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The Mahabharata

Book 12: Santi Parva

Kisari Mohan Ganguli, tr.

[1883-1896]


The Santi Parva is a huge interpolation in the Mahabharata, in the genre known as 'wisdom literature.' The narrative progression is placed on hold almost from the first page. Instead we get a long and winding recapitulation of Brahmanic lore, including weighty treatises on topics such as kingcraft, metaphysics, cosmology, geography, and mythology. There are discussions of the Sankya and Yoga philosophical schools, and mentions of Buddhism. It is apparent that the Santi Parva was added to the Mahabharata at a later time than the main body of the epic.

PRODUCTION NOTES: (11/30/2004) The printed edition we used divides this book into three (apparently arbitrary) parts. Note that each part's page numbering starts at page one, so if you cite a page number in this etext for some reason, you will also need to cite the part. There was no 'Section CCCCLXIV' in the source edition I used. --John Bruno Hare.


PART 1    PART 2    PART 3

Part 1

Title Page

Rajadharmanusasana Parva

Section I
Section II
Section III
Section IV
Section V
Section VI
Section VII
Section VIII
Section IX
Section X
Section XI
Section XII
Section XIII
Section XIV
Section XV
Section XVI
Section XVII
Section XVIII
Section XIX
Section XX
Section XXI
Section XXII
Section XXIII
Section XXIV
Section XXV
Section XXVI
Section XXVII
Section XXVIII
Section XXIX
Section XXX
Section XXXI
Section XXXII
Section XXXIII
Section XXXIV-XXXV
Section XXXVI
Section XXXVII
Section XXXVIII
Section XXXIX
Section XL
Section XLI
Section XLII
Section XLIII
Section XLIV
Section XLV
Section XLVI
Section XLVII
Section XLVIII
Section XLIX
Section L
Section LI
Section LII
Section LIII
Section LIV
Section LV
Section LVI
Section LVII
Section LVIII
Section LIX
Section LX
Section LXI
Section LXII
Section LXIII
Section LXIV
Section LXV
Section LXVI
Section LXVII
Section LXVIII
Section LXIX
Section LXX
Section LXXI
Section LXXII
Section LXXIII
Section LXXIV
Section LXXV
Section LXXVI
Section LXXVII
Section LXXVIII
Section LXXIX
Section LXXX
Section LXXXI
Section LXXXII
Section LXXXIII
Section LXXXIV
Section LXXXV
Section LXXXVI
Section LXXXVII
Section LXXXVIII
Section LXXXIX
Section XC
Section XCI
Section XCII
Section XCIII
Section XCIV
Section XCV
Section XCVI
Section XCVII
Section XCVIII
Section XCIX
Section C
Section CI
Section CII
Section CIII
Section CIV
Section CV
Section CVI
Section CVII
Section CVIII
Section CIX
Section CX
Section CXI
Section CXII
Section CXIII
Section CXIV
Section CXV
Section CXVI
Section CXVII
Section CXVIII
Section CXIX
Section CXX
Section CXXI
Section CXXII
Section CXXIII
Section CXXIV
Section CXXV
Section CXXVI
Section CXXVII
Section CXXVIII
Section CXXIX
Section CXXX

Apaddharmanusasana Parva

Section CXXXI
Section CXXXII
Section CXXXIII
Section CXXXIV
Section CXXXV
Section CXXXVI
Section CXXXVII
Section CXXXVIII
Section CXXXIX
Section CXL
Section CXLI
Section CXLII
Section CXLIII
Section CXLIV
Section CXLV
Section CXLVI
Section CXLVII
Section CXLVIII
Section CXLIX
Section CL
Section CLI
Section CLII
Section CLIII
Section CLIV
Section CLV
Section CLVI
Section CLVII
Section CLVIII
Section CLIX
Section CLX
Section CLXI
Section CLXII
Section CLXIII
Section CLXIV
Section CLXV
Section CLXVI
Section CLXVII
Section CLXVIII
Section CLXIX
Section CLXX
Section CLXXI
Section CLXXII
Section CLXXIII

