Itihāsa & Dharmic Humanities • Epics (Itihāsa)

Mahābhārata

महाभारतम्

The supreme monumental epic of civilisational dharma, philosophy, statecraft, and spiritual ethics composed across eighteen Parvas by Maharṣi Vyāsa.

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Canonical Code MBh

Canonical URN (CTS)

urn:cts:poorvam:corpus.mahabharata

Sections 1995 Chapters

Textual Extent 75,809 Verses

Textual Background

Scholarly Framework

Classical Sanskrit Treatise • Itihāsa & Dharmic Humanities

Known as the fifth Veda (Pañcama Veda), the Mahābhārata explores the cosmic conflict of the Kurukṣetra war while expounding universal teachings on dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa (culminating in the Bhagavad Gītā, Śāntiparva, and Anuśāsanaparva).

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Scholarly Apparatus

Critical Introductions & Terminology

HISTORICAL CRITIQUE 10 Narrative Parts

Mahābhārata: The Monumental Epic of Dharma, Cosmos, and Human Destiny

Explore the philosophical foundations, canonical context, textual history, and critical scholarship across 10 narrative parts.

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LEXICON & GRAMMAR 250 Defined Terms

Scholarly Glossary & Lexicon (शब्दकोशः)

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

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Canonical Hierarchy: Parva • Adhyāya • Śloka

Table of Contents • Parvas (पर्वाणि)

                                    18 Parvas • 1995 Adhyāyas • 75,809 Ślokas
                            

PARVA 1 Ādiparva 225 Adhyāyas • 7,421 Verses PARVA 2 Sabhāparva 72 Adhyāyas • 2,462 Verses PARVA 3 Vanaparva (Araṇyaka) 299 Adhyāyas • 10,615 Verses PARVA 4 Virāṭaparva 67 Adhyāyas • 1,891 Verses PARVA 5 Udyogaparva 197 Adhyāyas • 6,260 Verses PARVA 6 Bhīṣmaparva 117 Adhyāyas • 5,523 Verses PARVA 7 Droṇaparva 173 Adhyāyas • 8,325 Verses PARVA 8 Karṇaparva 69 Adhyāyas • 3,940 Verses PARVA 9 Śalyaparva 64 Adhyāyas • 3,379 Verses PARVA 10 Sauptikaparva 18 Adhyāyas • 790 Verses PARVA 11 Strīparva 27 Adhyāyas • 757 Verses PARVA 12 Śāntiparva 353 Adhyāyas • 13,219 Verses PARVA 13 Anuśāsanaparva 154 Adhyāyas • 6,690 Verses PARVA 14 Aśvamedhikaparva 96 Adhyāyas • 2,839 Verses PARVA 15 Āśramavāsikaparva 47 Adhyāyas • 1,109 Verses PARVA 16 Mausalaparva 9 Adhyāyas • 282 Verses PARVA 17 Mahāprasthānikaparva 3 Adhyāyas • 109 Verses PARVA 18 Svargārohaṇaparva 5 Adhyāyas • 198 Verses

PARVA 1 OF 18 आदिपर्व

Ādiparva — Book of the Beginning

                        
                            225 Adhyāyas                        
                        
                            7,421 Verses

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 201 33 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 201

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 201

Ādiparva Adhyāya 201 containing 33 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.201.1–33

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 202 28 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 202

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 202

Ādiparva Adhyāya 202 containing 28 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.202.1–28

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 203 31 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 203

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 203

Ādiparva Adhyāya 203 containing 31 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.203.1–31

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 204 31 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 204

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 204

Ādiparva Adhyāya 204 containing 31 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.204.1–31

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 205 31 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 205

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 205

Ādiparva Adhyāya 205 containing 31 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.205.1–31

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 206 35 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 206

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 206

Ādiparva Adhyāya 206 containing 35 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.206.1–35

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 207 24 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 207

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 207

Ādiparva Adhyāya 207 containing 24 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.207.1–24

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 208 22 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 208

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 208

Ādiparva Adhyāya 208 containing 22 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.208.1–22

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 209 25 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 209

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 209

Ādiparva Adhyāya 209 containing 25 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.209.1–25

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 210 22 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 210

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 210

Ādiparva Adhyāya 210 containing 22 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.210.1–22

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 211 26 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 211

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 211

Ādiparva Adhyāya 211 containing 26 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.211.1–26

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 212 33 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 212

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 212

Ādiparva Adhyāya 212 containing 33 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.212.1–33

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 213 83 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 213

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 213

Ādiparva Adhyāya 213 containing 83 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.213.1–83

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 214 33 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 214

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 214

Ādiparva Adhyāya 214 containing 33 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.214.1–33

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 215 20 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 215

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 215

Ādiparva Adhyāya 215 containing 20 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.215.1–20

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 216 35 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 216

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 216

Ādiparva Adhyāya 216 containing 35 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.216.1–35

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 217 23 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 217

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 217

Ādiparva Adhyāya 217 containing 23 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.217.1–23

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 218 51 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 218

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 218

Ādiparva Adhyāya 218 containing 51 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.218.1–51

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 219 41 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 219

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 219

Ādiparva Adhyāya 219 containing 41 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.219.1–41

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 220 33 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 220

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 220

Ādiparva Adhyāya 220 containing 33 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.220.1–33

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 221 22 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 221

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 221

Ādiparva Adhyāya 221 containing 22 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.221.1–22

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 222 19 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 222

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 222

Ādiparva Adhyāya 222 containing 19 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.222.1–19

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 223 26 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 223

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 223

Ādiparva Adhyāya 223 containing 26 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.223.1–26

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 224 33 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 224

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 224

Ādiparva Adhyāya 224 containing 33 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.224.1–33

PARVA 1 &BULL; ADHYāYA 225 20 Verses

Ādiparva Adhyāya 225

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 225

Ādiparva Adhyāya 225 containing 20 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 1.225.1–20

                
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