Sauptika Parva: The Night Raid

The night raid on the sleeping camp, Kripa's warning, and a victory that feels like defeat.

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Every verse in this lecture can be checked against these texts.

Mahabharata, Sauptika Parva
10.1 (the banyan tree and the owl, paraphrased)
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Mahabharata, Sauptika Parva
10.2.24
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Mahabharata, Sauptika Parva
10.8-10.9 (the night raid and the news, paraphrased)
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review

Terms of use

Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Mahabharata, Sauptika Parva

10.10.11

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Mahabharata, Sauptika Parva

10.12-10.18 (the Brahmashira weapon, the jewel and the curse, paraphrased)

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

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