Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

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..

© Rajaram Ramachandran