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Mahābhārata — Critical Edition (Sanskrit with English Translation)

by Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa; English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

Sanskrit (Devanagari) with English translation

The complete Mahābhārata in all 18 parvas — 73,817 ślokas of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute Critical Edition (prepared 1933–1966 under V. S. Sukthankar and S. K. Belvalkar, digitised by Prof. Muneo Tokunaga) — presented in Devanāgarī alongside the complete English translation of Kisari Mohan Ganguli (1883–96). Each śloka carries its canonical parva.adhyāya.śloka reference. Assembled from mahabharata.shreevatsa.net.

Chapters (32)

  1. 1.Book 01 · Ādi Parva — The Book of the Beginning (part 1 of 2)
  2. 2.Book 01 · Ādi Parva — The Book of the Beginning (part 2 of 2)
  3. 3.Book 02 · Sabhā Parva — The Book of the Assembly Hall
  4. 4.Book 03 · Vana Parva — The Book of the Forest (part 1 of 3)
  5. 5.Book 03 · Vana Parva — The Book of the Forest (part 2 of 3)
  6. 6.Book 03 · Vana Parva — The Book of the Forest (part 3 of 3)
  7. 7.Book 04 · Virāṭa Parva — The Book of Virāṭa
  8. 8.Book 05 · Udyoga Parva — The Book of the Effort (part 1 of 2)
  9. 9.Book 05 · Udyoga Parva — The Book of the Effort (part 2 of 2)
  10. 10.Book 06 · Bhīṣma Parva — The Book of Bhīṣma (part 1 of 2)
  11. 11.Book 06 · Bhīṣma Parva — The Book of Bhīṣma (part 2 of 2)
  12. 12.Book 07 · Droṇa Parva — The Book of Droṇa (part 1 of 3)
  13. 13.Book 07 · Droṇa Parva — The Book of Droṇa (part 2 of 3)
  14. 14.Book 07 · Droṇa Parva — The Book of Droṇa (part 3 of 3)
  15. 15.Book 08 · Karṇa Parva — The Book of Karṇa (part 1 of 2)
  16. 16.Book 08 · Karṇa Parva — The Book of Karṇa (part 2 of 2)
  17. 17.Book 09 · Śalya Parva — The Book of Śalya
  18. 18.Book 10 · Sauptika Parva — The Book of the Night Raid
  19. 19.Book 11 · Strī Parva — The Book of the Women
  20. 20.Book 12 · Śānti Parva — The Book of Peace (part 1 of 5)
  21. 21.Book 12 · Śānti Parva — The Book of Peace (part 2 of 5)
  22. 22.Book 12 · Śānti Parva — The Book of Peace (part 3 of 5)
  23. 23.Book 12 · Śānti Parva — The Book of Peace (part 4 of 5)
  24. 24.Book 12 · Śānti Parva — The Book of Peace (part 5 of 5)
  25. 25.Book 13 · Anuśāsana Parva — The Book of Instructions (part 1 of 3)
  26. 26.Book 13 · Anuśāsana Parva — The Book of Instructions (part 2 of 3)
  27. 27.Book 13 · Anuśāsana Parva — The Book of Instructions (part 3 of 3)
  28. 28.Book 14 · Āśvamedhika Parva — The Book of the Horse Sacrifice
  29. 29.Book 15 · Āśramavāsika Parva — The Book of the Hermitage
  30. 30.Book 16 · Mausala Parva — The Book of the Clubs
  31. 31.Book 17 · Mahāprasthānika Parva — The Book of the Great Journey
  32. 32.Book 18 · Svargārohaṇika Parva — The Book of the Ascent to Heaven