A promise so big it changed his name, and held for the rest of his life.
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Book 1: 19 upa-parvas, 236 sections.
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A promise so big it changed his name, and held for the rest of his life.
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Practice is a quiet kind of teacher.
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Adi Parva: a house that looked lovely, and the tunnel that saved a family.
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A student's errand for his teacher's wife turns into the longest, strangest journey.
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Adi Parva, upa-parva 1 (Anukramanika), sections 1 of 236.
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Adi Parva, upa-parva 2 (Sangraha), sections 2 of 236.
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Adi Parva, upa-parva 3 (Paushya), sections 3 of 236.
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Adi Parva, upa-parva 4 (Pauloma), sections 4–9 of 236.
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Adi Parva, upa-parva 4 (Pauloma), sections 10–12 of 236.
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Adi Parva, upa-parva 5 (Astika), sections 13–18 of 236.
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Adi Parva, upa-parva 5 (Astika), sections 19–24 of 236.
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Adi Parva, upa-parva 5 (Astika), sections 25–30 of 236.
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Vulgate (Bombay/Calcutta) as translated by Ganguli; 18 parvas, 100 upa-parvas, 2,132 sections
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