of the Matsya Kingdom, in whose court the Pandavas spent a year in concealment during their exile. Virata was married to Queen Sudeshna and was the father of Prince Uttara and Princess Uttarā, who married Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna.
An illustration from the Razmnama depicting a scene of Ashramavasika Parva. Kunti leading Dhritarashtra and Gandhari as they head to Sannyasa. Ashramvasika Parva (Sanskrit: आश्रमवासिक पर्व), or the "Book of the Hermitage", is the fifteenth of the eighteen books of the Indian epic Mahabharata. It traditionally has 3 ...