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Mahākāvya • Classical Poetry (Kāvya)

Śiśupālavadham

शिशुपालवधम्

Māgha’s supreme display of verbal brilliance, metrics, and statecraft recounting Kṛṣṇa’s slaying of Śiśupāla.

Canonical Code SV
Canonical URN (CTS)
urn:cts:poorvam:corpus.shishupalavadham
Sections 20 Chapters
Textual Extent 1,644 Verses
Textual Background

Scholarly Framework

Classical Sanskrit Treatise • Mahākāvya

Celebrated as possessing the merits of Kālidāsa, Bhāravi, and Daṇḍin simultaneously.

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Scholarly Apparatus

Critical Introductions & Terminology

HISTORICAL CRITIQUE 2 Narrative Parts

Scholarly Introduction to Śiśupālavadham

Explore the philosophical foundations, canonical context, textual history, and critical scholarship across 2 narrative parts.

LEXICON & GRAMMAR 1 Defined Terms

Scholarly Glossary & Lexicon (शब्दकोशः)

Searchable terminology with Sanskrit definitions, English glosses, lexical notes, grammatical categories, and linked verse occurrences.

Canonical Structure

Table of Contents

20 Complete Chapters Available
CHAPTER 01 75 Verses

Canto 1

प्रथमः सर्गः (कृष्णनारदसम्भाषणम्)

Canto 1 of Śiśupālavadham.

Open Reader → SV 1.1–75
CHAPTER 02 118 Verses

Canto 2

द्वितीयः सर्गः (मन्त्रवर्णनम्)

Canto 2 of Śiśupālavadham.

Open Reader → SV 2.1–118
CHAPTER 03 82 Verses

Canto 3

तृतीयः सर्गः (पुरीप्रस्थानम्)

Canto 3 of Śiśupālavadham.

Open Reader → SV 3.1–82
CHAPTER 04 68 Verses

Canto 4

चतुर्थः सर्गः (रैवतकवर्णनम्)

Canto 4 of Śiśupālavadham.

Open Reader → SV 4.1–68
CHAPTER 05 69 Verses

Canto 5

पञ्चमः सर्गः (सेनानिवेशनम्)

Canto 5 of Śiśupālavadham.

Open Reader → SV 5.1–69
CHAPTER 06 79 Verses

Canto 6

षष्ठः सर्गः (ऋतुवर्णनम्)

Canto 6 of Śiśupālavadham.

Open Reader → SV 6.1–79
CHAPTER 07 75 Verses

Canto 7

सप्तमः सर्गः (वनविहारवर्णनम्)

Canto 7 of Śiśupālavadham.

Open Reader → SV 7.1–75
CHAPTER 08 71 Verses

Canto 8

अष्टमः सर्गः (जलविहारवर्णनम्)

Canto 8 of Śiśupālavadham.

Open Reader → SV 8.1–71
CHAPTER 09 87 Verses

Canto 9

नवमः सर्गः (प्रदोषवर्णनम्)

Canto 9 of Śiśupālavadham.

Open Reader → SV 9.1–87
CHAPTER 10 91 Verses

Canto 10

दशमः सर्गः (सुरतवर्णनम्)

Canto 10 of Śiśupālavadham.

Open Reader → SV 10.1–91
CHAPTER 11 66 Verses

Canto 11

एकादशः सर्गः (प्रत्यूषवर्णनम्)

Canto 11 of Śiśupālavadham.

Open Reader → SV 11.1–66
CHAPTER 12 77 Verses

Canto 12

द्वादशः सर्गः (प्रयाणवर्णनम्)

Canto 12 of Śiśupālavadham.

Open Reader → SV 12.1–77
CHAPTER 13 69 Verses

Canto 13

त्रयोदशः सर्गः (श्रीकृष्णसमागमवर्णनम्)

Canto 13 of Śiśupālavadham.

Open Reader → SV 13.1–69
CHAPTER 14 88 Verses

Canto 14

चतुर्दशः सर्गः (श्रीकृष्णार्घदानवर्णनम्)

Canto 14 of Śiśupālavadham.

Open Reader → SV 14.1–88
CHAPTER 15 96 Verses

Canto 15

पञ्चदशः सर्गः (शिशुपालक्रोधवर्णनम्)

Canto 15 of Śiśupālavadham.

Open Reader → SV 15.1–96
CHAPTER 16 85 Verses

Canto 16

षोडशः सर्गः (दूतसंवादवर्णनम्)

Canto 16 of Śiśupālavadham.

Open Reader → SV 16.1–85
CHAPTER 17 69 Verses

Canto 17

सप्तदशः सर्गः (यदुवंशक्षोभणम्)

Canto 17 of Śiśupālavadham.

Open Reader → SV 17.1–69
CHAPTER 18 80 Verses

Canto 18

अष्टादशः सर्गः (सङ्कुलयुद्धवर्णनम्)

Canto 18 of Śiśupālavadham.

Open Reader → SV 18.1–80
CHAPTER 19 120 Verses

Canto 19

एकोनविंशः सर्गः (युद्धवर्णनम्)

Canto 19 of Śiśupālavadham.

Open Reader → SV 19.1–120
CHAPTER 20 79 Verses

Canto 20

विंशः सर्गः (शिशुपालवधवर्णनम्)

Canto 20 of Śiśupālavadham.

Open Reader → SV 20.1–79