
The never-empty vessel: a shared plate always has one more bite.
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Book 3: 21 upa-parvas, 324 sections.
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The never-empty vessel: a shared plate always has one more bite.
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A king who lost everything to a game of dice, and a queen who never stopped looking for him.
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A mango that only rises when everyone tells the truth.
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Vana Parva, upa-parva 1 (Aranyaka), sections 1–6 of 324.
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Vana Parva, upa-parva 1 (Aranyaka), sections 7–10 of 324.
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Vana Parva, upa-parva 2 (Kirmira-vadha), sections 11 of 324.
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Vana Parva, upa-parva 3 (Arjunabhigamana), sections 12–17 of 324.
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Vana Parva, upa-parva 3 (Arjunabhigamana), sections 18–23 of 324.
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Vana Parva, upa-parva 3 (Arjunabhigamana), sections 24–29 of 324.
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Vana Parva, upa-parva 3 (Arjunabhigamana), sections 30–35 of 324.
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Vana Parva, upa-parva 3 (Arjunabhigamana), sections 36–37 of 324.
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Vana Parva, upa-parva 4 (Kairata), sections 38–41 of 324.
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Vulgate (Bombay/Calcutta) as translated by Ganguli; 18 parvas, 100 upa-parvas, 2,132 sections
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