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A02. Introduction: The Mahābhārata's Contents Classification01, 02.
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The Mahābhārata has its contents divided into verses (श्लोक - śloka). Many such ślokas form a chapter or adhyāya (अध्याय). Many adhyāyas together form an episode (पर्व - Parva). People generally understand that the Mahābhārata has 18 parvas, which is correct. However, there is a detailed classification of another 100 parvas as specified in the table shown on the following pages. The table is based on the critical edition of the Bhandarkar of Oriental Research Institute - BORI. There are 98 pavas (in the table, the column or column is specified as 100-parva classification, which is the column's name only).
Arjuna and Draupadī - Arjuna shooting at the eye of a fish to obtain Draupadī in marriage, Painting, in opaque watercolor on paper, ca.1885, place of origin: Kolata, Bhārata, source: collection.vam.ac.uk, access date: Aug.28, 2022.1.
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| Eighteen-parva classification |
100-Parva classification |
Number of Adhyāya |
Number of śloka |
| (1) Ādi (आदि ) |
1) |
Anukramaṇikā (अनुक्रमणिका ) |
1 |
210 |
| |
2) |
Parvasaṃgraha (पर्वसंग्रह) |
1 |
243 |
| |
3) |
Pauṣya (पौष्य) |
1 |
195 |
| |
4) |
Pulomā (पुलोमा) |
9 |
153 |
| |
5) |
Āstīka (आस्तिक) |
41 |
1,025 |
| |
6) |
Adi-vamśvatarana (आदि-वंशावतारणम्) |
5 |
257 |
| |
7) |
Sambhavā (सम्भवा) |
65 |
2,394 |
| |
8) |
Jatugriha-daha (जतुगृह-दहा) |
15 |
373 |
| |
9) |
Hiḍimba-vadha (हिडिम्बवध) |
6 |
169 |
| |
10) |
Baka-vadha (बकवध) |
8 |
206 |
| |
11) |
Caitraratha or Citraratha (चैत्ररथ) |
21 |
557 |
| |
12) |
Draupadī-svayaṃvara (द्रौपदी-स्वयंवर) |
12 |
263 |
| |
13) |
Vaivāhika (वैवाहिक) |
6 |
155 |
| |
14) |
Vidūragamana (विदूरगमन) |
7 |
174 |
| |
15) |
Rājya-lābha (राज्य-लाभ) |
1 |
50 |
| |
16) |
Arjuna-vanavāsa (अर्जुन - वनवास) |
11 |
298 |
| |
17) |
Subhadrāharaṇa (सुभद्रा-हरणा) |
2 |
57 |
| |
18) |
Haraṇaharika (हरणहारिक) |
1 |
82 |
| |
19) |
Khāṇḍavadāha (खण्डव-दहा) |
12 |
344 |
| Total |
225 |
7,205 |
Duḥśāsana drags Draupadī to court, Mackenzie, Donald Alexander, "The Ordeal of Queen Draupadī" January 1, 1913, source: en.wikipedia.org, access date: Sep.25, 2022.
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| Eighteen-parva classification |
100-Parva classification |
Number of Adhyāya |
Number of śloka |
| (2) Saba (सभा) |
20) |
Saba (सभा) |
11 |
429 |
| |
21) |
Mantra (मन्त्र) |
6 |
222 |
| |
22) |
Jarāsandha-vadha (जरासन्ध -वधा) - The Slaying of Jarāsandha |
5 |
195 |
| |
23) |
Digvijaya (दिग्विजय) - Conquest of the quarters |
7 |
191 |
| |
24) |
Rājasūya (राजसूय) |
3 |
97 |
| |
25) |
Arghābhiharaṇa (अर्घाभिहरण) |
4 |
99 |
| |
26) |
Śiśupālavadha (शिशुपालवध) - The Slaying of Śiśupāla |
6 |
191 |
| |
27) |
Dyūta (द्यूत) |
23 |
734 |
| |
28) |
Anudyūta (अनुद्यूत) |
7 |
232 |
| Total |
72 |
