Mahabharata (English Summary)

by Kisari Mohan Ganguli | ISBN-10: 8121505933

Hinduism Itihasa

Summary: This is a summary edition of the English translation of the Mahabharata—one of the largest epics ever written. The eighteen books contain roughly 100,000 Sanskrit verses. It deals with the legendary history of ancient India and contains a large number of tales and sub-narratives interwoven in the text.

Copyright:
Published by Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

Source 1: motilalbanarsidass.com
Source 2: archive.org

Note! This is a work-in-progress. New chapters will be added regularly, so make sure to come back soon. (Latest update: 2024-04-27)

Contents of this online book ( + / - )

The full text of the Mahabharata (English Summary) in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

+ Book 1 - Adi Parva

+ Anukramanika Parva

. Section I

+ Sangraha Parva

+ Paushya Parva

+ Pauloma Parva

. Section V

. Section X

. Section XVIII

. Section XXIII

. Section XXVII

. Section XXVIII

. Section XXXII

. Section XXXIII

. Section XXXIV

. Section XXXVI

. Section XXXVII

. Section XXXVIII

. Section XXXIX

. Section XLIII

. Section XLVII

. Section XLVIII

. Section L

. Section LVIII

+ Adivansavatarana Parva

. Section LXIII

+ Sambhava Parva

. Section LXVII

. Section LXVIII

. Section LXXII

. Section LXXIII

. Section LXXIV

. Section LXXVI

. Section LXXVII

. Section LXXVIII

. Section LXXIX

. Section LXXXI

. Section LXXXII

. Section LXXXIII

. Section LXXXIV

. Section LXXXV

. Section LXXXVI

. Section LXXXVII

. Section LXXXVIII

. Section LXXXIX

. Section XCIII

. Section XCVII

. Section XCVIII

. Section C

. Section CVIII

. Section CXIII

. Section CXVII

. Section CXVIII

. Section CXXII

. Section CXXIII

. Section CXXIV

. Section CXXVI

. Section CXXVII

. Section CXXVIII

. Section CXXIX

. Section CXXXI

. Section CXXXII

. Section CXXXIII

. Section CXXXIV

. Section CXXXV

. Section CXXXVI

. Section CXXXVII

. Section CXXXVIII

. Section CXXXIX

. Section CXLII

+ Jatugriha Parva

. Section CXLIII

. Section CXLIV

. Section CXLVI

. Section CXLVII

. Section CXLVIII

. Section CXLIX

. Section CLIII

+ Hidimva-vadha Parva

. Section CLVII

. Section CLVIII

+ Vaka-vadha Parva

. Section CLXII

. Section CLXIII

. Section CLXIV

. Section CLXVI

+ Caitraratha Parva

. Section CLXVII

. Section CLXVIII

. Section CLXIX

. Section CLXXI

. Section CLXXII

. Section CLXXIII

. Section CLXXIV

. Section CLXXV

. Section CLXXVI

. Section CLXXVII

. Section CLXXVIII

. Section CLXXIX

. Section CLXXX

. Section CLXXXI

. Section CLXXXII

. Section CLXXXIII

. Section CLXXXIV

. Section CLXXXV

+ Swayamvara Parva

. Section CLXXXVI

. Section CLXXXVII

. Section CLXXXVIII

. Section CLXXXIX

. Section CLXLI

. Section CLXLII

. Section CLXLIII

. Section CLXLIV

+ Vaivahika Parva

. Section CLXLV

. Section CLXLVI

. Section CLXLVII

. Section CLXLVIII

. Section CLXLIX

+ Viduragamana Parva

. Section CCIII

. Section CCVII

. Section CCVIII

+ Rajya-labha Parva

. Section CCXII

. Section CCXIII

. Section CCXIV

+ Arjuna-vanavasa Parva

