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)
Mausalaparva — Book of the Iron Clubs
Mausalaparva Adhyāya 1
Mausalaparva Adhyāya 1 containing 12 verses.
Mausalaparva Adhyāya 2
Mausalaparva Adhyāya 2 containing 21 verses.
Mausalaparva Adhyāya 3
Mausalaparva Adhyāya 3 containing 23 verses.
Mausalaparva Adhyāya 4
Mausalaparva Adhyāya 4 containing 47 verses.
Mausalaparva Adhyāya 5
Mausalaparva Adhyāya 5 containing 26 verses.
Mausalaparva Adhyāya 6
Mausalaparva Adhyāya 6 containing 16 verses.
Mausalaparva Adhyāya 7
Mausalaparva Adhyāya 7 containing 23 verses.
Mausalaparva Adhyāya 8
Mausalaparva Adhyāya 8 containing 75 verses.
Mausalaparva Adhyāya 9
Mausalaparva Adhyāya 9 containing 39 verses.