Ashramavasika Parva: The Elders Retire

The old king's farewell, the night the dead returned to the Ganga, and the elders' end in the forest.

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Mahabharata, Ashramavasika Parva
15.5.1
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Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
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Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Mahabharata, Ashramavasika Parva
15.5-15.14 (Dhritarashtra's departure, paraphrased)
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Mahabharata, Ashramavasika Parva
15.40-15.41 (the night the dead returned, paraphrased)
Translation

Vidya working translation, pending scholar review

Terms of use

Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Mahabharata, Ashramavasika Parva

15.41.9

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

Mahabharata, Ashramavasika Parva

15.45-15.46 (the forest fire and Narada's news, 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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