The Mahābhārata


Welcome to the electronic text of the critical edition of the Mahābhārata.

The text of the Mahābhārata is available in three formats: Unicode Devanagari, Unicode Roman (using the conventions defined in ISO 15919), and ASCII (using the Harvard/Kyoto conventions).

If you find any error in the text, please inform Suvarna Deshpande (suvarnad09 <at> gmail.com) or Pranav Gokhale (pranavpg88 <at> gmail.com).

(The files are in PC format (end-of-line is CR/LF), which should cause no problems to most non-PC users; those who expect to use grep or similar regular expression matching software should use one of the utilities available to replace CR/LF with LF.)


Devanagari

Book 00: General Information Last updated: Fri Sep 25 2020
Book 01: Ādiparvan Last updated: Fri Dec 1 2023
Book 02: Sabhāparvan Last updated: Wed Apr 19 2006
Book 03: Āraṇyakaparvan Last updated: Mon Apr 11 2022
Book 04: Virāṭaparvan Last updated: Thu Dec 1 2011
Book 05: Udyogaparvan Last updated: Tue Jan 23 2024
Book 06: Bhīṣmaparvan Last updated: Mon Jul 26 2021
Book 07: Droṇaparvan Last updated: Sun May 14 2023
Book 08: Karṇaparvan Last updated: Mon Jul 29 2019
Book 09: Śalyaparvan Last updated: Tue Jun 23 2020
Book 10: Sauptikaparvan Last updated: Thu Feb 26 2009
Book 11: Strīparvan Last updated: Mon Apr 17 2017
Book 12: Śāntiparvan Last updated: Wed Jun 16 2021
Book 13: Anuśāsanaparvan Last updated: Mon Jul 29 2019
Book 14: Āśvamedhikaparvan Last updated: Sun Apr 07 2024
Book 15: Āśramavāsikaparvan Last updated: Tue May 15 2007
Book 16: Mausalaparvan Last updated: Tue May 15 2007
Book 17: Mahāprasthānikaparvan Last updated: Thu Sep 27 2007
Book 18: Svargārohaṇaparvan Last updated: Mon Jul 23 2007


Roman

Book 00: General Information Last updated: Fri Sep 25 2020
Book 01: Ādiparvan Last updated: Fri Dec 1 2023
Book 02: Sabhāparvan Last updated: Wed Apr 19 2006
Book 03: Āraṇyakaparvan Last updated: Mon Apr 11 2022
Book 04: Virāṭaparvan Last updated: Thu Dec 1 2011
Book 05: Udyogaparvan Last updated: Tue Jan 23 2024
Book 06: Bhīṣmaparvan Last updated: Mon Jul 26 2021
Book 07: Droṇaparvan Last updated: Sun May 14 2023
Book 08: Karṇaparvan Last updated: Mon Jul 29 2019
Book 09: Śalyaparvan Last updated: Tue Jun 23 2020
Book 10: Sauptikaparvan Last updated: Thu Feb 26 2009
Book 11: Strīparvan Last updated: Mon Apr 17 2017
Book 12: Śāntiparvan Last updated: Wed Jun 16 2021
Book 13: Anuśāsanaparvan Last updated: Mon Jul 29 2019
Book 14: Āśvamedhikaparvan Last updated: Sun Apr 07 2024
Book 15: Āśramavāsikaparvan Last updated: Tue May 15 2007
Book 16: Mausalaparvan Last updated: Tue May 15 2007
Book 17: Mahāprasthānikaparvan Last updated: Thu Sep 27 2007
Book 18: Svargārohaṇaparvan Last updated: Mon Jul 23 2007


ASCII

Book 00: General Information Last updated: Fri Sep 25 2020
Book 01: Ādiparvan Last updated: Fri Dec 1 2023
Book 02: Sabhāparvan Last updated: Wed Apr 19 2006
Book 03: Āraṇyakaparvan Last updated: Mon Apr 11 2022
Book 04: Virāṭaparvan Last updated: Thu Dec 1 2011
Book 05: Udyogaparvan Last updated: Tue Jan 23 2024
Book 06: Bhīṣmaparvan Last updated: Mon Jul 26 2021
Book 07: Droṇaparvan Last updated: Sun May 14 2023
Book 08: Karṇaparvan Last updated: Mon Jul 29 2019
Book 09: Śalyaparvan Last updated: Tue Jun 23 2020
Book 10: Sauptikaparvan Last updated: Thu Feb 26 2009
Book 11: Strīparvan Last updated: Mon Apr 17 2017
Book 12: Śāntiparvan Last updated: Wed Jun 16 2021
Book 13: Anuśāsanaparvan Last updated: Mon Jul 29 2019
Book 14: Āśvamedhikaparvan Last updated: Sun Apr 07 2024
Book 15: Āśramavāsikaparvan Last updated: Tue May 15 2007
Book 16: Mausalaparvan Last updated: Tue May 15 2007
Book 17: Mahāprasthānikaparvan Last updated: Thu Sep 27 2007
Book 18: Svargārohaṇaparvan Last updated: Mon Jul 23 2007


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