. Section CCXVI

. Section CCXVII

. Section CCXVIII

. Section CCXIX

+ Subhadra-harana Parva

. Section CCXXI

. Section CCXXII

+ Haranaharana Parva

. Section CCXXIII

+ Khandava-daha Parva

. Section CCXXIV

. Section CCXXV

. Section CCXXVI

. Section CCXXVII

. Section CCXXVIII

. Section CCXXIX

. Section CCXXX

. Section CCXXXI

. Section CCXXXII

. Section CCXXXIII

. Section CCXXXIV

. Section CCXXXV

. Section CCXXXVI

+ Book 2 - Sabha Parva

+ Sabhakriya Parva

. Section I

+ Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva

. Section V

. Section X

+ Rajasuyarambha Parva

. Section XVIII

+ Jarasandha-badha Parva

. Section XXIII

+ Digvijaya Parva

. Section XXVII

. Section XXVIII

+ Rajasuyika Parva

. Section XXXII

. Section XXXIII

. Section XXXIV

. Section XXXVI

. Section XXXVII

. Section XXXVIII

+ Sisupala-badha Parva

. Section XXXIX

. Section XLIII

. Section XLVII

. Section XLVIII

. Section L

. Section XLVIII

. Section LXIII

. Section LXVII

. Section LXVIII

. Section LXXII

. Section LXXIII

. Section LXXIV

. Section LXXVI

. Section LXXVII

. Section LXXVIII

. Section LXXIX

+ Book 3 - Vana Parva

+ Aranyaka Parva

. Section I

. Section V

. Section X

+ Kirmirabadha Parva

+ Arjunabhigamana Parva

. Section XVIII

. Section XXIII

. Section XXVII

. Section XXVIII

. Section XXXII

. Section XXXIII

. Section XXXIV

. Section XXXVI

. Section XXXVII

+ Kairata Parva

. Section XXXVIII

. Section XXXIX

+ Indralokagamana Parva

. Section XLIII

. Section XLVII

. Section XLVIII

. Section L

+ Nalopakhyana Parva

. Section LVIII

. Section LXIII

. Section LXVII

. Section LXVIII

. Section LXXII

. Section LXXIII

. Section LXXIV

. Section LXXVI

. Section LXXVII

. Section LXXVIII

. Section LXXIX

+ Tirtha-yatra Parva

. Section LXXXI

. Section LXXXII

. Section LXXXIII

. Section LXXXIV

. Section LXXXV

. Section LXXXVI

. Section LXXXVII

. Section LXXXVIII

. Section LXXXIX

. Section XCIII

. Section XCVII

. Section XCVIII

. Section C

. Section CVIII

. Section CXIII

. Section CXVII

. Section CXVIII

. Section CXXII

. Section CXXIII

. Section CXXIV

. Section CXXVI

. Section CXXVII

. Section CXXVIII

. Section CXXIX

. Section CXXXI

. Section CXXXII

. Section CXXXIII

. Section CXXXIV

. Section CXXXV

. Section CXXXVI

. Section CXXXVII

. Section CXXXVIII

. Section CXXXIX

. Section CXLII

. Section CXLIII

. Section CXLIV

. Section CXLVI

. Section CXLVII

. Section CXLVIII

. Section CXLIX

. Section CLIII

. Section CLVII

. Section CLVIII

. Section CLXII

. Section CLXIII

. Section CLXIV

. Section CLXVI

. Section CLXVII

. Section CLXVIII

. Section CLXIX

. Section CLXXI

. Section CLXXII

. Section CLXXIII

. Section CLXXIV

. Section CLXXV

. Section CLXXVI

. Section CLXXVII

. Section CLXXVIII

. Section CLXXIX

. Section CLXXX

+ Markandeya-Samasya Parva

. Section CLXXXI

. Section CLXXXII

. Section CLXXXIII

. Section CLXXXIV

. Section CLXXXV

. Section CLXXXVI

. Section CLXXXVII

. Section CLXXXVIII

. Section CLXXXIX

. Section CLXLI

. Section CLXLII

. Section CLXLIII

. Section CLXLIV

. Section CLXLV

