Mahabharata, Complete Volumes 1-18

by Veda Vyasa, Kisari Mohan Ganguli (Translator)

This collection gathers together the complete volumes of the Mahabharata in a single, convenient, high quality, and extremely low priced Kindle volume!

Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva
Mahabharata, Book 2: Sabha Parva
Mahabharata, Book 3: Vana Parva
Mahabharata, Book 4: Bhishma Parva
Mahabharata, Book 5: Udyoga Parva
Mahabharata, Book 6: Bhishma Parva
Mahabharata, Book 7: Drona Parva
Mahabharata, Book 8: Karna Parva
Mahabharata, Book 9: Shalya Parva
Mahabharata, Book 10: Sauptika Parva
Mahabharata, Book 11: Stri Parva
Mahabharata, Book 12: Santi Parva
Mahabharata, Book 13: Anusasana Parva
Mahabharata, Book 14: Aswamedha Parva
Mahabharata, Book 15: Asramavasika Parva
Mahabharata, Book 16: Mausala Parva
Mahabharata, Book 17: Mahaprasthanika Parva
Mahabharata, Book 18: Svargarohanika Parva

The Mahabharata is the longest epic poem known and has been described as "the longest poem ever written". Its longest version consists of over 100,000 sloka or over 200,000 individual verse lines (each shloka is a couplet), and long prose passages. At about 1.8 million words in total, the Mahabharata is roughly ten times the length of the Iliad and the Odyssey combined, or about four times the length of the Ramayaṇa. W. J. Johnson has compared the importance of the Mahabharata in the context of world civilization to that of the Bible, the works of William Shakespeare, the works of Homer, Greek drama, or the Quran. Within the Indian tradition it is sometimes called the Fifth Veda.

Genres: Religion

6634 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 17, 2019

Reviews

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Of course, best to read in the original language, but that's a struggle even for scholars. Without question, at least in my mind, this is in the top five in world literature, but, adding the Gita, puts it in first place. It has every arc possible in literature and poetry. Should be required reading starting in high school. When you read this great work, you are saddened by how far modern literature has fallen. Is there anything that can compare.

[Nancy McQueen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pure words.

[Sahadevi M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always wanted to read the Mahabharata in detail. "Mahabharata, Complete Volumes 1-18" has helped me a lot in my research for my book.

[Anu Ravi · Rating 1 out of 5]

When the download was complete all I had was some 15 pgs to read...