Part 2

Title Page

Mokshadharma Parva

Section CLXXIV
Section CLXXV
Section CLXXVI
Section CLXXVII
Section CLXXVIII
Section CLXXIX
Section CLXXX
Section CLXXXI
Section CLXXXII
Section CLXXXIII
Section CLXXXIV
Section CLXXXV
Section CLXXXVI
Section CLXXXVII
Section CLXXXVIII
Section CLXXXIX
Section CXC
Section CXCI
Section CXCII
Section CXCIII
Section CXCIV
Section CXCV
Section CXCVI
Section CXCVII
Section CXCVIII
Section CXCIX
Section CC
Section CCI
Section CCII
Section CCIII
Section CCIV
Section CCV
Section CCVI
Section CCVII
Section CCVIII
Section CCIX
Section CCX
Section CCXI
Section CCXII
Section CCXIII
Section CCXIV
Section CCXV
Section CCXVI
Section CCXVII
Section CCXVIII
Section CCXIX
Section CCXX
Section CCXXI
Section CCXXII
Section CCXXIII
Section CCXXIV
Section CCXXV
Section CCXXVI
Section CCXXVII
Section CCXXVIII
Section CCXXIX
Section CCXXX
Section CCXXXI
Section CCXXXII
Section CCXXXIII
Section CCXXXIV
Section CCXXXV
Section CCXXXVI
Section CCXXXVII
Section CCXXXVIII
Section CCXXXIX
Section CCXL
Section CCXLI
Section CCXLII
Section CCXLIII
Section CCXLIV
Section CCXLV
Section CCXLVI
Section CCXLVII
Section CCXLVIII
Section CCXLIX
Section CCL
Section CCLI
Section CCLII
Section CCLIII
Section CCLIV
Section CCLV
Section CCLVI
Section CCLVII
Section CCLVIII
Section CCLIX
Section CCLX
Section CCLXI
Section CCLXII
Section CCLXIII
Section CCLXIV
Section CCLXV
Section CCLXVI
Section CCLXVII
Section CCLXVIII
Section CCLXIX
Section CCLXX
Section CCLXXI
Section CCLXXII
Section CCLXXIII
Section CCLXXIV
Section CCLXXV
Section CCLXXVI
Section CCLXXVII
Section CCLXXVIII
Section CCLXXIX
Section CCLXXX
Section CCLXXXI
Section CCLXXXII
Section CCLXXXIII
Section CCLXXXIV
Section CCLXXXV
Section CCLXXXVI
Section CCLXXXVII
Section CCLXXXVIII
Section CCLXXXIX
Section CCXC
Section CCXCI
Section CCXCII
Section CCXCIII
Section CCXCIV
Section CCXCV
Section CCXCVI
Section CCXCVII
Section CCXCVIII
Section CCXCIX
Section CCC
Section CCCI

Part 3

Title Page
Section CCCII
Section CCCIII
Section CCCIV
Section CCCV
Section CCCVI
Section CCCVII
Section CCCVIII
Section CCCIX
Section CCCX
Section CCCXI
Section CCCXII
Section CCCXIII
Section CCCXIV
Section CCCXV
Section CCCXVI
Section CCCXVII
Section CCCXVIII
Section CCCXIX
Section CCCXX
Section CCCXXI
Section CCCXXII
Section CCCXXIII
Section CCCXXIV
Section CCCXXV
Section CCCXXVI
Section CCCXXVII
Section CCCXXVIII
Section CCCXXIX
Section CCCXXX
Section CCCXXXI
Section CCCXXXII
Section CCCXXXIII
Section CCCXXXIV
Section CCCXXXV
Section CCCXXXVI
Section CCCXXXVII
Section CCCXXXVIII
Section CCCXXXIX
Section CCCXL
Section CCCXLI
Section CCCXLII
Section CCCXLIII
Section CCCXLIV
Section CCCXLV
Section CCCXLVI
Section CCCXLVII
Section CCCXLVIII
Section CCCXLIX
Section CCCL
Section CCCLI
Section CCCLII
Section CCCLIII
Section CCCLIV
Section CCCLV
Section CCCLVI
Section CCCLVII
Section CCCLVIII
Section CCCLIX
Section CCCLX
Section CCCLXI
Section CCCLXII
Section CCCLXIII
Section CCCLXV