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Mb028. The Game Of Dice
MAHABHARATA"The hall of games new,The best one in our view,It has come up in Hastinapura,Like the one in Indraprastha.""The king has invited you..
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Mb027. Invitation To Game Of Dice
MAHABHARATAThe Sakuni's dice-game planIn Duryodhana's mind it ran.Both went to the king then.To tell him Sakuni began."Oh king, look at your son,In..
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Mb026. Sakuni's Evil Design
MAHABHARATARajasuya came to a close,From their seats up all rose,They took leave one by one,With their kith and kin.It was Veda Vyasa's turn,He came..
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Mb025. The First Honor To Krishna
MAHABHARATAOf success, the news same,From all the corners it came.For the yaga it was a good start,In which Pandavas took part.Yudhishthira stood and..
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Mb024. King Jarasandha Was Killed
MAHABHARATAIndraprastha, a glory of the past,Pandavas renewed this city at last.Yudhishthira received an advice,To perform "Rajasuya" sacrifice.This..
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Mb023. The Saranga Birds
MAHABHARATAKhandavaprastha, the dead city,It presented a picture dirty,Full of thorns and prickles,And surrounded by jungles.Inherited by Pandavas..
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Mb022. Arjuna Weds Subhadra
MAHABHARATAFrom Manipur to Prabhasa,Arjuna went to meet Krishna.They both went to Dvaraka,And stayed at Mount Raivataka.Krishna had a sister..
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Mb021. Arjuna's Pilgrimage
MAHABHARATAHow can one womanAt a time marry five men?Never was it a custom,In any marriage system.This was the questionKauravas took up often.Theirs..
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Mb019. Draupadi's Svamvara
MAHABHARATAIn King Drupada's mind,It was his desire to find,Arjuna, the great archer,For Draupadi, his daughter.Once Arjuna joined his side,It would..
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Mb018. Bhima Kills Bakasura
MAHABHARATAPandavas reduced to penury,But never were they weary.Begging food was their routine,As a custom of a Brahmin.Into two halves Kunti made..
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Mb017. Bhima Kills Hidimba
MAHABHARATAIt was Vidura's foresight,That made their escape light.A boat he kept ready,At the tunnel end bushy.The River Ganges they crossed,The..
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Mb016. The Great Escape
MAHABHARATAVidura, the minister wise,Was he in for any surprise?No, so well the plot he knew,He gave Yudhisthira a tips few."A wise knows himself to..
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Mb015. The Wax Palace
MAHABHARATA"Oh father, we're now lost.Just think of your past.When you're the seniorCrowned was your junior.""May be your eyes blind,But not so your..
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Mb014. Drona's Revenge On King Durpada
MAHABHARATAAlmost the training was over.It was time to pay the teacherGuru Dakshina namely fees,By all the outgoing trainees.The Kauravas and..
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Mb013. Open Competition Among Princes
MAHABHARATAThe five brothers of Pandavas,The hundred brothers of Kauravas,The use of arms well they learntAnd each one displayed his talent.Drona..
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Mb012, Ekalavya, The Tribal Hunter
MAHABHARATAThe training went for many days.Pandavas excelled in many ways.Among archers, Arjuna came first,As he was adjudged the one best.A hunter..
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Mb011. Drona, The Teacher
MAHABHARATAA golden ball fellDeep into a well,Once when the KauravasPlayed with the Pandavas.Thro' the crystal water,It was visible clear,But none..
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Mb010. Bhima
MAHABHARATAOf the hundred sons, the Kauravas,And the five sons, the Pandavas,The powerful one was Bhima.They grew up all in Hastinapura.A terror was..
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Mb009. The Birth Of Five Pandavas
MAHABHARATAWhen the King Pandu went,To the forest for a hunt,He was chasing a male deer,That ran for its life in fear.It was killed by his arrow,And..
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Mb008. Karna, Son Of The Sun
MAHABHARATASura, the grandfather of Krishna,Had a lovely daughter, Pritha.She was beautiful and virtuous,And by nature she was too pious.Sura's..
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Mb007. Vidura, The Minister Of Justice
MAHABHARATAAn early death Vichitravirya met.Ambika and Ambalika were upset,That he had left no childrenAs his heir to the throne.His mother..
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Mb006. Vichitravirya
MAHABHARATAVichitravirya when came of age,A suitable bride for his marriage,Bhishma was on the look outFar and wide, through out.By then a function..
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Mb005. Devavrata As Bhisma
MAHABHARATAFrom the time Ganga left,A resigned role Santanu kept,Her separation for years,Kept his memories in tears.Like this passed years four,Once..
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Mb004. Devavrata, Son Of King Santanu
MAHABHARATAOn the bank of the River Ganga,The King Santanu of Hastinapura,Met the Goddess Ganga, the beauty,In her human form, she looked pretty.The..
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Mb003. Sakuntala And Dushyanta
MAHABHARATAKing Dushyanta of Puru race,He expanded his boundary space.And he made it a vast empire.Visitors who came did admire.One day for a..
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