Ganesha is said to have agreed to write it only if Vyasa never paused in his recitation. The first section of the Mahabharata states that it was god Ganesha who, at the request of Vyasa, wrote down the text to Vyasa’s dictation.

The epic is ascribed to the sage Veda Vyasa, who is also a major character in the epic. Among the principal works and stories that are a part of the Mahabharata are (1) Bhagavad Gita, (2) the story of Damayanti, (3) an abbreviated version of the Ramayana, (4) Rishyasringa, (5) Sri Krishna Rayabharam and many more. Mahabharata comprises devotional and philosophical material, such as a discussion of the four “goals of life” or purusharthas (12.161) besides its epic narrative of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kaurava and the Pandava princes. Mahābhārata (Sanskrit: महाभारत, Mahābhāratam) is one of the sacred book of Hindus and a major Sanskrit epics of ancient India besides Ramayana, Bhagavad Geeta and Bhagavatham. Government, Freedom Fighters, Justice and Politics.Mahabharata VOL I2 – Awamedha, Asramavasika, Mahaprasthanika, Swarga-Rohanika Parvas, 316 pages, 15 MB. Mahabharata VOL 11 – Anusasana Parva, 418 pages, 21 MB. Mahabharata VOL 10 – Santi Parva III, Anusasana Parva I, 422 pages, 20 MB. Mahabharata VOL 9 – Santi Parva II, 422 pages, 21 MB. Mahabharata VOL 8 – Santi Parva I, 420 pages, 29 MB. Mahabharata VOL 7 – Karna, Salya Sauptika, Stree Parvas, 592 pages, 28 MB. Mahabharata VOL 6 – Drona Parva, 506 pages, 24 MB. Mahabharata VOL 5 – Bhisma Parva, 344 pages, 23 MB. Mahabharata VOL 4 – Virata & Udyoga Parva, 542 pages, 25 MB. Mahabharata VOL 3 – Vana Parva II, 428 pages, 25 MB.

Mahabharata VOL 2 – Sabha Parva & Vana Parva I, 434 pages, 28 MB. “The intoxication with power is worse thanĭownload the entire Mahabharata here: Mahabharata VOL 1 – The Adi Parva, 540 pages, 35 MB. If you happen to have the Mahabharata in Tamil, Hindi, Marathi or Kannada, please send it to me and I will publish it here. We also have the Mahabharata in a single volume ebook, the comprehensive Ganguli translation of the Mahabharata – if you prefer just one huge file. If you are looking for the Bhagavad Gita, which is a part of the Mahabharata, you can find our selections of Gita’s here: Bhagavad Gita. Mahabharata is nearly 3.000 years old and in size, it is more than ten times larger than the Iliad and the Odyssey combined. Mahabharata is usually attributed to the poet Vyasa. The Mahabharata is one of the two major Indian hero-epics, The Ramayana being the other one. Each of the 12 volumes is about 500 pages and they are huge files, so please be patient when downloading. Here is the complete Mahabharatatranslated into English prose directly from the original Sanskrit text by Pratap Chandra Roy.

Andhra mahabharatam pravachanam