Mahābhārata
The supreme monumental epic of civilisational dharma, philosophy, statecraft, and spiritual ethics composed across eighteen Parvas by Maharṣi Vyāsa.
Scholarly Framework
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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Critical Introductions & Terminology
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.
Scholarly Glossary & Lexicon (शब्दकोशः)
Searchable terminology with Sanskrit definitions, English glosses, lexical notes, grammatical categories, and linked verse occurrences.
Table of Contents • Parvas (पर्वाणि)
Aśvamedhikaparva — Book of the Horse Sacrifice
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 51
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 51 containing 57 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 52
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 52 containing 27 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 53
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 53 containing 23 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 54
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 54 containing 36 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 55
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 55 containing 36 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 56
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 56 containing 29 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 57
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 57 containing 57 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 58
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 58 containing 21 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 59
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 59 containing 37 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 60
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 60 containing 42 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 61
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 61 containing 20 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 62
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 62 containing 24 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 63
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 63 containing 18 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 64
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 64 containing 21 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 65
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 65 containing 30 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 66
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 66 containing 20 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 67
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 67 containing 25 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 68
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 68 containing 25 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 69
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 69 containing 21 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 70
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 70 containing 26 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 71
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 71 containing 27 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 72
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 72 containing 28 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 73
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 73 containing 35 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 74
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 74 containing 21 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 75
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 75 containing 27 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 76
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 76 containing 33 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 77
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 77 containing 47 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 78
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 78 containing 40 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 79
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 79 containing 19 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 80
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 80 containing 23 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 81
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 81 containing 22 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 82
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 82 containing 33 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 83
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 83 containing 31 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 84
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 84 containing 20 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 85
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 85 containing 24 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 86
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 86 containing 27 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 87
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 87 containing 17 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 88
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 88 containing 22 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 89
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 89 containing 27 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 90
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 90 containing 40 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 91
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 91 containing 42 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 92
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 92 containing 23 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 93
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 93 containing 94 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 94
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 94 containing 35 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 95
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 95 containing 37 verses.
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 96
Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 96 containing 16 verses.