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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 9 OF 18 शल्यपर्व

Śalyaparva — Book of Śalya

64 Adhyāyas 3,379 Verses
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 1 53 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 1

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 1

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 1 containing 53 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.1.1–53
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 2 66 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 2

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 2

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 2 containing 66 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.2.1–66
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 3 51 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 3

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 3

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 3 containing 51 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.3.1–51
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 4 51 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 4

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 4

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 4 containing 51 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.4.1–51
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 5 28 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 5

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 5

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 5 containing 28 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.5.1–28
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 6 42 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 6

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 6

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 6 containing 42 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.6.1–42
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 7 45 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 7

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 7

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 7 containing 45 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.7.1–45
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 8 47 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 8

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 8

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 8 containing 47 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.8.1–47
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 9 66 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 9

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 9

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 9 containing 66 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.9.1–66
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 10 57 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 10

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 10

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 10 containing 57 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.10.1–57
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 11 64 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 11

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 11

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 11 containing 64 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.11.1–64
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 12 46 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 12

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 12

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 12 containing 46 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.12.1–46
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 13 46 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 13

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 13

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 13 containing 46 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.13.1–46
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 14 42 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 14

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 14

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 14 containing 42 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.14.1–42
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 15 68 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 15

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 15

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 15 containing 68 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.15.1–68
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 16 88 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 16

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 16

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 16 containing 88 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.16.1–88
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 17 40 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 17

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 17

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 17 containing 40 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.17.1–40
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 18 66 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 18

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 18

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 18 containing 66 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.18.1–66
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 19 27 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 19

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 19

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 19 containing 27 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.19.1–27
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 20 37 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 20

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 20

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 20 containing 37 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.20.1–37
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 21 45 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 21

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 21

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 21 containing 45 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.21.1–45
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 22 89 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 22

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 22

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 22 containing 89 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.22.1–89
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 23 65 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 23

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 23

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 23 containing 65 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.23.1–65
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 24 57 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 24

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 24

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 24 containing 57 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.24.1–57
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 25 38 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 25

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 25

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 25 containing 38 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.25.1–38
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 26 55 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 26

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 26

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 26 containing 55 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.26.1–55
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 27 64 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 27

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 27

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 27 containing 64 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.27.1–64
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 28 93 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 28

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 28

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 28 containing 93 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.28.1–93
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 29 67 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 29

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 29

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 29 containing 67 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.29.1–67
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 30 69 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 30

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 30

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 30 containing 69 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.30.1–69
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 31 61 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 31

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 31

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 31 containing 61 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.31.1–61
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 32 53 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 32

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 32

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 32 containing 53 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.32.1–53
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 33 19 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 33

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 33

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 33 containing 19 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.33.1–19
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 34 82 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 34

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 34

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 34 containing 82 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.34.1–82
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 35 54 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 35

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 35

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 35 containing 54 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.35.1–54
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 36 64 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 36

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 36

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 36 containing 64 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.36.1–64
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 37 51 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 37

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 37

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 37 containing 51 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.37.1–51
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 38 34 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 38

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 38

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 38 containing 34 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.38.1–34
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 39 33 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 39

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 39

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 39 containing 33 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.39.1–33
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 40 36 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 40

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 40

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 40 containing 36 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.40.1–36
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 41 40 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 41

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 41

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 41 containing 40 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.41.1–40
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 42 42 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 42

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 42

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 42 containing 42 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.42.1–42
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 43 53 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 43

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 43

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 43 containing 53 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.43.1–53
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 44 111 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 44

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 44

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 44 containing 111 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.44.1–111
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 45 96 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 45

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 45

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 45 containing 96 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.45.1–96
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 46 30 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 46

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 46

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 46 containing 30 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.46.1–30
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 47 62 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 47

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 47

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 47 containing 62 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.47.1–62
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 48 24 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 48

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 48

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 48 containing 24 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.48.1–24
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 49 66 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 49

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 49

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 49 containing 66 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.49.1–66
PARVA 9 • ADHYāYA 50 52 Verses

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 50

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 50

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 50 containing 52 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 9.50.1–52
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