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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 5 OF 18 उद्योगपर्व

Udyogaparva — Book of Effort & Preparation

197 Adhyāyas 6,260 Verses
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 1 26 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 1

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 1

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 1 containing 26 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.1.1–26
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 2 14 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 2

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 2

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 2 containing 14 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.2.1–14
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 3 24 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 3

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 3

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 3 containing 24 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.3.1–24
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 4 28 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 4

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 4

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 4 containing 28 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.4.1–28
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 5 19 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 5

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 5

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 5 containing 19 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.5.1–19
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 6 19 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 6

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 6

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 6 containing 19 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.6.1–19
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 7 37 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 7

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 7

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 7 containing 37 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.7.1–37
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 8 38 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 8

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 8

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 8 containing 38 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.8.1–38
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 9 53 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 9

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 9

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 9 containing 53 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.9.1–53
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 10 48 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 10

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 10

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 10 containing 48 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.10.1–48
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 11 23 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 11

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 11

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 11 containing 23 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.11.1–23
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 12 33 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 12

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 12

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 12 containing 33 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.12.1–33
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 13 26 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 13

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 13

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 13 containing 26 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.13.1–26
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 14 16 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 14

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 14

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 14 containing 16 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.14.1–16
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 15 33 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 15

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 15

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 15 containing 33 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.15.1–33
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 16 35 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 16

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 16

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 16 containing 35 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.16.1–35
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 17 21 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 17

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 17

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 17 containing 21 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.17.1–21
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 18 26 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 18

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 18

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 18 containing 26 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.18.1–26
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 19 33 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 19

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 19

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 19 containing 33 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.19.1–33
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 20 22 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 20

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 20

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 20 containing 22 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.20.1–22
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 21 22 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 21

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 21

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 21 containing 22 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.21.1–22
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 22 40 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 22

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 22

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 22 containing 40 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.22.1–40
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 23 28 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 23

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 23

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 23 containing 28 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.23.1–28
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 24 11 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 24

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 24

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 24 containing 11 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.24.1–11
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 25 16 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 25

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 25

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 25 containing 16 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.25.1–16
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 26 29 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 26

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 26

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 26 containing 29 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.26.1–29
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 27 28 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 27

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 27

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 27 containing 28 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.27.1–28
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 28 15 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 28

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 28

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 28 containing 15 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.28.1–15
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 29 52 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 29

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 29

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 29 containing 52 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.29.1–52
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 30 48 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 30

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 30

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 30 containing 48 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.30.1–48
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 31 24 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 31

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 31

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 31 containing 24 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.31.1–24
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 32 31 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 32

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 32

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 32 containing 31 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.32.1–31
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 33 105 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 33

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 33

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 33 containing 105 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.33.1–105
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 34 84 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 34

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 34

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 34 containing 84 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.34.1–84
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 35 68 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 35

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 35

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 35 containing 68 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.35.1–68
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 36 73 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 36

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 36

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 36 containing 73 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.36.1–73
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 37 61 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 37

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 37

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 37 containing 61 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.37.1–61
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 38 45 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 38

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 38

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 38 containing 45 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.38.1–45
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 39 71 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 39

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 39

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 39 containing 71 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.39.1–71
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 40 31 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 40

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 40

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 40 containing 31 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.40.1–31
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 41 12 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 41

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 41

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 41 containing 12 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.41.1–12
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 42 33 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 42

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 42

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 42 containing 33 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.42.1–33
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 43 38 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 43

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 43

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 43 containing 38 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.43.1–38
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 44 25 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 44

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 44

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 44 containing 25 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.44.1–25
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 45 29 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 45

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 45

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 45 containing 29 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.45.1–29
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 46 18 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 46

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 46

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 46 containing 18 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.46.1–18
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 47 104 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 47

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 47

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 47 containing 104 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.47.1–104
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 48 48 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 48

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 48

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 48 containing 48 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.48.1–48
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 49 46 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 49

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 49

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 49 containing 46 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.49.1–46
PARVA 5 • ADHYāYA 50 62 Verses

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 50

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 50

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 50 containing 62 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 5.50.1–62
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