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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.

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.

LEXICON & GRAMMAR 250 Defined Terms

Scholarly Glossary & Lexicon (शब्दकोशः)

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

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 10 OF 18 सौप्तिकपर्व

Sauptikaparva — Book of the Night Massacre

18 Adhyāyas 790 Verses
PARVA 10 • ADHYāYA 1 67 Verses

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 1

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 1

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 1 containing 67 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 10.1.1–67
PARVA 10 • ADHYāYA 2 34 Verses

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 2

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 2

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 2 containing 34 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 10.2.1–34
PARVA 10 • ADHYāYA 3 36 Verses

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 3

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 3

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 3 containing 36 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 10.3.1–36
PARVA 10 • ADHYāYA 4 34 Verses

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 4

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 4

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 4 containing 34 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 10.4.1–34
PARVA 10 • ADHYāYA 5 39 Verses

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 5

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 5

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 5 containing 39 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 10.5.1–39
PARVA 10 • ADHYāYA 6 35 Verses

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 6

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 6

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 6 containing 35 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 10.6.1–35
PARVA 10 • ADHYāYA 7 67 Verses

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 7

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 7

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 7 containing 67 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 10.7.1–67
PARVA 10 • ADHYāYA 8 152 Verses

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 8

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 8

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 8 containing 152 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 10.8.1–152
PARVA 10 • ADHYāYA 9 60 Verses

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 9

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 9

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 9 containing 60 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 10.9.1–60
PARVA 10 • ADHYāYA 10 31 Verses

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 10

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 10

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 10 containing 31 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 10.10.1–31
PARVA 10 • ADHYāYA 11 31 Verses

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 11

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 11

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 11 containing 31 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 10.11.1–31
PARVA 10 • ADHYāYA 12 41 Verses

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 12

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 12

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 12 containing 41 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 10.12.1–41
PARVA 10 • ADHYāYA 13 21 Verses

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 13

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 13

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 13 containing 21 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 10.13.1–21
PARVA 10 • ADHYāYA 14 17 Verses

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 14

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 14

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 14 containing 17 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 10.14.1–17
PARVA 10 • ADHYāYA 15 34 Verses

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 15

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 15

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 15 containing 34 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 10.15.1–34
PARVA 10 • ADHYāYA 16 37 Verses

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 16

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 16

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 16 containing 37 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 10.16.1–37
PARVA 10 • ADHYāYA 17 27 Verses

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 17

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 17

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 17 containing 27 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 10.17.1–27
PARVA 10 • ADHYāYA 18 27 Verses

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 18

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 18

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 18 containing 27 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 10.18.1–27