. Section CLXLVI

. Section CLXLVII

. Section CLXLVIII

. Section CLXLIX

. Section CCIII

. Section CCVII

. Section CCVIII

. Section CCXII

. Section CCXIII

. Section CCXIV

. Section CCXVI

. Section CCXVII

. Section CCXVIII

. Section CCXIX

. Section CCXXI

. Section CCXXII

. Section CCXXIII

. Section CCXXIV

. Section CCXXV

. Section CCXXVI

. Section CCXXVII

. Section CCXXVIII

. Section CCXXIX

. Section CCXXX

+ Draupadi-Satyabhama Samvada

. Section CCXXXI

. Section CCXXXII

. Section CCXXXIII

+ Ghosha-yatra Parva

. Section CCXXXIV

. Section CCXXXV

. Section CCXXXVI

. Section CCXXXVII

. Section CCXXXVIII

. Section CCXXXIX

. Section CCXLI

. Section CCXLII

. Section CCXLIII

. Section CCXLIV

. Section CCXLV

. Section CCXLVI

. Section CCXLVII

. Section CCXLVIII

. Section CCXLIX

. Section CCLII

. Section CCLIII

. Section CCLIV

. Section CCLVI

. Section CCLVII

. Section CCLVIII

. Section CCLIX

+ Draupadi-harana Parva

. Section CCLXI

. Section CCLXII

. Section CCLXIII

. Section CCLXIV

. Section CCLXV

. Section CCLXVI

. Section CCLXVII

. Section CCLXVIII

. Section CCLXIX

. Section CCLXX

. Section CCLXXI

. Section CCLXXII

. Section CCLXXIII

. Section CCLXXIV

. Section CCLXXV

. Section CCLXXVI

. Section CCLXXVII

. Section CCLXXVIII

. Section CCLXXIX

. Section CCLXXX

. Section CCLXXXI

. Section CCLXXXII

. Section CCLXXXIII

. Section CCLXXXIV

. Section CCLXXXV

. Section CCLXXXVI

. Section CCLXXXVII

. Section CCLXXXVIII

. Section CCLXXXIX

. Section CCLXL

+ Pativrata-mahatmya Parva

. Section CCLXLI

. Section CCLXLII

. Section CCLXLIII

. Section CCLXLIV

. Section CCLXLV

. Section CCLXLVI

. Section CCLXLVIII

. Section CCLXLIX

. Section CCCII

. Section CCCIII

. Section CCCIV

. Section CCCVI

. Section CCCVII

. Section CCCVIII

. Section CCCIX

. Section CCCXI

. Section CCCXII

. Section CCCXIII

+ Book 4 - Virata Parva

+ Pandava-Pravesa Parva

. Section I

. Section V

. Section X

+ Samayapalana Parva

+ Kicaka-badha Parva

. Section XVIII

+ Goharana Parva

. Section XXVII

. Section XXVIII

. Section XXXII

. Section XXXIII

. Section XXXIV

. Section XXXVI

. Section XXXVII

. Section XXXVIII

. Section XXXIX

. Section XLIII

. Section XLVII

. Section XLVIII

. Section L

. Section LVIII

. Section LXIII

. Section LXVII

. Section LXVIII

. Section LXXII

+ Book 5 - Udyoga Parva

. Section I

. Section V

. Section X

. Section XVIII

. Section XXIII

. Section XXVII

. Section XXVIII

. Section XXXII

. Section XXXIII

. Section XXXIV

. Section XXXVI

. Section XXXVII

. Section XXXVIII

. Section XXXIX

+ Sanatsujata Parva

. Section XLIII

. Section XLVII

. Section XLVIII

. Section L

. Section LVIII

. Section LXIII

. Section LXVII

. Section LXVIII

+ Bhagavat-Yana Parva

. Section LXXII

. Section LXXIII

. Section LXXIV

. Section LXXVI

. Section LXXVII

. Section LXXVIII

. Section LXXIX

. Section LXXXI

. Section LXXXII

. Section LXXXIII

. Section LXXXIV

. Section LXXXV

. Section LXXXVI

. Section LXXXVII

. Section LXXXVIII

. Section LXXXIX

. Section XCIII

. Section XCVII

. Section XCVIII

. Section C

