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The Mahabharat is one of the two epics of History of Bharat. Mahabharat is called Itihaāsa and it was written by Veda Vyasa.
The Mahabharata, meaning the great battle, narrates the epic Kurukshetra war and the fates of Pandava and Kaurava princes.
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The Mahabharata, meaning the great battle, narrates the epic Kurukshetra war and the fates of Pandava and Kaurava princes.
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It is centered around the central theme of Dharma, and contains devotional and philosophical content.
TERMINOLOGIES
First let’s understand the basic terms.
Shloka = Verse
Chapter = Sarga
Book = Parva
FACTS
Mahabharat is written by Ved Vyas in Sanskrit.
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TERMINOLOGIES
First let’s understand the basic terms.
Shloka = Verse
Chapter = Sarga
Book = Parva
FACTS
Mahabharat is written by Ved Vyas in Sanskrit.
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Mahabharat spans over 100000 shlokas, or over 200000 verses, as each shloka is a couplet.
Consisting of about 1.8 million words, the Mahabharata is almost 4 times longer than the Ramayana.
The 18 Parvas (Books) of Mahabharat are:
1. Adi Parva
2. Sabha Parva
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Consisting of about 1.8 million words, the Mahabharata is almost 4 times longer than the Ramayana.
The 18 Parvas (Books) of Mahabharat are:
1. Adi Parva
2. Sabha Parva
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3. Vana Parva
4. Virata Parva
5. Udyoga Parva
6. Bhishma Parva
7. Drona Parva
8. Karna Parva
9. Shalya Parva
10. Sauptika Parva
11. Stri Parva
12. Shanti Parva
13. Anushasana Parva
14. Ashvamedika Parva
15. Ashramavasika Parva
16. Mausala Parva
17. Mahaprasthanika Parva
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4. Virata Parva
5. Udyoga Parva
6. Bhishma Parva
7. Drona Parva
8. Karna Parva
9. Shalya Parva
10. Sauptika Parva
11. Stri Parva
12. Shanti Parva
13. Anushasana Parva
14. Ashvamedika Parva
15. Ashramavasika Parva
16. Mausala Parva
17. Mahaprasthanika Parva
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18. Svargarohana Parva
Adi Parva
The ‘book of beginning’ is the first of the eighteen parvas of the great epic of Mahabharata. It lays the basic story startup, narrated by Sauti, summoned by the rishis at Naimisharanya.
This book DESCRIBES THE HISTORY OF BHARAT in detail.
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Adi Parva
The ‘book of beginning’ is the first of the eighteen parvas of the great epic of Mahabharata. It lays the basic story startup, narrated by Sauti, summoned by the rishis at Naimisharanya.
This book DESCRIBES THE HISTORY OF BHARAT in detail.
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SHRI KRISHNA’S EARLY LIFE HAS ALSO BEEN MENTIONED IN THIS BOOK.
Everyone should read this book in detail to gain more knowledge about Bharat.
Sabha Parva
Sabha Parva, also known as the book of the Assembly Hall, contains the popular story of Game of Dice,...
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Everyone should read this book in detail to gain more knowledge about Bharat.
Sabha Parva
Sabha Parva, also known as the book of the Assembly Hall, contains the popular story of Game of Dice,...
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the event that was the turning point in the lives of the Kauravas and the Pandavas.
Vana Parva or Aranya Parva
The Vana Parva or the Aranya Parva, the third book of Mahabharata, is also popularly known as the Book of the Forest.
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Vana Parva or Aranya Parva
The Vana Parva or the Aranya Parva, the third book of Mahabharata, is also popularly known as the Book of the Forest.
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This is one of the longest Parvas of the Mahabharata, and contains detailed accounts of the life of the Pandavas during their exile in the forest, for the period of twelve years.
Virata Parva
The Virata Parva, the fourth book of Mahabharata, largely deals...
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Virata Parva
The Virata Parva, the fourth book of Mahabharata, largely deals...
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with the thirteenth year of exiled life lived in incognito in the Kingdom of Virat. The five brothers stayed there in disguise, and Draupadi too stayed in the kingdom for a year, in disguise.
Udyoga Parva
Udyoga Parva, the fifth of the eighteen book, is also known as...
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Udyoga Parva
Udyoga Parva, the fifth of the eighteen book, is also known as...
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the Book Of Effort, which consists of 10 sub-parvas and about 198 chapters. Udyoga Parva deals with the period immediately following the end of the exile of the Pandavas.
Bhishma Parva
The Bhishma Parva, or the book of Bhishma, deals with...
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Bhishma Parva
The Bhishma Parva, or the book of Bhishma, deals with...
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the first ten days of the eighteen days of the Kurukshetra War. This parva is named after the commander in chief of the Kaurava army, Bhishma. This parva is centered around the life story Bhishma, the son of Santanu.
Drona Parva
The seventh book of the Mahabharata,...
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Drona Parva
The seventh book of the Mahabharata,...
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the Drona Parva, is based on the Drona, who takes over as the commander in chief of the Kaurava armies. He was appointed on the 11th day, and he died on the 15th day of the eighteen day war. This parva also denotes how the great war became brutal with each passing day.
