Virata Parva: The Year in Disguise

The thirteenth year in the court of King Virata: five disguises, Keechaka, and Arjuna's ten names.

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Mahabharata, Virata Parva
4.1.5
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Mahabharata, Virata Parva
4.39.8
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Mahabharata, Virata Parva
4.2-4.3 (the disguises, paraphrased)
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Mahabharata, Virata Parva

4.14-4.22 (Sairandhri and Keechaka, paraphrased)

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

Mahabharata, Virata Parva

4.37-4.65 (the cattle raid, the shami tree, the revelation, Uttara and Abhimanyu; 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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