. Section CVIII

. Section CXIII

. Section CXVII

. Section CXVIII

. Section CXXII

. Section CXXIII

. Section CXXIV

. Section CXXVI

. Section CXXVII

. Section CXXVIII

. Section CXXIX

. Section CXXXI

. Section CXXXII

. Section CXXXIII

. Section CXXXIV

. Section CXXXV

. Section CXXXVI

. Section CXXXVII

. Section CXXXVIII

. Section CXXXIX

. Section CXLII

. Section CXLIII

. Section CXLIV

. Section CXLVI

. Section CXLVII

. Section CXLVIII

. Section CXLIX

. Section CLIII

. Section CLVII

. Section CLVIII

+ Uluka Dutagamana Parva

. Section CLXII

. Section CLXIII

. Section CLXIV

. Section CLXVI

. Section CLXVII

. Section CLXVIII

. Section CLXIX

. Section CLXXI

. Section CLXXII

. Section CLXXIII

. Section CLXXIV

. Section CLXXV

. Section CLXXVI

. Section CLXXVII

. Section CLXXVIII

. Section CLXXIX

. Section CLXXX

. Section CLXXXI

. Section CLXXXII

. Section CLXXXIII

. Section CLXXXIV

. Section CLXXXV

. Section CLXXXVI

. Section CLXXXVII

. Section CLXXXVIII

. Section CLXXXIX

. Section CXCII

. Section CXCIII

. Section CXCIV

. Section CXCVI

. Section CXCVII

. Section CXCVIII

. Section CXCIX

+ Book 6 - Bhishma Parva

+ Jambukhanda Nirmana Parva

. Section I

. Section V

. Section X

+ Bhagavat-Gita Parva

. Section XVIII

. Section XXIII

. Section XXV (Bhagavad Gita Chapter I)

. Section XXVI (Bhagavad Gita Chapter II)

. Section XXVII (Bhagavad Gita Chapter III)

. Section XXVIII (Bhagavad Gita Chapter IV)

. Section XXIX (Bhagavad Gita Chapter V)

. Section XXX (Bhagavad Gita Chapter VI)

. Section XXXI (Bhagavad Gita Chapter VII)

. Section XXXII (Bhagavad Gita Chapter VIII)

. Section XXXIII (Bhagavad Gita Chapter IX)

. Section XXXIV (Bhagavad Gita Chapter X)

. Section XXXV (Bhagavad Gita Chapter XI)

. Section XXXVI (Bhagavad Gita Chapter XII)

. Section XXXVII (Bhagavad Gita, Chapter XIII)

. Section XXXVIII (Bhagavad Gita Chapter XIV)

. Section XXXIX (Bhagavad Gita Chapter XV)

. Section XL (Bhagavad Gita Chapter XVI)

. Section XLI (Bhagavad Gita, Chapter XVII)

. Section XLII (Bhagavad Gita, Chapter XVIII)

. Section XLIII

. Section XLVII

. Section XLVIII

. Section L

. Section LVIII

. Section LXIII

. Section LXVII

. Section LXVIII

. Section LXXII

. Section LXXIII

. Section LXXIV

. Section LXXVI

. Section LXXVII

. Section LXXVIII

. Section LXXIX

. Section LXXXI

. Section LXXXII

. Section LXXXIII

. Section LXXXIV

. Section LXXXV

. Section LXXXVI

. Section LXXXVII

. Section LXXXVIII

. Section LXXXIX

. Section XCIII

. Section XCVII

. Section XCVIII

. Section C

. Section CVIII

. Section CXIII

. Section CXVII

. Section CXVIII

. Section CXXII

. Section CXXIII

. Section CXXIV

+ Book 7 - Drona Parva

+ Dronabhisheka Parva

. Section I

. Section V

. Section X

. Section XVIII

. Section XXIII

. Section XXVII

. Section XXVIII

+ Abhimanyu-badha Parva

. Section XXXII

. Section XXXIII

. Section XXXIV

. Section XXXVI

. Section XXXVII

. Section XXXVIII

. Section XXXIX

. Section XLIII

. Section XLVII

. Section XLVIII

. Section L

. Section LVIII

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