Mahabharat
36 stories and guides
The Kuru lineage, Shantanu, Ganga and Bhishma
Adi Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyThe princes, Draupadi and Indraprastha
Adi Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyThe royal assembly and the dice game
Sabha Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyExile is imposed
Sabha Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyPilgrimage, teaching and trials in the forest
Vana Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyThe Yaksha’s questions
Vana Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyThe year in disguise at King Virata’s court
Virata Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyArjuna reveals his identity
Virata Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyKrishna’s peace mission
Udyoga Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyArmies gather at Kurukshetra
Udyoga Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyArjuna’s doubt and the Bhagavad Gita
Bhishma Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyBhishma falls on the bed of arrows
Bhishma Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyDrona’s command and Abhimanyu’s courage
Drona Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyJayadratha’s defeat and Drona’s end
Drona Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyKarna becomes commander
Karna Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyThe final duel of Karna and Arjuna
Karna Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyShalya’s command and the fall of Duryodhana
Shalya Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyThe battlefield after victory
Shalya Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyThe night raid led by Ashvatthama
Sauptika Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyA curse and the end of revenge
Sauptika Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyThe lament of women after war
Stri Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyFuneral rites and difficult reconciliation
Stri Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyBhishma teaches the duties of rulers
Shanti Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyEthics beyond the throne
Shanti Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyBhishma’s final instructions
Anushasana Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyThe responsibility of the surviving generation
Anushasana Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyThe royal horse and restoration of order
Ashvamedhika Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyAfter the war, rebuilding life
Ashvamedhika Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyDhritarashtra, Gandhari and Kunti leave the palace
Ashramavasika Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyThe elders’ final days
Ashramavasika Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyThe fall of the Yadava clan
Mausala Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyKrishna’s departure and Arjuna’s loss
Mausala Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyThe Pandavas leave the kingdom
Mahaprasthanika Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyThe dog and the final test of compassion
Mahaprasthanika Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyThe final vision and the meaning of justice
Svargarohana Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Read storyThe end of the Mahabharata’s great journey
Svargarohana Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
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