Mahabharata Resources
The purpose of this site is to provide resources
on
the Great Itihasa,
Mahabharata.
Visit the companion site
www.dvaipayana.net
Introductions to Mahabharata
- Jaya -
Siddhinathananda Swami
Explains the meaning of Jaya, the other name of Mahabharata, its
connection
with Sacrifice via the number eighteen which pervades Mahabharata.
- Introduction to
Mahabharata by
Dr. P. Lal
Read this article in French,
Malayalam
Texts of Mahabharata available on the internet
Mahabharata with Bhavadipa commentary of Nilakantha, published by Gopal
Narayan and Co., Bombay, 1901.
Files available at the Internet Archive.
- Mahabharata: Adiparva,
sabhAparva
- Mahabharata: vanaparva,
virATaparva
- Mahabharata: udyogaparva,
bhIShmaparva
- Mahabharata: droNaparva,
karNaparva, Salyaparva
- Mahabharata: sauptikaparva,
strIparva, shAntiparva
- Mahabharata:
anushAsanaparva, ashvamedhikaparva, AshramavAsikaparva, mausalaparva,
mahAprasthAnikaparva, svargArohaNaparva
Kumbakonam Edition of Mahabharata
Sriman Mahabharatam, a new edition, mainly based on the Southern Indian
Texts, with footnotes and readings.
Printed at the Davaji Dadaji's Nirnayasagar Press, Bombay, 1906.
Published by T.R. Krishnacharya, proprietor, Madhva Vilas Book
Depot, Kumbakonam, printed by R.V. Shedge for the proprietor at the
Nirnayasagar Press, 28 Kolbhat Lane, Bombay (1914)
- The introductory volume, SRIMAN MAHABHARATAM, 5990010102404,
Krishnacharya T. R., 1914,
405 pgs.
Available
at www.dvaipayana.net
thanks to Digital Library of India
Contains the following:
- A preface in Sanskrit, a brief description of manuscripts consulted and
a list of patrons, subscribers and donors
- An antroduction in English by S. Subba Rao
- List of number of adhyayas and shlokas of parvas and
upaparvas
- A descriptive table of contents of Mahabharata
- The errata for alphabetical index
- A very detailed alphabetical index
The following files available at Internet Archive unless otherwise stated
- Sriman
Mahabharatam: adiparva
260 adhyAyas 444 pages
- Sriman
Mahabharatam: sabhaparva
103 adhyAyas 174 pages
- Sriman
Mahabharatam: vanaparva
incomplete, abruptly stops at shloka 64 of adhyAya
298, 444 pages
Rest of vanaparva
available at www.dvaipayana.net
-
Sriman Mahabharatam: virataparva
mbh-kumbakonam-virata.pdf 78 adhyAyas 146 pages, available at
www.dvaipayana.net
- Sriman
Mahabharatam: udyogaparva
196 adhyAyas 300 pages
- Sriman
Mahabharatam: bhishmaparva
122 adhyAyas 228 pages
- Sriman
Mahabharatam: dronaparva
203 adhyAyas 376 pages
- Sriman
Mahabharatam: karnaparva
101 adhyAyas 220 pages
- Sriman
Mahabharatam: shalyaparva
66 adhyAyas 146 pages
- Sriman
Mahabharatam: sauptikaparva
18 adhyAyas 44 pages
- Sriman
Mahabharatam: striparva
27 adhyAyas 44 pages
- Sriman
Mahabharatam: shantiparva
375 adhyAyas 618 pages
- Sriman
Mahabharatam: anushasanaparva
274 adhyAyas 446 pages
- Sriman
Mahabharatam: ashvamedhikaparva
118 adhyAyas 184 pages
- Sriman
Mahabharatam: ashramavasikaparva
41 adhyAyas 56 pages
- Sriman
Mahabharatam: mausalaparva
26 adhyAyas 9 pages
-
Sriman
Mahabharatam: mahaprasthAnikaparva
3 adhyAyas 20 page
-
Sriman
Mahabharatam: svargarohanaparva
5 adhyAyas 26 pages
Southern recension of Mahabharata edited by P.P.S. Sastri
The Mahabharata (Southern Recension), critically edited by P.P.S. Sastri,
B.A. (Oxon), M.A., published by Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu and Sons, Madras
(1931-1933).
