SanskritIASTMeaning
ततःtataḥthen
संभव-पर्व उक्तम्saṃbhava-parva uktamSambhava-parva is named
अद्भुतं देव-निर्मितम्adbhutaṃ deva-nirmitamwondrous, made by the gods
दाहः जतु-गृहस्यdāhaḥ jatu-gṛhasyathe burning of the lac house (Jatugriha-daha)
हैडिम्बं पर्वhaiḍimbaṃ parvaHaidimba-parva
बक-वधः पर्वbaka-vadhaḥ parvaBakavadha-parva (the slaying of Baka)
चैत्ररथं पर्वcaitrarathaṃ parvaChaitraratha-parva
स्वयंवरं पाञ्चाल्याःsvayaṃvaraṃ pāñcālyāḥthe svayamvara of the princess of Panchala (Draupadi)
क्षत्र-धर्मेण निर्जित्यkṣatra-dharmeṇa nirjityahaving won by the law of the kshatriya
वैवाहिकंvaivāhikaṃVaivahika-parva (the wedding)
विदुरागमनं पर्वvidurāgamanaṃ parvaViduragamana-parva (the coming of Vidura)
राज्य-लम्भःrājya-lambhaḥRajyalabha (the gaining of the kingdom)
अर्जुनस्य वने वासःarjunasya vane vāsaḥArjuna's exile in the forest
सुभद्रा-हरणंsubhadrā-haraṇaṃSubhadraharana (the abduction of Subhadra)
हरण-हारिकम्haraṇa-hārikamHaranaharika-parva
खाण्डव-दाहkhāṇḍava-dāhaKhandava-daha (the burning of the Khandava forest)
मय-दर्शनम्maya-darśanamMayadarshana (the appearance of the architect Maya)
सभा-पर्वsabhā-parvaSabha-parva (the assembly hall)
मन्त्र-पर्वmantra-parvaMantra-parva (the counsel)
जरासंध-वधः पर्वjarāsaṃdha-vadhaḥ parvaJarasandhavadha-parva (the slaying of Jarasandha)
दिग्विजयः पर्वdigvijayaḥ parvaDigvijaya-parva (the conquest of the quarters)
राजसूयिकम्rājasūyikamRajasuyika-parva
अर्घ-अभिहरणंargha-abhiharaṇaṃArghabhiharana (the offering of the argha)
शिशुपाल-वधःśiśupāla-vadhaḥShishupalavadha (the slaying of Shishupala)
द्यूत-पर्वdyūta-parvaDyuta-parva (the game of dice)
अनुद्यूतम्anudyūtamAnudyuta (the second game)
संभवपर्वोक्तम्saṃbhavaparvoktamoriginal form 'saṃbhavaparvoktam', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
देवनिर्मितम्devanirmitamoriginal form 'devanirmitam', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
दाहोdāhooriginal form 'dāho', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
जतुगृहस्यात्रjatugṛhasyātraoriginal form 'jatugṛhasyātra', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चोच्यतेcocyateoriginal form 'cocyate', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततोtatooriginal form 'tato', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
बकवधःbakavadhaḥoriginal form 'bakavadhaḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥoriginal form 'tataḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥoriginal form 'tataḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
देव्याःdevyāḥoriginal form 'devyāḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चोच्यतेcocyateoriginal form 'cocyate', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
क्षत्रधर्मेणkṣatradharmeṇaoriginal form 'kṣatradharmeṇa', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततोtatooriginal form 'tato', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
स्मृतम्smṛtamoriginal form 'smṛtam', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
राज्यलम्भस्rājyalambhasoriginal form 'rājyalambhas', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तथैवtathaivaoriginal form 'tathaiva', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चcaoriginal form 'ca', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
सुभद्राहरणंsubhadrāharaṇaṃoriginal form 'subhadrāharaṇaṃ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥoriginal form 'tataḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
सुभद्राहरणाद्subhadrāharaṇādoriginal form 'subhadrāharaṇād', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ऊर्ध्वंūrdhvaṃoriginal form 'ūrdhvaṃ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ज्ञेयंjñeyaṃoriginal form 'jñeyaṃ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
हरणहारिकम्haraṇahārikamoriginal form 'haraṇahārikam', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥoriginal form 'tataḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
खाण्डवदाहाख्यंkhāṇḍavadāhākhyaṃoriginal form 'khāṇḍavadāhākhyaṃ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तत्रैवtatraivaoriginal form 'tatraiva', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
मयदर्शनम्mayadarśanamoriginal form 'mayadarśanam', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
सभापर्वsabhāparvaoriginal form 'sabhāparva', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥoriginal form 'tataḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
प्रोक्तंproktaṃoriginal form 'proktaṃ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
मन्त्रपर्वmantraparvaoriginal form 'mantraparva', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥoriginal form 'tataḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
परम्paramoriginal form 'param', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
जरासंधवधःjarāsaṃdhavadhaḥoriginal form 'jarāsaṃdhavadhaḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पर्वparvaoriginal form 'parva', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
दिग्विजयस्digvijayasoriginal form 'digvijayas', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तथाtathāoriginal form 'tathā', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पर्वparvaoriginal form 'parva', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
दिग्विजयाद्digvijayādoriginal form 'digvijayād', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ऊर्ध्वंūrdhvaṃoriginal form 'ūrdhvaṃ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
उच्यतेucyateoriginal form 'ucyate', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततश्tataśoriginal form 'tataś', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चार्घाभिहरणंcārghābhiharaṇaṃoriginal form 'cārghābhiharaṇaṃ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
शिशुपालवधस्śiśupālavadhasoriginal form 'śiśupālavadhas', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥoriginal form 'tataḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
द्यूतपर्वdyūtaparvaoriginal form 'dyūtaparva', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥoriginal form 'tataḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
प्रोक्तम्proktamoriginal form 'proktam', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अतःataḥoriginal form 'ataḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
परम्paramoriginal form 'param', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
This list of sub-parvas traces the Pandavas' path: their escape from the burning lac house, the marriage to Draupadi, the gaining of Indraprastha, the Rajasuya. Through this entire sequence, Lord Krishna shines through. At the Rajasuya it is He who is honored first (agra-puja), and in the sub-parva 'Shishupalavadha' Krishna Himself slays Shishupala — one who ceaselessly reviled Him. Here is a crucial lesson: the Lord long endures abuse (He counted out Shishupala's hundred offenses), but in due time He Himself puts an end to slander against Him and defends His glory; and even the offender, struck down by the Lord's own hand, attains liberation. Thus even the plain table of contents of the epic quietly leads toward the deeds of Krishna, for whose sake the entire Mahabharata was composed.