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).
Sunday, June 14, 2026: The text is now considered to be in its final form. Since its initial release on March 9, 1999, a total of 535 corrections have been made, most of them following on error reports submitted by users. However, more than two years have now passed since the last such report, and it seems sensible to regard the current version of the text as definitive.
If you do find what you think is an error in the text, please inform John Smith: jds10 <at>cam.ac.uk.
(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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |