The royal ceremony of the Ashvamedha (Horse sacrifice) conducted by Yudhisthira.
The final instructions ( anushasana) from Bhishma.Īshvamedhika Parva (The Book of the Horse Sacrifice) This is the longest book of the Mahabharata ( shanti means peace).Īnushasana Parva (The Book of the Instructions) The crowning of Yudhisthira as king of Hastinapura, and instructions from Bhishma for the newly anointed king on society, economics and politics. Gandhari, Kunti and the women ( stri) of the Kurus and Pandavas lament the dead. Only 7 warriors remain on the Pandava side and 3 on the Kaurava side. Sauptika Parva (The Book of the Sleeping Warriors)Īshvattama, Kripa and Kritavarma kill the remaining Pandava army in their sleep. Also told in detail is the pilgrimage of Balarama to the fords of the river Saraswati and the mace fight between Bhima and Duryodhana which ends the war, since Bhima kills Duryodhana by smashing him on the thighs with a mace. The last day of the battle, with Shalya as commander. The battle again, with Karna as commander. Most of the great warriors on both sides are dead by the end of this book. The battle continues, with Drona as commander.
The first part of the great battle, with Bhishma as commander for the Kauravas and his fall on the bed of arrows. Preparations for war and efforts to bring about peace between the Kurus and the Pandavas which eventually fail ( udyoga means effort or work). The year in incognito spent at the court of Virata. The twelve years of exile in the forest ( aranya). Vana Parva also Aranyaka-parva, Aranya-parva (The Book of the Forest) Life at the court, Yudhishthira’s Rajasuya Yajna, the game of dice, and the eventual exile of the Pandavas. Maya Danava erects the palace and court ( sabha), at Indraprastha. Sabha Parva (The Book of the Assembly Hall) The birth and early life of the Kuru princes. The history of the Bharata race is told in detail and the parva also traces history of the Bhrigu race. The recital of the Mahabharata at the sarpasattra of Janamejaya by Vaishampayana at Taksaśilā. How the Mahabharata came to be narrated by Sauti to the assembled rishis at Naimisharanya. The Mahabharata has been written in eighteen books, called parvas. It is centered around the central theme of Dharma, and contains devotional and philosophical content. The Mahabharata, meaning the great battle, narrates the epic Kurukshetra war and the fates of Pandava and Kaurava princes. Consisting of about 1.8 million words, the Mahabharata is almost 4 times longer than the Ramayana. It is written by Veda Vyasa, in Sanskrit. The story spans over 100000 shlokas, or over 200000 verses, as each shloka is a couplet. Mahabharata is one of the greatest written Hindu epic of all times.
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