Dogs have an important role to play in Mahabharata. The first parva in Mahabharata is the Pausya Parva.
This starts with with Sarama, the celestial dog, who comes to Janamajeya and rebukes him for striking her son.
janamejayaḥ pārikṣitaḥ saha bhrātṛbhiḥ kurukṣetre dīrghasattram upāste tasya bhrātaras trayaḥ śrutasenograseno bhīmasena iti
teṣu tat satram upāsīneṣu tatra śvābhyāgacchat sārameyaḥ sajanamejayasya bhrātṛbhir abhihato rorūyamāṇo mātuḥ samīpam upāgacchat
(Janamejaya, the son of Parikshit, was, with his brothers, attending his long sacrifice on the plains of Kurukshetra. His brothers were three, Srutasena, Ugrasena, and Bhimasena. And as they were sitting at the sacrifice, there arrived at the spot an offspring of Sarama, the celestial dog).
In the end of Mahabharata, when the Pandavas hear of the death of Krishna and their mother, they decide to leave all to Parikshit, Arjuna's grandson and leave on a journey towards heaven. There also Yudhistira is accompanied by dog, who eventually turns out to be Dharma, in the guise of a dog.
This starts with with Sarama, the celestial dog, who comes to Janamajeya and rebukes him for striking her son.
janamejayaḥ pārikṣitaḥ saha bhrātṛbhiḥ kurukṣetre dīrghasattram upāste tasya bhrātaras trayaḥ śrutasenograseno bhīmasena iti
teṣu tat satram upāsīneṣu tatra śvābhyāgacchat sārameyaḥ sajanamejayasya bhrātṛbhir abhihato rorūyamāṇo mātuḥ samīpam upāgacchat
(Janamejaya, the son of Parikshit, was, with his brothers, attending his long sacrifice on the plains of Kurukshetra. His brothers were three, Srutasena, Ugrasena, and Bhimasena. And as they were sitting at the sacrifice, there arrived at the spot an offspring of Sarama, the celestial dog).
In the end of Mahabharata, when the Pandavas hear of the death of Krishna and their mother, they decide to leave all to Parikshit, Arjuna's grandson and leave on a journey towards heaven. There also Yudhistira is accompanied by dog, who eventually turns out to be Dharma, in the guise of a dog.
From where are you getting all these :)
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