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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 15 OF 18 आश्रमवासिकपर्व

Āśramavāsikaparva — Book of the Hermitage

47 Adhyāyas 1,109 Verses
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 1 26 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 1

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 1

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 1 containing 26 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.1.1–26
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 2 14 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 2

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 2

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 2 containing 14 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.2.1–14
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 3 18 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 3

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 3

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 3 containing 18 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.3.1–18
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 4 16 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 4

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 4

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 4 containing 16 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.4.1–16
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 5 24 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 5

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 5

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 5 containing 24 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.5.1–24
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 6 29 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 6

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 6

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 6 containing 29 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.6.1–29
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 7 20 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 7

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 7

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 7 containing 20 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.7.1–20
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 8 23 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 8

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 8

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 8 containing 23 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.8.1–23
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 9 27 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 9

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 9

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 9 containing 27 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.9.1–27
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 10 17 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 10

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 10

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 10 containing 17 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.10.1–17
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 11 20 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 11

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 11

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 11 containing 20 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.11.1–20
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 12 24 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 12

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 12

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 12 containing 24 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.12.1–24
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 13 23 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 13

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 13

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 13 containing 23 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.13.1–23
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 14 18 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 14

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 14

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 14 containing 18 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.14.1–18
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 15 27 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 15

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 15

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 15 containing 27 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.15.1–27
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 16 28 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 16

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 16

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 16 containing 28 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.16.1–28
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 17 24 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 17

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 17

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 17 containing 24 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.17.1–24
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 18 13 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 18

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 18

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 18 containing 13 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.18.1–13
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 19 16 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 19

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 19

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 19 containing 16 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.19.1–16
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 20 18 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 20

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 20

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 20 containing 18 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.20.1–18
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 21 14 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 21

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 21

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 21 containing 14 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.21.1–14
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 22 33 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 22

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 22

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 22 containing 33 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.22.1–33
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 23 22 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 23

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 23

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 23 containing 22 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.23.1–22
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 24 25 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 24

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 24

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 24 containing 25 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.24.1–25
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 25 19 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 25

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 25

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 25 containing 19 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.25.1–19
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 26 23 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 26

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 26

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 26 containing 23 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.26.1–23
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 27 17 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 27

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 27

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 27 containing 17 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.27.1–17
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 28 17 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 28

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 28

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 28 containing 17 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.28.1–17
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 29 27 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 29

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 29

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 29 containing 27 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.29.1–27
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 30 19 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 30

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 30

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 30 containing 19 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.30.1–19
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 31 21 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 31

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 31

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 31 containing 21 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.31.1–21
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 32 19 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 32

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 32

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 32 containing 19 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.32.1–19
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 33 38 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 33

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 33

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 33 containing 38 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.33.1–38
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 34 27 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 34

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 34

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 34 containing 27 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.34.1–27
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 35 26 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 35

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 35

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 35 containing 26 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.35.1–26
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 36 34 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 36

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 36

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 36 containing 34 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.36.1–34
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 37 19 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 37

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 37

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 37 containing 19 verses.

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PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 38 24 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 38

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 38

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 38 containing 24 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.38.1–24
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 39 25 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 39

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 39

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 39 containing 25 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.39.1–25
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 40 22 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 40

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 40

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 40 containing 22 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.40.1–22
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 41 29 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 41

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 41

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 41 containing 29 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.41.1–29
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 42 18 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 42

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 42

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 42 containing 18 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.42.1–18
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 43 19 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 43

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 43

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 43 containing 19 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.43.1–19
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 44 53 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 44

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 44

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 44 containing 53 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.44.1–53
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 45 45 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 45

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 45

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 45 containing 45 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.45.1–45
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 46 21 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 46

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 46

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 46 containing 21 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.46.1–21
PARVA 15 • ADHYāYA 47 28 Verses

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 47

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 47

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 47 containing 28 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 15.47.1–28