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 what you think is an error in the text, please inform John Smith: jds10 <at>cam.ac.uk. He will continue to make any corrections he receives.
(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.)
| Book 00: General Information | Last updated: Fri Oct 30 2026 |
| Book 01: Ādiparvan | Last updated: Thu Aug 22 2026 |
| 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: Tue Sep 22 2026 |
| Book 08: Karṇaparvan | Last updated: Mon Jul 29 2019 |
| Book 09: Śalyaparvan | Last updated: Tue Jun 23 2020 |
| Book 10: Sauptikaparvan | Last updated: Fri Oct 30 2026 |
| 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 |
| Book 00: General Information | Last updated: Fri Oct 30 2026 |
| Book 01: Ādiparvan | Last updated: Thu Aug 22 2026 |
| 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: Tue Sep 22 2026 |
| Book 08: Karṇaparvan | Last updated: Mon Jul 29 2019 |
| Book 09: Śalyaparvan | Last updated: Tue Jun 23 2020 |
| Book 10: Sauptikaparvan | Last updated: Fri Oct 30 2026 |
| 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 |
| Book 00: General Information | Last updated: Fri Oct 30 2026 |
| Book 01: Ādiparvan | Last updated: Thu Aug 22 2026 |
| 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: Tue Sep 22 2026 |
| Book 08: Karṇaparvan | Last updated: Mon Jul 29 2019 |
| Book 09: Śalyaparvan | Last updated: Tue Jun 23 2020 |
| Book 10: Sauptikaparvan | Last updated: Fri Oct 30 2026 |
| 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 |