Mahabharata
Mahabharata — 18 parvas, 172 questions. Mahabharata (ascribed by tradition to Vyasa).
Where it matters, the difference between the critical edition and later textual traditions is stated separately.
- Adi Parva — A river, a fisherman's daughter, and a line that almost ended before it began
- Sabha Parva — One laugh in a hall of tricks, and a game of dice that could not be refused
- Vana Parva — Twelve years in the forest, and the stories told to fill them
- Virata Parva — A year in hiding, five new names, and the one that nearly gave them away
- Udyoga Parva — Every attempt to stop the war, and the one man who would not be moved
- Bhishma Parva — Ten days when no one could get past Bhishma — and the night he told them how
- Drona Parva — The book in which both sides broke the rules they had sworn to keep
- Karna Parva — Two days as commander, and a charioteer who would not stop talking
- Shalya Parva — The last day of the war, and a duel that ended it against the rules
- Sauptika Parva — The war was won. That night, three men walked back toward the camp
- Stri Parva — No fighting in this book — only the women walking the field afterward
- Shanti Parva — The war was won, and the man who had won it did not want it
- Anushasana Parva — Bhishma, still on the arrows, finishes what he has to say
- Ashvamedhika Parva — The greatest sacrifice anyone had seen, and the mongoose who was unimpressed
- Ashramavasika Parva — The old people leave Hastinapura, and one night the dead come back
- Mausala Parva — Thirty-six years on, Gandhari's curse comes due
- Mahaprasthanika Parva — The six of them set out north on foot, and a dog followed
- Svargarohana Parva — Heaven was not what Yudhishthira expected, and one test was left
Questions about Mahabharata
How is Mahabharata divided here?
This retelling of Mahabharata has 18 parvas: Adi Parva, Sabha Parva, Vana Parva, Virata Parva, Udyoga Parva, Bhishma Parva, Drona Parva, Karna Parva, Shalya Parva, Sauptika Parva, Stri Parva, Shanti Parva, Anushasana Parva, Ashvamedhika Parva, Ashramavasika Parva, Mausala Parva, Mahaprasthanika Parva, Svargarohana Parva.
What is Mahabharata about?
Two halves of one family, eighteen days of war, and nobody in it entirely innocent.
What is the source of this retelling?
Mahabharata (ascribed by tradition to Vyasa).
Is there a quiz on Mahabharata?
Yes. Each parva ends with 18 questions, and behind every right answer there is a short story that explains it. In all, 172 questions.