Shalya Parva: The Final Day

The eighteenth day: Shalya, Shakuni, Duryodhana's hiding place, the duel with Bhima, and a dispute about the rules.

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Mahabharata, Shalya Parva
9.59.6
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Mahabharata, Shalya Parva
9.60.47
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Mahabharata, Shalya Parva
9.1-9.28 (Shalya as commander, the deaths of Shalya and Shakuni; paraphrased)
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review

Terms of use

Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Mahabharata, Shalya Parva

9.28-9.58 (Duryodhana in the lake, the duel with Bhima; paraphrased)

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

Mahabharata, Shalya Parva

9.59.11-9.59.21 (Krishna calms Balarama, 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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