SanskritIASTMeaning
आरण्यकं पर्वāraṇyakaṃ parvaAranyaka-parva (the forest parva)
किर्मीर-वधःkirmīra-vadhaḥKirmiravadha (the slaying of Kirmira)
ईश्वर-अर्जुनयोः युद्धंīśvara-arjunayoḥ yuddhaṃthe battle of Ishvara (Shiva) and Arjuna
कैरातं पर्वkairātaṃ parvaKairata-parva
इन्द्र-लोक-अभिगमनं पर्वindra-loka-abhigamanaṃ parvaIndralokabhigamana (the ascent to Indra's world)
तीर्थ-यात्रा पर्वtīrtha-yātrā parvaTirthayatra (the pilgrimage)
कुरु-राजस्य धीमतःkuru-rājasya dhīmataḥof the wise king of the Kurus (Yudhishthira)
जटासुर-वधः पर्वjaṭāsura-vadhaḥ parvaJatasuravadha (the slaying of Jatasura)
यक्ष-युद्धम्yakṣa-yuddhamYakshayuddha (the battle with the yakshas)
आजगरं पर्वājagaraṃ parvaAjagara-parva (of the serpent)
मार्कण्डेय-समस्याmārkaṇḍeya-samasyāMarkandeya-samasya (the discourse with Markandeya)
संवादः द्रौपदी-सत्यभामयोःsaṃvādaḥ draupadī-satyabhāmayoḥthe conversation of Draupadi and Satyabhama
घोष-यात्रा पर्वghoṣa-yātrā parvaGhoshayatra-parva (the expedition to the pastures)
मृग-स्वप्न-भयंmṛga-svapna-bhayaṃMrigasvapnabhaya (the dream of the deer)
व्रीहि-द्रौणिकम् आख्यानंvrīhi-drauṇikam ākhyānaṃthe tale of Vrihidraunika
द्रौपदी-हरणं पर्वdraupadī-haraṇaṃ parvaDraupadiharana (the abduction of Draupadi [by Saindhava] from the forest)
कुण्डल-आहरणं पर्वkuṇḍala-āharaṇaṃ parvaKundalaharana (the taking of Karna's earrings)
आरणेयं पर्वāraṇeyaṃ parvaAraneya-parva
वैराटं पर्वvairāṭaṃ parvaVirata-parva
कीचकानां वधः पर्वkīcakānāṃ vadhaḥ parvaKichakavadha (the slaying of Kichaka)
गो-ग्रहणं पर्वgo-grahaṇaṃ parvaGograhana (the seizing of the cattle)
ततtataoriginal form 'tata', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
किर्मीरवधkirmīravadhaoriginal form 'kirmīravadha', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
एवevaoriginal form 'eva', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चcaoriginal form 'ca', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ईश्वरार्जुनयोर्īśvarārjunayororiginal form 'īśvarārjunayor', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
कैरातसंज्ञितम्kairātasaṃjñitamoriginal form 'kairātasaṃjñitam', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
इन्द्रलोकाभिगमनंindralokābhigamanaṃoriginal form 'indralokābhigamanaṃ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ज्ञेयम्jñeyamoriginal form 'jñeyam', 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
तीर्थयात्राtīrthayātrāoriginal form 'tīrthayātrā', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥoriginal form 'tataḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
कुरुराजस्यkururājasyaoriginal form 'kururājasya', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
जटासुरवधःjaṭāsuravadhaḥoriginal form 'jaṭāsuravadhaḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
यक्षयुद्धम्yakṣayuddhamoriginal form 'yakṣayuddham', 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
तथैवाजगरंtathaivājagaraṃoriginal form 'tathaivājagaraṃ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
विज्ञेयंvijñeyaṃoriginal form 'vijñeyaṃ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तदनन्तरम्tadanantaramoriginal form 'tadanantaram', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
मार्कण्डेयसमस्याmārkaṇḍeyasamasyāoriginal form 'mārkaṇḍeyasamasyā', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चcaoriginal form 'ca', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पर्वोक्तंparvoktaṃoriginal form 'parvoktaṃ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तदनन्तरम्tadanantaramoriginal form 'tadanantaram', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
संवादश्saṃvādaśoriginal form 'saṃvādaś', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चcaoriginal form 'ca', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥoriginal form 'tataḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
द्रौपदीसत्यभामयोःdraupadīsatyabhāmayoḥoriginal form 'draupadīsatyabhāmayoḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
घोषयात्राghoṣayātrāoriginal form 'ghoṣayātrā', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥoriginal form 'tataḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
मृगस्वप्नभयंmṛgasvapnabhayaṃoriginal form 'mṛgasvapnabhayaṃ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥoriginal form 'tataḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
व्रीहिद्रौणिकम्vrīhidrauṇikamoriginal form 'vrīhidrauṇikam', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततोtatooriginal form 'tato', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ऽनन्तरम्'nantaramoriginal form ''nantaram', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
उच्यतेucyateoriginal form 'ucyate', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
द्रौपदीहरणंdraupadīharaṇaṃoriginal form 'draupadīharaṇaṃ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
सैन्धवेनsaindhavenaoriginal form 'saindhavena', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
वनात्vanātoriginal form 'vanāt', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥoriginal form 'tataḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
कुण्डलाहरणंkuṇḍalāharaṇaṃoriginal form 'kuṇḍalāharaṇaṃ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
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इहोच्यतेihocyateoriginal form 'ihocyate', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥoriginal form 'tataḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तदनन्तरम्tadanantaramoriginal form 'tadanantaram', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
गोग्रहणंgograhaṇaṃoriginal form 'gograhaṇaṃ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥoriginal form 'tataḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
These sub-parvas cover the thirteen years of the Pandavas' exile — their life in the forest and the year of hidden residence at Virata's court. Through every trial, their bond with the Lord sustains them. In the 'Kairata-parva,' Shiva himself, the greatest devotee of the Lord, tests Arjuna and grants him a weapon — grace descending from above upon a devotee. In the conversation of Draupadi and Satyabhama (Krishna's queen), two great devoted wives meet, and the subject is a woman's fidelity and dharma. Thus even the years of hardship are described as a time of purification and growing devotion: adversity did not break the Pandavas, for their refuge was Krishna, invisibly guiding them through every misfortune toward the triumph of dharma.