Made available on the net thanks to the Digital Library of India and a team
of dedicated volunteers.
-
adiparva-part 1
-
adiparva-part 2
-
sabhaparva
-
aranyaparva-part 1
-
aranyaparva-part 2
-
virataparva
-
udyogaparva
-
bhishmaparva
-
dronaparva-part 1
-
dronaparva-part 2
-
karnaparva
-
shalya-sauptika-stree
-
shantiparva-part 1
-
shantiparva-part 2
-
shantiparva-part 3
-
anushasanaparva-part 1
-
anushasanaparva-part 2
-
ashvamedha-ashramavasika-mausala-mahaprasthana-svargarohana
Critical Edition of Mahabharata
Electronic text of Mahabharata
(Critical Edition) available from
here
thanks to Dr. Muneo Tokunaga and
Bhandarkar
Oriental Research Institute and Dr. John Smith
Sanskrit Recensions and Editions of the
Mahabharata
Harivamsa (On-going Project)
English Translation of mahabharata by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Selections from Translations (on line)
- By Edwin Arnold Indian
Idylls from Sanskrit
Mahabharata (Savitri, Nala and Damayanti, The Enchanted Lake, The
Saint's Temptation, The Birth of Death, The Night of Slaughter, The
Great
Journey, The Entry into Heaven)
- Selections
from Translation in French by Gilles Schaufelberger and Guy Vincent
This site also contains among others, a complete
book by book and chapter by chapter summary of the Epic in French.
Anugita
Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya
- Mahabharata-Tatparya-Nirnaya
by Acharya Madhva - A critical edition of the oldest datable
commentary
on the Mahabharata.
- Table of Contents
of Mahabharata-Tatparya-Nirnaya
- English summary of Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya of
Madhvacharya by Prof. K.T.
Pandurangi.
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3
- Part 4
-
English Translation of Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya
Chapters 1-9 by B. Gururajah Rao
Chapters 10-16 by
by Desiraju Hanumanta Rao
Chapters 17 by Harshala Rajesh
based on the Kannada translation by R.H. Kulkarni
Chapters 18 onwards by Harshala Rajesh
based on the Kannada translation, explanation and special notes by Dr.
Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharya
- Audio archival of a discourse (140 hrs) on Mahabharata in
Kannada by Dr. Vyasanakere
Prabhanjanacharya based on Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya
is available at
http://www.vyasamadhwa.org/upanyasa/Mahabharata
- For detailed information on Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya,
visit
this site maintained by Harshala Rajesh
Annotated Bibliographies on Mahabharata
Benedictory Verses in manuscripts
English
Translation by Satya Chaitanya
From MBH appendix of BORI relating to the former births of Draupadi
English Translation by Satya Chaitanya
Selections from Southern Recensions of Mahabharata
Mahabharata Commentaries
Summaries, Retellings
- James L. Fitzgerald's Mahabharata page
- Retelling by Romesh C. Dutt on line
- Retelling by Rajaji (C. Rajagopalachari) on line
- Retelling by Richard Blumberg on
line
The Mahabharata of Vyasa: A Reading of the Epic by Dr. P.
Lal
The
Announcement
Blogs, Podcast etc.
Many Mahabharatas
Mahabharata in
Translation
Mahabharata retellings in Indian languages
Mahabharata inspired works in Indian languages
Mahabharata
Retellings in English
Mahabharata
in
Art and Theatre
Some
on line
articles related to Mahabharata
Some on
line
articles in Malayalam related to Mahabharata
Variations of Mahabharata
Variations in
Indonesian Mahabharata Indrajit Bandyopadhyay
Epics -
Creative Insights on-line
Mahabharata Translators
Temple Legends with Mahabharata Connection
Views/Comments on Mahabharata
Bharata
Savitri (four slokas) The Essence of
Bharata (from Svargarohana Parva)
The hundred sloka Bharata Savitri (Supplement to Harivamsa) at sanskritdocuments.org
The eightysix shloka Bharata Savitri from the Chitrashala Press Edition of Harivamsa
Mahabharata Related Works
The Man in the
Well A parable from
Mahabharata
Mahabharata trees
Quotes
from Mahabharata
Monier Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Links
Acknowledgements
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