THE GREAT EPICS
Mahabharat · All Eighteen Parvas
Journey through the full main storyline, from beginning to end, across original condensed chapters in Hindi and English.
36 Chapters · 18 Sections
ⓘ This collection covers the main narrative arc; it is not an unabridged edition or verse-by-verse original scripture.
PARVA
2 chaptersAdi Parva
PARVA
2 chaptersSabha Parva
PARVA
2 chaptersVana Parva
PARVA
2 chaptersVirata Parva
PARVA
2 chaptersUdyoga Parva
PARVA
2 chaptersBhishma Parva
PARVA
2 chaptersDrona Parva
PARVA
2 chaptersKarna Parva
PARVA
2 chaptersShalya Parva
PARVA
2 chaptersSauptika Parva
PARVA
2 chaptersStri Parva
PARVA
2 chaptersShanti Parva
PARVA
2 chaptersAnushasana Parva
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Bhishma’s final instructionsAnushasana Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.→02The responsibility of the surviving generationAnushasana Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.→
Bhishma’s final instructionsAnushasana Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.→02The responsibility of the surviving generationAnushasana Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.→PARVA
2 chaptersAshvamedhika Parva
01The royal horse and restoration of orderAshvamedhika Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.→02After the war, rebuilding lifeAshvamedhika Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.→
The royal horse and restoration of orderAshvamedhika Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.→02After the war, rebuilding lifeAshvamedhika Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.→PARVA
2 chaptersAshramavasika Parva
01Dhritarashtra, Gandhari and Kunti leave the palaceAshramavasika Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.→02The elders’ final daysAshramavasika Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.→
Dhritarashtra, Gandhari and Kunti leave the palaceAshramavasika Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.→02The elders’ final daysAshramavasika Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.→PARVA
2 chaptersMausala Parva
PARVA
2 chaptersMahaprasthanika Parva
01The Pandavas leave the kingdomMahaprasthanika Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.→02The dog and the final test of compassionMahaprasthanika Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.→
The Pandavas leave the kingdomMahaprasthanika Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.→02The dog and the final test of compassionMahaprasthanika Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.→PARVA
2 chaptersSvargarohana Parva
01The final vision and the meaning of justiceSvargarohana Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.→02The end of the Mahabharata’s great journeySvargarohana Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.→
The final vision and the meaning of justiceSvargarohana Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.→02The end of the Mahabharata’s great journeySvargarohana Parva — Section 2 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.→