2,387 |
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| Eighteen-parva classification |
100-Parva classification |
Number of Adhyāya |
Number of śloka |
| (3) Āraṇyaka (आरण्यक) |
29) |
Āraṇyaka (आरण्यक) |
11 |
327 |
| |
30) |
Kirmiravadha (किर्मीरवधाम्) |
1 |
75 |
| |
31) |
Kairāta (कैरात) |
30 |
1,158 |
| |
32) |
Indralokābhigamana (इन्द्रलोकाभिगमनपर्व) |
37 |
1,175 |
| |
33) |
Tīrthayātrā (तीर्थयात्रा) |
74 |
2,293 |
| |
34) |
Jaṭāsuravadhaḥ (जटासुरवध) |
1 |
61 |
| |
35) |
Yakṣayuddha (यक्षयुद्ध) |
18 |
727 |
| |
36) |
Ājagara (आजगर) |
6 |
201 |
| |
37) |
Mārkaṇḍeya-samasyā (मार्कण्डेय-समस्या) |
43 |
1,694 |
| |
38) |
Draupadī-Satyabhāmā-Saṃvāda (द्रौपदी-सत्यभामा-संवाद) |
3 |
88 |
| |
39) |
Ghoṣayātrā (घोषयात्रा) |
19 |
519 |
| |
40) |
Mṛga-svapna-bhaya (मृगस्वप्नभय) |
1 |
16 |
| |
41) |
Vrīhi-droṇikā (व्रीहि-द्रोणिका) |
3 |
117 |
| |
42) |
Draupadīharaṇa (द्रौपदीहरण) |
36 |
1,247 |
| |
43) |
Kuṇḍalahāraṇa (कुण्डलहारणम्) |
11 |
294 |
| |
44) |
Āraṇeya (आरणेय) |
5 |
191 |
| Total |
299 |
10,239 |
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| Eighteen-parva classification |
100-Parva classification |
Number of Adhyāya |
Number of śloka |
| (4) virāṭa (विराट) |
45) |
Vairāṭa (वैराट) |
12 |
282 |
| |
46) |
Kīcakavadha (कीचकवध) |
11 |
353 |
| |
47) |
Go-Grahaṇa (गो-ग्रहण) |
39 |
1,009 |
| |
48) |
Vaivāhika (वैवाहिक) |
5 |
179 |
| Total |
67 |
1,736 |
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| Eighteen-parva classification |
100-Parva classification |
Number of Adhyāya |
Number of śloka |
| (5) udyōga (उद्योग) |
49) |
udyōga (उद्योग) or Sainyodyoga |
21 |
575 |
| |
50) |
Sanjaya-yāna (संजय-यना) - The arrival of Sanjaya |
11 |
311 |
| |
51) |
Prajāgara (प्रजागर) |
9 |
541 |
| |
52) |
Sanatsujāta (सनत्सुजात) |
4 |
121 |
| |
53) |
Yan-sandhi (यण संधि) |
24 |
726 |
| |
54) |
Bhagavat-yāna (भागवत-यना) |
65 |
2,055 |
| |
55) |
Karṇa-up nivada (कर्ण-उप निवाद) |
14 |
351 |
| |
56) |
Abhiniryāna (अभिनिर्याण) |
4 |
169 |
| |
57) |
Bhīṣma-abhiṣecana (भीष्म-अभिषेचन) |
4 |
122 |
| |
58) |
Ulūka-yāna (उलूक-यना) |
4 |
101 |
| |
59) |
Ratha-atiratha-Saṃkhyā (रथ-अतिरथ-संख्य) |
9 |
231 |
| |
60) |
Ambā-upakhyana or Ambopakhyana (मृगस्वप्नभय or अम्बोपाख्यान) |
28 |
755 |
| Total |
197 |
6,001 |
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| Eighteen-parva classification |
100-Parva classification |
Number of Adhyāya |
Number of śloka |
| (6) Bhīṣma (भीष्म) |
61) |
Jambūkhaṇḍavinirmāṇa (जम्बूखण्डविनिर्माण) |
11 |
378 |
| |
62) |
Bhūmi (भूमि) |
2 |
87 |
| |
63) |
Bhagavad Gītā (भगवद् गीता) |
27 |
994 |
| |
64) |
Bhīṣma-vadha (भीष्म-वधा) |
77 |
3,947 |
| Total |
117 |
5,381 |
References:
01. from. THE MAHABHARATA 1, translated ฺBibek Debroy, Penguin Random House, ISBN 9780143425144, printed in Haryana, Bhārata, 2015.
02. from. "The Mahābhārata," An abridged translation by JOHN D. SMITH, ISBN: 978-0-140-44681-4, Penguin Books, 2009, United States, www.penguin.com.