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Karna Parva
The Karna Parva, the eighth book of the Mahabharata, consists of only one sub-parva, having 96 chapters. This parva revolves entirely around the life story of Karna, starting with his birth, till his death in the great war in the hands of Arjuna.
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The Karna Parva, the eighth book of the Mahabharata, consists of only one sub-parva, having 96 chapters. This parva revolves entirely around the life story of Karna, starting with his birth, till his death in the great war in the hands of Arjuna.
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Shalya Parva
The Shalya Parva, the ninth book of the Mahabharata, consists of 4 sub parvas and 64 chapters. This Parva shows the take-over of the Kaurava army by Shalya, after the death of Karna, in the hands of Arjuna...
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The Shalya Parva, the ninth book of the Mahabharata, consists of 4 sub parvas and 64 chapters. This Parva shows the take-over of the Kaurava army by Shalya, after the death of Karna, in the hands of Arjuna...
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This Parva also has details of the last day of the great Kurukshetra war.
Sauptika Parva
The tenth book of Mahabharata, the Sauptika Parva, or the book of the sleeping, consists of 2 sub parvas and 18 chapters. Sauptika Parva deals with revenge taken by...
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Sauptika Parva
The tenth book of Mahabharata, the Sauptika Parva, or the book of the sleeping, consists of 2 sub parvas and 18 chapters. Sauptika Parva deals with revenge taken by...
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Aswatthama, Kripa and Kritavarman, the three out of four survivors of the kuru army.
Stri Parva
The eleventh book, Stri Parva, or the book of the women, consists of 4 sub-parvas and 27 chapters. This book dealt with impact of the war...
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Stri Parva
The eleventh book, Stri Parva, or the book of the women, consists of 4 sub-parvas and 27 chapters. This book dealt with impact of the war...
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on the women, whose husbands and sons and fathers dies in the battlefield of the great Kurukshetra War.
Shanti Parva
The Shanti Parva, the book of peace, is the twelfth book of the 18 books of Mahabharata, and is also one of the longest parvas after the end of the war.
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Shanti Parva
The Shanti Parva, the book of peace, is the twelfth book of the 18 books of Mahabharata, and is also one of the longest parvas after the end of the war.
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Anushasana Parva
The thirteenth book of the Mahabharata, the Anushasana Parva, the book of instructions, deals with Bhishma giving the final instructions to Yudhidhthira, in continuation with what he started in the Shanti Parva.
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The thirteenth book of the Mahabharata, the Anushasana Parva, the book of instructions, deals with Bhishma giving the final instructions to Yudhidhthira, in continuation with what he started in the Shanti Parva.
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Ashvamedhika Parva
The Ashvamedhika Parva, is fourteenth parva, meaning the book of the horse sacrifice. This has accounts of the royal ceremony of Ashvameda or horse sacrifice conducted by Yudhishthira, on the instructions of Krishna.
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The Ashvamedhika Parva, is fourteenth parva, meaning the book of the horse sacrifice. This has accounts of the royal ceremony of Ashvameda or horse sacrifice conducted by Yudhishthira, on the instructions of Krishna.
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Ashramavasika Parva
The Ashramavasika Parva, the fifteenth parva of the Mahabharata, comprises of 3 sub-parvas and 92 chapters. This Parva describes the period of prosperous and golden rule under the kingship of Yudhishthira after the Kurukshetra war.
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The Ashramavasika Parva, the fifteenth parva of the Mahabharata, comprises of 3 sub-parvas and 92 chapters. This Parva describes the period of prosperous and golden rule under the kingship of Yudhishthira after the Kurukshetra war.
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The popular meeting of Yudhishthira with Narada is narrated in this Parva.
Mausala Parva
The eighteenth book of the Mahabharata, the Mausala Parva, consists of only sub-parva. It has accounts of the disappearance of Krishna 36 years after the Kurukshetra war...
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Mausala Parva
The eighteenth book of the Mahabharata, the Mausala Parva, consists of only sub-parva. It has accounts of the disappearance of Krishna 36 years after the Kurukshetra war...
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It also contains sorrowful incidents of Lord Krishna’s tribesmen.
Mahaprasthantika Parva
The seventeenth parva of the 18 parvas of the Mahabharata, Mahaprasthanika parva, means the Book of the Great Journey. It recites the journey of Pandavas across the Indian Territory
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Mahaprasthantika Parva
The seventeenth parva of the 18 parvas of the Mahabharata, Mahaprasthanika parva, means the Book of the Great Journey. It recites the journey of Pandavas across the Indian Territory
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and finally their ascent to the Himalayas.
Svargarohana Parva
The last Parva of the Mahabharata, consists of five chapters. It means the Book of the Ascent to Heaven. It describes Yudhishthira’s arrival to heaven and how he deals with the people in heaven and hell.
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Svargarohana Parva
The last Parva of the Mahabharata, consists of five chapters. It means the Book of the Ascent to Heaven. It describes Yudhishthira’s arrival to heaven and how he deals with the people in heaven and hell.
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