About the Book

The Mahabharata of Veda Vyasa is regarded as one of the world's greatest war epics.  The Mahabharata tells the tale of the conflict between the Pandava and Kaurava clans. Adi Parva, the first section of the Mahabharata, is included in the initial volume. Anukramanika, Parva Sangraha, Pauloma, Astika, Adivansavatarana, Jatugriha, Hidimva-vadha, Vaka-vadha, Chaitraratha, and the Pandavas' subsequent exile are among the parvas that further subdivide the Adi Parva.  Rajya-labha, Arjuna-vanavasa, Sambhavayamvara, Vaivahika, Viduragamana, Subhadra-harana, Haranaharana, and Khandeva-daha Parva.  Ugrasava sauti recites Adi Parva to the sages in the Naimisha forest.  The histories of Bharatas and Bhrigus are contained in it.  It also includes the hisories of the Kuru and Pandava kingdoms, as well as Dhritarashtra's persecution of the Pandavas.  It tells the tales of figures like Shantanu, Dhritarashtra, Dushyanta, Shakuntala, and Dronacharya, as well as the birth of Lord Krishna, the protagonist of this epic.  It also discusses the unions of the five Pandavas with Draupadi and Arjuna and Bhima with Subhadra and Hidimba, respectively.  The parva also talks about the rule of Yudhishthira before to his defeat and the Pandavas' subsequent banishment.

CONTENTS:

VOL. 1

ADI PARVA

PARVA SANGRAHA

PAUSHYA PARVA

PAULOMA PARVA

ASTIKA PARVA

ADIVANSAVATARANA PARVA

SAMBHAV PARYA

JATUGRIHA  PARVA

HIDIMVA-VADHA PARVA

VAKA-VADHA PARVA

CHAITRARATHA PARVA

SWAYAMVARA PARVA

VAIVAHIKA PARVA

VIDURAGAMANA PARVA

RAJYA-LABHA PARVA

ARJUNA-VANAVASA PARVA

SUBHADRA-HARANA PARVA

HARANAHARANA PARVA

KHANDAVA-DAHA PARVA

VOL. 2

SABHA PARVA

SABHAKRIYA PARVA

LOKAPALA SABHAKHAYANA

RAJA

SUYARAMBHA PARVA

JARASANDHTA-BADHA PARVA

DIGVIJAYA PARVA

RAJASUYIKA PARVA

ARGHYAHARANA PARVA

SISUPALA-BADHA PARVA

DYUTA PARVA

ARANYAKA PARVA

KIRMIRABADHA PARVA

ARJUNABHIGAMANA PARVA

KAIRATA PARVA

INDRALOKAGAMANA PARVA

NALOPAKHYANA PARVA

TIRTHA-YATRA PARVA

VOL. 3

VANA PARVA

TIRTHA-YATRA PARVA (CONTINUED)

MARKANDEYA-SAMASYA PARVA

DRAUPADI-SATYABHAMA SAMVADA

GHOSHA-YATRA PARVA

DRAUPADI-HARANA PARVA

PATIVRATA-MAHATMYA PARVA

ARANYA PARVA

VOL. 4

VIRATA PARVA

PANDAYA-PRAVESA PARVA

SAMAYAPALANA PARVA

KICHAKA-BADHA PARVA

GO-HARANA PARVA

UDYOGA PARVA

UDYOGA PARVA

SANAT-SUJATA PARVA

BHAGWAT YANA PARVA

ULUKA DUTAGAMANA PARVA

VOL. 5

BHISHMA PARVA

JAMVU-KHANDA NIRMANA PARVA

BHUMI PARVA

BHAGAVAT-GITA PARVA

VOL. 6

DRONA PARVA

DRONABHISHEKA PARVA

ABHIMANYU-BADHA PARVA

JAYADRATHA-VADHA PARVA

GHATOTKACHA-BADHA PARVA

DRONA-VADHA PARVA

VOL. 7

KARNA PARVA

SHALYA PARVA

SAUPTIKA PARVA

STREE PARVA

JALAPRADANIKA-PARVA

STREE-VILAPA-PARVA

VOL. 8

RAJADHARMANUSASANA PARVA

APADDHARMANUSASANA PARVA

VOL. 9

SANTI PARVA (PART II)

MOKSHADHARMA PARVA

VOL. 10

SANTI PARVA (PART III)

ANUSASANIKA PARVA (PART I)

VOL. 11

ANUSASANIKA PARVA (PART II)

VOL. 12

ASWAMEDHIKA PARVA

ANUGITA PARVA

ASRAMAVASA PARVA

PUTRADARSANA PARVA

NARADAGAMANA PARVA

MAUSALA-PARVA

MAHAPRASTHANIKA-PARVA

SVARGAROHANIKA-PARVA